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Uncovers the natural history of the tiger, showing how the decline of its natural habitat and relentless pressure from poachers and farmers have turned a naturally retiring, solitary creature into an ...
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A field guide to the diverse birdlife found in Europe. It covers the 772 species found in the region as well as 32 introduced species or variants and 118 very rare visitors. It includes species accoun...
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Includes: arranged charts of all stars visible with the unaided eye; enlarged charts for use with binoculars highlighting interesting nebulae, clusters, and galaxies; detailed data on more than 1000 o...
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Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of...
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Helps readers identify animals from the traces they leave behind - including footprints, droppings, and hiding places. This illustrated field guide contains a Foreword by bushcraft expert Ray Mears. I...
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This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing with the birds of this spectacular region. It is richly illustrated, and describes identification, status, range, habits and voice for all resident,...
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The approach of this book is from the hunter's perspective. It combines technical advice and tips with general overviews of each bird's habitat, colouring, size and shape. There are 26 types of game b...
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Presents an introduction to the history of universe. This book features pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope. 200 colour photos & artworks...
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An introduction to the history of the universe. This book presents the pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Very Large Telescope in Chile. 200 col...
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Alex Horne is not a birdwatcher. But his dad is, so with the prospect of fatherhood looming on his own horizon, Alex decided there was no better time to really get to know both his father and his fath...
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Following their year-long quest from the author's first bird sighting at home to birding breaks in Romania, a stag-weekend spent twitching in Wales and a penguin-spotting trip to South Africa, this bo...
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The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species. 65 colour plates...
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This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. 70 b/w illus....
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Covers the 1089 bird species from Kenya and Northern Tanzania, including vagrants. All the species are illustrated with full details of the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise t...
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Kenya and northern Tanzania are the ultimate destination for safaris, adventure travel, and ecotourism. They also form one of the world's most spectacular regions for birdwatching. This field guide, f...
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This identification guide covers the more common "creepy-crawlies" and their artefacts likely to be encountered on woodland walks - from ants to worms and from galls to woodworm holes. They are arrang...
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By organising the species by their colour group first (and by family within that colour group), this guide enables those less familiar with flower taxonomy to quickly and easily find what they are loo...
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Spurred on by the dry season, the herds of more than a million wildebeests leave their breeding and birthing grounds in search of greener plains and then, as the dry season turns to wet, they travel b...
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A field handbook covering one of the most bird-rich countries in the world - Venezuela. Over 1300 species are described and illustrated in the work, which features colour plates, and a distribution ma...
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Displays some of the most exquisite sounds that can be heard in the natural world, from the rich, melodious songs of the Blackbird, Pied Butcherbird and Nightingale that are full of complexity, ingenu...
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Explores the long-term studies at Mahale, Tanzania and the important insights they have provided into wild chimpanzee behaviour and ecology. 135 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 8 tables...
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Explores the long-term studies at Mahale, Tanzania and the important insights they have provided into wild chimpanzee behaviour and ecology. 135 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 8 tables...
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Looks at the evolution of individual species and of plant communities, the threats (natural and anthropogenic) that have caused declines and extinctions in some plant populations, and the various cons...
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This book tells the amazing story of the physics of stars and starlight. While it is an in-depth study of stellar astrophysics, at the same time it requires only basic high school mathematics and phys...
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The bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate questi...
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Few creatures live in such close and intimate contact with human beings as flies. The secrets of the fly's uniquely versatile powers of flight are only just beginning to be understood and harnessed. T...
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Amber is a remarkable substance that originates from the resin of trees that lived millions of years ago. This book provides an overview of this prehistoric substance and its fossilized inclusions. It...
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Written for the popular enthusiast market which describes the development of modern particle physics and its importance in improving our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Universe. 1, b...
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Illustrationsstrations...
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