Smithsonian: 207 books
Storm Over Iraq
Air Power and the Gulf War
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
An incisive account of the Persian Gulf War, Storm Over Iraq shows how the success of Operation Desert Storm was the product of two decades of profound changes in the American approach to defense, military doctrine, and combat operations. The first detailed analysis of why the Gulf War could be fought...
How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America
A History of Iconic Ad Council Campaigns
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist Wendy Melillo authors the first book to explore the history of the Ad Council and the campaigns that brought public service announcements to the nation through the mass media.
How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America: A History of Iconic Ad Council...
Komodo Dragons
Biology and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
More than twenty years have passed since Walter Auffenberg's monumental The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. In the intervening years the populations of Komodo dragons—native only to a handful of islands in southeast Indonesia—have dwindled, sparking intensive conservation efforts. During...
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity
Standard Methods for Amphibians
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of standard methods for biodiversity sampling of amphibians, with information on analyzing and using data that will interest biologists in general.
In this manual, nearly fifty herpetologists recommend...
Spacefarers
Images of Astronauts and Cosmonauts in the Heroic Era of Spaceflight
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
The recent 50th anniversaries of the first human spaceflights by the Soviet Union and the United States, and the 30th anniversary of the launching of the first U.S. Space Shuttle mission, have again brought to mind the pioneering accomplishments of the first quarter century of humans in space. Historians,...
Red Fox
The Catlike Canine
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit pupils, the North American red fox not only resembles but often behaves like a feline,...
Ethnicity, Hunter-Gatherers, and the "Other"
Association or Assimilation in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
As the world continues to shrink owing to globalization, the need to understand the diversity of culturally distinct societies and their interactions with neighboring groups becomes greater than ever. Susan Kent has invited an international team of experts to present their insights into how one type...
The Bald Eagle
Haunts and Habits of a Wilderness Monarch
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
The Bald Eagle is a comprehensive description of the morphology, behavior, flight patterns, hunting, migration, nesting, development, and growth of bald eagles.
A Chance for Lasting Survival
Ecology and Behavior of Wild Giant Pandas
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
From 1984 through 1995 a small band of ecologists led by Pan Wenshi from Peking University conducted a study of wild giant pandas in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi Province. This project was the first Chinese-led conservation project in China and was conducted during a significant transition period...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the social networks and relations that built and sustained them, marking a dramatic change in the way archaeologists...
by Paul A. Johnsgard
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Swift and iridescent, hummingbirds are found only in the New World, and encompass an amazing variety of specializations. No other family of birds can lay claim to so many superlatives, including smallest size, most rapid wingbeat, and most specialized plumages. While many species can be attracted...
by Peter L. Jakab
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
For the first time, nearly seventy of Wilbur and Orville Wright's published writings are brought together in a single, annotated reference. Spanning the decades from the brothers' turn-of-the-century experiments with gliders until Orville's death in 1948, the articles describe the design of their...
by Paul A. Johnsgard
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Paul Johnsgard, one of the world's leading ornithologists, has written this book as a call to action. Conservationists have seen a marked decline in the populations of North American grouse, particularly the grassland-adapted species. Unless action is taken swiftly, at least one species -- Attwater's...
by Robert Poulin, Serge Morand
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
This comprehensive, groundbreaking book on the biodiversity of parasites offers a clear and accessible explanation of how parasite biodiversity provides insight into the history and biogeography of other organisms, the structure of ecosystems, and the processes that lead to the diversification of life.