The Earth: Natural history Books

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

De Kunstmatige Vischteelt En Vischfokkerij (1854) is een boek geschreven door H. M. Duparc. Het boek gaat over de kunstmatige teelt en fokkerij van vis. Duparc bespreekt de verschillende methoden en technieken die kunnen worden gebruikt om vis te kweken...

This book is a visual and written tribute to the magnificent Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. John Charles Van Dyke captures the breath-taking beauty and essence of the canyon with personal impressions and detailed illustrations that showcase the...

An oral history of the Hurricane of 1938 in southeastern Connecticut. Read memories from over 65 people who lived through the storm. Illustrated with more than 60 photographs, many never published before. The hurricane hit on September 21, 1938 with no...

It had once been called the Tipping Point. We didn't know what it might be, but we were warned that it might be dangerous. For Winston Doe, the Tipping Point is a memory: A war called the Jazz War.Battling it to a standstill had taken two generations of...

A meet in the middle educational kid's picture book with the tale of a little guy on his way home,a most insightful story to add to your children's books.

This publication is a multi-authored attempt to present the scientific fraternity high quality resource material in the field of climate change and livestock production. Attempts were made to discuss the adaptive mechanism that the animal exhibits to...

This field guide to commonly cultivated trees in Southeast Asia is beautifully illustrated by the author's watercolours, and will be an invaluable help for those interested to know more about the domesticated trees and fruits which one finds all over...

In this special issue, we invited papers that deal with how Green Engineering may contribute to and enhance Ecosystem Services.We did so being well aware of the challenges inherent in the fact that this is a new approach, trying to bring together the two...

"Small Wonders of the Ocean: Investigating Manta Beam Little guy Advancement" dives into the spellbinding and frequently baffling universe of one of the sea's most glorious animals, the manta beam. This book unwinds the complexities of manta beam little...

"Echoes on the Lake: The Common Loon in Poetry" invites readers on a captivating journey into the heart of nature's symphony as it unfolds on serene lakeshores. This exquisite collection of poetry is a celebration of the haunting and evocative presence...

'మాలావత్ పూర్ణ', అతి తక్కువమంది ప్రయాణించిన మార్గాన్ని తన లక్ష్యంగా ఎంచుకుంది. అయితే, ఇలాంటి గొప్ప మార్గంలో ప్రయాణం చేసిన వాళ్లలో పూర్ణ మొదటి మనిషి కాదు, అలాగే ఆఖరి మనిషీ కాదు. మరి ఎందుకు ఈ ప్రయాణాన్ని విలక్షణంగా భావించాలి? ఈ మార్గంలో నిజానికి ఏం...

Lofty Levels, settled in the core of the striking Kilimanjaro's Mysteries, remains as a demonstration of nature's greatness and the charm of untamed excellence. This uncommon objective spellbinds the daring soul, offering an all encompassing departure...

Magnificent Majestic Mono Lake is an entertaining introduction to the eastern Sierra's Mono Lake and its basin, perfect for visitors and residents alike who want to quickly acquaint themselves with Mono Lake and its environs. Vibrant full-page color...

This book is about the chemical nature of water, clean or dirty: the majestic main river, the rippling peaty stream or burn, the quiet meandering brook-rivers all over the place. There is an easy but false association in all our minds that clear water is...

The little coastal village of Taiji, Japan is lauded as the birthplace of Japanese whaling. Today the secret of 'The Cove' and Taiji's annual dolphin hunt is out.Set amid the activists' frontline battle to protect Taiji's dolphins, 'Taiji' brings a...

This extensive study gives botanical data about the trees and shrubs of Hawaii with a clarity that can be easily understood by everyone. The author describes the plants, gives common names, mainland equivalents—if there are any—and tells...

If it's relaxation you seek, then here is your answer! Coloring gives you the time to sit back and not think about anything that's stressing you out. Instead, you can just focus on picking a color and filling the lines. Since it's abstract, you can...

Gyrfalcons and humans have shared a remarkable relationship since prehistoric times. These extraordinary arctic falcons have been revered, coveted as an item of commerce, persecuted, and enjoyed as a spectacle of sport for at least ten thousand years...

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Cumberland Sound and its Eskimos' is an anthropological work on the Inuit people native to northern Canada. Franz Boas...

Many different kinds of animals have adopted a parasitic life style on the skin and gills of marine and freshwater fishes, including protozoans, flatworms, leeches, a range of crustaceans and even some vertebrates (lampreys)...

The Trap Grounds Nature Reserve: Making space for nature in North OxfordThis book tells the story of how a neglected, rubbish-covered fly-tip on the edge of North Oxford has been transformed by volunteers, over the course of 25 years, into a thriving...

This volume summarises the outcome of the 13th Workshop of the International Association of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology (IAP) on if, and if so under what conditions phytoplankton assemblages reach equilibrium in natural...

For two decades the idea of governments and fishers working together to manage fisheries has been advocated, questioned, disparaged and, most importantly, attempted in fisheries from North and South America through Europe,...

This book is a collection of the lectures, held at the International Summer School ISSAOS-2000 in L'Aquila (Italy), given by invited lecturers coming from both Europe and the USA. The goal of the book is to provide a broad...

The global scale of alien species invasions is becoming more and more evident in the beginning ofthe new millennium. Though the problem ofbiological invasions became a rapidly growing research area, there are large gaps still,...

year simulations in order to separate noise in the system from the climate change signal. Several contributing papers focused on case studies using Regional Climate Models (RCMs) linked to hydrological models, applied to the...

""Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Ausbreitung sowie besonders der Bewegungsrichtungen des Nordeurop�����ischen Inlandeises in diluvialer Zeit"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1889 vom deutschen Geologen Oskar Zeise ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Kenntnis der Oxidationsvorg�����nge in lebenden Zellen"" wurde im Jahr 1889 von Wilhelm Pfeffer ver������ffentlicht. Es enth�����lt eine umfassende Beschreibung der Oxidationsprozesse, die in lebenden Zellen stattfinden. Der...

""Beitr�����ge zur Etymologie deutscher Flussnamen"" ist ein Buch von Theodor Lohmeyer, das im Jahr 1881 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Studie zur Herkunft und Bedeutung von deutschen Flussnamen. Lohmeyer untersucht die sprachlichen...

The Hudson Bay Lowlands that cover the top of Ontario form one of the largest remaining wild spaces on earth. The Lowlands are a sometimes harsh but beautiful place that has long supported the Swampy Cree people-the Mushkegowuk. The North Then and Now:...

This book offers a wonderful exploration of the changing seasons and the natural world. With beautiful illustrations and insightful commentary, the authors take readers on a journey through the cycles of life and the beauty of the world around us.This...

Drawing on years of experience as a seafarer and meteorologist, James Sedgwick provides a fascinating exploration of the science and mythology of storms. From the terrifying hurricanes of the Caribbean to the fickle winds of the Irish Sea, this book is...

The Inland Lakes of Wisconsin is a detailed survey of the lakes of this picturesque state. Chancey Juday's work describes the geological and ecological forces that shaped these beautiful bodies of water. With detailed maps and photographs, this book is...

In seismology an earthquake source is described in terms of a fault with a particular rupture size. The faulting process of large earthquakes has been investigated in the last two decades through analyses of long-period seismo­...

Nature is all around us, in the beautiful but also in the unappealing and functional, and from the awe-inspiring to the mundane. It is vital that we learn to see the agency of the natural world in all things that make our lives possible, comfortable and...

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, where adventure and discovery converge in a quest for a hidden city lost to time. In "The Amazon Expedition: A Search for a Hidden City," you'll become a part of an extraordinary...

Imagination depicts earthquakes as a mysterious and magic matter. However, as scientists and technical experts, we do have to consider them also from a different perspective: they are natural´phenomena that evolve with time and depend on a number of...

Climate change is increasingly recognised as the greatest threat to humanand ecological sustainability in the 21st Century. Governments, businesses,non-government organisations and concerned individuals are urgentlyseeking the right set of responses to...

★Autumn Forest Coloring Book★A wonderful zentangle autumn coloring book with autumn motifs and forest animalsThe coloring book includes60 pp.8,5x8,5"white backsides - no pushing throughautumn themed motifs like leaves, nuts and mushroomsforest animalsA...