Les illustrations de la Monographie sur les Ramphastidae, ou Famille des toucans, de Gould sont considérées comme ses oeuvres les plus spectaculaires et les plus belles. L'incroyable palette de couleurs vives - noir brillant, rouge, jaune et orange éclatants - crée une [...]
Climate change and the resulting impacts on humans and the biosphere are one of the most pressing problems of the 21st century; yet most individuals be they journalists, politicians, policy makers, from business, NGOs, activists or academics who are not climate specialists [...]
English; Hardback
Released: June 2008 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
This book focuses on some of the practical actions and clever use of appropriate technologies which have been at the heart of this positive grassroots-driven change in rural Gansu Province. The real significance of this case study is that most of the approaches described [...]
English; Hardback
Released: September 2012 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Specialist foot and ankle orthopaedics text.
English; Hardback
Released: 2011 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2010 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2010 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
An inspiring story of how a small group of scientists made discoveries that laid the foundations for the UK's continued involvement in the study of the oceans and their global importance.
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2010 / Delivery time: 1-2 weeks (title will be printed to order)
John Gould (1804 - 1881) steht für das "Goldene Zeitalter" des Tierporträts im 19. Jahrhundert. Jedes einzelne seiner mit großer Sachkenntnis und Liebe zum Detail angefertigten Vogelporträts ist bewundernswert und zeigt Tiermalerei in höchster Vollendung. Seine [...]
John Gould war ein bekannter britischer Tiermaler. Schon in jungen Jahren machte er Jagd auf Vögel und präparierte sie. Von 1827 an war er Kurator des Museums der Zoologischen Gesellschaft in London. Aus seiner Hand stammen die Zeichnungen für das mehrbän
A review of practice in the collection of rainwater. It presents case studies and examples from around the world, and covers all aspects of design and construction, including sizing systems, erection of gutters, choice of materials, construction techniques, training, [...]
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: 15.10.1999 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Zehn Motive aus John Goulds"Die Vögel Europas" zum Verschicken, Verschenken, Freude bereiten. Der berühmte englische Ornithologe fertigte meisterhafte Skizzen und detaillierte Bilder der schönsten und bekanntesten Vögel - Tiermalerei in höchster Vollendung.
This reissue with a new supplement is fully expanded and brought up-to-date. It discusses the organization of the dramatic festivals, describes the acting style, actors, costumes, dancing, music, and audiences tastes and behavior, and provides a full presentation of the [...]
English; Hardback
Released: April 1968 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Brings new approaches to Herodotus sources and to his methods of collecting information, to the logic of his narrative and to his understanding of human behaviour.
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2013 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
A Canadian Giller Prize finalist collection of short works includes the tales of a husband who describes a sixteenth-century painting to explain his infidelity, a dead man who laments the suicide note he failed to write, and a woman who puzzles over the identity of her lost [...]
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: November 2005 / Delivery time: 1-3 weeks (not available at short notice)
Yankee John Gould, age ninety-two, has spent most of the last century observing and writing about the human condition. Now he presents a whole new perspective on life as he leads us into the brave new world of the assisted living facility.
English; Hardback
Released: 2002 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)