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|  | The Wolves of Yellowstone by Barry O'Neill, Douglas W. Smith, Michael K. Phillips, Teri O'Neill
The story of the historic wolf restoration project is now available in paperback! The Wolves of Yellowstone provides the inside story of this restoration effort. Written by the project leaders, it's the only book containing the biologists' personal accounts, along with never-before-seen photographs, field notes, historical documents, and reminiscences from key figures such as Bruce Babbitt and L. David Mech. AUTHOR: Barry O'Neill, Douglas W. Smith, Michael K. Phillips, Teri O'Neill
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Salmon by Carlton Ray, John Baxter
Description not available.Provides information about the main species of salmon, their evolution, life cycles, migration, and threats to their existence, and more. AUTHOR: Carlton Ray, John Baxter
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Mackie Compact Mixers by Rudy Trubitt
Now in its expanded and updated second edition, Mackie Compact Mixers takes the mystery out of using your mixer. Written in a clear, musician-friendly style, this book will help you get the most from your small mixer, whatever its brand or model. Provides specific information and hookup examples on Mackie's most popular models, including the classic 1202 and 1604 as well as the new 1202-, 1402-, 1604-VLZs, VLZ Pro and other models. Written by the author of Live Sound for Musicians and authorized by Mackie, this book explains the fundamental concepts of how mixing boards work, emphasizing how audio gets into and out of a mixer. Armed with this understanding of signal flow, you will be equipped to begin answering your own questions about how to set up and operate your mixer to best meet your needs. AUTHOR: Rudy Trubitt
PUBLISHER: Leonard, Hal Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | The Demon in the Freezer by Richard A. Preston
The true story of the two doctors and an infectious disease expert who attempted to find the person or persons responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. Knowing the dangers of bioterrorism, the three also work to prevent the release of the most dangerous of all biological weapons--smallpox. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. AUTHOR: Richard A. Preston
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Alien Life by B. Parker
Description not available.Discusses recent discoveries in the search for life on other planets, explores the chances of finding extraterrestrials, and examines unexplained earthly phenomena AUTHOR: B. Parker
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Sidewinder by Ron Westrum
In the mid-1950s a small group of overworked, underpaid scientists and engineers on a remote base in the Mojave Desert created a weapon no one had asked for but everyone was looking for. This is the story of how that unorthodox team, led by visionary Bill McLean, overcame Navy bureaucracy and other more heavily funded projects to develop the world's best air-to-air missile. Author Ron Westrum examines that special time and place -- when the old American work ethic and can do! spirit were still a part of U.S. weapons development -- to discover how the dedicated team was able to create a simple and inexpensive missile. Today, some forty-four years after its invention, Sidewinder is still considered the best America has. The result of ten years of research, including hundreds of interviews, Westrum's study examines this unique military-civilian cult of creativity. McLean and his China Lake team produced an amazing array of technological and engineering marvels. Their powerful insights were coupled with outrageous creativity. In the intellectual pressure cooker provided by the isolation of the desert, the scientists dreamed and tinkered while test pilots such as Wally Schirra and Glenn Tierney took to the air, often risking life and limb to test the fledgling system. Westrum captures the guiding vision of McLean, the Caltechtrained physicist who intended to visit China Lake for two months but stayed for twenty-three years. An expert in group dynamics, the author shows why the group succeeded. He reduces arcane missile techno-babble to language both the specialist and lay reader will appreciate and enjoy, and he offers lessons useful for leaders and managers in and out of uniform. In atime of billion-dollar weapons development contracts, astronomical cost overruns, and defense acquisitions scandals, this revealing, highly readable tale about one of the most successful weapons in history should be of interest to everyone concerned about national security. AUTHOR: Ron Westrum
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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