NEW
GUIDEBOOKS
Along
Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail
The Continental Divide Trail
Series
Field
Guide to Old-Growth Forests
Guide
to the Offshore Wildlife of the Northern Atlantic
by Michael Tove
Quick
Escapes Minneapolis/St. Paul
25 Weekend Trips in and Around
the Twin Cities
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| Finding
old-growth forests is not easy, as less than 10 percent of the ancient
timber stands that used to stretch along the Pacific Coast are still intact.
Those that remain are mostly in remote, unmarked locations with difficult
access. For those who want to experience the wonder of walking beneath
giant trees and becoming part of an incredibly diverse and vital ecosystem,
this is an indispensable little guide. It provides descriptions of and
directions to parks and reserves in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington,
Oregon and California. Continue.. |
To identify all the air-breathing
offshore wildlife potentially encountered on birding, whale-watching, or
sport fishing trips at sea, you could take along a stack of field guides--or
this one comprehensive guide to all the birds, whales, dolphins, seals,
and sea turtles of the Northern Atlantic. |
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| NEW
NATURAL HISTORIES
American
Aquarium Fishes
by Robert J. Goldstein
Anza-Borrego
A to Z
People, Places, and Things
by Diana Lindsay
Glaciers
of California
Modern Glaciers, Ice Age Glaciers,
the Origin of Yosemite Valley, and a Glacier Tour in the Sierra Nevada
by Bill Guyton
(University of California Press)
Sir
William Jardine
A Life in Natural History
by Christine E. Jackson (Continuum)
Solitary
Wasps
Behavior and Natural History
by Kevin M. O'Neill
Tinkering
with Eden
A Natural History of Exotics
in America
by Kim Todd (W.W.
Norton & Co.)
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| Bill Guyton summarizes the
history of the discovery of Ice Age glaciation and modern-day glaciers
in California, as well as the development of modern ideas about the state's
glacial history. He describes the controversy about the origin of Yosemite
Valley and quotes from the colorful accounts of early mountain explorers
such as John Muir, Josiah Whitney, and Franois Matthes. His book provides
a primer on glaciers and glacial landforms, a glossary of technical terms,
helpful illustrations, and a 100-mile Sierra field trip guide for readers
who want to see glaciers and glacial features for themselves. Glaciers
of California will make any visit to the mountains more interesting, whether
one is carrying a camera, crampons, or a fishing pole. |
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| NEW
SCIENCE WRITING
Cracking
the Genome
Inside the Race to Unlock Human
DNA
by Kevin Davies
The
Nothing That Is
A Natural History of Zero
by Robert Kaplan |
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| In 1953, James Watson and
Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA. The discovery
was a profound, Nobel Prize-winning moment in the history of genetics,
but it did not decipher the messages on the twisted, ladderlike strands
within our cells. No one knew what the human genome sequence actually was.
No one had cracked the code of life. Now, at the beginning of a new millennium,
that code has been cracked. |
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