| 1. |  | A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There
from Oxford University Press, USA
Customer Review:
The definitive anchor volume on the bookshelf of modern American conservation. Leopold presents the big picture, painted as many small scenes. Again and again, I return to the February essay, "Good Oak," a classic of natural history writing. Leopold is a natural historian of the old school.
If... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. | ![]() | Silent Spring
from Fawcett Crest
Customer Review:
This book is a classic observational study of the effects of man-made chemicals on the natural world. Carson, a biologist and writer, turned her attention to the natural consequences of the new practices of trying to control insect pests with chemical treatments. She begins the book by explaining... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 3. | ![]() | Principles of Conservation Biology
from Sinauer Associates
Customer Review:
Individual chapters are done well. Case studies and essays are a nice touch and make great reading assignments for students. However, I find the redundancy of information a bit frustrating. To make matters worse, there are many times when the same information (e.g., population dynamics) is presented... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis
from Bloomsbury USA
Price: $16.50
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Simply fascinating, well-written look at an vastly under-rated topic - honey bees. They are so important but dying at alarming rates due to something called colony collapse disorder. It could spell disaster for humanity, yet we know so little about something so crucial. While the mystery is not... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest Mammals
from Free Press
Price: $10.20
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If you are interested in the environment and whales and support the fact that what the Japanese are doing by slaughtering whales is WRONG then you MUST read this book, I thought it was great !!! | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
from Belknap Press
Price: $31.50
Customer Review:
If you love the planet and want to understand your small place in the grand scheme of things this book is not for you. If you want to understand how we are all interdependent on the life around us, and how evolution has shaped the face of the earth, buy this book. Mr Wilson's writing is welcoming... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Travellers' Wildlife Guides Costa Rica
from Interlink Pub Group
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
I found this book only really useful for mammals. I had to supplement this book for amphibians, reptiles, and especially for birds. I found it is really only good for 'popular species' of the non-mammals. If you are a casual naturalist and only want to bring one book, it is ok, but if you trying to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. | ![]() | The Last Place on Earth
from Stein & Day Pub
Customer Review:
This book is so good and so changed the hero worship apologist views of Scott that, all by itself, it spawned a whole set of NEW apologist rebuttals. Some of these books just can't accept the truth, and perhaps the only one that deserves a response is the work by Susan Solomon, a meteorologist, who... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. | ![]() | Cry of the Kalahari
from Houghton Mifflin (T)
Customer Review:
I had to read this book for an AP Biology course and it was absolutely amazing!!! The way that they describe these encounters is simply amazing. Great Book easy to follow it's a book that you just don't want to put down until you finish it. I give it 5 stars no doubt I highly recommend this book to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People
from Mariner Books
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This is the grand finale of the Africa books for the Owens'. I have read all with great appreciataion for what they have done over many years, but I felt that this book was the best of all. It is the culmination of more maturity and experience of their programs and writing. I would recommend it to... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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