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All of the species on this list are critically endangered and will disappear entirely ー unless drastic measures are taken to save them.続きを見る

The stick is a universal toy. Totally natural, all-purpose, free, it offers limitless opportunities for outdoor play and adventure and it provides a starting point for an active imagination and the ……続きを見る

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450 000 visitors each year. The park has many special features, including dramatic wave cut platforms and sea caves, some o……続きを見る

Chris Yates, one of Britain’s most insightful and lyrical writers, raises his gaze from his beloved rivers and ponds and takes us on a mesmerizing tour of the British countryside. “Last November, th……続きを見る

Birds and bird lore provide a fascinating window onto our social and cultural history, and can tell us much about our changing relationship with the British landscape, our people and society. We Bri……続きを見る

After the huge national and international success of ‘Longitude’ and ‘Gallileo’s Daughter’, Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system. This groundbreaking work traces ……続きを見る

A flight of imagination back to a time when London was green meadows and rolling hills, dotted with babbling brooks. Join Tim Bradford as he explores the lost rivers of London. Over the last hundred……続きを見る

A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of ’Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for ‘Leviathan’. The sea surrounds us. It gives us ……続きを見る

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Formed of dramatic volcanic scenery and home to marvellous beasts, it is little wonder that the first name for the Galápagos archipelago was Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands. In this captivatin……続きを見る

This book describes life long learning expressed often as allegory or metaphor, but derived from life long events. The braided cord reflects the union of body, mind and soul, but because I am a surg……続きを見る

A Synopsis of the Birds of North America The species are disposed into genera and families; and, although the location of the groups is not such as, in all respects, [vi]to satisfy me, the arrangeme……続きを見る

Spectacular scenery, magnificent photography, unrivalled solitude and serenity. Sossusvlei, Namibia is home to the famous red dunes in the oldest desert in the world, the Namib. Boasting some of the……続きを見る

A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZE Why do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symm……続きを見る

Celebrate the heart of Britain in this fun and informative mini-ebook. Rugby, Walkers Crisps, Conkers. These are just a handful of the many great things to have come out of the Midlands. In this cel……続きを見る

Since World War II, the Green Revolution has boosted agricultural production in Latin America and other parts of the Third World, with money, technical assistance, and other forms of aid from United……続きを見る

“My Gentle Barn is a wonderful book. You'll love Ellie Laks and the animals she rescued--and who rescued her back.” –Sy Montgomery, The Good Good Pig Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after……続きを見る

L’histoire d’un ruisseau, même de celui qui naît et se perd dans la mousse, est l’histoire de l’infini. Ces gouttelettes qui scintillent ont traversé le granit, le calcaire et l’argile ; elles ont é……続きを見る

Ecosystem Dynamics focuses on long-term terrestrial ecosystems and their changing relationships with human societies. The unique aspect of this text is the long-time scale under consideration as dat……続きを見る

A day-by-day account of Britain's wildlife seen through the eyes of leading Times columnist, Derwent May 'Rooks are back round the nests in their tree-top rookeries. Many pairs have returned to the ……続きを見る

The Asian tsunami of Christmas 2004 killed more than a quarter of a million people and shattered the lives of many more. The ruthless indifference of the forces of nature to our fragile existence on……続きを見る

Do you enjoy living in the wild, once a while to escape from the urban lifestyle you are leading right now? Well, camping can be a fun thing to do. If you have a family, or friends with you, it can ……続きを見る

The environment may surround us, but when that environment is a natural wonder like Yosemite National Park, it also reaches what’s inside us. For Mark Liebenow, Yosemite did just that, and did so wh……続きを見る

Conceived with the aim of sorting fact from fiction over genetically modified (GM) crops, this book brings together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of transgenic plants. It covers the g……続きを見る

At no time in human history have we been more disconnected with what lies outside our front doors. Within just a century, our relationship with our surroundings has transformed from one of explorati……続きを見る

Forest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth’s civilisations. Unfortunately, however, forest biodiversity is threatened to a serious degree in nearly al……続きを見る

The translation and explanation of genus and species names yield markers to help us identify birds in the field as well as remember distinctive traits. Having a basic understanding of the scientific……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Je me propose de passer brièvement en revue les progrès de l'opinion relativement à l'origine des espèces. Jusque tout récemment, la plupart des naturalistes croyaient que les espèces sont ……続きを見る

"The eyes of that species of extinct giants, whose bones fill the mounds of America, have gazed on Niagara, as ours do now". Abraham Lincoln 1848 Niagara Falls The surprising information found in th……続きを見る