Extinction Books

• Frogs and Reptiles
  Nature
  Animals
  Privacy Issues
  Human Biology
  Biology
   
  

  The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians

  Why are some frogs able to freeze solid and still survive? How can secretions from amphibians offer scientists clues for treating human ailments? What allows reptiles and amphibians to regenerate ...  > read more
• Travel and Recreation
  Ancient Civilizations
  Apes
  Nature
  Geography
  Coral Reefs
   
  

  Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe

  A richly told story of the collision between nature's smallest organism and history's mightiest empire The Emperor Justinian reunified Rome's fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals who ...  > read more
• Religion
  Ancient Civilizations
  Spirituality
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Archaeology
   
  

  An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya

  The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has ...  > read more
• Stroke
  Scientific Conduct
  Educational Policy
  Caregiving
  Diseases and Conditions
  Information Technology
   
  

  The The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need (Board Review Series)

  Now in its updated Fifth Edition, this popular and practical text presents all the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, ...  > read more
• Birds
  Early Birds
  Zoology
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Wild Animals
   
  

  National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Eastern Region - Revised Edition

  Covering 508 bird species found east of the Rocky Mountains, the revised second edition takes into account changes in taxonomy and uses improved photography. At the heart of the guide is a set of 646 ...  > read more
• Acoustics
  Perception
  Popular Culture
  Intelligence
  Language Acquisition
  Nature
   
  

  This Is Your Brain on Music

  In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, ...  > read more
• Ecology
  Marine Biology
  Ecology Research
  Coral Reefs
  Fisheries
  Ocean Policy
   
  

  Reef

  Coral reefs are often called "the rainforests of the sea" because of the quantity and diversity of life they support, and because they are highly sensitive and threatened ecosystems. Building on ...  > read more
• Birds
  Early Birds
  Geography
  Zoology
  Aviation
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Birds of North America: A Guide To Field Identification, Revised and Updated (Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press)

  Spot the silhouette of a Northern Goshawk in flight. Identify the raucous call of the Red-winged Blackbird. Discover the secret of picking out a Chipping Sparrow from its look-alike cousins. It's ...  > read more
• Geography
  Menopause
  Pests and Parasites
  Landslides
  Mobile Computing
  Earth Science
   
  

  The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)

  The Night Sky is a rotating star finder (planisphere) that allows the user to recognize the constellations for any time of night, any day of the year. The sky appears to rotate (due to the rotation ...  > read more
• Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

  Just as we trace our personal family trees from parents to grandparents and so on back in time, so in The Ancestor's Tale Richard Dawkins traces the ancestry of life. As he is at pains to point out, ...  > read more

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