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Author: Susan Goldman Rubin
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the years during which Frieda dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechloslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin concentration camp. Includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from diaries and interviews with camp survivors.
Author: Lynn Frierson Faust
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2017-03-01
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 0820348724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first comprehensive firefly guide for eastern and central North America ever published. It is written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of the 75+ species found in the eastern and central U.S. and Canada. As an independent researcher working with numerous university teams, naturalist Lynn Frierson Faust, “The Lightning Bug Lady,” has spent decades tracking the behavior and researching the habitats of these fascinating creatures. Based on her twenty-five years of field work, this book is intended to increase understanding and appreciation of bioluminescent insects while igniting enthusiasm in a fun and informative way. Species accounts are coupled with historical background and literary epigraphs to engage and draw readers young and old into the world of these tiny sparklers. A chart documenting the flash patterns of the various species will aid in identification. Clear photos illustrate the insects’ distinguishing physical characteristics, while habitats, seasonality, and common names are provided in clear, easy-to-understand yet scientifically accurate language. The guide will be welcomed by everyone who wants to learn more about fireflies' and glow-worms' unique traits and about their fragile niche in the ecosystem. FEATURES Over 600 color photographsDetailed accounts and anatomical diagrams of 75+ species, as well as aids in distinguishing between similar speciesA first-of-its-kind flash-pattern chart that folds out on heavy-weight paper • Extensive scientific details written in an understandable and engaging wayColorful, common names—Twilight Bush Baby, Shadow Ghosts, and Snappy Syncs, and more—for easy species identification based on flash patternsTips on ideal sites and times of year for firefly watchingConservation-oriented approach
Author: Don Marquis
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 178
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Danté Fenolio
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1421418630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents hundreds of creatures like the firefly squid, tarantula hawks, and blind spiny eels that have adapted to habitats devoid of light such as caves, the bottoms of oceans and lakes, and underground.
Author: Brian Lumley
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 1429913304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this Lovecraftian horror collection, “additions to the mythos' pantheon of god-monsters are nasty, gruesome things, best not revealed in the dark” (Booklist). In addition to his stellar Necroscope series, Brian Lumley is highly regarded for his short fiction, for which he has won the British Fantasy Award. Beneath the Moors and Darker Places, a companion to The Whisperer and Other Voices, collects nine lengthy exemplars of the best of Lumley's short works, many of them unavailable for decades in any form. The Cthulhu Mythos of the immortal H.P. Lovecraft provides inspiration for much of Lumley's work, including “Dagon's Bell” and “Big C,” both included here. The explosive creation of a new volcanic island off Iceland in 1967 led to “Rising with Surtsey,” a homage not just to Lovecraft but to the great August Derleth. “David's Worm”—which takes an interesting view of “you are what you eat”—was published in a Year's Best Horror Stories. The collection also includes the macabre “The Second Wish,” published here for the first time with the author's original, intended ending, and “The Fairground Horror,” first published in The Disciples of Cthulhu twenty-five years ago and not seen since save for a small press edition. The title tale, Beneath the Moors, a complete short novel, has been unavailable in the United States since its first publication in the early 1970s. It is considered to be one of Lumley's strongest short works. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. “One of the best writers in the field.” ―New York Times–bestselling author John Farris
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 882
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKImportant American periodical dating back to 1850.
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 1090
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Annette Aronowicz
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2024-10-31
Total Pages: 220
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Thought at the Back of the Mind is a plea for the centrality of the humanities as a vehicle of knowledge about ourselves and about the reality around us. It illustrates the interpretative arts through Aronowicz's close reading of Charles Peguy, Don DeLillo, Bernard d'Espagnat, Wysława Szymborska, and Marilynne Robinson. Each author exhibits a complex relationship to the narratives emanating from the sciences--wonder, terror, appreciation, resistance. All, in different ways, point to a dimension of the human that cannot be captured through "the scientific method." For the most part, they make their points not through abstract argument but through an exploration of daily life. Each writer gives pride of place to metaphor, humor, and/or intuition as indispensable conduits to the reality within and without us. The Thought at the Back of the Mind explores the religious dimension embedded in the narratives emanating from the natural sciences as well as in the quest to formulate what eludes them. These two contrary dimensions of our relation to the sciences, in their various configurations, reveal us to ourselves in our historical moment.
Author: Philip Thomas Starks
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2024-08-16
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 2832553303
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBehavior is the means through which animals interact with the environment and with each other. As such, behavior must be central to conservation efforts. In no example is this more clear than with the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) in the United Kingdom: failure to understand its life history and species interactions led to its local extinction, even with habitat restoration efforts. Despite the clear importance of behavior, conservation behavior is often under-discussed even in situations where the natural history of a species is well understood. We propose exploring conservation behavior within insects, and doing so with a wide diversity of species and geographic locations. As insects have often served as models to advance theory, so they may serve as models to advance conservation. Our goals for this collection are three-fold. First, we aim to present the latest in insect behavior research, and how such research can be applied to conservation. Second, we will promote diverse authors from diverse geographic locations. Third, we will facilitate an educational/mentoring experience for early career professionals by enlisting senior professionals to work with their students and/or post-docs on the publication process from manuscript submission, to review, to publication.
