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Alien Empire: An Exploration of the Life of Insects

1 review
Christopher O'Toole

Harpercollins, 1996

A great overview
Somebody gave me this book as a gift a few years ago. It is a fun read and a good introduction to the strange and wonderful world of insects. The pictures are excellent, and it does not get too boring. I see that the book is out of print so your chances of finding a copy are slim. You may see it at a book store on the clearance rack. If you do and your looking for a coffee table book about ...

Bees of the World

2 reviews
Christopher O'Toole, Anthony Raw

Diane Pub Co, 1991

The world is a beehive
The world is a beehive, and I just stepped right into it! Most people assume that there is only one kind of bee: the honeybee (with the killer bee as an unfortunate spin-off). I certainly thought so, until I read this book. Actually, there are about 25,000 different species of bees! You heard me. Not twenty-five, but twenty-five THOUSAND. How's that for a mindjob? Apart from "our" Western ...

Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders

3 reviews

Firefly Books, 2002

Excellent Compilation
The Firefly Encyclopedia series are uniformly excellent. There are several current volumes (Insects & Spiders, Reptiles & Amphibians, and Birds). With luck additional volumes will be added (I'd be especially keen to see one on fishes). The series picks up the tradition started with the David Macdonald's "Encyclopedia of Mammals" by having numerous experts contribute information about the ...

Teamwork Is an Individual Skill: Getting Your Work Done When Sharing Responsibility

12 reviews
Christopher M. Avery, Meri Aaron Walker, ...

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001

The first sentence floored me
The book entitled "Teamwork is an Individual Skill" is quite interesting. I work at a large semi-conductor manufacturer as a non-exempt fab technician on a self managed team on night shift. I am the most experienced and capable person on my team, yet with all of my background I have come to realize how relatively little influence I often have on team performance, and on my ability to push the ...

Encyclopaedia of Insects

1 review
Christopher O'Toole

Andromeda Oxford Limited, 1995

Joy of gardening
I thought this book was like an encylapidia to gardening, it had so much helpful information, and was so easy to understand and use. If you are a first or pro gardener this book will fasinate you, and give you intresting garning ideas. This book is a must have.