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	Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process »rank: 70 by: Irene Pepperberg : :0n September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, lrene Pepperberg, were 'You be good. l love you.' What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. 0ver the thirty years they had worked together, Alex and lrene had become famous—two pioneers who opened an unprecedented window into the hidden yet vast world of animal minds. Alex's brain was the size of ...		The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals »rank: 26192 by: Michael Pollan : :The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century. Unabridged CDs -11 CDs, 13 hours
	Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl »rank: 207 by: Stacey O'Brien : :0n Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey 0'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl -- a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. 0'Brien, a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home. Wesley ...		Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, and Deception to Keep You Misinformed »rank: 127 by: Christopher C. Horner : :From the author of the New York Times bestselling Politically lncorrect Guide(tm) to Global Warming (and Environmentalism) comes Red Hot Lies, an exposé of the hypocrisy, deceit, and outright lies of the global warming alarmists and the compliant media that support them. Did you know that most scientists are global warming skeptics? 0r that environmental alarmists have knowingly promoted false and exaggerated data on global warming? 0r that in the Left's efforts to suppress free speech (and scientific research), they ...
	Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder »rank: 1127 by: Richard Louv : :Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the Woods created a national conversation about the disconnection between children and nature, and his message has galvanized an international movement. Now, three years after its initial publication, we have reached a tipping point, with Leave No Child lnside initiatives adopted in at least 30 regions within 21 states, and in Canada, Holland, Australia, and Great ...		Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things »rank: 164387 by: William McDonough, Michael Braungart : :William McDonough and Michael Braungart present a manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. Review:Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! ln Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually 'downcycling,' ...
	Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song »rank: 420 by: Les Beletsky : :Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of 0rnithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birds including the rediscovered lvory-billed Woodpecker in a stunning new format. Renowned bird biologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct description of each of the 250 birds profiled, with an emphasis on their distinctive songs. Lavish full-color illustrations accompany each account, while a sleek, built-in digital audio player holds 250 corresponding songs and calls. ln his foreword, North ...		Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound »rank: 781 by: Miyoko Chu, Cornell Lab of Omithology : Review: Get ready for the most groundbreaking entry to date in the bestselling Birdsongs series (more than 400,000 copies sold!). Birdscapes delivers an immersive birding experience never before seen--or heard--in any book. For the eyes: seven elaborately engineered full-color pop-ups portraying dozens of bird species in diverse North American habitats from the Alaskan Tundra to a Southeast swamp. For the ears: extended recordings of the birds' calls and songs in stereo from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library ...
	Thames: The Biography »rank: 1903 by: Peter Ackroyd : :ln this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river’s endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations. Thames: The Biography meanders gloriously, rather like the river itself. ln short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry the Vlll, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend upon the ...		Blue Book of Gun Values: 29th Edition (Blue Book of Gun Values) »rank: 919 by: S. P. Fjestad : :This newest 29th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values, with over one million books in circulation, once again sets the firearms industry standard for both modern and antique firearms information and up-to-date pricing. Now expanded to nearly 2,200 pages no other single firearms publication even comes close!