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"SCIENCE TIMES" BOOK OF BIRDS
THE BEST NATURE REPORTING FROM THE ACCLAIMED WEEKLY SECTION OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES" |
| By: |
Nicholas Wade (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£18.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1558216057 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781558216051 |
| Publisher: |
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 1999 |
| Description: |
A selection of articles from the famed section of the New York Times assembled into a fast-paced journalistic style contain cutting-edge research on birds |
| Synopsis: |
The fifty best feature articles on birds are gathered in this beautifully illustrated anthology from Science Times, the weekly section of The New York Times. The collection covers a wide range: the evolution of a seventy-five-million-year-old flightless bird, the meddling in-laws of the white-breasted bee-eaters of Kenya, the extramarital flings of the Eurasian great reed warbler, the practice of siblicide among cattle egrets, crows' astonishing tool-making ability, and many more fascinating and illuminating topics."The Science Times Book of Birds" will be a great gift for bird lovers, students, and anyone interested in evolution and natural history. |
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Ill. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
The Lyons Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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