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|  | Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms by Stephen Jay Gould
This unique volume of twenty-one recent essays published in Natural History magazine is the first essay collection that consciously formulates a humanistic natural history, a history of how humans have learned to study and understand nature, rather than a history of nature itself. Gould examines the puzzles great and small that build the order of nature and studies the interaction of the outside world with the unique human ability to struggle to understand -- as a conscious, questioning agent -- the whys and wherefores...and merges this knowledge with the meaning of our own existence. Gould's writing is passionate and reflects the intelligence, humor, and insight that Gould is known for. His subjects range from affecting mini biographies of men grappling with the great problems of science end philosophy, to essays of wonder at natures and humanitys diversity, at the sensitive and intelligent conjunction of art and nature. AUTHOR: Stephen Jay Gould
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley
A retelling of the African folktale that explains how all stories came to Earth. Long ago, stories didn't belong to the people of Earth, but rather to Nyame, the Sky God, who kept all the stories locked up in a golden box for his own enjoyment. When Ananse the Spider Man asks Nyame to release the stories for all to enjoy, Nyame says he will do so only if Ananse can perform three seemingly impossible tasks. Woodcut illustrations accompany the text. Winner of the 1971 Caldecott Medal. AUTHOR: Gail E. Haley
PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks by Dave Holderread
Storey's Guide is the complete guide to fowl raising. It covers everything from breeding and behavior to rearing, managing, and butchering. Includes photographs, illustrations, and graphs. AUTHOR: Dave Holderread
PUBLISHER: Storey Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | What Is the World Made Of? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Meisel
Did you ever walk through a wall or drink a glass of blocks? Have you ever played with a lemonade doll, or put on milk for socks? This latest addition to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series introduces young readers to an important science concept: the differences between solids, liquids, and gases. Any child who wants to know why he can't walk through a wall will enjoy Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld's simple text and Paul Meisel's playful illustrations. AUTHOR: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Meisel
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Dictionary of Military Terms by US Joint Chief Staff
The diversification of military terminology and jargon in recent years has made a clear, authoritative guide to the language of today's armed forces essential. This newly revised reference book meets these requirements and, by defining more than 10,000 terms and abbreviations, serves as the essential key to the evolving concepts and language of the modern military profession. Compiled, revised and updated by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Dictionary of Military Terms presents the standard language required by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Departments, Joint Staff, combatant commands and defense agencies. It provides definitions and explanations for more than 6,000 current military and associated terms, lists over 3,000 abbreviations and acronyms and includes the English version of all currently approved NATO terms. This is an essential guide for professional military personnel, and for those who need to understand the language of modern defense, as well as being a fascinating insight into strategic and tactical concepts and how modern wars are fought. AUTHOR: US Joint Chief Staff
PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Apache Pocket Reference by Andrew Ford, Gigi Estabrook
Description not available.A companion volume to Apache: The Definitive Guide, this handy pocket resource covers the command-line options, configuration directives, and modules of Apache 1.3, as well as Apache support utilities, HTTP status codes, and HTTP headers. Original. (Intermediate) AUTHOR: Andrew Ford, Gigi Estabrook
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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