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Bugs Rule!

An Introduction to the World of Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Richard Redak

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Bugs Rule!

An Introduction to the World of Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Richard Redak

The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors

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495

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Princeton University Press

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ISBN 10

140084892X

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9781400848928

Garden Insects of North America

The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition

By: Whitney Cranshaw,David Shetlar

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Garden Insects of North America

The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition

By: Whitney Cranshaw,David Shetlar

An updated edition of the most complete resource on backyard insects available This second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as the most comprehensive guide to the common insects, mites, and other “bugs” found in the backyards and gardens of the United States and Canada. Featuring 3,300 full-color photos and concise, detailed text, this fully revised book covers the hundreds of species of insects and mites associated with fruits and vegetables, shade trees and shrubs, flowers and ornamental plants, and turfgrass—from aphids and bumble bees to leafhoppers and mealybugs to woollybears and yellowjacket wasps—and much more. This new edition also provides a greatly expanded treatment of common pollinators and flower visitors, the natural enemies of garden pests, and the earthworms, insects, and other arthropods that help with decomposing plant matter in the garden. Designed to help you easily identify what you find in the garden, the book is organized by where insects are most likely to be seen—on leaves, shoots, flowers, roots, or soil. Photos are included throughout the book, next to detailed descriptions of the insects and their associated plants. An indispensable guide to the natural microcosm in our backyards, Garden Insects of North America continues to be the definitive resource for amateur gardeners, insect lovers, and professional entomologists. Revised and expanded edition covers most of the insects, mites, and other “bugs” one may find in yards or gardens in the United States and Canada—all in one handy volume Features more than 3,300 full-color photos, more than twice the illustrations of the first edition Concise, informative text organized to help you easily identify insects and the plant injuries that they may cause

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705

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Princeton University Press

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1400888948

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9781400888948

Guide to Colorado Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Boris C. Kondratieff

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Guide to Colorado Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Boris C. Kondratieff

Colorado professors and expert entomologists Whitney Cranshaw and Boris Kondratieff present a guide to finding and identifying the insects you are likely to see throughout the state. From bees to butterflies and beyond, this handy, state-specific guidebook will help insect enthusiasts to identify and learn about hundreds of Colorado's most common species. Full-color photography, fascinating facts, and a glossary of insect terms make this book visually appealing, practical, and fun for readers of all ages. With an introduction to the world of arthropods and interesting descriptions of scores of insects, Guide to Colorado Insects is a must-have whether you're at home or in the field. Book jacket.

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234

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Big Earth Publishing

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1565795210

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9781565795211

American Musicians II

Seventy-One Portraits in Jazz

By: Whitney Balliett

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American Musicians II

Seventy-One Portraits in Jazz

By: Whitney Balliett

All of the jazz profiles Whitney Balliett wrote for the New Yorker

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538

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1578068347

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9781578068340

Collected Works

A Journal of Jazz 1954-2001

By: Whitney Balliett

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Collected Works

A Journal of Jazz 1954-2001

By: Whitney Balliett

Jazz critic for The New Yorker since 1957 and the author of some fifteen books, Whitney Balliett has spent a lifetime listening to and writing about jazz. "All first-rate criticism," he once wrote in a review, "first defines what we are confronting." He could as easily have been describing his own work. For nearly half a century, Balliett has been telling us, in his widely acclaimed pitch-perfect prose, what we are confronting when we listen to America's greatest—and perhaps only original—musical form. Collected Works: A Journal of Jazz 1954-2001 is a monumental achievement, capturing the full range and register of the jazz scene, from the very first Newport Jazz Festival to recent performances (in clubs and on CDs) by a rising generation of musicians. Here are definitive portraits of such major figures as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Django Reinhardt, Martha Raye, Buddy Rich, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, Art Tatum, Bessie Smith, and Earl Hines—a list that barely scratches the surface. Generations of readers have learned to listen to the music with Balliett's graceful guidance. For five decades he has captured those moments during which jazz history is made. Though Balliett's knowledge is an encyclopedic treasure, he has always written as if he were listening for the first time. Since its beginnings in New Orleans at the turn of the century, jazz has been restlessly and relentlessly evolving. This is an art form based on improvising, experimenting, shapeshifting—a constant work in progress of sounds and tonal shades, from swing and Dixieland, through boogie-woogie, bebop, and hard bop, to the "new thing," free jazz, abstract jazz, and atonal jazz. Yet, in all its forms, the music is forever sustained by what Balliett calls a "secret emotional center," an "aural elixir" that "reveals itself when an improvised phrase or an entire solo or even a complete number catches you by surprise." Balliett's celebrated essays invariably capture the so-called "sound of surprise"—and then share this sound with general readers, music students, jazz lovers, and popular American culture buffs everywhere. As The Los Angeles Times Book Review has observed, "Few people can write as well about anything as Balliett writes about jazz.

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892

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Macmillan

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0312270089

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9780312270087

Garden Insects of North America

The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs

By: Whitney Cranshaw

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Garden Insects of North America

The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs

By: Whitney Cranshaw

To ease identification, the book is organized by plant area affected (e.g. foliage, flowers, stems) and within that by taxa. Close to a third of species are primarily leaf chewers, with about the same number of sap suckers. Multiple photos of various life stages and characteristic plant symptoms are included for key species. The text on the facing page, provides basic information on host plants, typical damage caused to plants, distribution, life history, habits, and, where necessary, how to keep "pests" in check - in short the essentials to better understanding, appreciating, and tolerating these creatures. Whether managing, studying, or simply observing insects, identification is the first step - and this book is the key. With it in hand, the marvelous microcosm right outside the house finally comes-fully into view."--BOOK JACKET.

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