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1	Song of the dodo : island biogeography in an age of extinctions. more books like this by David Quammen add to wishlist Novelist and essayist David Quammen takes on the fascinating topic of islands and the way the process of extinction operates within their limited confines--a process Quammen, armed with a Guggenheim Fellowship, spent eight years exploring in extensive travels around the world. The book was the winner of the 1997 New York Public Library Helen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition more books like this by Professor Charles Darwin, Professor David Quammen (Editor) add to wishlist This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". In his landmark study, Darwin theorised that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. These ideas ... see all copies from $21.06! new only from $21.06! \| SVS
3	The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist Drawing from Charles Darwins secret "transmutation" notebooks and his personal letters, acclaimed science journalist Quammen has sketched a vivid life portrait of the man whose work never ceases to be controversial. see all copies from $4.39! new only from $5.73! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist Continuing his examination into extinction that began with THE SONG OF THE DODO, nature writer and novelist Quammen turns his attention to those creatures that once sat atop the food chain--the feral carnivores, from lions to crocodiles. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist In this collection of essays previously published in Outside magazine, an award-winning nature writer explores the mysteries and quirks of the animal kingdom and questions man's impact on the creatures he reverently describes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist From the award-winning author of "The Song of the Dodo" comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Best American Science and Nature Writing more books like this by Professor David Quammen (Introduction by) add to wishlist The editors have assembled selections from a remarkable group of writers--from John McPhee to Oliver Sacks to Wendell Berry--whose work have appeared in such periodicals as "National Geographic, Science", and "The New Yorker". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| first editions \| SVS
8	When the Wild Comes Leaping Up: Personal Encounters with Nature more books like this by David Suzuki (Editor), David Quammen (Contributions by), Rick Bass (Contributions by) add to wishlist In this eloquent collection, writers from the United States, Canada, the U.K., and Australia describe a personal encounter with the natural world that moved them, enhanced their understanding of nature, changed them, or was in some other way of prime importance to them. These essays describe childhood memories, everyday walks transformed into life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.57! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Alexis Rockman more books like this by Alexis Rockman (Commentaries by), Jonathan Crary, Professor David Quammen add to wishlist At the intersection of science and art, documentary and fantasy, the beautiful and the grotesque lies the work of Alexis Rockman, whose meticulously rendered paintings fascinate, amuse, and alarm -- often simultaneously -- as they explore the relationship between humanity and nature. A native New Yorker who frequented the American Museum of ... see all copies from $13.34! new only from $13.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science & Nature more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist 'Lively writing about science and nature depends less on the offering of good answers, I think, than on the offering of good questions,' said David Quammen in the original introduction to "Natural Acts". For more than two decades, he has stuck to that credo. In this updated version of his first essay collection, Quammen's lively curiosity leads ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural Art more books like this by Peggy MacNamara (Illustrator), Professor David Quammen (Foreword by), John M Bates (Contributions by) add to wishlist Architect Philip Johnson once mused, "All architecture is shelter; all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space." But with just a small swap of a key word, Johnson could well have been describing animal nests. Birds and insects are nature's premier architects, using a ... see all copies from $16.84! new only from $17.53! \| SVS
12	Soul/Viktor Tronco more books like this by David Quammen add to wishlist Quammen provides an intricately plotted spy thriller in which a reporter stumbles upon a 20-year-old story about Soviet moles which plunges him into a dizzying whirlpool of dangerous intrigue and non-stop terror. "A fetching premise for a thriller".--The Washington Post Book World. see all copies from $4.44!
13 view cover	The American Wilderness: Journeys Into Distant and Historic Landscapes more books like this by Stephen Gorman (Photographer), Professor David Quammen (Introduction by) add to wishlist Photographer and outdoor writer Gorman takes readers on an illustrated journey through 11 of the United State's most remarkable wilderness destinations. 125 color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Killer Algae: The True Tale of a Biological Invasion more books like this by Alexandre Meinesz, Daniel Simberloff (Translator), David Quammen (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the late 1970s, a Stuttgart zoo imported a lush, bright green seaweed for its aquarium. "Caulerpa taxifolia" was captively bred by the zoo and exposed, for years, to chemicals and ultraviolet light. Eventually a sample of it found its way to the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, then headed by Jacques Cousteau. Five years later, while cleaning ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
15 view cover	Blood Line: Stories of Fathers & Sons more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist Blood Line explores the complicated liaisons between fathers and sons. Though using traditional masculine backdrops, the three stories in the collection go beyond a portrayal of physical and emotional endurance to evoke the blending of guilt, rebellion, patricide, and the transcending power of kinship that allow both father and son to place ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Natural Acts more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist Exploring the mysteries and patterns of the natural world, this fascinating collection of essays is as much an informative study of nature as it is an entertaining piece of scientific curiosity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Building a Popular Science Library Collection for High School to Adult Learners: Issues and Recommended Resources more books like this by Gregg Sapp, Professor David Quammen (Foreword by) add to wishlist This text examines how popular science information resources contribute to improving science literacy in the America. The annotated bibliographies are organised into nine subject areas and develop a unifying contextual background linking popular science library collections to science literacy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.72! \| first editions
18 view cover	Killer Algae more books like this by Alexandre Meinesz, Daniel Simberloff (Translator), Professor David Quammen (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the late 1970s, a Stuttgart zoo imported a lush, bright green seaweed for its aquarium. "Caulerpa taxifolia" was captively bred by the zoo and exposed, for years, to chemicals and ultraviolet light. Eventually a sample of it found its way to the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, then headed by Jacques Cousteau. Five years later, while cleaning ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $18.34!
19	Flight of the Iguana more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist As he examines everything from species survival on islands to vegetarian piranhas, Quammen's funny and offbeat essays offer a unique glimpse of the natural world and, at the same time, clarify the larger biological issues and their effect on humankind. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
20	Flight of the Iguana more books like this by David Quamen, Professor David Quammen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21 view cover	The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2000 more books like this by Professor David Quammen (Editor), Burkhard Bilger (Editor) add to wishlist A member of Houghton Mifflin's Best American series, this inaugural anthology includes selections from National Geographic, Science, and Doubletake, which represent some of the finest science writing at the close of the 20th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| first editions
22	The Zolta configuration more books like this by David Quammen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23	Soul of Viktor Tronko more books like this by David Quammen add to wishlist A chilling novel of suspense and espionage involving the CIA, the KGB, and new information on Lee Harvey Oswald. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24 view cover	American Wilderness more books like this by Stephen Gorman (Photographer), Professor David Quammen (Introduction by) add to wishlist Photographer and outdoor writer Stephen Gorman takes readers on an illustrated journey through eleven of the United States's, most remarkable wilderness destinations. Covering this vast country literally from coast to coast and beyond, Gorman has followed the footsteps of some of America's most historic and intrepid trekkers. The result is a ... see all copies from $4.66! new only from $90.45! \| first editions
25 view cover	Wild Thoughts from Wild Places more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist A collection of magazine articles by David Quammen, in which he writes about Montana's wild rivers and trout streams, among other meditations on the state of nature today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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