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|  | In Search of Nature by Edward O. Wilson, Laura S. Southworth
This is a collection of short essays that addresses the themes of Wilson's scientific career--biophilia, sociobiology, and biodiversity. AUTHOR: Edward O. Wilson, Laura S. Southworth
PUBLISHER: Island Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Sexual Selections
Description not available.A provocative tour of recent findings in animal sexuality and evolutionary biology seeks to demonstrate how anthropomorphism and gender politics have affected our knowledge of the natural world and shows how a broader approach, based on feminist biology, can bring about a more rounded understanding.
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Icebergs & Glaciers by Seymour Simon
Description not available.Through full-color photographs, this beautiful book presents the frozen world of icebergs and glaciers to young readers while teaching how their existance impacts the entire world. Reprint. AB. PW. SLJ. AUTHOR: Seymour Simon
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone by Mark L. Winston
With genetically modified crops we have entered uncharted territory--where visions of the triumph of biotechnology in agriculture vie with dire views of medical and environmental disaster. For two years Mark l. Winston traveled this fraught territory at home and abroad, listening to farmers, industry spokespeople, regulators, and researchers, canvassing high-security laboratories, environmentalist enclaves, and cyberspace, making a thorough survey of the facts, opinions, and practices deployed by opponents and proponents of transgenic crops. through his sympathetic portrayal of the passions on all sides, Winston brings a clear, unbiased perspective to this bewildering landscape. Traveling with Winston, we see the excitement and curiosity that pervade laboratories developing genetically modified crops, as well as the panic and outrage among dedicated opponents of agricultural biotechnology; the desperation of conventional farmers as they look to science for solutions to the problems driving them from the farms, as well as the deeply held values of organic farmers who dread the incursion of genetically modified crops into their expanding enterprise. And, Winson shows us, these contrasting attitudes transcend national borders, with troubling counterparts and consequences in the developing world. As he seeks a middle ground where concerns about genetic engineering can be rationally discussed and resolved, Winston gives us, at long last, a full and balanced view of the forces at play in the chaotic debate over agricultural biotechnology. AUTHOR: Mark L. Winston
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Trout & Salmon Rivers & Lochs of Scotland by Bruce Sandison
Scotland`s 6,000 lochs and 600 rivers are covered in this comprehensive angler`s reference. It explores everything fly fishers need to know, including permission, addresses and phone numbers, costs, information on boats and gillies, recommended flies, and fishing tactics. Maps. AUTHOR: Bruce Sandison
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Bats! by Joyce Milton, Judith Moffatt
Did you know that bats are not blind? That the smallest bat is the size of a bee? Kids will learn all this and more in this exciting book about one of nature's most misunderstood creatures. AUTHOR: Joyce Milton, Judith Moffatt
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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