This pocket-sized book is an essential guide to insects, providing comprehensive detail on around 240 of the most easily noticed British species selected from a range of orders and families. Each species is divided into simple sections covering general information followed by it's flight period, habitat and similar species.This easy-to-use book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page images supporting the authoritative text. The introduction covers the characteristics of an insect, where to find them as well as the conservation work in demand around the world.
Bloomsbury USA
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9781472909152
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Hardcover
Concise Butterfly & Moth Guide
By Bloomsbury,
This beautiful field guide covers more than 150 species, providing superb full-color illustrations detailing variation in color between male and female butterflies, as well as some of the most spectacular caterpillars. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, flight times, distribution, food plants, and habits appears on the same page.
Bloomsbury USA
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9781472909961
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Print book
Concise Insect Guide
By Bloomsbury,
This beautifully illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the marvelous variety of insects that inhabits Britain and the near Continent. It includes more than 180 species, such as dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs, and flies, all of which are illustrated with superb full-color artworks. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, distribution, food plants, and habits appears on the same page as the illustrations for each species. The easy-to-follow layouts and beautiful artworks aid quick and accurate identification and make this book an indispensable reference in the field, as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet.
Bloomsbury USA
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9781472909978
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Print book
Harlow & Sage
By Vega, Brittni
"THE MOST ADORABLE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD" -Buzzfeed Once upon a time, Harlow's best friend was her older sister, Sage, a thoughtful and loving miniature Dachshund. Harlow and Sage had a shared love for many things, including Christmas presents and the legendary Meryl Streep. They played together, cuddled together, and shared their deepest secrets, until September 2013, when, sadly, it was Sage's time to retire to the doggie palace in the sky. Shortly after Sage's passing, Harlow's parents came home with Indiana, a Dachshund puppy with a killer sense of humor. It took a little getting used to, but after a few months of showing Indiana the ropes, Harlow began to recognize that a new adventure was about to unfold.Written in the wise and witty voice of Harlow the Weimaraner, Harlow and Sage (and Indiana) is richly illustrated with more than 125 stunning images of the highly photogenic pups who have taken social media by storm. This is a tale about the bond among three dogs, connected by deep love and unparalleled friendship. (It is also a little about Meryl.)
G.P. Putnam's Sons
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9780399172878
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Hardcover
T-Rex Trying and Trying
By Murphy, Hugh
From the author of the sleeper hit T-Rex Trying, a sweetly funny new collection of drawings of T-Rex and his family being stymied by the modern world—and their unfortunately short armsThousands of fans fell for Hugh Murphy’s first book, T-Rex Trying, which featured T-Rex trying and failing to do everyday tasks, from putting on a cardigan to jumping rope. In T-Rex Trying and Trying, the loveable lizard king is back . . . this time with his family, She-Rex and Wee-Rex. Featuring never-before-seen content and the best from the site, Murphy’s 120 drawings feature:• T-Rex trying to take a selfie• She-Rex trying to catch a bouquet at awedding• T-Rex trying to change a diaper• T-Rex trying to tell people he’s choking• Wee-Rex trying to crawl• T-Rex trying to measure his inseam• and many, many more!An adorable and hilarious book, this is the perfect gift for readers of all ages.
Plume
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9780142181706
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Hardcover
Almost Green
By Glave, James
James Glave, a self-professed “child of suburbia” and SUV driver, has an ecological awakening and decides he wants to live a carbon-reduced lifestyle without dropping out of society, alienating his friends and family, or breaking the bank. Lacking the budget to build an environmentally friendly house, he does the next best thing by constructing a new model home in miniature: a “green” writing studio.Along the way, he employs local gurus and energy-savvy builders, tries—and sometimes fails—to navigate the emerging social landscape of the nouveau-green world, and finds himself ensnared in the emotional entanglements of the high-octane era. With two small kids, escalating debt, and mounting material pressures, Glave begins to wonder whether he can really endure the strain of being a “culdesactivist.
Skyhorse Publishing
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9781632202970
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Print book
Blood of the Tiger
By Mills, J. A.
Blood of the Tiger takes readers on a wild ride to save one of the world's rarest animals from a band of Chinese billionaires. Many people think wild tigers are on the road to recovery, but they are in greater danger than ever - from a menace few experts saw coming. There may be only three thousand wild tigers left in the entire world. More shocking is the fact that twice that many - some six thousand - have been bred on farms, not for traditional medicine but to supply a luxury-goods industry that secretly sells tiger-bone wine, tiger-skin dcor, and exotic cuisine enjoyed by China's elite. Two decades ago, international wildlife investigator J. A. Mills went undercover to expose bear farming in China and discovered the plot to turn tigers into nothing more than livestock.
Beacon Press (MA)
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9780807074961
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Hardcover
Outwitting Squirrels
By Jr., Bill Adler
Bird-loving Americans share a common problem squirrels These fast greedy incredibly crafty fluffy-tailed rodents pillage birdfeeders before owners very eyes For years Outwitting Squirrels has been leading the charge to help bird lovers defend their feeders This classic defense manual for the besieged birder has been fully updated to deal with the more tech-savvy twenty-first-century squirrel It provides cunning strategies both serious and hilarious for outsmarting these furry but not so cute creatures Adler discusses the different bird personalities and the best seed to attract them He rates birdfeeders based upon how squirrel-proof or squirrel-vexing they are and discusses creative antisquirrel structures and devices Spooker poles Perrier bottles baffled fishing line Teflon spray Vaseline water bombs cayenne pepper and Nixalite-the author has tried them all and here he regales intrepid bird feeders with his squirrel-thwarting adventures and misadventures.
Chicago Review Press; Third Edition, Third edition edition
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9781613749418
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Book
The Horse Lover
By Day, H Alan
He already owned and managed two ranches and needed a third about as much as he needed a permanent migraine: that's what Alan Day said every time his friend pestered him about an old ranch in South Dakota. But in short order, he proudly owned 35,000 pristine grassy acres. The opportunity then dropped into his lap to establish a sanctuary for unadoptable wild horses previously warehoused by the Bureau of Land Management. After Day successfully lobbied Congress, those acres became Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States.The Horse Lover is Day's personal history of the sanctuary's vast enterprise, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. Day's deep connection with the animals in his care is clear from the outset, as is his maverick philosophy of horse-whispering, with which he trained fifteen hundred wild horses.
University of Nebraska Press
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9780803253353
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Print book
Animal Weapons
By Emlen, Douglas J.
The story behind the stunning extreme weapons we see in the animal world--teeth and horns and claws--and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weaponsIn Animal Weapons Doug Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where hes been studying animal weapons in nature for years to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons--fish with mouths larger than their bodies and bugs whose heads are so packed with muscle they dont have room for eyes As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons and have since battle began He looks at everything from our armor and camouflage to the evolution of the rifle and the structures human populations have built across different regions and eras to protect their homes and communities With stunning black and white drawings and gorgeous color illustrations of these concepts at work Animal Weapons brings us the complete story of how weapons reach their most outsized dramatic potential and what the results we witness in the animal world can tell us about our own relationship with weapons of all kinds.
Pocket Guide to Insects
By Gibbons, Bob
This pocket-sized book is an essential guide to insects, providing comprehensive detail on around 240 of the most easily noticed British species selected from a range of orders and families. Each species is divided into simple sections covering general information followed by it's flight period, habitat and similar species.This easy-to-use book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page images supporting the authoritative text. The introduction covers the characteristics of an insect, where to find them as well as the conservation work in demand around the world.
Concise Butterfly & Moth Guide
By Bloomsbury,
This beautiful field guide covers more than 150 species, providing superb full-color illustrations detailing variation in color between male and female butterflies, as well as some of the most spectacular caterpillars. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, flight times, distribution, food plants, and habits appears on the same page.
Concise Insect Guide
By Bloomsbury,
This beautifully illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the marvelous variety of insects that inhabits Britain and the near Continent. It includes more than 180 species, such as dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs, and flies, all of which are illustrated with superb full-color artworks. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, distribution, food plants, and habits appears on the same page as the illustrations for each species. The easy-to-follow layouts and beautiful artworks aid quick and accurate identification and make this book an indispensable reference in the field, as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet.
Harlow & Sage
By Vega, Brittni
"THE MOST ADORABLE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD" -Buzzfeed Once upon a time, Harlow's best friend was her older sister, Sage, a thoughtful and loving miniature Dachshund. Harlow and Sage had a shared love for many things, including Christmas presents and the legendary Meryl Streep. They played together, cuddled together, and shared their deepest secrets, until September 2013, when, sadly, it was Sage's time to retire to the doggie palace in the sky. Shortly after Sage's passing, Harlow's parents came home with Indiana, a Dachshund puppy with a killer sense of humor. It took a little getting used to, but after a few months of showing Indiana the ropes, Harlow began to recognize that a new adventure was about to unfold.Written in the wise and witty voice of Harlow the Weimaraner, Harlow and Sage (and Indiana) is richly illustrated with more than 125 stunning images of the highly photogenic pups who have taken social media by storm. This is a tale about the bond among three dogs, connected by deep love and unparalleled friendship. (It is also a little about Meryl.)
T-Rex Trying and Trying
By Murphy, Hugh
From the author of the sleeper hit T-Rex Trying, a sweetly funny new collection of drawings of T-Rex and his family being stymied by the modern world—and their unfortunately short armsThousands of fans fell for Hugh Murphy’s first book, T-Rex Trying, which featured T-Rex trying and failing to do everyday tasks, from putting on a cardigan to jumping rope. In T-Rex Trying and Trying, the loveable lizard king is back . . . this time with his family, She-Rex and Wee-Rex. Featuring never-before-seen content and the best from the site, Murphy’s 120 drawings feature:• T-Rex trying to take a selfie• She-Rex trying to catch a bouquet at awedding• T-Rex trying to change a diaper• T-Rex trying to tell people he’s choking• Wee-Rex trying to crawl• T-Rex trying to measure his inseam• and many, many more!An adorable and hilarious book, this is the perfect gift for readers of all ages.
Almost Green
By Glave, James
James Glave, a self-professed “child of suburbia” and SUV driver, has an ecological awakening and decides he wants to live a carbon-reduced lifestyle without dropping out of society, alienating his friends and family, or breaking the bank. Lacking the budget to build an environmentally friendly house, he does the next best thing by constructing a new model home in miniature: a “green” writing studio.Along the way, he employs local gurus and energy-savvy builders, tries—and sometimes fails—to navigate the emerging social landscape of the nouveau-green world, and finds himself ensnared in the emotional entanglements of the high-octane era. With two small kids, escalating debt, and mounting material pressures, Glave begins to wonder whether he can really endure the strain of being a “culdesactivist.
Blood of the Tiger
By Mills, J. A.
Blood of the Tiger takes readers on a wild ride to save one of the world's rarest animals from a band of Chinese billionaires. Many people think wild tigers are on the road to recovery, but they are in greater danger than ever - from a menace few experts saw coming. There may be only three thousand wild tigers left in the entire world. More shocking is the fact that twice that many - some six thousand - have been bred on farms, not for traditional medicine but to supply a luxury-goods industry that secretly sells tiger-bone wine, tiger-skin dcor, and exotic cuisine enjoyed by China's elite. Two decades ago, international wildlife investigator J. A. Mills went undercover to expose bear farming in China and discovered the plot to turn tigers into nothing more than livestock.
Outwitting Squirrels
By Jr., Bill Adler
Bird-loving Americans share a common problem squirrels These fast greedy incredibly crafty fluffy-tailed rodents pillage birdfeeders before owners very eyes For years Outwitting Squirrels has been leading the charge to help bird lovers defend their feeders This classic defense manual for the besieged birder has been fully updated to deal with the more tech-savvy twenty-first-century squirrel It provides cunning strategies both serious and hilarious for outsmarting these furry but not so cute creatures Adler discusses the different bird personalities and the best seed to attract them He rates birdfeeders based upon how squirrel-proof or squirrel-vexing they are and discusses creative antisquirrel structures and devices Spooker poles Perrier bottles baffled fishing line Teflon spray Vaseline water bombs cayenne pepper and Nixalite-the author has tried them all and here he regales intrepid bird feeders with his squirrel-thwarting adventures and misadventures.
The Horse Lover
By Day, H Alan
He already owned and managed two ranches and needed a third about as much as he needed a permanent migraine: that's what Alan Day said every time his friend pestered him about an old ranch in South Dakota. But in short order, he proudly owned 35,000 pristine grassy acres. The opportunity then dropped into his lap to establish a sanctuary for unadoptable wild horses previously warehoused by the Bureau of Land Management. After Day successfully lobbied Congress, those acres became Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States.The Horse Lover is Day's personal history of the sanctuary's vast enterprise, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. Day's deep connection with the animals in his care is clear from the outset, as is his maverick philosophy of horse-whispering, with which he trained fifteen hundred wild horses.
Animal Weapons
By Emlen, Douglas J.
The story behind the stunning extreme weapons we see in the animal world--teeth and horns and claws--and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weaponsIn Animal Weapons Doug Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where hes been studying animal weapons in nature for years to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons--fish with mouths larger than their bodies and bugs whose heads are so packed with muscle they dont have room for eyes As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons and have since battle began He looks at everything from our armor and camouflage to the evolution of the rifle and the structures human populations have built across different regions and eras to protect their homes and communities With stunning black and white drawings and gorgeous color illustrations of these concepts at work Animal Weapons brings us the complete story of how weapons reach their most outsized dramatic potential and what the results we witness in the animal world can tell us about our own relationship with weapons of all kinds.