Nature, Botanicals, Animals
POCKET BOOK OF BACKYARD EXPERIMENTS: DISCOVER THE LABORATORY IN YOUR GARDEN AND AROUND YOUR HOME
Written by Pilcher, Helen
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER..
Written by Phillips, Catherine
The symbolism surrounding the bird is unequalled ina ny other creature, Illustrated with a beautiful collection of works from The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and other 20th century masterpieces. Birds Of A Feather configures the place of birds in human culture.
MOSQUITO: A HUMAN HISTORY OF OUR DEADLIEST PREDATOR
Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing impact and universal projection of power. The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any other living thing with which we share our global village. Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes, for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would be completely unrecognizable. Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order.A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa?
HORSES OF ICELAND
With a unique gentle spirit, acute intelligence, a sturdy muscular build, and thick fur coats in a remarkable range of colors, the Icelandic horse is a special breed and beloved creature for the inhabitants of its native Iceland, and for horse lovers the world over. Over a five-year period, Argentinian photographer Guadalupe Laiz undertook an extraordinary photographic project to capture and celebrate the pastoral beauty and pure grace of these magnificent horses in their natural habitat--the rugged, raw, and often otherworldly terrain of the country of Iceland. The Horses of Iceland is a stunning and vivid photography collection providing thrilling glimpses of the many types of Icelandic horses in the wild and in rare communal moments with man, taking the reader on a breathtaking visual journey and an inspirational experience.
COOKING FOR CATS: THE HEALTHY, HAPPY WAY TO FEED YOUR CAT
Written by Robertson, Debora
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BRITAIN'S TREES: A TREASURY OF TRADITIONS, SUPERSTITIONS, REMEDIES AND FOLKLORE
Written by Woolf, Jo
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