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|  | Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks by Pat Vojtech
In the 1900s, skipjacks were a familiar fixture in every port on the Chesapeake. Their captains and crews were tough, hardy souls who earned a living in the harsh conditions of the wintertime Bay, dredging for oysters under sail. It was a dangerous but rewarding occupation; boys as young as twelve years old left school to follow their fathers and grandfathers onto the water in an age-old tradition of independence from the farms and factories that were the lot of men in the towns and cities of the region. The author has gone among skipjack captains, gathering stories of exciting events in their lives and reminiscences of how it was in the good times when oysters were healthy and plentiful. They told, too, about the bad times, when storms endangered their lives, or ice threatened their boats, the times when harvests were meager or the price they could get for oysters was too low to cover expenses. Throughout this absorbing book Vojtech has threaded the history of the skipjack, from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century when dredging by sail was the only legal method, to the present when the twin scourges of disease and water quality threaten to put an end to the country's last commercial sailing fleet. AUTHOR: Pat Vojtech
PUBLISHER: Cornell Maritime Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Alexander Frank Skutch, Dana Gardner, F. Gary Stiles
Description not available.Catalogs the more than 800 species of birds found in Costa Rica, with notes on identification, habits, and distribution AUTHOR: Alexander Frank Skutch, Dana Gardner, F. Gary Stiles
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Dogs by Steven M. L. Aronson
Introducing Fandex, a new idea in publishing that literally puts knowledge at your fingertips. Combining individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations plus hundreds of intriguing facts, statistics, and trivia, each Fandex Field Guide is a hand-held deck of information. The design is innovative, accessible, irresistible. There are 50 cards in a deck, die-cut and bolted together, and each individual card functions as a complete chapter. The decks are packaged in a clear plastic sleeve (with spine) and printed on heavy stock. Launching the series are four titles. Presidents -- all about America's 42 Presidents, from George Washington to William Jefferson Clinton. Trees -- the easiest tree identification guide ever created, plus a cultural history of the trees of America's forests and backyards. Dogs -- the top breeds, with vital stats. temperament, breed history, and trivia. And Cats -- a celebration of America's #1 pet, breed by breed, from the popular Silver Classic Tabby to the more exotic Korat, Chartreux, and Scottish Fold. The pleasure of learning. Of knowing your stuff. Of not cluttering the mind but rounding it out -- and filling in the blanks. This is Fandex, where information equals entertainment. AUTHOR: Steven M. L. Aronson
PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Wind Power for Home & Business by Paul Gipe
In 1993, Chelsea Green published Paul Gipe's landmark guide to the newest and best techniques for harvesting wind energy with small and medium-sized turbines. Now in its fourth printing, the book has sold more than 10,000 copies and inspired countless independent power producers to take control of their own electrical supply. AUTHOR: Paul Gipe
PUBLISHER: Chelsea Green Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Manatees and Dugongs of the World by Andrew Morland, Doug Perrine
Description not available.Discusses the natural history of the four living species of sirenian, as well as the extinct Stellar's sea cow, explores sirenians in myth and tradition, and examines efforts to protect the different species from extinction AUTHOR: Andrew Morland, Doug Perrine
PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics by Edward Teller, Wendy Teller, Wilson Talley
Description not available.An incisive celebration of the fundamental concepts and discoveries of physics by one of the twentieth century's greatest scientific minds discusses topics ranging from the laws of thermodynamics and the development of orbits of planetary objects to quantum mechanics, superconductors, and the nature of molecules. Reprint. 12,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Edward Teller, Wendy Teller, Wilson Talley
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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