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• Biometric
  Botany
  Geochemistry
  Forensics
  Forensic Research
  Computer Graphics
   
  

  The Shrub Identification Book: The Visual Method for the Practical Identification of Shrubs, Including Woody Vines and Ground Covers

  The Visual Method for the Practical Identification and Recognition of Shrubs (and vines and ground covers) -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods.The book is in two parts: ...  > read more
• Menopause
  Sustainability
  Gender Difference
  Environmental Policy
  Trees
  Forest
   
  

  The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience

  Wangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya in 1940. In 1960, she won a Kennedy scholarship to study in America and earned a master's degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh and became ...  > read more
• Origin of Life
  Extinction
  Healthy Aging
  Nature
  Dinosaurs
  Earth Science
   
  

  Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Life in the Triassic (Life of the Past)

  Before the Age of Dinosaurs there was an age in Earth's history known as the Triassic. It was a world of truly fantastic creatures, a genetic stew of the ancient and the modern. During this time ...  > read more
• Solar System
  Cosmology
  Astronomy
  Big Bang
  Astrophysics
  Computer Modeling
   
  

  In Quest of the Universe

  Thoroughly updated and revised, In Quest of the Universe, Fifth Edition, is the most comprehensive, one-semester introductory level astronomy text available. The authors' clear, concise writing ...  > read more
• Caving
  Archaeology
  Extreme Survival
  Ancient Civilizations
  Nature
  Anthropology
   
  

  The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art

  The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers. Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers ...  > read more
• Geography
  Popular Culture
  Perception
  Internet
  Computer Programming
  Communications
   
  

  Enterprise AJAX: Strategies for Building High Performance Web Applications

  “The core technologies of Ajax are quite straightforward; the hard part is applying them in the real world. Fortunately, the authors have been putting Ajax into practice since long ...  > read more
• Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Seeds
  Pests and Parasites
  Virology
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition

  This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, ...  > read more
• Dogs
  Nature
  Sustainability
  Endangered Animals
  Urbanization
  Land Management
   
  

  A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)

  Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the ...  > read more
• Racial Disparity
  Racial Issues
  Origin of Life
  Fossils
  Privacy Issues
  Geography
   
  

  In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life

  History is recorded in many ways. According to  author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully  by studying the small things so often forgotten.  Objects such as ...  > read more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Urbanization
  Severe Weather
  Transportation Issues
  Consumer Behavior
  Anthropology
   
  

  Patron Saints: How the Saints Gave New Orleans a Reason to Believe

  In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, devastating not only buildings and homes, but the hope, spirit and faith of its people. The Saints were cast out on the road, not knowing when ...  > read more

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