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Whales that look like unicorns, lizards that squirt jets of blood from their eyes, naked rats that can sprint backwards… It seems as though some creatures have been put on this earth just to amaze us. From the harmless but hilarious to the truly frightening and deadly,...
Editeur :
Summersdale
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2017-11-09
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Beginning with Yuka, a 39,000-year-old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the sixteen essays in Animals Strike Curious Poses investigates a different famous animal named and immortalised by humans. Here are the starling that...
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Vintage Digital
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2017-11-02
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Acclaimed naturalist and birdwatcher Stephen Moss brings us a year in the life of Britain's favourite bird - the robin. In The Robin Moss records a year of observing the robin both close to home and in the field to shed light on the hidden life of this...
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Vintage Digital
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2017-11-02
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This volume explores Andrew Feenberg’s work in critical theory. Feenberg is considered one of the key ‘second generation’ critical theorists, with a keen interest in philosophy of technology. He has made a vital contribution to critical theory in ways that remain...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-11-01
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This book explains the causes, mechanisms and dimension of sedimentation in theRupnarayan River, which offers a representative example of a tidal river combining fluvial and marine processes. The book is unique in addressing all the hydrodynamic characteristics of the...
Editeur :
Springer
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2017-11-01
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SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
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This book addresses issues of monitoring populations of tigers, ungulate prey species and habitat occupancy, with relevance to similar assessments of large mammal species and general biodiversity. It covers issues of rigorous sampling, modeling, estimation and adaptive...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-10-26
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What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most...
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Little, Brown and Company
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2017-10-24
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Can horses feel shame? Do deer grieve? Why do roosters deceive hens? We tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings but have you ever wondered what’s going on in an animal’s head? From the leafy forest floor to the inside of a bee hive,...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2017-10-19
Collection :
Everyman's Library CLASSICS
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Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize'Endlessly fascinating.' - Bill Bryson 'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!' - Chris Packham'Well-informed and downright funny' - Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented...
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Transworld Digital
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2017-10-19
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'A wonderful read' -- Lorraine KellyIn this book for dog lovers everywhere, Jonathan Wittenberg says his dogs have taught him, more than anything else, how to appreciate the wonderful world in which we live -- and how to develop better relationships with his friends and...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2017-10-19
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A lavish and definitive view of the oceanic world - accompanying the landmark 7-part BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. With over 200 breath-taking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this awe-inspiring study of...
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Bbc Digital
Parution :
2017-10-19
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The perfect gift for nature lovers -The Book of the Owl is a beautifully illustrated small format hardback exploring the legend and history of the owl. A true celebration of this magnificent creature - its natural powers and its mythical glory. Fans of Stephen Moss and...
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Transworld Digital
Parution :
2017-10-19
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There is currently no basic text in wildlife law suitable for the wide range of courses in wildlife conservation and animal welfare at both bachelors and masters level, or for the large number of people who work in conservation and animal welfare; The Laws Protecting...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-09-26
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Penguins – our loveable, cute, flightless friends who are constantly dressed for a formal occasion – have always fascinated us. As we shuffle through life one day at a time, it's easy to take things far too seriously, but when we see penguins taking a walk in our shoes...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2017-09-21
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Along with the fine art of queuing and proper tea, talking about the weather is the essence of Britishness. We’re all a little bit obsessed by it. Will it snow this Christmas? Was this year really the warmest on record? And where on earth did ‘raining cats and dogs’...
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Bbc Digital
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2017-09-21
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"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." -- Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they...
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Basic Books
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2017-09-05
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This book addresses one of the most fundamental questions of the 21st century: why deaths continue to occur in natural disasters despite the tremendous advancements in disaster management science and weather forecasting systems, increased sophistication of human-built...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-04
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SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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'A book of heart-stopping bravery and endurance' -- Helen Macdonald'A great read – incredible adventures and a dramatic new perspective' -- Chris Packham'[A] delightful, endlessly fascinating book' -- Daily Mail BOOK OF THE WEEKThis is the story of a professional...
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Virgin Digital
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2017-08-24
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Difundidos en los ecosistemas de agua dulce de todo el mundo, ranas y sapos han llamado la atención de los aficionados a los animales pequeños y los han entusiasmado, gracias al atractivo de su increíble variedad de formas, colores y hábitos. Con esta guía podrá...
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De Vecchi Ediciones
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2017-08-10
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Una obra dirigida a los aficionados y a los simples curiosos, a los neófitos pero también a los expertos, que trata en profundidad todo lo referente a esas arañas gigantes que suelen protagonizar las pesadillas de quienes todavía no las conocen. Cómo está constituida...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2017-08-10
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