Science and Technics

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World

von James Hancock & James A. Kushlan

Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically, they also include many of the world's most endangered species, as changes in land use erode...

The Herons Handbook

von James Hancock & James A. Kushlan

In this book, the only complete review of the world's herons currently in print, James Hancock distills his knowledge into a concise review of all 47 species and recognized subspecies. The text comprises a thumbnail...

New World Warblers

von Jon Curson & David Beadle

Following the same format as other book in the series, this guide to North American wood warblers, the parulinae, looks at their distribution throughout the USA and into Central and South America. It contains...

Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes

von Tony Harris & Kim Franklin

Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes this book offers information on...

A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World

von Angela Turner & Chris Rose

This reference guide gives general details about the swallows and martins of the world. These include appearance, the basic coloration and differences between the sexes and immatures and the function of other...

Terns of Europe and North America

von Hans Larsson & Klaus Malling Olsen

Covering 22 species found in the Western Paleartic and North America, this guide lists each species under the sections of: field identification; moult; description; geographical variation; measurements; and...

The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets

von Alan Boss

From one of the leaders of the search for extrasolar planets, a riveting account of the next breakthrough: the imminent discovery of planets similar to Earth.

Tony White's Animator's Notebook: Personal Observations on the Principles of Movement

von Tony White, Hajima Ohtani & Chuichi Watanabe

Apprentice yourself to a master of classical animation techniques with this beautiful handbook of insider tips and techniques. Apply age-old techniques to create flawless animations, whether you're working with...

Electrical Engineering 101: Everything You Should Have Learned in School...but Probably Didn't

von Darren Ashby, Ira M. Cohen & David R Dowling

Electrical Engineering 101 covers the basic theory and practice of electronics, starting by answering the question "What is electricity?" It goes on to explain the fundamental principles and components, relating...

DNA Repair in Cancer Therapy: Molecular Targets and Clinical Applications

von Mark R. Kelley

Cancer therapeutics include an ever-increasing array of tools at the disposal of clinicians in their treatment of this disease. However, cancer is a tough opponent in this battle, and current treatments, which...

Introduction to Groundwater Modeling: Finite Difference and Finite Element Methods

von Herbert F. Wang

The dramatic advances in the efficiency of digital computers during the past decade have provided hydrologists with a powerful tool for numerical modeling of groundwater systems. Introduction to Groundwater...

The Zebrafish: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Part B: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Part B

von III, H. William Detrich, Monte Westerfield & Leonard Zon

This volume of Methods in Cell Biology, the second of two parts on the subject of zebrafish, provides a comprehensive compendium of laboratory protocols and reviews covering all the new methods developed since...

Research on Nitrification and Related Processes, Part B

von Martin G. Klotz & Lisa Y Stein

The global nitrogen cycle is the one most impacted by mankind. The past decade has changed our view on many aspects of the microbial biogeochemical cycles including the global nitrogen cycle, which is mainly...

The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M0

von Joseph Yiu

* Provides engineers with a thorough understanding of how the architecture works by giving detailed information on the processor architecture, including programmer's model instruction set and interrupt handling...

Pipeline Planning and Construction Field Manual

von E. Shashi Menon

The objective of this book is to provide engineers with the necessary tools and techniques for formulating plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications for pipeline construction and field maintenance and...

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design: An Introduction for Engineers and Architects

von Daniel L. Schodek & Paulo Ferreira

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design...

Food Preservation Process Design

von Dennis R. Heldman

The preservation processes for foods have evolved over several centuries, but recent attention to non-thermal technologies suggests that a new dimension of change has been initiated.

The new dimension to be...

The Trees in My Forest

von Bernd Heinrich

Ina book destined to become a classic, biologist and acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the hidden life of a forest.

Under a Green Sky: The Once and Potentially Future Greenhou

von Peter D. Ward

By looking backward at the course of great extinctions, a paleontologist sees what the future holds.

More than 200 million years ago, a cataclysmic event known as the Permian extinction destroyed more than 90...

Present at the Future

von Ira Flatow

Veteran NPR^® science correspondent and award-winning radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow's enthusiasm for all things science has made him a beloved on-air journalist. For more than thirty-five years, Flatow...