Following the publication of Part One of this work, "Coast Plants", a self-appointed committee consisting of Rolf Nordhagen, Johannes Lid, Knut Fae...

CD-ROM and Book. The Red Planet has been a beacon to every race of mankind since the dawn of history. Today Mars stands as a symbol of the high fro...

Fifty-two of Maryland’s public gardens and natural parks are showcased in this book, with descriptions of their horticultural highlights and histor...

The animal agriculture industry, like other profit-driven industries, aggressively seeks to shield itself from public scrutiny. To that end, it use...

This vital and simply told story of pollination offers lush visual effects that illuminate their ongoing work by day and by night. Presented narrat...

Before the Bay Bridge made access to the Atlantic easier, the Chesapeake Bay was dotted with beach-type resorts. Located in Calvert County, Marylan...

Dinosaurs weren't the only "players" on the earth during the Triassic and Jurassic geologic periods, a fact quickly proven with 415 impressive colo...

Over 500 photos and engaging text reveal the fossils of the Cretaceous Period, the last period of the Mesozoic Era, the "Age of Reptiles," dating f...

The Ozarks highland region of the Midwest, located in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, contains beautiful mineral specimens for those with ...

For students of geology, this book offers a systematic overview of uranium and thorium minerals, which are known for their intense ultraviolet fluo...

The Grenville Province, covering much of upstate New York, southeastern Ontario, and southern Québec, has been the source of many amazing mineral s...

Shortlisted, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction AwardWarm, imaginative, and thoroughly original, this memoir intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defi...

If by some magic process humanity was able to go to the stars tomorrow and find habitable worlds we would probably want to design a society based u...

In this second book on Paleozoic fossils, over 840 all new specimens from this period are provided, organized by biologic (taxonomic) position. It ...

A glimpse into the life of the Grizzly Bear. In the Mountain Grizzly, author Michael S. Quinton offers readers a glimpse into the seldom-seen life ...

When newly paired American bald eagles nested in a tulip poplar tree at the United States National Arboretum, the American Eagle Foundation partner...

A full-color photographic field guide to mushrooms and fungi of the northern United States, from the Midwest to New England. Featured in USA Today,...

This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the Northwest - that region which covers the area from Alaska to northern Cali...

The author has the distinction of being the only wife of a European astronaut who has also worked in the area of human spaceflight. Her story is to...

Imagine finding a perfectly shaped heart rock on the beach: a gift from the sea symbolizing the universal image of love, while also crystallizing t...

In this collection of true short stories, Gayle Bunney shares her often hilarious and sometimes sad experiences with the dogs in her life. These he...

Around the world, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is synonymous with air and space flight. This book covers NASA's aerospacere...

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (Nasa) Background, Issues, Bibliography

Livestock production contributed nearly $123 billion to the U.S. economy in 2006. In response to concerns about animal disease outbreaks, the U.S. ...

Discover the nature of an Amazonian country far off the beaten track …Suriname is a treasure trove of natural riches. The most densely forested cou...

Since its discovery by Captain John Smith in 1608, the Nanticoke has never been particularly hospitable to the outsider. Flowing thirty-six miles f...

Lone Pine Publishing's nature guides historically have been best-sellers, popular for their comprehensive and easy-to-access natural history of a r...

Join photographer Susan Puder as she takes an intimate look at the resident and visiting bird species that inhabit the shores, fields, and forests ...

This book is dedicated to important issues concerning Space Shuttle retirement and transition to the next generation of human space flight systems....