Биология, биофизика, биохимия
6036 кн.
It was pure serendipity that we went on an African safari, but we are forever grateful that we did. We combined a visit with my brother and sister-in-law, a doctor and nurse volunteering at a hospital in Uganda with a safari to Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.<br><br>Enjoy reading about what it was like to volunteer at a hospital in a small town in southwestern Uganda and the excitement and adventure of trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda, camel rides in the rugged northern frontier of...
| Автор | Thomas Walsh |
Learn the basic techniques of the ancient Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu for use on animal companions to promote healing, health and harmony of body, mind and spirit. <br><br>The book is based on Mary Burmeister's Jin Shin Jyutsu Self Help books 1 and 2, which are said to contain the essence of this "Art of the Creator through Compassionate Man." <br><br>Includes step by step directions and color illustrations, showing the adaptations needed to easily...
| Автор | Adele Leas |
A mysterious secretive Foundation, perhaps middle European, has funded a project in a luxurious resort on a Caribbean Island where highly intelligent couples have been lured to come to begin the breeding of more intelligent offspring in a Eugenics program hoping to have a generation that has a statistically significant greater intelligence. Word has leaked out about the project leading to the Foundation's arranging with three cable news networks to send supposedly...
| Автор | Richard G. Buchanan PhD |
We live in a diverse world.We have people who believe in science, read/learn to see what's going on and then act on what we need to do to help our planet heal. But there also those that still question it. What is it going to hurt if we make our Earth clean and green? But if we do nothing we will suffer the horrible consequences. Let's NOT gamble with our children's lives (and our own)!Taking any positive action can ONLY help our planet not hurt it.... Read my book to find...
| Автор | Ilka Handshaw |
A book of images of a Wolverine family deep in the forest of Northern Finland.<br><br>Some of these photographs show behaviour that has rarely been seen in the wild – a female Wolverine lactating, and feeding kits outside of the den, and that are already two thirds fully grown.This book is also a tribute to the Conservation efforts to bring this animal back from the brink of extinction in Finland.
| Автор | Sonja V. Thompson FRPS |
The late writer and naturalist Ellen Meloy wrote and recorded a series of audio essays for KUER, NPR Utah in the 1990s. Every few months, she would travel to their Salt Lake City studios from her red rock home of Bluff to read an essay or two. With understated humor and sharp insight, Meloy would illuminate facets of human connection to nature and challenge listeners to examine the world anew. <i>Seasons: Desert Sketches</i> is a compilation of these essays, transcribed from their...
| Автор | Ellen Meloy |
Will Cuppy is one of the greatest humorists this country has produced and is still (despite eleven printings of his imperishable The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody) too little known. Here is one of his three classic «How-To's,» considering notable birds and animals whose habits (and often existence) seem to have disturbed Cuppy («Birds Who Can't Even Fly,» «Optional Insects,» «Octopuses and Those Things»), as well as more mundane creatures like the frog, the gnat, and the...
| Автор | Will Cuppy |
Will Cuppy (author of [i]The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody and one of the great American humorists of the 20th century) here considers notable birds and animals whose habits (and often existence) disturbed him («Birds Who Can't Even Fly,» «Optional Insects,» «Octopuses and Those Things»), as well as more mundane creatures like the frog, the gnat, and the moa, who have no visible vices but whose virtues are truly awful. Spanning the breadth of the animal kingdom, Cuppy neatly...
| Автор | Will Cuppy |
On Safari in Africa is unlike any other travel guide to Africa. This is not a “where to go, where to stay, what to see” style of travel guide, rather, it is more a travel companion that aims to pick up where your Africa Travel Specialist leaves off (and even acts as your safari guide along the way). Along with pre-departure information, packing and travel tips it is also a comprehensive insight into the wildlife, landscapes, people and issues that surround the safari world.<br />Aimed at...
| Автор | Patrick Brakspear |
In this true story you can learn how one unsuspecting lady accidently found a way to save some of America's magnificent wild horses. While wild horses are a great subject for political debates wild horses are being destroyed every day. After years of watching a wild herd Carol has learned that the wild horses don't need to be destroyed to reduce their numbers. They just need to be managed. This story follows Carol as she retired and moved to the Okanogan Highlands in north central...
| Автор | S Carol Johnson |
"A new edition of this important work which was first published in 1937 and which was the result of Marais’s ten year study of the habits of termites, or white ants. In his fascinating investigations into the psyche of the ants, their strangely rich inherited memory of instinct, Marais makes challenging assertions about the group soul of the termite colony – the cause and result of the termites’ ceaseless, automatic activity for their community. His extraordinary theory is that the...
| Автор | Eugène N. Marais |
Poetry and Rhymes – Over 50 Beautiful Full Color Illustrations That Will Serenade the Sole of the Caring-Valiant and selfless men and women have fought and died for our country for centuries – and they continue to fight for us today. This book of poetry and rhymes exemplifies Perry Ritthaler thoughts of insanity, addiction and also politics connected to life overseas at war, but it also gives a voice to soldiers who cannot air their views on the military situation in Iraq for fear of...
| Автор | Perry BSL Ritthaler |
Jy’t vandag – niksvermoedend verby minstens een psigopaat geloop. Hy’t moontlik saam met jou in die hysbak geklim. En vanaand wag daar dalk ’n narsis of ’n sadis op jou. By die huis. Wie is hierdie ongure, gevaarlike mense? Wat gaan in hul koppe aan? En waar ís hulle? Tussen ons … Die skrywer André le Roux het uitgebreide navorsing oor dié wolwe in skaapsklere gedoen. Met die jongste inligting en talle gevallestudies – van Daisy de Melker tot Oscar Pistorius – maak hy hulle werklik en...
| Автор | André le Roux |
"Met die middagson kom die lugspieëlings wat aan die vallei sy naam gegee het: Deception Valley. Dan skuil alles wat asemhaal in die koelte van 'n matjarra, rug na die wind gedraai. In die lang geelwit gras lê die leeus uitgestrek en slaap. Net die vlakvarke draf stertorent nader vir 'n modderbad…" Annelize Slabbert was 'n joernalis in Johannesburg en haar man, Gerard, 'n apteker. Doodgewone stedelinge. Toe word hulle moeg vir die lewe in die stad, die spitsverkeer en...
| Автор | Annelize Slabbert |
Wat dryf iemand om sy vrou of lewensmaat te vermoor? Hoe is dit moontlik dat ons, ná meer as ’n eeu van vroueregte, steeds daagliks hoor van skynbaar doodgewone mans wat hul vroue aanrand, vermink en vermoor? Bekende joernalis en skrywer Schalk Schoombie kyk indringend na die verskynsel van «intieme vrouemoord», iets wat in Suid-Afrika krisis-afmetings aanneem. Aan die hand van talle gevallestudies maak hy skokkende bevindings, waaronder dat jy nooit te oud is om deur jou man aangerand of...
| Автор | Schalk Schoombie |
‘Bauman, Elias and Latour on Modernity and Its Alternatives’ provides a synopsis of and comparison between the conceptions of modernity and its alternatives, as found in the works of Bauman, Elias and Latour. Bauman and Elias share a few relevant features bearing on their conceptions of modernity and its possible alternatives; Latour, on the other hand, when compared to these sociologists, is a maverick thinker. The set of alternatives is as follows: modernity vs. post-modernity (Bauman);...
| Автор | Sandro Segre |
“Horses are a lot like people,” says renowned horseman Mark Rashid. “When there are gaps in understanding, confusion, and thus frustration, worry, and even anger are sure to follow.” Horses often grow up with these “gaps” in their training and education. When this happens, it can be difficult for the horse to be a willing partner to a human, and he may need to be “restarted”—that is, given a second chance to...
| Автор | Mark Rashid |
Ben Shippers doesn’t have much use for school, friends, or pretty much anyone except his smartass sister, but he does harbor a secret passion: Trash Mountain, the central feature of the noxious landfill next to his house, the fumes from which have made his sister ill. After a botched attempt to destroy Trash Mountain with a homemade firebomb, Ben begins a years-long infiltration operation that leads him to drop out of school to work alongside homeless trash-pickers, and then, eventually, intern...
| Автор | Bradley Bazzle |
Teoti Anderson provides the last word on dog training. The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training is the most comprehensive single volume ever written on the subject and is the one training manual every dog owner needs in his or her home.When it comes to dog-training books, owners can be overwhelmed by choice, with literally thousands of titles available. Finally, the publisher of Dog Fancy magazine has conceived how one book can do the training of thousands—The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training...
| Автор | Teoti Anderson |
The tides of dog ownership are changing, and thanks to Hollywood A-Listers like George Clooney and Sandra Bullock and music icons like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift, animal rescue has become as fashionable as the latest Valentino or Armani. Millions of ordinary Americans—heroes one and all—have opened their hearts and homes to rescue dogs, and fewer abandoned pets are euthanized in the U.S. than ever before. And still, a look at HSUS statistics reminds us how far we have to...
| Автор | Tracy J. Libby |
With more and more city dwellers and suburbanites embracing the notion of getting back to basics and living simpler, more rustic lives, it’s no surprise that the popularity of backyard chicken keeping has skyrocketed in recent years. Whether for enjoyment as pets or for the convenience of farm-fresh eggs right outside your door, chicken keeping can be an easy and fun step on the road to more sustainable, ecologically friendly living.Written by Kristina Mercedes Urquhart, The Suburban...
| Автор | Kristina Mercedes Urquhart |
Dogs can bring companionship, fun, and unconditional love to their owners. To reciprocate for all of the joy that a dog adds to life, dog owners need to be educated about and fully prepared for responsible ownership and care. There’s a lot to know when you’re a dog owner, and this comprehensive guide serves as the ultimate reference for owners at all stages of their dogs’ lives.Inside The Ultimate Guide to Dog Care:•A thorough discussion on what you need to...
| Автор | Tammy Gagne |
As puppy adoption continues to climb annually in the United States, so too does the demand for an absolute resource like The Ultimate Guide to Puppy Care and Training. Never before have all things puppy been covered in such detail as in the pages of this definitive new book. New puppy parents will make a new dog-smart friend in gifted author Tracy J. Libby, whose inviting tone, positive dog-friendly methods, and deep-rooted knowledge of her four-legged subject, provides everything a new owner...
| Автор | Tracy J. Libby |
This illustrated guide describes the many ways that coarse fish species depend upon the diversity of habitats in river systems and considers how this dependence changes throughout the stages of their lives – from spawning and eggs, through to the juvenile and adult stages- and with changing seasons and river conditions. This knowledge is important if we are to understand the many population bottlenecks and the variety of coarse fish species that have resulted from historic changes to our rivers....
| Автор | Dr. Mark Everard |