Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Backyard Birdfeeding for Beginners
de Mathew Tekulsky, John Burgoyne(Ed. Three Rivers Pr) Isbn : 0609802879
11.4 €
Join in on the feathered fun ! Be one of the millions who are entertained and enchanted by the birds that visit your backyard.Backyard birdfeeding is a wonderful pastime, especially when you have some help getting started. In Backyard Birdfeeding for Beginners Mathew Tekulsky gives you an explanation of bird biology, calls, and geographic ranges to help you identify the birds in your area. He provides you with all the information you need for...

The Masked Bobwhite Rides Again
de John Alcock(Ed. University of Arizona Press) Isbn : 0816514054
17.06 €
Join Alcock on a tour of the Sonoran Desert and a trek along Usery Peak and Superstition Mountain in southeastern Arizona as he offers his observations of this remarkable desert ecosystem and its environs. In a series of essays, Alcock, a zoology professor at Arizona State University in Tempe and the author of several works on the Sonoran Desert, describes his encounters with saguaro cactus, kangaroo rats, army ants, termites, gnatcatchers, towhees, coyotes, black bears, warblers, and other flora and fauna and their behaviors and roles in the desert ecosystem. He discusses the history of settlement and growth in Arizona and the hostility of Anglo settlers toward Native Americans, which virtually destroyed the Arizona Apaches. Alcock is not kind to ranchers, whom he faults for causing ecolo...

Starry Night: How To Skywatch In The 21st Century
de John Mosley(Ed. S S International) Isbn : 074342395X
23.63 €
John Mosley is Progam Supervisor at Griffith observatory in Los Angeles where he produces planetairium shows and co-ordinates the educational activities of the observatory. He edits Planetarium, the journal of the International Society and has written over a hundred astronomy software reviews.

To See Every Bird on Earth
de Dan Koeppel(Ed. Recorded Books) Isbn : 1419332996
28.49 €
John McDonough's well-known scholarly voice has less than stellar material to work with in Koeppel's relentless memoir of his unsatisfying relationship with his father. Although ornithology and bird-watching make up some of the text, most of the content focuses on the dysfunctional marriage of Koeppel's parents. McDonough ably recites passages on birding, but his usually reassuring voice is noticeably discomfited when having to read narrative on Richard Koeppel's post-divorce "encounters." McDonough gives a solid performance, but the repetitive nature of the text does not allow him to display the full range of his talents. R.F. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
de Dan Koeppel(Ed. Hudson Street Press) Isbn : 1594630011
23.7 €
John McDonough's well-known scholarly voice has less than stellar material to work with in Koeppel's relentless memoir of his unsatisfying relationship with his father. Although ornithology and bird-watching make up some of the text, most of the content focuses on the dysfunctional marriage of Koeppel's parents. McDonough ably recites passages on birding, but his usually reassuring voice is noticeably discomfited when having to read narrative on Richard Koeppel's post-divorce "encounters." McDonough gives a solid performance, but the repetitive nature of the text does not allow him to display the full range of his talents. R.F. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, And a Lifelong Obsession
de Dan Koeppel(Ed. Thorndike Press) Isbn : 0786280549
29.4 €
John McDonough's well-known scholarly voice has less than stellar material to work with in Koeppel's relentless memoir of his unsatisfying relationship with his father. Although ornithology and bird-watching make up some of the text, most of the content focuses on the dysfunctional marriage of Koeppel's parents. McDonough ably recites passages on birding, but his usually reassuring voice is noticeably discomfited when having to read narrative on Richard Koeppel's post-divorce "encounters." McDonough gives a solid performance, but the repetitive nature of the text does not allow him to display the full range of his talents. R.F. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds--E: Eastern Region - Revised Edition
de National Audubon Society(Ed. Knopf) Isbn : 0679428526
20.86 €
JOHN L. BULL, a self-taught ornithologist and popular field-guide writer, was born in Manhattan on February 28, 1914. He served as a research asisstant at the American Museum of Natural History in the 1960s and 70s, and led many birding tours in Long Island and New York City. He died in August 2006 at the age of ninety-two. JOHN FARRAND, JR. (1937-1994) studied at the University of Oklahoma and Louisiana State University. He served as Zoologist at the Smithsonian and was a curatorial assistant at the American Museum of Natural History.

John James Audubon: On the Wing
de Odyssey Publications(Ed. Odyssey Publications) Isbn : 9622176844
11.36 €
John James Audubon's love of the backwoods and his passion for drawing led him to become America's foremost artist-naturalist. His major work, The Birds of America, is as stunning today as it was more than 100 years ago. This book in the Icon Series uses Audubon's illustrations and paintings, together with other visual material and text, to document the life and achievements of one of America's most influential illustrators and de facto environmentalists. But he was no studio-bound artist nor did he have any formal artistic training. Audubon plied flat boats down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, hunted with the Shawnee, and spent much of his time as a woodsman. Wherever he went he felt compelled to sketch and paint the natural wealth and beauty of his beloved America. Plagued by bad luck, ...

Had I the Wings: The Friendship of Bachman and Audubon
de Jay Shuler(Ed. University of Georgia Press) Isbn : 082032079X
25.6 €
John James Audubon's friendships were often stressful and short-lived, but his personal and professional relationship with John Bachman of Charleston, South Carolina, was a notable exception. Bachman (1790-1874), a Lutheran pastor and gifted amateur zoologist, first met Audubon in 1831; they immediately became friends and collaborators and eventually in-laws (both Audubon sons wed Bachman daughters). Their major work was The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845-49), with Bachman's text and Audubon's paintings, but Bachman also provided specimens and data for Birds of America (1827-38). Shuler has produced a well-written and fully researched biography of Bachman, the first since 1888, emphasizing his scientific contributions and the Audubon friendship; it is recommended for natural ...

Had I the Wings: The Friendship of Bachman and Audubon
de Jay Shuler(Ed. University of Georgia Press) Isbn : 0820317055
28.46 €
John James Audubon's friendships were often stressful and short-lived, but his personal and professional relationship with John Bachman of Charleston, South Carolina, was a notable exception. Bachman (1790-1874), a Lutheran pastor and gifted amateur zoologist, first met Audubon in 1831; they immediately became friends and collaborators and eventually in-laws (both Audubon sons wed Bachman daughters). Their major work was The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845-49), with Bachman's text and Audubon's paintings, but Bachman also provided specimens and data for Birds of America (1827-38). Shuler has produced a well-written and fully researched biography of Bachman, the first since 1888, emphasizing his scientific contributions and the Audubon friendship; it is recommended for natural ...