The Secret Life of Plants61 reviews Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird Harper Paperbacks, 1989 Biology 101 for the 21st Century + already half way through + Another seminal work This book should be part of every Biology class in school nowadays. Quantum Physics has proven that every particle has consciousness, so why should it be so hard to believe that plants are capable of feelings and thought? Even close to 20 years after it was published, the book is still in a class ...             National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guides) Gary H. Lincoff Knopf, 1981 With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. 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Springer, 2004 Absolutely Top Notch. + Essential for ecology + good for the ecosystem ecologist in everyone + Crisp and clear !!             What Evolution Is59 reviews Ernst Mayr Basic Books, 2002 Enjoyable and thought provoking + A Good Detailed Text, but Not For The Layman + Want to learn about evolution, but don't know where to start? + A fine introduction             Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy for You and Your Dog37 reviews Carina Beth Macdonald Dogwise Publishing, 2003 A helpful book + Great Guide for Raw Feeders + A great "how-to" and a fun read + Raw food diet + A good start             Biogeochemistry : An Analysis of Global Change5 reviews William H. Schlesinger Academic Press, 1997 Such a good textbook + Biogeochemistry + Solid science + Good Overview of the Subject + An Overview of a Complex Subject             Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom21 reviews John Follain, Rita Cristofari Harper Paperbacks, 2003 Touching, saddening, awakening... + Story of tremendous courage... + life in Afghanistan + The crimes of the Taliban. + may zoya and all afghan women find peace and happiness             The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition23 reviews Charles Darwin Signet Classics, 2003 There is no substitute for reading the master himself + Darwin Study of Evolution + Turning point in scientific thought + Simple Idea Yet Powerful             Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition94 reviews Marc Reisner Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993 Ahead of its time + Outstanding + Highly Recommended This was a return engagement to "Cadillac Desert", as I had read the original in the 1980s, amazed at the time, considering it a premier example of thorough history and analysis in a subject about which few people knew much at all. What could have been a "dry" subject was actually quite gripping ...             The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls45 reviews Joan Jacobs Brumberg Vintage, 1998 Understanding a Cultural Obsession + the body + Fabulous Topic: - The book is the author's historical perspective, suggesting there are ever increasing visual evaluations and body standards being placed on American Girls. Commentary: - The book does an excellent job of bringing attention to the messages girls are constantly bombarded with from all ...             Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail (Oprah's Book Club)245 reviews Malika Oufkir, Michele Fitoussi, ... Miramax, 2002 A Story That Stays With You + Great story telling + Amazing Story to be Told + Haunting, Beautiful, Courageous! + Stolen Lives             Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition94 reviews Marc Reisner Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993 Ahead of its time + Outstanding + Highly Recommended This was a return engagement to "Cadillac Desert", as I had read the original in the 1980s, amazed at the time, considering it a premier example of thorough history and analysis in a subject about which few people knew much at all. What could have been a "dry" subject was actually quite gripping ...             The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls45 reviews Joan Jacobs Brumberg Vintage, 1998 Understanding a Cultural Obsession + the body + Fabulous Topic: - The book is the author's historical perspective, suggesting there are ever increasing visual evaluations and body standards being placed on American Girls. Commentary: - The book does an excellent job of bringing attention to the messages girls are constantly bombarded with from all ...             Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology4 reviews F. Stuart Chapin III, Harold A. Mooney, ... Springer, 2004 Absolutely Top Notch. + Essential for ecology + good for the ecosystem ecologist in everyone + Crisp and clear !!             The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition23 reviews Charles Darwin Signet Classics, 2003 There is no substitute for reading the master himself + Darwin Study of Evolution + Turning point in scientific thought + Simple Idea Yet Powerful             Biogeochemistry : An Analysis of Global Change5 reviews William H. Schlesinger Academic Press, 1997 Such a good textbook + Biogeochemistry + Solid science + Good Overview of the Subject + An Overview of a Complex Subject             The Secret Life of Plants61 reviews Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird Harper Paperbacks, 1989 Biology 101 for the 21st Century + already half way through + Another seminal work This book should be part of every Biology class in school nowadays. Quantum Physics has proven that every particle has consciousness, so why should it be so hard to believe that plants are capable of feelings and thought? Even close to 20 years after it was published, the book is still in a class ...             Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom21 reviews John Follain, Rita Cristofari Harper Paperbacks, 2003 Touching, saddening, awakening... + Story of tremendous courage... + life in Afghanistan + The crimes of the Taliban. + may zoya and all afghan women find peace and happiness             National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guides) Gary H. Lincoff Knopf, 1981 With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape to make identification simple and accurate in the ...