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AND THE WATERS TURNED TO BLOOD (With Update)
by Rodney Barker. Condition: UNREAD 1998 Touchstone Trade Paperback, reprint. Includes "an update on the 'Cell From Hell'." Very light & small diagonal crease bottom front cover corner tip. Interior perfect. Content: Want a real horror to keep you up at night? Well, this is the book for you. "Don't drink the water. Don't swim in it, fish in it, or even bathe in it. Rodney Barker's book details the latest plague to visit our shores: Pfiesteria piscicida, the "cell from hell," an aquatic microorganism that causes sufferers to exhibit symptoms similar to Alzheimers or multiple sclerosis. As it follows the fortunes of Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, one of the first scientists to recognize the danger of Pfiesteria, Barker's book reads like a cross between science fiction and conspiracy theory: Dr. Burkholder discovers that excessive pollution in the rivers and coastal waters of the Southeastern United States causes a deadly microorganism to breed like crazy; state and federal government attempts to suppress the report. An investigative reporter by training, Mr. Barker presents this book like a thriller, revealing pieces of the puzzle judiciously as he builds tension. Unlike in a literary thriller, however, there is no tidy ending to this story. Readers will be left with the disturbing knowledge that fish are still dying, fishermen are still getting sick, and the potential for disaster in this latest scourge is still unmeasured." [1 copy available]
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ATLAS OF SPONGE MORPHOLOGY / ATLAS DE MORPHOLOGIE DES ESPONGES
by Louis De Vos, Klaus Rutzler, Nichole Boury-Esnault, Claude Donadey, Jean Vacelet. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Smithsonian over-size hardcover (no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Beautiful glossy paper. Content: Complete and detailed discussion of the cellular structure of sponges. Frankly, that's all I got out of it - but you may do much better. French & English text. [1 copy available]
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ARACHNOMANIA: The General Care and Maintenace of Tarantulas & Scorpions
by Philippe de Vosjoli. Cover art by Russ Gurley. B&W photos & drawings illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Advanced Vivarium Systems Special Edition, 16th printing. Light taning to white cover edges but NOT to interior glossy pages. Content: These creatures are relatively long-lived with life-spans of up to 20 years or more, as well as hardy and easy to maintain with the proper information. This book presents an overview of methods for the husbandry of a variety of tarantulas and scorpions. Selection, housing & maintenance, feeding, molting, handling, breeding, raising babies and more. So if you wish to breed and maintain these frightening creatures, this is the book for you. [1 copy available]
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THE BLOODSTREAM
by Isaac Asimov. Condition: Pre-read 1979 Collier Books paperback, 7th printing. Interior clean & tight with tanning to page edges, but the cover has edgewear and pale, light creasing. Not crisp. Content: A complete discussion of that wonderful transit system that keeps us all moving. [1 copy available]
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THE BUG BOOK: Harmless Insect Controls
by Helen and John Philbrick. B&W illustrations by Cathy Baker. Condition: Gently pre-rad, if at all, 1991 Storey Communications Trade Paperback, 21st printing. Interior clean & tight, but there is a name on the top Title Page. Content: This book, first published in 1971, is already a classic among dedicated gardeners. It tells and shows how to identify both the helpful and the destructive insects that inhabit your gardens. Learn how to take advantage of the "good" bugs and how to eliminate the bad ones safely. [1 copy available]
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CHILDREN OF THE ICE AGE: How a Global Catastrophe Allowed Humans to Evolve
by Steven M. STanley. B&W illustrations by Suzanne Eddmonds. Condition: NEW 1998 W. H. Freeman Trade Paperback, first printing. Remainder mark bottom edges. Content: When presented with persuasive rhetoric, new theories of human origins can seem to be the coming consensus, as with those Stanley proposes. A major problem he and fellow paleontologists grapple with is the connection between Australopithecus (the "Lucy" fossil) and Homo erectus (the "Turkana Boy" fossil). The key, Stanley argues, is the movement of land masses millions of years ago between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that triggered an ice age that fragmented the African forests inhabited by Australopithecus, from an isolated population of which, through the accelerated processes of "punctuated equilibrium," emerged the Homo genus. In addition to that scientifically updated Great Chain of Being, Stanley dwells on pressures likely to have favored a change in Lucy's kin after anatomical stagnation for a million years. These he groups under inferences about carnivores and child rearing, which he headlines as the "terrestrial imperative" -- what made it safe for hominids to descend from the trees. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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HEN'S TEETH AND HORSE'S TOES: Further Reflections in Natural History
by Stephen Jay Gould. B&W illustrations & photos. Condition: NEW 1982 W. W. Norton paperback, first printing. Pale tanning to white cover edges, but none to interior pages (excellent paper!). Content: What color is a zebra? Does the changing size of a Hershey bar hold a lesson of adaptive significance? Did an asteroid bring mass extinction to the earth 65 million years ago? Why do animals walk, fly, swim and slither but never roll? Human beings not withstanding, why are the females of most species larger than the males? Behind each question and each answer lie concepts central to science and in particular to an understanding of evolution, the centerpiece of biology. Science is the art of the doable, and the science of evolutionary biology has changed our view of the world. It is important to remember that natural selection is not a perfecting principle, but a means of making sense of our earth as we find it today. [1 copy available]
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THE HOT ZONE: A Terrifying True Story
by Richard Preston. Condition: Good only 1995 Anchor Books paperback, 5th printing. Spine & hinge crease with edgewear. Interior clean & tight with tanning to interior page edges. Content: The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More hair-raising than anything Hollywood could think of, because it's all true. [1 copy available]
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THE HUMAN BRAIN: Its Capacities and Functions
by Isaac Asimov. B&W charts and drawings illustrate. Condition: Good, pre-read Mentor paperback, 19th printing. Light tanning to white cover edges and interior page edges. Shelfwear to bottom half of about 20 pages - working on that! Content: With detailed B&W drawings, Asimov explains the workings of the human brain. Glad he understood what makes us tick. I sure don't. [1 copy available]
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF INSECTS (Revised & Expanded Edition)
edited by Nicholas Wade. B&W insect "portraits." Condition: NEW 2003 Lyons Press large soft cover, revised & expanded edition, first printing. Content: "I am delighted with this collection. The writing is crystal-clear and entertaining, the detail accurate, and the selection of topics wide enough to compose a virtual entomological textbook. Read it, and an insect will never be a bug to you again." - Edward Wilson. [2 copies available]
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PHANTASTICA: A Classic Survey on the Use and Abuse of Mind-Altering Plants
by Louis Lewin, M.D. B&W charts. Condition: NEW 1998 Park Street Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: "Phantastica has weathered the test of time quite well, and it continues to bear testimony to the scientific dedication and keen wisdom of one of the world's great psychopharmacologists. [An] open-minded, scientific approach to the study of psychoactives." "This book gives the reader a worldwide tour of inebriation, addiction, and devotional ecstasy along with his insightful perspective of human nature." Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SIX-LEGGED SEX: The Erotic Lives of Bugs
by James K. Wangberg. Detailed B&W bug drawings by Marjorie Leggitt. Condition: NEW 2001 Fulcrum Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny shelfwear bottom edge at hinge. Content: Entomologist Wangberg knows that many scientists write up their observations on the sexual lives of insects in erudite entomological journals that circulate mainly among the initiated. Believing that, for example, a paper entitled "Sexual Selection in Resource Defense Polygyny" belies a bawdy tale just screaming to be told, Wangberg "translated" technical jargon into dozens of stories about the way boys meet girls in the insect world. Jazzed up by whimsical illustrations of bugs in action, Wangberg's vignettes anthropomorphize to humorous effect a variety of mating instincts, such as serenading, proffering gifts, and dancing -- the latter apparently all the rage among fruit flies. Alas, courtship is not always so courtly: a good deal of fighting, raping, killing, and cannibalizing occurs among insects. Scientists have also studied the shapes of insect penises, couplings of tantric duration, and the swarming orgies of mayflies -- and they get paid for it! But their efforts provide our amusement in this informative, slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the scientific literature. [Oh, come on, what more delightful use of your time than reading about the love life of bugs!] [2 copies available]
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WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY PLANTS
by Rosemary Creeser. Beautiful full-color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2004 Firefly Books Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: No matter what size the garden or where it's located, attracting and supporting wildlife is one of the most beneficial of gardening activities. Although the common perception is that wildlife can only be found on large tracts of country land, Creeser demonstrates that, in nature, the "field of dreams" rule applies: if you build it, she says, they will come. By they, she means insects, birds, butterflies, and amphibians that can add life to the garden, and that need a garden habitat in order to survive. Knowing how to encourage wildlife is only part of a successful approach. The other is determining which plants are wildlife-friendly, and to that end, Creeser provides a comprehensive plant directory of perennials, trees, and shrubs. Complemented by breathtaking color photographs, each entry features informative symbols for at-a-glance reference. As beneficial wildlife populations diminish, it is more important than ever that gardeners plan and plant with these creatures in mind. Creeser's compact new guide makes that easy to do. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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