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Bark A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast
ISBN: PB: 9781684580316, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, September 2020
280 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 283 colour plates, 151 halftones, 65 maps
What kind of tree is that? Whether you're hiking in the woods or simply sitting in your backyard, from Maine to New York you'll never be without an answer to that question, thanks to this handy companion to the trees of the Northeast. Featuring detai...
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£24,00
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Flights of Passage An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration
ISBN: HB: 9780300247442, Yale University Press, March 2020
288 pp., 28.7x23.4 cm, 300 colour illus.
The vast transcontinental journeys made every year by millions of feathered migrants were not known to naturalists before the late nineteenth century. Even today, while cutting-edge technology such as geolocators and isotope analysis helps us map the...
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£30,00
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World of Reptiles
ISBN: HB: 9781925546538, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, September 2019
256 pp., 19.5x14.5 cm
The book explores reptiles living in a wide range of habitats. They come in all shapes and sizes and include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises, all of which regularly shed the outer layer of their skin. Reptiles can be found on ever...
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£12,99
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Curious Creatures on our Shores
ISBN: HB: 9781851245345, Bodleian Library Publishing, September 2019
128 pp., 21x14.8 cm, 50 colour illus.
This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish...
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£15,00
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Empire of the Eagle An Illustrated Natural History
ISBN: HB: 9780300232899, Yale University Press, November 2018
288 pp., 28.9x23.5 cm, 400 colour illus.
Eagles hold a unique allure among birds for their combination of power, grace, and predatory prowess. Captivating the human imagination, these raptors have symbolized pride, freedom, and independence of spirit since humankind's earliest times. This b...
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£30,00
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Year with Nature An Almanac
ISBN: HB: 9780226449708, University of Chicago Press, November 2018
384 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 150 halftones
"A Year with Nature" is an almanac like none you've ever seen: combining science and aesthetics, it is a daily affirmation of the extraordinary richness of biodiversity and our enduring beguilement by its beauty. With a text by herpetologist and natu...
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£20,00
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Nature's Fabric Leaves in Science and Culture
ISBN: HB: 9780226180595, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
512 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 514 colour plates, 49 halftones, 14 line drawings
Leaves are all around us – in backyards, cascading from window boxes, even emerging from small cracks in city sidewalks given the slightest glint of sunlight. Perhaps because they are everywhere, it's easy to overlook the humble leaf, but a close loo...
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£26,50
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Dolphin Confidential Confessions of a Field Biologist
ISBN: PB: 9780226418605, ISBN: HB: 9780226040158, University of Chicago Press, July 2016
216 pp., 23x15 cm, 71 line illus.
Who hasn't fantasized about the unique thrill of working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? We need not live this solely in our imaginations anymore. With "Dolphin Confidential" Maddalena Bearzi invites all of us shore-bound dreamers...
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£13,50
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£21,00
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Oldest Living Things in World
ISBN: HB: 9780226057507, University of Chicago Press, April 2014
170 pp., 25.4x27.9 cm, 120 colour plates, 5 halftones
"The Oldest Living Things in the World" is an epic journey through time and space. Over the past decade, artist Rachel Sussman has researched, worked with biologists, and traveled the world from Antarctica to the Mojave Desert in order to photograph...
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£45,00
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Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter
ISBN: PB: 9780226678764, ISBN: HB: 9780226678726, University of Chicago Press, April 2012
200 pp., 23x15 cm, 26 colour illus.
When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the sea's waves are a staggering abundance and variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of li...
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£13,00
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£23,00
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