Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish
10 best books like Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish (James Prosek): The Fall of Gondolin, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of all Time, Oxygen: The Molecule That Made the World, National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks, Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World, A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals, Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid, Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River
| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| ISBN | 1328613046 |
In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwë, chief of the Valar: he is called...
Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: 90 percent of life was destroyed,...
| Author | Nick Lane |
| ISBN | 0198607830 |
In Oxygen, Nick Lane takes the reader on an enthralling journey as he unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. He shows how oxygen underpins the origin of biological complexity, the birth of photosynthesis, the sudden evolution of animals, the need for two...
| Author | National Geographic Society |
| ISBN | 0792268776 |
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America continues to be the most sought-after, the most authoritative, and the easiest to access field guide to birds on the market. Now in its 4th Edition, revisions include 250 updated range maps, and new classification information National...
| Author | Juliet Eilperin |
| ISBN | 0375425128 |
A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to summon a shark with ancient magic. A scientist finds a rare shark in Indonesia and forges a deal with villagers so it and other species...
| Author | Jessica Snyder Sachs |
| ISBN | 0809050633 |
Making Peace with Microbes
Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit...
| Author | Tim Flannery |
| ISBN | 0871137976 |
"Since humanity first wandered from its African birthplace over fifty millennia ago, it has radically altered the environment everywhere it has settled, often at the cost of the creatures that ruled the wild before its arrival. As our prehistoric ancestors spread throughout the globe, they began...
| Author | Wendy Williams |
| ISBN | 0810984652 |
Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants of the sea: the squid. The pages take the reader on a wild narrative ride through the world of squid science and adventure, along the way addressing some...
| Author | David Quammen |
| ISBN | 0380717387 |
I promised a second review / rant about people I hate. This is it. This time it's Smug Environmentalists. The hate will manifest as the review goes on.
Natural Acts is a collection of essays, which mostly appeared originally in the authors column in "Outside" magazine. The essays mostly look...
| Author | Richard White |
| ISBN | 0809015838 |
The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.
In this pioneering study, White explores the relationship between the natural history of the Columbia River and the human history of the Pacific Northwest...
| Author | Callum Roberts |
| ISBN | 1597261025 |
Humanity can make short work of the oceans’ creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller’s sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It’s a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island...
| Author | Yann Arthus-Bertrand |
This book is the antidote to the news. And today I really need an antidote to the news.
Well okay, a lot of it is. You do get pictures of Chernobyl and rusting tanks in deserts, but even the grim images are drenched in glory. And it's as huge as it's wonderful - you almost need a removal van to get it home....
