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Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World
Alexandra Witze · Pegasus Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover |
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Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, even perhaps revolution. Laki is one of Iceland's most fearsome volcanoes.Laki is Iceland's largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783... |
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The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
Marcelo Gleiser · Basic Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Do all questions have answers? How much can we know about the world? Is there such a thing as an ultimate truth? To be human is to want to know, but what we are able to observe is only a tiny portion of whats out there. In The Island of Knowledge, physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search... |
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The last fisherman : witness to the endangered oceans
Jeffrey L Rotman; Yair Harel · Abbeville Press
Format: Print book : English : First edition |
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With breathtaking images and compelling stories an underwater photographer chronicles the glory and devastation of our changing oceansWhen author Jeff Rotman began his adventures as an underwater photographer more than years ago he relished the beauty of the deep sea and the thrill of the hunt... |
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Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever
Bill Gifford · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old?SPRING CHICKEN:Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)SPRING CHICKEN is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through... |
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The New Birder's Guide to Birds of North America
Bill Thompson III · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback |
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"I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called 'Wow' and 'Remember' on each page will elicit 'I never knew that!' from many readers. This is a winner for the new birder from four to one hundred and four."... |
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Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth
Anthony D. Barnosky · University of California Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Paleobiologist Anthony D. Barnosky weaves together evidence from the deep past and the present to alert us to the looming Sixth Mass Extinction and to offer a practical, hopeful plan for avoiding it. Writing from the front lines of extinction research, Barnosky tells the overarching story... |
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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide
Julie Cornthwaite · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes... |
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Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age
Adrian Lister · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover |
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A vivid, authoritative exploration of the iconic giants of the Ice Age. Featuring stunning photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from the world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum in London and Chicago's Field Museum (home to the most complete and best... |
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Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them
Laurence Packer · Harper; Reprint edition
Format: Print book |
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From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that’s not all-bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, and the consequences... |
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Their Last Full Measure: The Final Days of the Civil War
Joseph Wheelan · Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Dramatic developments unfolded during the first months of 1865 that brought America's bloody Civil War to a swift climax.As the Confederacy crumbled under the Union army's relentless "hammering," Federal armies marched on the Rebels' remaining bastions in Alabama,... |
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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean
Scott Weidensaul · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 333
Format: Print book |
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This comprehensive work covering all the owls of North America, including Mexico and the Caribbean, is the newest addition to the trusted Peterson Reference Guide series. Owls are perhaps the most intriguing of all birds - instantly recognizable and endlessly fascinating. Whether viewed... |
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The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia
Richard Beamish · Harbour
Format: Hardcover |
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The Strait of Georgia is a one of the world's great inland seas, a 6,900 sq km body of water lying between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island. Rich in history, teeming with wildlife and marine traffic, it is essential to British Columbians for food, jobs, travel and recreation.... |
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