A Naturalist`s Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thail&, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra, Bali, Borneo & The Philippines contains high quality photographs from some of the area`s top nature photographers. With detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat, as well as interesting snippets of information about the mammals. The user-friendly introduction covers geography & climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists & the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the mammals of South-East Asia encompassing, for each species, its common & scientific name, IUCN status as at 2011. ...

Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful footballer. A man others look up to. Now, though, the bright future he imagined for himself is threatened. The Premier League academy of his boyhood has let him go. At nineteen, Tom finds himself playing for a tiny club in a town he has never heard of. But as he navigates his isolation & his desperate need for recognition, a sudden & thrilling encounter offers him the promise of an escape, & Tom is forced to question whether he can reconcile his supressed desires with his dreams of success. Leah, the captain`s wife, has almost forgotten the dreams she once held, for her career, her marriage. Moving again, as her husband is transferred from club to club, she is lost, disillusioned with where life has taken her.A Natural delves into the heart of a professional football club: the pressure, the loneliness, the threat of scandal, the fragility of the body & the struggle, on & off the pitch, with conforming to the person that everybody else expects you to be. ...

This is a guide to hedgerows past & present. John Wright describes their origins & long history in the life of the countryside, their natural history, the crafts involved in their planting & maintenance, & the huge variety in their ages, sizes, shape, composition & functions. He looks too at the drystone walls of Scotl&, Devon, Cornwall, the Cotswolds, & the north of Engl&, some of which date back thousands of years. John Wright is one of Britain`s best known naturalists. His account is a fascinating amalgam of natural & cultural history brought vividly to life by his intimate knowledge of the countryside. The characteristic landscapes of the British regions, the hedgerow & dry-stone crafts, & every species described in the book are illustrated with photographs, almost all taken by the author. The book is informative, practical & entertaining, something to read by the fire in winter & to stuff into your pocket for country walks in every season. ...

It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts & sloes, & home to oak & ash, field mice & butterflies. But as much as we might dream about foraging for mushrooms or collecting wayside nettles for soup, most of us are unaware of quite how profoundly hedgerows have shaped the history of our landscape & our fellow species. One of Britain`s best known naturalists, John Wright introduces us to the natural & cultural history of hedges (as well as ditches, dykes & dry stone walls)
- from the arrival of the first settlers in the British Isles to the modern day, when we have finally begun to recognise the importance of these unique ecosystems. His intimate knowledge of the countryside & its inhabitants brings this guide to life, whether discussing the skills & craft of hedge maintenance or the rich variety of animals, plants, algae & fungi who call them home. Informative, practical, entertaining & richly illustrated in colour throughout, A Natural History of the Hedgerow is a book to stuff into your pocket for country walks in every season, or to savour in winter before a roaring fire.
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This easy-to-use identification guide to the 300 mammal species most commonly seen in Australia is perfect for resident & visitor alike. High quality photographs from Australia`s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the geography & climate of Australia, types of habitat, & details of orders & families. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the mammals of Australia encompassing, for each species, its common & scientific name, & its global IUCN status. ...

This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 butterfly species most commonly seen in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand is perfect for resident & visitor alike. High quality photographs from the area`s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography & climate, vegetation, habitats, behaviour, opportunities for naturalists & the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is a classification of butterflies found in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore & Thail&, from their superfamilies down to the level of genera to give an understanding of the relationships of butterflies. ...

Written by experts with extensive local knowledge, each volume features 100 -280 species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include common name, scientific name, size, distribution, habits & habitat. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the species of the region encompassing for each one its common & scientific name, & IUCN status. ...

This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Australia is perfect for resident & visitor alike. High quality photographs from one of Australia`s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate, vegetation, biogeography & the key sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Australia encompassing, for each species, its common & scientific name, IUCN status. ...

This easy-to-use identification guide to 280 bird species in Australia, including the most commonly seen & rare endemic species, is perfect for resident & visitor alike. High quality photographs from one of Australia`s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate, vegetation, biogeography & the key sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Australia encompassing, for each species, its common & scientific name, IUCN status. ...

Now fully revised, this easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Borneo (covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Kalimantan) is perfect for resident & visitor alike. High quality photographs from one of Borneo`s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits & habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography & climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists & the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Borneo encompassing, for each species, its common & scientific name, IUCN status as at 2015 & its status in each state of Borneo. ...