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Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England

By: Richard M. DeGraaf

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Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England

By: Richard M. DeGraaf

The authoritative, professional guide to improving and sustaining diverse wildlife habitat conditions in New England.

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1584655879

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New England Wildlife

Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution

By: Richard M. DeGraaf,Mariko Yamasaki

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New England Wildlife

Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution

By: Richard M. DeGraaf,Mariko Yamasaki

The only comprehensive guide to the natural histories and habitats of all inland New England species

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502

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UPNE

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0874519578

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9780874519570

The Raptors of Arizona

By: Richard L. Glinski

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Thousands of birdwatchers come to Arizona each year seeking rare or intriguing species, and for those watching the skies the additional sighting of a bird of prey is a reward in itself. The Grand Canyon state boasts the most dramatic assortment of raptors in North America: hawks, eagles, falcons, kites, and owls, plus vultures and condors. Here can be found nearly all the raptor species of the continental United States and also established populations of species associated with Mexico, such as the Gray Hawk, Common Black-Hawk, Zone-tailed Hawk, and Whiskered Screech-Owl. Arizona's raptors are found in an unrivaled diversity of habitats, from saguaro cactus forests where tiny Elf Owls nest to the Vermilion Cliffs, where the gigantic California Condor was introduced in 1996. Yet many species live in habitats that are now jeopardized by degradation or development, making an understanding and appreciation of raptors crucial to their survival. The Raptors of Arizona brings together the knowledge and insights of 29 raptor and wildlife authorities who provide original information and syntheses on Arizona's 42 raptor species, with an emphasis on aspects of their natural history in Arizona. A chapter on each bird includes its description, a range map, and information on its distribution, habitat, life history, and status. Additional chapters cover conservation, habitats, where and when to watch raptors, and the sport of falconry. The book is enhanced by 42 full-color illustrations by Richard Sloan, one of the premier wildlife artists in North America, whose paintings were commissioned by the Arizona Wildlife Foundation specifically for this project. Co-published with the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

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285

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University of Arizona Press

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081654719X

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9780816547197

John James Audubon

The Making of an American

By: Richard Rhodes

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John James Audubon

The Making of an American

By: Richard Rhodes

John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would spend the next thirty-five years traveling to the remotest regions of his new country–often alone and on foot–to render his avian subjects on paper. The works of art he created gave the world its idea of America. They gave America its idea of itself. Here Richard Rhodes vividly depicts Audubon’s life and career: his epic wanderings; his quest to portray birds in a lifelike way; his long, anguished separations from his adored wife; his ambivalent witness to the vanishing of the wilderness. John James Audubon: The Making of an American is a magnificent achievement.

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546

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Vintage

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037571393X

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9780375713934

Neotropical Migratory Birds

Natural History, Distribution, and Population Change

By: Richard DeGraaf,John Rappole

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Neotropical Migratory Birds

Natural History, Distribution, and Population Change

By: Richard DeGraaf,John Rappole

Thrushes, warblers, vireos, and tanagers are probably the most familiar of the Neotropical migrants—birds that breed in the United States and Canada, then journey to spend the winter in the Caribbean, Mexico, or southward. But this extraordinary group actually comprises a large number of diverse species, including waterfowl, shorebirds, terns, hawks, flycatchers, and hummingbirds. In their compendious review of information on these birds, Richard M. DeGraaf and John H. Rappole illuminate the need for a thorough understanding of the ecology of each species, one that exte4nds throughout the entire life cycle. The authors argue convincingly that conservation efforts must be based on such an understanding and carried out across a species' range—not limited to the breeding grounds. This book is the first to summarize in one volume much-needed practical data about the distribution and breeding habitat requirements of migratory birds in North and South America. The body of the book consists of natural history accounts of more than 350 species of Neotropical migrants, including a brief description of each bird's range, status, habitats on breeding grounds, nest site, and wintering areas. The authors provide a complete range map of each species' distribution in the Western Hemisphere as well as notes on the distribution—basic data that until recently have largely been unavailable in usable form to ornithologists and land and resource managers. An appendix lists species that are increasing or decreasing at significant rates in various physiographic regions of North America.

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699

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Cornell University Press

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1501734016

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9781501734014

The Demise of the Library School

Personal Reflections on Professional Education in the Modern Corporate University

By: Richard J. Cox

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The Demise of the Library School

Personal Reflections on Professional Education in the Modern Corporate University

By: Richard J. Cox

In The Demise of the Library School, Richard J. Cox places the present and future of professional education for librarianship in the debate on the modern corporate university. The book is a series of meditations on critical themes relating to the education of librarians, archivists, and other information professionals, playing off of other commentators analyzing the nature of higher education and its problems and promises.

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358

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Library Juice Press, LLC

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1936117452

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9781936117451

Towns, Ecology, and the Land

By: Richard T. T. Forman

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Towns, Ecology, and the Land

By: Richard T. T. Forman

A pioneering book highlighting the dynamic environmental dimensions of towns and villages and spatial connections with surrounding land.

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637

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Cambridge University Press

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1107199131

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9781107199132

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds

By: Richard M. DeGraaf

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Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds

By: Richard M. DeGraaf

A new edition of the classic guide to creating a habitat to attract birds

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188

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UPNE

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1584652152

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9781584652151

The Devil's Cormorant

A Natural History

By: Richard J. King

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The Devil's Cormorant

A Natural History

By: Richard J. King

Behold the cormorant: silent, still, cruciform, and brooding; flashing, soaring, quick as a snake. Evolution has crafted the only creature on Earth that can migrate the length of a continent, dive and hunt deep underwater, perch comfortably on a branch or a wire, walk on land, climb up cliff faces, feed on thousands of different species, and live beside both fresh and salt water in a vast global range of temperatures and altitudes, often in close proximity to man. Long a symbol of gluttony, greed, bad luck, and evil, the cormorant has led a troubled existence in human history, myth, and literature. The birds have been prized as a source of mineral wealth in Peru, hunted to extinction in the Arctic, trained by the Japanese to catch fish, demonized by Milton in Paradise Lost, and reviled, despised, and exterminated by sport and commercial fishermen from Israel to Indianapolis, Toronto to Tierra del Fuego. In The DevilÕs Cormorant, Richard King takes us back in time and around the world to show us the history, nature, ecology, and economy of the worldÕs most misunderstood waterfowl.

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University of New Hampshire Press

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1611682258

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9781611682250

Quick, Said the Bird

Williams, Eliot, Moore, and the Spoken Word

By: Richard Swigg

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Quick, Said the Bird

Williams, Eliot, Moore, and the Spoken Word

By: Richard Swigg

In Quick, Said the Bird, Richard Swigg makes the case for acoustics as the basis of the linkages, kinships, and inter-illuminations of a major twentieth-century literary relationship. Outsiders in their home terrain who nevertheless continued to reach back to their own American vocal identities, Williams, Eliot, and Moore embody a unique lineage that can be traced from their first significant works (1909-1918) to the 1960s.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609380797

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9781609380793

Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists

By: George A. Cevasco,Lorne Hammond,Richard Harmond,Keir B. Sterling

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Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists

By: George A. Cevasco,Lorne Hammond,Richard Harmond,Keir B. Sterling

Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North America, conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, wildlife management specialists, park planners, national park administrators, zoologists, botanists, natural historians, geographers, geologists, academics, museum scientists and administrators, military personnel, travellers, government officials, political figures and writers and artists concerned with the environment. Some of the subjects are well known. The accomplishments of others are little known. Each entry contains a succinct but careful evaluation of the subject's career and contributions. Entries also include up-to-date bibliographies and information concerning manuscript sources.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313036497

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9780313036491

X-15 Diary

The Story of America's First Space Ship

By: Richard Tregaskis

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X-15 Diary

The Story of America's First Space Ship

By: Richard Tregaskis

Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. First tested in 1959, the X-15 proved to be a crucial testing ground for the astronauts and hardware in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and even the Space Shuttle programs. ø The dramatic tale of the golden age of this experimental plane comes vividly to life through the writing of the celebrated reporter Richard Tregaskis, who spent time with the pilots, engineers, and other key personnel involved in the project. We learn of the years of planning and design, devastating onboard explosions, exhilarating triumphs, and, above all, the personal and professional sacrifices that paved the way for the enduring legacy of the blisteringly fast X-15 rocket plane.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803294565

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9780803294561

The Refinement of America

Persons, Houses, Cities

By: Richard Lyman Bushman

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The Refinement of America

Persons, Houses, Cities

By: Richard Lyman Bushman

This lively and authoritative volume makes clear that the quest for taste and manners in America has been essential to the serious pursuit of a democratic culture. Spanning the material world from mansions and silverware to etiquette books, city planning, and sentimental novels, Richard L. Bushman shows how a set of values originating in aristocratic court culture gradually permeated almost every stratum of American society and served to prevent the hardening of class consciousness. A work of immense and richly nuanced learning, The Refinement of America newly illuminates every facet of both our artifacts and our values.

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Vintage

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0307761606

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9780307761606

The Bone Readers

Science and Politics in Human Origins Research

By: Claudio Tuniz,Richard Gillespie,Cheryl Jones

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The Bone Readers

Science and Politics in Human Origins Research

By: Claudio Tuniz,Richard Gillespie,Cheryl Jones

The Bone Readers are a dedicated group of scholars who study the earliest human remains, their chemistry and DNA, their extinct floral and faunal contemporaries, and the geologic layers in which they were found. Their research leads them to theories about modern human origins that continually challenge conventional wisdom and cherished beliefs— about “Eve ,” Neanderthals, “hobbits,” and the Bering Straits, among others. Two leading Bone Readers and a science writer have penned a literate, authoritative summary of the current questions and the minefield of academic politics that surround it. Ideal for students in human origins or biological anthropology courses, and a delightful read.

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Routledge

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1315418878

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9781315418872

Book's by Richard Miller Bird

Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England

Technical Guide to Forest Wildlife Habitat Management in New England

New England Wildlife

New England Wildlife

The Raptors of Arizona

The Raptors of Arizona

John James Audubon

John James Audubon

Neotropical Migratory Birds

Neotropical Migratory Birds

The Demise of the Library School

The Demise of the Library School

Towns, Ecology, and the Land

Towns, Ecology, and the Land

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Attracting Birds

The Devil's Cormorant

The Devil's Cormorant

Quick, Said the Bird

Quick, Said the Bird

Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists

Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists

X-15 Diary

X-15 Diary

The Refinement of America

The Refinement of America

The Bone Readers

The Bone Readers

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