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|  | Whales by John F. McGee, Patricia Corrigan
Description not available.Describes the physical characterists, habitat, eating habits, and life cycle of whales. AUTHOR: John F. McGee, Patricia Corrigan
PUBLISHER: Creative Publishing International, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Little Raccoon by Doug Cushman, Lilian Moore
Little Raccoon returns, repackaged in a three-in-one collection of his early tales, along with brand new b&w illustrations. AUTHOR: Doug Cushman, Lilian Moore
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Landscape & Memory by Simon Schama
Simon Schama takes on the 'cultural psychology of nature.' He analyzes the history of the relationship between humans and nature, primarily through a survey of European art and mythology. The dark woods of fairy tales and modern urban parks are both repositories for our fears, dreams, and wishes, and the Western traditions towards nature are not simply a chronicle of exploitation and idealization. Schama utilizes his familiar idosyncratic narrative style--an erudite amalgam of history, fiction, audacity, and humor--to deepen our understanding of our culture's complex relationship towards nature. AUTHOR: Simon Schama
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Requiem for Nature by John Terborgh
For ecologist John Terborgh, Manu National Park in the rainforest of Peru is a second home; he has spent half of each of the past twenty-five years there conducting research. Like all parks, Manu is assumed to provide inviolate protection to nature. Yet even there, in one of the most remote comers of the planet, Terborgh has been witness to the relentless onslaught of civilization. Seeing the steady destruction of irreplaceable habitat has been a startling and disturbing experience for Terborgh, one that has raised urgent questions: Is enough being done to protect nature? Are current conservation efforts succeeding? What could be done differently? What should be done differently? In Requiem for Nature, he offers brutally honest answers to those difficult questions, and appraises the prospects for the future of tropical conservation. His book is a clarion call for anyone who cares about the quality of the natural world we will leave our children. AUTHOR: John Terborgh
PUBLISHER: Island Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Male Feeling by Lauren Keswick, R. Louis Schultz, Sean Kahlil
North American culture prizes male strength, upper-body bulk, and muscular torsos, but ignores male genitalia for anything other than sexual function. The author strives to increase knowledge of this body region with a guide to male pelvic anatomy and a discussion of male sexual pleasure and emotions. AUTHOR: Lauren Keswick, R. Louis Schultz, Sean Kahlil
PUBLISHER: North Atlantic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Measuring Eternity by Martin Gorst
Gorst surveys the efforts of scientists and theologians--who often held clashing agendas--to ascertain the age of the Earth, from scholars of the 17th century, to geologists in the 18th and 19th centuries, to the cosmologists and astrophysicists of the 20th century. AUTHOR: Martin Gorst
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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