Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
by Bikram Grewal, Bill Harvey, and Otto Pfister
Old Dogs, New Chapters: Uplifting Stories of Senior Rescue Dogs
by Alison Clary and Jason Pappas
The attitude, the grace, the beauty and mystique of the cat, captured in hundreds of exquisitely composed and reproduced photographs. A white cat curled against a brilliant green door. A sleepy Siamese in mid-yawn. Silver tabby kittens piled in a heap. A Maine Coon, fluffed out to the max. These exceptional portraits, in color and black and white, are saturated in mesmerizing detail--a finely textured pink nose, the languid curve of a tail, brilliant gold-flecked eyes--and are a singular tribute...
With the paradigm shift toward local and home-grown food, gardeners and foodies have come to relish beautiful vegetable gardens and beautiful meals. Author Matthew Benson writes that beauty inspires behaviour, and he believes that we can and will eat better, be healthier, and live more sustainably when we grow food that's visually enticing. Benson restored a time-worn gentleman's farm and operates a CSA on one small acre of the land, offering vegetables, orchard fruit, cut flowers, herbs, eggs,...
Shows Japan's best known gardens in a variety of styles.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Museum's 2019 week-to-view diaries feature stunning photographs of the natural world from past years of the competition. The perfect gifts for wildlife enthusiasts, each week has a specially selected photograph accompanied by a caption explaining where and how it was taken. There is a ribbon marker for easy reference and there are details of national and...
Hawai'i Volcano Watch
by Thomas L Wright, Taeko Jane Takahashi, and J.D. Grigg
More than 200 years of volcano watching in Hawaii is captured in this pictorial history by three contemporary volcano watchers. The illustrated summary of eruptions and earthquakes on the island of Hawaii includes early maps, paintings, drawings, and photographs. The authors describe the conditions under which the early observers worked, the methods available to them, and the insights they gained through observation. The book also traces the development of volcanology in Hawaii and the history o...