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NEW
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FOR MEMBERS'
LENDING
January
-- 2003
California Academy of Sciences Library
Pub QL785
.G715 2001
Animal Minds: Beyond
Cognition to Consciousness / Donald R. Griffin. Chicago, IL: University
of Chicago Press, 2002.
Are animals aware? Can they
think and feel as humans understand thinking and feeling? These are just two
of the questions that Griffin explores in this revised and updated edition of
a classic book originally published in 1992. During the last decade, an explosion
has occurred in research on animal mentality. The author examines the questions
and controversies surrounding this research and its explosion, and argues for
increased research in consciousness, not just cognition. His arguments take
into account both philosophical and ethical questions.
Included in this volume are an extensive bibliography and an index.
Pub QL551
.E16 O65 1992
A Field Guide to Eastern
Butterflies / Paul A. Opler and Vichai Malikul. Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin, 1992.
Planning a trip east this
year? You might want to take a look at this Peterson Field Guide that examines
butterflies in the eastern portions of North America, including half of Texas,
portions of the Northwest Territory, Florida, and New Foundland. Color photographs,
range maps, explanations of appearance for different life stages, and more are
presented to help you with identification.
Pub GE195
.B78 2000
Gaia's Wager: Environmental
Movements and the Challenge of Sustainability / Gary C. Bryner. Lanham,
MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000.
The author, director of
the Natural Resources Law Center and a research professor at the University
of Colorado School of Law, examines the question of whether the current environmental
movements around the world, considered to be loosely connected groups, can shift
to a sustained social movement with the power to make actual change. By examining
US and global groups and looking at historical as well as current situations,
he makes his case clearly and concisely.
Notes, suggested readings, and an index are all included.
Pub SK14.3
.P48 2000
Heartsblood: Hunting,
Spirituality, and Wildness in America / David Petersen. Washington,
D.C.: Island Press, 2000.
Petersen, a longtime hunter
and student of natural history, has put together a volume in which he examines
the philosophy, evolution, and biology of hunting.
Pub QP84.6
.P35 2002
The Living Clock:
The Orchestrator of Biological Rhythms / John D. Palmer. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2002.
Every living thing contains
an internal clock that regulates the rhythms of life. The author has been studying
those clocks and rhythms for more than 40 years, and in this book, specifically
written for people without an extensive background in science, he discusses
some of his findings and changes the way we look at our own lives.
Easy to understand and entertaining to read, the volume contains notes by chapter,
suggested readings by chapter, and an index.
Pub QC171.2
.C56 2001
The Magic Furnace:
The Search for the Origins of Atoms / Marcus Chown. Oxford; New York:
Oxford University Press, 2001.
Written for the layperson,
this volume traces the history of man's quest to understand the atom. From Ancient
Greek philosophers to physicists of the 20th century, the story is circuitous,
fascinating, and presented in a readable manner.
A glossary, index, and select bibliography are included.
Pub SH348
.T39 1999
Making Salmon: An
Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis / Joseph E.
Taylor III. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1999.
We all know that there is
an environmental crisis in the Pacific Northwest with regard to salmon. According
to the author, what few people realize is that the seeds of this crisis were
planted long ago in the 1800's with their plans for salmon management, creating
the attitudes and problems we see today.
The author examines the roots of the crisis, so that people have a chance of
seeing clearly in the future. The detailed history presented in this volume
lays the groundwork for new policies and philosophies. Extensive notes, a bibliographical
essay, and an index are included.
Pub QL638
.S2 S234 1999
Salmon Nation: People
and Fish at the Edge / Edward C. Wolf and Seth Zuckerman, editors. Portland,
OR: Ecotrust, 1999.
This volume contains essays
from five writers, including a Native American, a fisheries biologist, a journalist,
and a former commercial fisherman. Each examines the situation concerning salmon
in their own way. Full color maps are provided by a geographer, along with profiles
of 6 salmon species.
The volume also includes a list of resources.
Pub QH104.5
.R6 G45 2002
Song of the Alpine:
The Rocky Mountain Tundra through the Seasons / Joyce Gellhorn. Boulder,
CO: Johnson Books, 2002.
What do you think of when
you hear the word tundra? Do you think of windswept cold and white ground year
round? Your not alone if that's the impression you carry, but you are incorrect.
At times the tundra is full of color, and the author provides us with a chance
to see the tundra in all its splendor by examining it by season. The high tundra
of the Rocky Mountains is the star of this volume that traces a seasonal year.
Color photographs and entertaining prose illuminate the beauty of this at times
harsh land. An index, selected bibliography, glossary, and other appendices
are included.
Pub TL1500
.H37 2001
Spacefaring: The Human
Dimension / Albert A. Harrison. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Press, 2001.
From the first manned flights
to current missions and goals to glimpses into the future, this volume looks
at the phenomenon of human beings in space. Instead of focusing on the technology
that allows space travel, the author, a Professor of Psychology at the University
of California Davis, brings to light the human side of the equation.
A variety of topics are explored in the volume, including how people are chosen
by the space program, what it actually feels like to be in zero gravity, maintaining
health in space, the possibilities of space tourism, and more. An extensive
notes section and an index are provided.
Pub QL737
.C27 D425 1999
Walking with Bears/
Terry D. DeBruyn, Ph.D. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 1999.
A wildlife biologist, the
author spent years observing three generations of wild black bears in northern
Michigan. Through this account of his research and experiences he introduces
the reader to nature as it is in the wild, not pre-packaged for tourists. The
reader looks in as he watches family scenes played out by the bears.
Photographs and notes are included in this volume.
Pub PM2583
.B39 1996
Wisdom Sits in Places:
Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache / Keith H. Basso. Albuquerque,
NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1996.
Each chapter in this book
contains a separate essay concentrated on a single Apache person, creating a
personal relationship for the reader. The author, and ethnographer and linguist
examines the significance of place in Apache though and practice, so the individual
experience is essential to understanding the topic.
A pronunciation guide, extensive notes, references, and an index are included.
Biodiv
Juv QL767 .B38 2002
Amusing Moments in
the Wild: Animals and Their Friends / Stephanie Maze. Potomac, MD: Moonstone
Press, 2001.
Double page color photographs
highlight wildlife moments in this story time book. Polar bears look like they're
dancing, a squirrel and a fawn sniff each other's noses, and an elephant seal
plays peek-a-boo for the delight of children everywhere.
Biodiv
Juv QL775 .A55 2001
Beautiful Moments
in the Wild: Animals and Their Colors / Stephanie Maze. Potomac, MD:
Moonstone Press, 2002.
Color is the is the star
in this fun book featuring color photos and simple text. Not only brilliant
colors like the flamingo, but the white harp seal and the brown impala are featured,
too.
Pub Juv
Q164 .V372 2002
Janice VanCleave's
204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky & Wonderful Experiments / Janice Pratt
VanCleave. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
Like other works by Janice
VanCleave, this book provides experiments kids can use to learn about astronomy,
biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science.
Each individual experiment provides information on materials needed, procedure,
and purpose.
Biodiv
Juv QL756 .P42 2001
Peaceful Moments in
the Wild: Animals and Their Home / Stephanie Maze. Potomac, MD: Moonstone
Press, 2001.
Where do animals live in
the wild? Well this book takes you to the homes of some amazing and unique animals
through beautiful color photographs and simple text. Giraffe, a sea turtle,
and penguins are just some of the animals introduced in their native habitat.
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All of the materials above are available for loan to Academy members.
This page will not be complete until the end of January. Please check back for more materials and reviews.
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