Nature

The fast and easy way to get up-to-speed on alternative energy  . Because of current events, geopolitics, and natural disasters, the cost of fuel is front and center in our lives. This book provides a concise look at all forms of energy, including fossil fuels, electric, solar, biodiesel, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and renewable fuel cells. You will get explanations, definitions, and analysis of each alternative energy source from a technological point of view. more...

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To most Americans the Northern Heartland has long been the most mystifying part of their country... more...

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Presents the dramatic story of the stubborn optimists who refused to let the American chestnut go. This book relates their quest to save the tree through methods that ranged from classical plant breeding to cutting-edge gene technology. It features unconventional characters who have fought for the tree for a century, undeterred by setbacks. more...

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Amino acid metabolism and nutrition of farm animals continues to be an active area of research. Fully updated, this second edition discusses the nutrition of a wider range of species, including companion animals. There are species-specific chapters on pigs, poultry, ruminants and companion animals. more...

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THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES tells of Craig Childs' own chilling experiences among the grizzlies of the Arctic, sharks off the coast of British Columbia and in the turquoise waters of Central America, jaguars in the bush of northern Mexico, mountain lions, elk, Bighorn Sheep, and others. More than chilling, however, these stories are lyrical, enchanting, and reach beyond what one commonly assumes an ''animal story'' is or should be. THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES is a book about another world that exists alongside our own, an entire realm of languages and interactions that humans rarely get the chance to witness. PRAISE FOR CROSSING PATHS: ''Childs is in the grip of the outside and its persistent wildness....He is skilled din the exigent art of seeing, then translating what he has seen into words. He has carved an important niche for himself as a nature writer.'' --Kirkus Reviews ''Potent....If animals in the world could explain their actions and predatory instincts, they'd choose Childs to interpret these actions to other humans.'' -- Publishers Weekly ''A vivid first-person compendium.'' -- Outside ''Not since Diane Ackerman have I derived so much pleasure from reading the work of a fine naturalist and talented writer.'' -- The River Reporter more...

Price: $18.99