Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: life, earth, history, definitive, prehistoric, visual
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2009-10-05
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0756655730
ISBN-13: 9780756655730

With an extensive catalog at its heart, Prehistoric Life profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail. The story starts in earnest 3.8 billion years ago, with the earliest-known form of life on Earth, a bacteria that still exists today, and journeys through action-packed millennia, charting the appearance of new life forms as well as devastating extinction events. Of course, the ever-popular and endlessly intriguing dinosaurs feature large, but Prehistoric Life gives you the whole picture, and the plants, invertebrates, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals that are the anc

Author: Giuliano Hazan
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: classic, cookbooks, pasta, cookbook
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1993-09-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1564582922
ISBN-13: 9781564582928

Features more than 100 recipes from all regions of Italy.

Author: Christopher Brickell
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: gardening, encyclopedia, society, horticultural, american
Number of Pages: 648
Published: 1993-09-15
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 1564582914
ISBN-13: 9781564582911

The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening is the one and only practical guide to gardening you’ll ever need. The comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date text -- supported by more than 3,000 specially commissioned color photographs -- guides you expertly through the entire range of gardening techniques. The first section of the book, Creating the Garden, opens with detailed information on garden planning and design. Other chapters focus on the major plant groups, including trees, shrubs, and perennials, as well as special areas such as the fruit garden and indoor g

Authors:Michael E. Mann, Lee R. Kump,
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: warming, global, understanding, predictions, dire
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2008-07-21
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0756639956
ISBN-13: 9780756639952

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been issuing the essential facts and figures on climate change for nearly two decades. But the hundreds of pages of scientific evidence quoted for accuracy by the media and scientists alike, remain inscrutable to the general public who may still question the validity of climate change. Esteemed climate scientists Michael E. Mann and Lee R. Kump, have partnered with DK Publishing to present Dire Predictions-an important book in this time of global need. Dire Predictions presents the information documented by the IPCC in an illustrated

Author: Juliet Clutton-Brock
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: smithsonian, handbooks, mammals
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2002-03-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0789484048
ISBN-13: 9780789484048

The most visually appealing guides to the natural world that one can buy. Packed with superb full-color photography, detailed descriptions, and highlights of key facts, Mammals is the latest addition to the Smithsonian Handbook series. Including more than 500 profiles each with its own spread, there isn’t a more reliable identification guide on the market.

Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: travel, packs, eyewitness, spanish, american, latin
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2003-07-21
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 0789495090
ISBN-13: 9780789495099

These pocket dictionaries give business and vacation travelers everything they need for a smooth, successful trip. Organized by subject, the traveler can quickly find the vocabulary relevant to the situation, whether transportation, hotels, meals, shopping, post offices and banks, sports, or health care, accompanied by a pronunciation guide. At the end of each phrase book is a 2,000-word mini-dictionary. Fully updated from the original editions to reflect currency changes such as the Euro and new vocabulary such as e-tickets.

Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: pixarpedia
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2009-08-31
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0756654327
ISBN-13: 9780756654320

From before Toy Story to beyond Up!, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia captures all the films, shorts, characters, history, and information of Pixar Studios. Thousands of photographs and illustrations combine with behind-thescenes information to form the ultimate Pixarpedia. © 2009 Disney/PIXAR