Do you love penguins? Would you like to see stunning close-ups of Rockhoppers?
Do Chinstrap Penguins really look as if they’re wearing a chinstrap?
Did you know there is a Macaroni Penguin?
And which famous poet called the penguin: static traveler, deliberate priest of the cold…? Find out in this beautiful book.
Now in stock. £14.50
NHBS at the London Bookfair
We will be exhibiting at the London Bookfair on the 5th-7th March at the ExCel Centre in London’s Docklands.
We will be promoting the wide range of titles which we distribute for key conservation and scientific organisations – see our trade catalogue for details of the titles we distribute.
The Bookfair is also an excellent chance to meet librarians and promote the unique service that we offer to libraries. See our library page for more information.
Dodo: the Bird behind the Legend – review on www.fatbirder.com
Dodo: The Bird behind the Legend
It is a sad tale indeed of how man’s selfish use of the world despoiled paradise and led to the Dodo’s demise along with other avian endemics and much more besides. Worse still is the fact that if we could turn back the clock, despite all we have learned, we would probably do it all again so long as humans see the natural world as their resource rather than their companion.
The book has collected together some excellent paintings, sculpture, and even fiction giving breadth to the myths as well as the facts and even speculates as to whether we could re-engineer a dodo from the remaining relatives not too forced into extinction. As sad as the subject matter may be this is a delightfully well written and presented work which I much enjoyed reading and looking at; it deserves a wide audience not just for its message but its intrinsic qualities.
Read the full review at www.fatbirder.com
Other books about the island of Mauritius
Giant Squid
The BBC have a great article about an almost complete giant squid on display at the Natural History Museum in London. It’s over 8.62m long!
Very little is known about the giant squid. For general cephalopod biology see:
Comprehensive information on cephalopods can be found at CephBase.
Galapagos Islands Explorer
I’m sure anyone with an interest in biology is keen to visit these famous islands. The author, Nigel Sitwell, is Chairman of the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Their Website is an excellent source of information on the islands and efforts to conserve and study the unique biodiversity found there.
More than just maps, Ocean Explorers are a comprehensive source of information on location, fauna, flora, people and history.
You may also be interested in:
Threatened Birds of the World
The special offer price of £35.00 for Threatened Birds of the World has now been extended for the whole of 2006!
Voted one of the best bird books of the year.
British Phycological Conference
The British Phycological Society meeting is in Plymouth, UK this year and NHBS are in attendance with a wide range of algal titles, as a well as a large selection of other science titles.
Handbook of Birds of the World
Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes is now in stock. Copies are being despatched and will be with customers shortly – a magnificent addition to this long-running series.
Birds of Kuwait: A Portrait
NHBS is pleased to announce that we are distributing the fantastic Birds of Kuwait: A Portrait. Just £29.99, this book is bilingual Arabic/English and provides fascinating coverage on Kuwaits birds.
Landscapes of the Falkland Islands
Hands up who thought the Falkland Islands was a bleak cold land! I certainly did until I saw a copy of father and daughter team Ian and Georgina Strange’s Atmosphere: Landscapes of the Falkland Islands. A stunning book with magnificent photography – wait until you see the photograph of the sunset over New Island – amazing!