Science - Life Science Books

The ultimate reference book for bird enthusiasts - now in its third edition.

'A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps' DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH There may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders.

'Both a brilliant scholar and a great writer, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the fascinating science of what we feel, and why - and what we can do about it. I learned a lot from this wonderful book' Rick Hanson We've been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as important to our success as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, a

This landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images, and the latest scientific knowledge on all things animal! DK's Animal features stunning wildlife photography of more than 2,000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates, written by 70 natural history specialists. Each animal species comes with a description, photo, distribution map, and statistics, including its conservation s

Ruthie, was conceived with the help of an egg donor. Her father turns a fun moment into a teaching opportunity to tell her how the amazing process that helped bring her parents' dreams to life.

The origin of the organic food and farming movement can be traced back to Rudolpf Steiner's ten day course on agriculture. Because of its inevitable, detrimental effect on human health, Dr. Steiner rejected the recently introduced, artificial nitrogen fertilizers and recommended a return to traditional methods for farm fertility along with ways to enhance them. This abridged version of his agriculture course in everyday language simplifies biodynamics for beginners.

A Big Picture glimpse of the origin of life on Planet Earth with a landmark analysis highlighting the scientific impossibility of the chance hypothesis offering a valid explanation for our beginning.

Basic Biology: An Introduction takes the reader through the basic information about life on Earth using easy-to-follow language. The book introduces readers to topics such as genetics, cells, evolution, basic biochemistry, the broad categories of organisms, plants, animals, and taxonomy.

Fire has shaped the Australian landscape and the lives of Australians for thousands of years-and will continue to do so as the climate changes. For all our advances in prevention and prediction, planning and communication, bushfires keep claiming our lives and our homes. How can we avoid another Ash Wednesday or Black Saturday?

A carefully annotated depiction of the beginning of human life on earth, its 21st century status and its hope for the future. The lawyer/author presents the case by dismantling evolution theory with a concise presentation of scientific and Biblical evidence as in a court of law. .

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of how the key physiological traits of insects respond to environmental variation.

This book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the commonest group of autotrophic plants on earth and are abundant in all waters and on soils and moist surfaces.