Category Archives: Field Guides & Rocks and Minerals

Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield Uranium is a common element in the earth’s crust and the only naturally occurring mineral with the power to end all life on the planet. After … Continue reading →

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The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

This beautifully illustrated volume describes the entire flora and fauna of the famous Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil – one of the world’s most important fossil deposits, exhibiting exceptional preservation. A wide range of invertebrates and vertebrates are covered, … Continue reading →

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Zoos in the 21st Century: Catalysts for Conservation? (Conservation Biology)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even … Continue reading →

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Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

With coverage on all the marine mammals of the world, authors Jefferson, Webber, and Pitman have created a user-friendly guide to identify marine mammals alive in nature (at sea or on the beach), dead specimens “in hand”, and also to … Continue reading →

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Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals of North America

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Now with a new lower price and a new ISBN, the Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals invites nature lovers to discover North America’s wild animals This comprehensive guide treats every species of wild mammal found north of the Mexican border, … Continue reading →

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Zoos: A Philosophical Tour

Posted on February 26, 2006 by singleton

In this book, Keekok Lee asks the question, “what is an animal, and how does our treatment of it within captivity affect its status as a being?” This ontological treatment marks the first such approach in looking at animals in … Continue reading →

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Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

The cookie cutter shark lives in the deep Gulf, looks like an Italian sausage with bulging eyes, and glows in the dark. It feeds by attaching itself to a sperm whale and gnawing hunks of flesh. Often misidentified as a … Continue reading →

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Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology, Seventh Edition: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

Wills’ Mineral Processing Technology provides practising engineers and students of mineral processing, metallurgy and mining with a review of all of the common ore-processing techniques utilized in modern processing installations. Now in its Seventh Edition, this renowned book is a … Continue reading →

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Basin Analysis: Principles and Applications

Posted on February 26, 2005 by singleton

Basin Analysis is an up-to-date overview of the essential processes of the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, and their implications for the development of hydrocarbon resources. Since the first edition of this important and popular text, there has been … Continue reading →

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The Human Bone Manual

Posted on February 25, 2005 by singleton

Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens’ The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outisde the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed … Continue reading →

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