Natural History
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Natural History
Hardcover. We are told from the time we are children that insects and spiders are pests, when the truth is that most have little or no effect on us - although the few that do are often essential to our existence. This title suggests we take a closer look at our slapped-at, stepped-on, and otherwise ignored cohabitants. It brings together fifty stories. Num Pages: 170 pages, 6 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926988
- ISBN
- 9780813926988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. Part guidebook and part exploration into literary history, this book explores how natural surroundings inspired works of literature set along the Appalachian Trail. The author examines how our modern estrangement from the natural world has affected our mental well-being. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921679
- ISBN
- 9780813921679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Offering reference for bird-watchers in North Carolina and South Carolina, this work collects information on the avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. It is illustrated with 350 color photographs, and includes information on the nesting and feeding habits of the birds as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Num Pages: 416 pages, 350 colour photos, 1 drawing, 1 map, glossary, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856710
- ISBN
- 9780807856710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.44
€ 33.99
€ 31.44
Paperback. This handbook pairs color photographs with descriptions of the wild flowers and flowering trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and weeds found in North Carolina and many other eastern states, from Delaware to Georgia. Entries include information on habitat, range, size, months of bloom, and features for identification. Num Pages: 384 pages, 547 colour illustrations, 6 b/w illustrations, 6 tables, 1 chart, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855973
- ISBN
- 9780807855973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.52
€ 25.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Compelling essays on Alaskan bears by a writer whose work "Publishers Weekly" calls "captivating, lyrical, and bewitching." In this beautifully written natural history, she describes black, brown, and polar bears and their behavior across a wide range of interactions with each other, their environment, and especially human society. Num Pages: 440 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HBJK; RNK; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619351
- ISBN
- 9780700619351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Fishes of the Central United States: Second Edition, Revised and Expan...
Tomelleri, Joseph R., Eberle, Mark E.
Paperback. The greatly expanded second edition of a book hailed by In-Fisherman as "magnificent. the finest, most comprehensive book on the fishes of the central United States." Editor(s): Tomelleri, Joseph R.; Eberle, Mark E. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd Revised and Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618163
- ISBN
- 9780700618163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.83
€ 29.99
€ 27.83
Hardcover. An immensely engaging and profusely illustrated natural history of the sperm whale by a world-renowned writer and artist of marine life. This is a supreme guide to the planet's most intelligent, elusive, and endangered species--and also goes further to explore this iconic whale's impact on our history, environment, and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617722
- ISBN
- 9780700617722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Paperback. A guide to the geology, natural resources, landmarks, and landscapes of Kansas along nine of the Sunflower State's major highways. Covering more than 2,600 miles, and featuring more than 100 photographs, drawings, and maps, it provides the descriptions of contemporary and historical features to be seen across Kansas. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 photographs, 11 in colour, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; WNW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617005
- ISBN
- 9780700617005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Hardcover. Testifying to Kansas' natural abundance through color photography, this book focuses on the world of nature that awaits us just beyond our fences: waterways, woodlands, grasslands, farmlands, and high plains. Editor(s): Worster, Beverley. Num Pages: 96 pages, 77 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616220
- ISBN
- 9780700616220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
Hardcover. Illuminates our inevitable obsession with weather - as both physical reality and evocative metaphor - in all of its myriad forms, focusing on the ways in which it is perceived, feared, embraced, managed, and even marketed. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 448 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616114
- ISBN
- 9780700616114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.06
€ 56.06
Paperback. Kansas is a bird-watcher's paradise, with its key location at the hub of the hemisphere's migration corridors and exceptional habitat diversity. This guide focuses on 295 species that are most likely to be encountered in the state. With color photographs, it helps observers identify and learn about birds that regularly occur in Kansas. Num Pages: 368 pages, 351 colour photographs, 1 colour map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615650
- ISBN
- 9780700615650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
Paperback. Draws on the history of recorded interactions with bears and provides telling photographs, which depict the evolving bear-human relationship. This book traces the reaction of Yellowstone National Park visitors to the NPS's efforts - from warnings by Yogi Bear to the increasing promotion of key ecological issues and concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; WNH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614585
- ISBN
- 9780700614585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardcover. Choosing from the nearly 600 terrestrial vertebrates found on the Great Plains, Johnsgard focuses on the ecology, behaviour and life histories of 121 notable species that people are most likely to encounter when travelling in the region. Illustrator(s): Johnsgard, Paul A. Num Pages: 328 pages, 68 line drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PSV; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612246
- ISBN
- 9780700612246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.36
€ 55.36
Hardcover. This volume offers words and images depicting nature's unexpected beauty in Kansas. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120 colour photographs, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607273
- ISBN
- 9780700607273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.83
€ 48.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700605941
- ISBN
- 9780700605941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.80
€ 28.80
paperback. Plant life in Big Bend National Park is incredibly diverse. This guide features many species that are characteristic of the Chihuahuan Desert environment. It describes 109 species found in the US only in Trans-Pecos Texas; 62 of these occur only in the Big Bend portion of the Trans-Pecos, and 24 of them only within Big Bend National Park. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 336 pages, 301 color photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780896726130
- ISBN
- 9780896726130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.94
€ 35.99
€ 34.94
Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams: Plants, Fishes, Invertebrates, Amphi...
Miller, Michael A., Songer, Katie, Dolen, Ron
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; RBKF; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299294540
- ISBN
- 9780299294540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.16
€ 30.99
€ 28.16
paperback. Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide focuses on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. It is arranged by habitat, with colour tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871867
- ISBN
- 9780807871867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.35
€ 30.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 540 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871720
- ISBN
- 9780807871720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.88
€ 31.88
Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Plac...
Stewart, Kevin G.; Roberson, Mary-Russell
paperback. How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? This book provides answers to these and other questions. It is a guide to the geology of North Carolina and South Carolina. It explains techniques geologists use to "read" rocks, the science of plate tectonics, and the formation of the Carolinas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 colour & 86 b&w illustrations, 1 table, 1 chart, 44 maps, glossary, bibliography, inde. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; WND; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780807857861
- ISBN
- 9780807857861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.02
€ 33.99
€ 30.02