Product Description: This fully revised and updated edition of A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia is the only comprehensive guide to identifying all 382 species of mammals known in Australia. This book provides concise and accurate details of the appearance, diagnostic features, distribution, habitat, and key behavioral characteristics of all mammals known to have occurred in Australia or its waters since the time of European settlement...read more

Product Description: From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world--and also among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution--Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical...read more

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally. In Australia, several species have become extinct in the past 25 years.This fully illustrated guide to all the known frogs of Australia provides concise accounts of all 227 species within the five main frog families: Hylidae, Limnodynastidae, Microhylidae, Myobatrachidae and Ranidae. It also includes the introduced Cane Toad and provides notes on other "stowaway" species that have arrived in Australia.The text for each species includes details of size, status, distribution, habitat, behavior and advertisement call. Each species is accompanied by a map of Australia showing its known distribution, and a full-color painted illustration. Closely related frogs are shown in identical poses so that comparisons can be made readily. The introductory section of the book covers frog biology and habitats and includes notes on families and genera.

Product Description: See through The Veil; meet The Sith family. Despite technological leaps in the 23rd century, humanity struggles with many of the same cultural and religious issues it always has. Guided by Mother's hand, several new species emerge from within the Sith Family - and some of them have their own agenda for humanity...read more

Product Description: See through The Veil; meet The Sith family. Despite technological leaps in the 23rd century, humanity struggles with many of the same cultural and religious issues it always has. Guided by Mother's hand, several new species emerge from within the Sith Family - and some of them have their own agenda for humanity...read more

Product Description: This stunning collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world's birds. In more than 500 pages, ornithologist Les Beletsky has gathered over 1,600 original paintings that reveal the form, posture, and plumage of all the avian families, with featured illustrations of 1307 avian species...read more

Product Description: Easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated--"you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.

Product Description: From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most recognizable, and endangered, birds on earth. But until now, no easy-to-use guide existed for the identification of all species and subspecies of these colorful creatures...read more

Product Description: This fully revised and updated edition of A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia is the only comprehensive guide to identifying all 379 species of mammals known in Australia. This book provides concise and accurate details of the appearance, diagnostic features, distribution, habitat, and key behavioral characteristics of all mammals known to have occurred in Australia or its waters since the time of European settlement...read more

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, defense mechanisms, and habitat of various types of spiders. (view table of contents)

An illustrated glimpse of the giant animal discusses its evolution, anatomy, behavior, migration, and relationship with humans, and examines the ivory trade, decline of the elephant population, and conservation efforts. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Australia is home to a rich and unique fauna, but few Australian animals are as intriguing as the monitor lizard. Their abundance and bold behavior have made them a familiar favorite with generations of Australian bush walkers, campers, and even picnickers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Manhattan has a breed of wildlife all its own, but New York's many protected natural areas provide traditional wildlife species a safe haven in a populated and developed state. Quiet and patience are rewarded at the 76 sites listed here, where nature lovers view everything from herons and egrets to ruffed grouse and red-tailed hawks, beavers, and foxes...read more

Product Description: Combining the three Wisley handbooks "Heaths and Heathers", "Dwarf and Slow-Growing Conifers" and "The Winter Garden", this text shows how to use the colours and forms of heathers, conifers and other selected plants to create a garden attractive for all seasons, including winter...read more

An illustrated celebration of the great cat looks at thirty-seven species of cat, including tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, and bobcats, and discusses their biology, breeding habits, and main threats to survival

Product Description: This set of lecture notes prepared at Iowa University in the early 1920's, presents Knight's integrated approach to the economy as a social organization. Of particular note are a circular flow model of the economy, a revised statement of the law of variable proportions and an emphasis on the equalization of returns at the margin...read more