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Evolution

Darwin Deleted Imagining a World without Darwin

Bowler Peter J.

ISBN: HB: 9780226068671, University of Chicago Press, March 2013
328 pp., 23x15 cm, 6 halftones, 4 line illus.

The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable rethinking of scientific history, Peter J. Bowler does just that. He asks:What i...

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Ecology

Nature

Disconnected Rivers Linking Rivers to Landscapes

Wohl Ellen E.

ISBN: PB: 9780300194708, Yale University Press, January 2013
320 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, black&white illus.

This important and accessible book surveys the history and present condition of river systems across the United States, showing how human activities have impoverished our rivers and impaired the connections between river worlds and other ecosystems....

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Earth Sciences

Deadly Season Analysis of the 2011 Tornado Outbreaks

Simmons Kevin M., Sutter Daniel

ISBN: PB: 9781878220257, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, April 2012
120 pp., 21.8x14.2 cm, 10 tables, 10 charts

In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. More than 1,200 tornadoes touched down, shattering communities and their safety nets, and...

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Nature

Amazing Nature

Deceptive Beauties The World of Wild Orchids

Ziegler Christian

ISBN: HB: 9780226982977, University of Chicago Press, October 2011
184 pp., 28x28 cm, 165 colour illus.

Confucius called them the "king of fragrant plants", and John Ruskin condemned them as "prurient apparitions". Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness....

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Evolution

Dazzled and Deceived Mimicry and Camouflage

Forbes Peter

ISBN: PB: 9780300178968, Yale University Press, September 2011
304 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 16 illus.

Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures all over the world – including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes – have honed and practised camouflage over hundreds of millions of years. Imitating other animals or...

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Cartography

Public Health

Disease Maps Epidemics on the Ground

Koch Tom

ISBN: HB: 9780226449357, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
344 pp., 25.9x18.5 cm, 2 tables, 106 colour plates, 35 halftones, 6 line illus.

In the seventeenth century, a map of the plague suggested a radical idea – that the disease was carried and spread by humans. In the nineteenth century, maps of cholera cases were used to prove its waterborne nature. More recently, maps charting the...

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Evolution

Darwin's Finches Readings in the Evolution of a Scientific Paradigm

Donohue Kathleen

ISBN: PB: 9780226157719, ISBN: HB: 9780226157702, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
512 pp., 25x15 cm, 31 tables, 34 halftones, 70 line illus.

Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands – the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. While not as immediately captivating as the tortoises, these little brown songbirds and their beaks have become one of the most famil...

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Evolution

Darwin's Pictures Views of Evolutionary Theory, 1837-1874

Voss Julia

ISBN: HB: 9780300141740, Yale University Press, June 2010
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 63 black&white illus., 16 colour illus.

In this first-ever examination of Charles Darwin's sketches, drawings, and illustrations, Julia Voss presents the history of evolutionary theory told in pictures. Darwin had a life-long interest in pictorial representations of nature, sketching out h...

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Sea Life

Amazing Nature

Deep The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss

Nouvian Claire

ISBN: HB: 9780226595665, University of Chicago Press, March 2007
256 pp., 30.7x26.1 cm, 220 colour illus.

On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters – the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both vertical and horizontal dimensions: with an average depth of 3800 met...

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Mammals

Dog Whisperer The Essential Guide to Understanding and Raising a Happy Dog

Richardson John, Cole Leslye Sharon

ISBN: PB: 9781864366983, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, May 2001
202 pp., 24.3x15.6 cm

Compehensive and effective, "The Dog Whisperer" is the essential guide to training your canine companion. Based on the premise that the modern dog still shares many of the behavioural characteristics of its ancestor, the wolf, this book will show you...

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