John Barth, who hails from the Chesapeake Bay area, writes an introduction to this nonfiction book about the bay and its fishermen. ... Read more

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Making up nearly 15 per cent of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Ants are the premier soil turners, channelers of energy and dominatrices of the insect fauna. ... Read more

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On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. "Spark(s) no... Read more

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This lush, reverent study of migration explores the behavior patterns and hidden motivations of birds as they make these dramatic relocations and spotlights the environmental concerns that threaten this important seasonal process. ... Read more

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