Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The National Audubon Society: Speaking for Nature : A Century of Conservation
de National Audubon Society(Ed. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates) Isbn : 0883637995
57 €
The National Audubon Society: Speaking for Nature features an unrivaled assemblage of photographs celebrating the successful efforts made to preserve nature's inhabitants - from herons to wolves, whooping cranes to whales, condors to caribou - and the precious lands they inhabit. It also features vintage photography and reproductions of John James Audubon's paintings for a historical perspective. For 100 years, the National Audubon Society has been dedicated to "speaking for nature." This book hails its conservation efforts with informative essays and a chronology. Each chapter focuses on a specific decade and the environmental issues that defined it. The contributors are prominent conservation writers, and the text is eloquently brought together by editor Les Line.

New Patterns in the Sky: Myths and Legends of the Stars
de Julius D. W. Staal(Ed. McDonald Woodward Pub Co) Isbn : 0939923106
23.7 €
The narrative is lively; the book most readable. The illustrations are the best this reviewer has seen for showing the novice the very perspective he will have from earth.

Audubon's Birds in Color: 24 Plates Printed One Side Only for Crafts, Decoupage and Framing
de John James Audubon(Ed. Dover Publications Inc.) Isbn : 0486234924
8.5 €
The name Audubon has long been synonymous with extraordinarily beautiful and scrupulously accurate illustrations of birds and other wildlife. The 37 full-color illustrations of native American birds in this volume have been reproduced from authentic Audubon lithographs. Printed on one side only, these superb renderings are ideal for decoupage (instructions included) or for framing.

Moult and Aging in European Passerines
de Lukas Jenni, Raffael Winkler(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 012384150X
70.82 €
The moult strategies of birds are not only of importance in their impact on a species' ecology and energetics, but as a valuable tool for anyone studying the migration and population dynamics of bird species. A proper understanding of how feathers are replaced, and the precise differences in appearance of the various feather generations, can allow ringers, scientists and the keen birdwatcher to age first-year and adult birds and to detect the moult strategy of the bird in question. Lukas Jenni and Raffael Winkler have combined these themes and produced a book which will be valuable both to the professional ornithologist and the bird ringer. The first part gives an up to date summary of the moult strategies and moult sequences of European passerines and discusses the ecological consequences...

Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl/Two Parts Bound As One
de Arthur Cleveland Bent(Ed. Dover Publications Inc.) Isbn : 0486254224
15.16 €
The most used, most comprehensive source of information available on American birds. Covers about 73 subspecies of ducks, geese and swans. Describes nesting and migratory habits, plumage, behavior, food, fieldmarks, courtship procedures and much more.

Life Histories of North American Wildfowl: v. 1
de Arthur Cleveland Bent(Ed. Dover Publications Inc.) Isbn : 0486202852
3.72 €
The most used, most comprehensive source of information available on American birds. Covers about 73 subspecies of ducks, geese and swans. Describes nesting and migratory habits, plumage, behavior, food, fieldmarks, courtship procedures and much more.

Accretion Disks - New Aspects: New Aspects : Proceedings of the Eara Workshop Held in Garching, Germany, 21-23 October 1996
de (Ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K) Isbn : 3540628665
49.82 €
The most luminous compact objects are powered by accretion of mass. Accretion disks are the one common and fundamental element of these sources on widely different scales, ranging from close stellar binaries, galactic black holes and X-ray pulsars to active galactic nuclei (AGN). Key new developments in theory and observations, reviewed by experts in the field, are presented in this book. The contributions to the workshop cover the puzzles presented by the X-UV spectra of AGN and their variability, the recent numerical simulations of magnetic fields in disks, the remarkable behavior of the superluminal source 1915 105 and the "bursting pulsar" 1744-28, to mention a few of the topics.

Ducks of North America and the Northern Hemisphere
de John Gooders, Trevor Boyer(Ed. Facts On File Inc) Isbn : 0816014221
28.46 €
The most comprehensive work yet to be published on the vast array of wild ducks indigenous to North America, and one of the most visually striking books of its kind, illustrated with a dimension of elegance found in very few nature books. Over 250 illustrations in color and black-and-white.

Birds of the Mid-Atlantic
de Fred Alsop, DK Publishing(Ed. DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)) Isbn : 0789484285
21.86 €
The most comprehensive series of field guides to North American birds ever. This impressive collection highlights birds from all regions of the United States including localized areas such as the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest and New England. Whether birding in the foothills of New England, the prairies of the Midwest, or the beaches of Florida, Smithsonian Handbooks are the most comprehensive field guides to North American birds on the market. Looking for the Great Blue Heron or the...

Handbooks: Birds of Florida: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available
de DK(Ed. DK) Isbn : 0789483874
21.86 €
The most comprehensive series of field guides to North American birds ever. This impressive collection highlights birds from all regions of the United States including localized areas such as the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest and New England. Whether birding in the foothills of New England, the prairies of the Midwest, or the beaches of Florida, Smithsonian Handbooks are the most comprehensive field guides to North American birds on the market. Looking for the Great Blue Heron or the...