Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does
10 best books like Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does (Philip Ball): Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects, Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth, Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life, The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine, Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion, Backyard Pharmacy: Growing Medicinal Plants in Your Own Yard, Zombie Tits, Astronaut Fish and Other Weird Animals, Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?, Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story, Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects
Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth—and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw—millions and millions of insect species. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space—where,...
With an extensive catalog at its heart, Prehistoric Life profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail. The story starts in earnest 3.8 billion years ago, with the earliest-known form of life on Earth, a bacteria that still exists today, and journeys through action-packed millennia,...
| Author | Elizabeth Fulton |
| ISBN | 1569755280 |
WHETHER YOU’RE A NEWCOMER TO THE FIELD OF energy medicine, an experienced practitioner or an animal lover committed to learning everything you can about your companion’s health, Animal Reiki will open your eyes to a new level of healing and well-being. From dogs and cats to horses and birds, this...
| Author | Barbara Tedlock |
| ISBN | 0553379712 |
A distinguished anthropologist–who is also an initiated shaman–reveals the long-hidden female roots of the world’s oldest form of religion and medicine. Here is a fascinating expedition into this ancient tradition, from its prehistoric beginnings to the work of women shamans across the...
| Author | Jesse James Thomas |
| ISBN | 1457560224 |
This book is not about what we can teach animals, but what they can teach us. Their differences are often not as radical as most humans imagine, which is one reason we love animals. We have more neurons in our neurological systems, but we share many of the same features and underestimate what they have learned...
| Author | Elizabeth Millard |
| ISBN | 1591865964 |
A healthier life is right at your fingertips - or at least only a few steps from your door!
Backyard Pharmacy helps you choose the best "backyard" medicinal plants. All the plants can easily be grown throughout North America by any home gardener, and used for their healing and natural-remedy...
Did you know that the peacock mantis shrimp has the most powerful punch on Earth? That vampire spiders are attracted to your smelly socks? That the lesser water boatman is the loudest animal in the world and its instrument is its own penis? Or that concave-eared frogs have a secret language that only males...
| Author | Catherine Thimmesh |
| ISBN | 0547991347 |
No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that fierce T.rex have been born with spots? In a first for...
| Author | Stephanie Spinner |
| ISBN | 0375868461 |
In 1977, graduate student Irene Pepperberg walked into a pet store and bought a year-old African grey parrot. Because she was going to study him, she decided to call him Alex--short for Avian Learning EXperiment. At that time, most scientists thought that the bigger the brain, the smarter the creature;...
| Author | Mark P. Witton |
| ISBN | 0691150613 |
For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest...
| Author | Todd Gustavson |
| ISBN | 1402756569 |
Cameras, and what they capture, forever changed our perception of the world, and of ourselves. Few inventions have had the impact of this ingenious, elegant, and deceptively simple device.
This gorgeous cornerstone volume, created in collaboration with the world-famous George Eastman...
Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon
| Author | Ronald Jenner |
| ISBN | 1588344541 |
Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It...
| Author | Nichole Robertson |
| ISBN | 1452105944 |
Take a journey through the world's most romantic city, traveling from color to magnificent color with this beguiling book. An orange café chair, bright blue bicycles against a fence, a weathered white door—Nichole Robertson's sumptuous photographs of the distinctive details of Paris, all arranged...
The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
| Author | Trevor J. Cox |
| ISBN | 0393350584 |
Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a career of eradicating bizarre and unwanted sounds. But after an epiphany in the London sewers, Cox now revels in exotic noises—creaking glaciers, whispering galleries,...
| Author | Nancy Ross Hugo |
| ISBN | 1604692197 |
Have you ever looked at a tree? That may sound like a silly question, but there is so much more to notice about a tree than first meets the eye. Seeing Trees celebrates seldom seen but easily observable tree traits and invites you to watch trees with the same care and sensitivity that birdwatchers watch...
| Author | Katrina Van Grouw |
| ISBN | 0691151342 |
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally all the same. With over 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered Bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly...
| Author | Bernd Heinrich |
| ISBN | 0674016394 |
I think Heinrich’s research is awesome, whether he’s putting pipe cleaners around young raven necks or counting sticks in a kinglet nest. This book was fantastic not only for the “wow” moments contemplating his field methods but for offering in-depth information about a group of animals...
| Author | Rupert Matthews |
| ISBN | 1609929632 |
First off, there is way too much content for this to be a kid’s book. Just because there’s loads of pictures and colors doesn’t mean this is something a kid is going to be able to choke down.
Second, the 50 “things” that we’re supposed to learn about were more like random sentences....
The Book of Black: Black Holes, Black Death, Black Forest Cake and Other Dark Sides of Life
| Author | Clifford A. Pickover |
| ISBN | 1606600494 |
"A really fun grab-bag of fascinating black facts related to science, pop-culture, sports, animals, religion, history, and so much more." — Wink Books
"Clever compendium of dark things include interesting scientific explanations." — Science News
From the Black Hole of Calcutta and...
Get ready to journey into the huge world of growing small!
The next garden trend combines the joy of gardening with the magic of miniatures. Gardening in Miniature is a complete guide to creating lush, living, small-scale gardens. It has everything you need to pick up this new hobby, including...
| Author | Christopher Herwig |
| ISBN | 9780692029 |
Photographer Christopher Herwig has covered more than 30,000 km by car, bike, bus and taxi in 13 countries discovering and documenting these unexpected treasures of modern art. From the shores of the Black Sea to the endless Kazakh steppe, the bus stops show the range of public art from the Soviet era...
| Author | Steve White |
| ISBN | 0857685848 |
A paleoartist is an illustrator who specialises in the science and art of reconstructing ancient animals and their world.
In Dinosaur Art, ten of the top contemporary paleoartists reveal a selection of their work and exclusively discuss their working methods and distinct styles.
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| Author | Nathan Silver |
| ISBN | 0618054758 |
When it was first published in 1968, the critically acclaimed LOST NEW YORK became an instant classic for the way it reawakened a lost city. Now expanded and updated, with 118 new photographs, the book reveals a fresh, true picture of New York as it has lived and grown, with startling reminders of how much...
Animal Earth: The Amazing Diversity of Living Creatures
| Author | Ross Piper |
| ISBN | 0500291659 |
What most think of as the animal kingdom—from elephants to amphibians—in fact accounts for only a tiny portion of the tens of millions of species that scientists speculate inhabit planet Earth. Animal Earth is an unbiased tour of this still largely undiscovered world, illuminating the bizarre...
| Author | Wendy Ewald |
| ISBN | 0316703060 |
This book is beyond cool. It's the coolEST (book that blends photography, pride in body-image, and narrative poetry, that is). I was first introduced to "The Best Part of Me" during my summer with the Oklahoma Writing Project when a teacher colleague modeled how she used the book with her 5th graders....
