Johns Hopkins University Press: 958 books
Reconfiguring the World
Nature, God, and Human Understanding from the Middle Ages to Early Modern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Change in human understanding of the natural world during the early modern period marks one of the most important episodes in intellectual history. This era is often referred to as the scientific revolution, but recent scholarship has challenged traditional accounts. Here, in Reconfiguring the World,...
by Bruce M. Beehler
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
A Great Blue Heron wades in the shallows of the Potomac River, scanning for unsuspecting prey. Sunlight turns the water translucent as a small school of fish rises to the water's surface. The heron strikes and moments later is swallowing its quarry—predation in action! This handsome Great Blue Heron...
The Annihilation of Nature
Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human neglect, where the charge is the massive and escalating assault on living things. Nature is being annihilated, not only because of the human population explosion, but also as a result of massive commercial...
The Wildlife Techniques Manual
Volume 1: Research. Volume 2: Management 2-vol. set
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Since its original publication in 1960, The Wildlife Techniques Manual has remained the cornerstone text for the professional wildlife biologist. Now fully revised and updated, this seventh edition promises to be the most comprehensive resource on wildlife biology, conservation, and management for...
Wildlife Management and Conservation
Contemporary Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Wildlife Management and Conservation presents a clear overview of the management and conservation of animals, their habitats, and how people influence both. The relationship among these three components of wildlife management is explained in chapters written by leading experts and is designed to prepare...
Wildlife Damage Management
Prevention, Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Whether you are a student in a wildlife degree program or a professional wildlife biologist, you will find all the up-to-date information on wildlife damage in the pages of this clear, comprehensive text. Wildlife Damage Management covers every imaginable topic including:
• pertinent biological...
The Physicist's World
The Story of Motion and the Limits to Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
How do students learn about physics without picking up a 1,000-page textbook chock-full of complicated equations? The Physicist’s World is the answer. Here, Thomas Grissom explains clearly and succinctly what physics really is: the science of understanding how everything in the universe moves.
From...
Imaging and Imagining the Fetus
The Development of Obstetric Ultrasound
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
To its proponents, the ultrasound scanner is a safe, reliable, and indispensable aid to diagnosis. Its detractors, on the other hand, argue that its development and use are driven by the technological enthusiasms of doctors and engineers (and the commercial interests of manufacturers) and not by concern...
Imperfect Pregnancies
A History of Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
In the 1960s, thanks to the development of prenatal diagnosis, medicine found a new object of study: the living fetus. At first, prenatal testing was proposed only to women at a high risk of giving birth to an impaired child. But in the following decades, such testing has become routine.
In...
Insects
Evolutionary Success, Unrivaled Diversity, and World Domination
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks,...
Sandlot Stats
Learning Statistics with Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics—from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America’s favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains...
Armed Political Organizations
From Conflict to Integration
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Many armed-political movements such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have their roots in insurrection and rebellion. In Armed Political Organizations, Benedetta Berti seeks to understand when and why violent actors in a political organization choose to vote rather than bomb...
Polar Bears
A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world’s most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the Arctic. Andrew E. Derocher and Wayne Lynch...
Parrots
The Animal Answer Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Have you ever wondered what parrots eat in the wild? Or why so many species live in the Amazon? How intelligent are parrots? What is the world’s rarest parrot? Parrots: The Animal Answer Guide provides detailed, factual answers to the ninety questions most on our minds.
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