The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
Crows
Greystone Books 2007; US$ 14.00Who knew that crows are second only to humans as toolmakers and tool users, that they have complex family lives not unlike our own, and that their vocalizations resemble human languages? This witty, charming book introduces readers to these endlessly fascinating creatures. Author Candace Savage explores their evolution and basic biology, diet and... more...
Birds of the Cottage Country
Dundurn 1985; US$ 7.99A virtual storybook account of the author?s personalized observations throughout Ontario?s cottage playground. more...
Penguin
Reaktion Books 2009; US$ 23.95From the Penguin Books logo to The March of the Penguins, a certain tuxedo-adorned member of the animal kingdom has long captured our hearts and imaginations. Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural and natural history of the penguin, revealing m more...
The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
A&C Black 2009; US$ 58.50The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record. This new avifauna covers Leicestershire... more...
Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00Many warblers are notoriously difficult to identify. This guide covers 145 species, covering all aspects of identification. The text includes sections on moult, voice, habitat and behaviour, distribution and measurements. Colour plates and a distribution map are provided for all the species. more...
Thrushes
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00This book is devoted to the 162 species of thrush, one of the most widespread and well-known families of birds in the world. Identification and distribution are fully covered and the description makes reference to all recognised races. All species of Turdidae thrushes are described and illustrated together with supplementary line drawings depicting... more...
Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers
A&C Black 2010; US$ 32.49Dazzling in their beauty, many of the 123 species of kingfisher, bee-eater and roller are very poorly known. This reference provides a review of the group showing every species, all the main races and most sex and age variations. Text and plates are closely co-ordinated with emphasis on behaviour, field characters and identifcation. Colour maps showing... more...
The Bee-Eaters
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style. Hailed by Oprah as a "warrior woman for our times," reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become the controversial face of school reform. She has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine,... more...
Bird Habitats in Britain
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00This is the book for the thinking bird-watcher and anyone who wants information on why some habitats are more diverse that others. -Habitat. Illustrated by David Watson more...









