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	Alaska's Bears • Alaska Geographic • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • A fully illustrated, magazine-style overview of Alaska's bears. (ALA74, $14.95)
	Alaska's Bears: Grizzlies, Black Bears and Polar Bears • Bill Sherwonit • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket photographic guide to Alaska's bears. (ALA63, $12.95)
	Among Orangutans, Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture • Carel van Schaik • Perry van Dujinhoven • NATURAL HISTORY • An exploration of the Sumatran orangutan by one of the leading experts in the field, complete with full-color photographs. (NAT63, $29.95)
	Animal Tracks, Peterson Field Guide • Olaus Murie • FIELD GUIDE • The classic guide to tracks of North American mammals. (FG22, $19.95)
	The Aye-Aye and I • Gerald Durrell • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • The engaging and extremely amusing story of a serious scientific effort to retrieve, and help save, the rare aye-aye of Madagascar. (MAD10, $15.00)
	Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance • Stephen Herrero • NATURAL HISTORY • Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance." (BST21, $16.95)
	The Behavior Guide to Africa's Mammals • Richard Estes • NATURAL HISTORY • A detailed overview of the ecology and behavior of African mammals. (AFR54, $34.95)
	Belize, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • An all-around field guide featuring color illustrations of 200 birds, 50 mammals, 150 coral reef creatures, and 80 reptiles and amphibians. (BLZ04, $27.95)
	The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History • Alan Turner • Mauricio Anton • NATURAL HISTORY • A thoroughly researched guide to modern felines and their ancestors. (BST50, $26.95)
	Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison • Valerius Geist • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of the bison, its natural history and its place in the American story. Photographs complement an informative text by Valerius Geist, an authority on North America's large mammals. (BST61, $22.95)
	Cats of Africa • Anthony Hall-Martin • FIELD GUIDE • A gorgeously illustrated, species-by-species guide to Africa's wild cats. (BST24, $49.95)
	Costa Rica, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • This handy all-around field guide features 350 color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. With chapters on habitats, parks and conservation. (CRC11, $27.95)
	Costa Rican Natural History • Daniel Janzen • NATURAL HISTORY • A thorough, prize-winning reader on all aspects of the natural history of Costa Rica, this hefty illustrated book is remarkably well written and rewarding for the serious general reader. (CAM05, $49.00)
	Eating Apes • Dale Peterson • Karl Ammann • Janet K. Museveni • NATURAL HISTORY • In this powerful book, primatologist Peterson calls for a stop to the consumption of bush meat, especially chimps, bonos, and gorillas, in the forests of Central and Western Africa. (AFR153, $17.95)
	The End of a Trail, The Cheetah in India • Divyabhanusinh Chavda • NATURAL HISTORY • A historical study of the cheetah in India, where it is now extinct. (IDA140, $75.00)
	The End of the Game, The Last Word from Paradise • Peter Beard • Paul Theroux • NATURAL HISTORY • In this classic, resurrected by the art publishers Taschen and with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, Beard documents, with dozens of paintings and 300 modern and historic photographs, the history of explorers, missionaries and big-game hunters in Africa. (AFR09, $39.99)
	A Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics • Stephen Whitney • FIELD GUIDE • A compact field guide to 600 species of plants and animals found in Washington's Cascades and Olympics, featuring 36 color and 53 black-and-white plates. (PNW20, $19.95)
	A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon • Stephen Whitney • FIELD GUIDE • A compact guide to the natural history of the Grand Canyon with 71 handsome color plates, maps and illustrations. (USW06, $19.95)
	Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa • Chris Stuart • Tilde Stuart • FIELD GUIDE • A beautiful and compact field guide to all the larger African mammals. (AFR31, $29.95)
	A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico • Fiona Reid • FIELD GUIDE • Large color plates of mammals, mostly painted in the field, with range maps by species. A great resource for visitors to Central America with an interest in mammals. (CAM60, $59.95)
	The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People • Tim F. Flannery • NATURAL HISTORY • An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)
	Galapagos, A Natural History • Michael H. Jackson • NATURAL HISTORY • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • Written with the curious visitor in mind, this comprehensive overview of the natural history of the islands is practically mandatory reading. It's the single best introduction to the archipelago, its geology and climate, habitats, plants, birds, animals, ecology and evolution. (GPS03, $29.95)
	Gorillas in the Mist • Dian Fossey • NATURAL HISTORY • Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." (UGD05, $15.00)
	Gray Whales, Wandering Giants • Robert H. Busch • NATURAL HISTORY • In this complete natural history of the gray whale, Busch chronicles not just ecology and evolution but also conservation, mythology and lore. With 80 excellent color photographs. (BJA14, $19.95)
	Green Hills of Africa • Ernest Hemingway • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Hemingway paints a real life story of his ramblings on safari in this classic, exquisitely written tale of hunting around Lake Manyara. It features some of the best writing ever on the land itself, and the original pencil drawings. (EAF25, $15.00)
	The Grizzly Bear • Thomas McNamee • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history of "ursus arctos horribilis" -- lyrical, well written and provocative. An appropriate introduction to the beast for anyone traveling to grizzly country. McNamee also wrote "The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone." (BST39, $16.95)
	Guardians of the Whales, The Quest to Study Whales in the Wild • Graeme M. Ellis • Bruce Obee • NATURAL HISTORY • A loving tribute to the whales of the Pacific Northwest and those who study them, this handsomely produced book includes long chapters on the orca, pacific gray, humpback and minke. (BST07, $34.95)
	Hawaii, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • A well-written all-around field guide intended for the curious traveler, this handbook features color illustrations of commonly-encountered birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and coral reef creatures. It also includes a good introduction to Hawaii, its natural history and conservation. (HWI50, $27.95)
	In Search of Lemurs: My Days and Nights in a Madagascar Rain Forest • Joyce Ann Powzyk • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Published by the National Geographic Society, this book geared for children ages 9-12 documents the author's field work on lemurs. (MAD19, $17.95)
	In the Shadow of Man • Jane Goodall • Stephen Jay Gould • David A. Hamburg • NATURAL HISTORY • Goodall's popular account of her early years among the chimps at Gombe Stream Reserve includes 80 photographs by Hugo van Lawick. (EAF74, $15.00)
	An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities • Elna S. Bakker • NATURAL HISTORY • An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of the Golden State, this volume is filled with photographs illustrating a variety plants, animals and geological features found throughout the deserts, forests and coastline of California. (CAL11, $22.95)
	Killer Whale • Mark Carwardine • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • An illustrated overview of orcas for middle schoolers. (BST85, $30.00)
	The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals • Jonathan Kingdon • FIELD GUIDE • This stunningly illustrated, comprehensive field guide, by a leading authority, is worth it for just Kingdon's 480 exquisite color paintings. With full information on identification, distribution, ecology and conservation of 1,100 species. (AFR32, $47.50)
	The Last Panda • George Schaller • NATURAL HISTORY • Naturalist George Schaller spent almost 5 years in the wild studying the panda in the 1980s. This book is both his description of the great panda in nature, and an eloquent plea for how to save the species. (CHN24, $15.00)
	Lemurs of Madagascar, Conservation International Tropical Field Guide • Russel Mittermeier • Ian Tattersall • William R. Konstant • David M. Meyers • Roderic B. Mast • Stephen D. Nash • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • COMING IN OCTOBER • A superb field guide to the 71 species and subspecies of lemurs, featuring 200 color illustrations, range maps, drawings and detailed information on natural history. (MAD11, $25.00)
	The Lions of Tsavo, Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters • Bruce D. Patterson • NATURAL HISTORY • An engaging account of research into the lions of Tsavo -- and the notorious 1898 events where two lions ate nearly 140 workers building a bridge. Patterson, a curator at the Field Museum in Chicago, has been studying the ecology, evolution and behavior of the lions of Tsavo since 1997. (EAF117, $24.95)
	Mac's Field Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Birds and Mammals • Craig MacGowan • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated card is waterproof and small enough to slip into your backpack. (USW195, $4.95)
	Mammals of Costa Rica • Fiona Reid • FIELD GUIDE • A palm-sized guide to 65 native mammals in Costa Rica, each featuring a handsome full color illustration and a nice description. Includes a map, viewing tips and a checklist. (CRC37, $6.00)
	Mammals of Europe • Priscilla Barrett • David W. MacDonald • FIELD GUIDE • Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $34.95)
	Mammals of Madagascar • Nick Garbutt • FIELD GUIDE • An invaluable compact guide with full-page color photographs of each species. (MAD17, $39.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions • Adrian Forsyth • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay • John F. Eisenberg • Kent H. Redford • REFERENCE • Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats. (SAM14, $65.00)
	Manatees and Dugongs of the World • Jeff Ripple • Doug Perrine • NATURAL HISTORY • Large color photographs of the world's sirenians, accompanied by essays. (BST64, $19.95)
	Marine Mammals of Alaska • Kate Wynne • FIELD GUIDE • Designed for use in the field, this indispensable guide features large color photographs, key information and detailed range maps for all the whales, seals and other marine creatures of Alaska and the Bering Sea across to Russia. (ALA08, $25.00)
	Moose • Valerius Geist • Michael H. Francis • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife • Peter Alden • FIELD GUIDE • A portable guide to the landforms, wild areas, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects of Africa, featuring contributions by experts and almost 600 color photographs. (AFR25, $23.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals • John O. Whitaker, Jr. • FIELD GUIDE • A photographic field guide to 390 species of mammals found in North America. (USA27, $19.95)
	Naturalist's Big Bend, An Introduction to the Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles • Roland H. Wauer • FIELD GUIDE • Commonly encountered plants and animals of Big Bend. (USW82, $15.95)
	Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide • L.H. Emmons • FIELD GUIDE • An illustrated guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates illustrating more than 200 species. (GPS12, $32.50)
	Orangutans, Wizards of the Rain Forest • Anne E. Russon • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated introduction to orangutans. Russon, a psychologist and primatologist, pays special attention to the behavior of these remarkably intelligent apes. (BST52, $24.95)
	A Photographic Guide, Southern, Central, and East African Mammals • Chris Stuart • Tilde Stuart • FIELD GUIDE • A compact guide, designed for the field, including almost all of the conspicuous species and a good sampling of the smaller or more secretive animals. (EAF16, $15.95)
	Polar Bears • Nikita Ovskynikov • NATURAL HISTORY • This illustrated natural history of the polar bear draws on the author's work on Wrangel Island. (ARC57, $17.95)
	The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale • Frank Stewart • NATURAL HISTORY • In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales, with pieces from Roger Payne, Diane Ackerman, and Barry Lopez. (BST02, $15.95)
	Przewalski's Horse, The History and Biology of an Endangered Species • Lee Boyd • Katharine Houpt • NATURAL HISTORY • The story of the only truly wild horse, mostly focused on what has been learned from captive rearing programs. (MGL12, $22.95)
	Reflections of Eden, My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo • Birut� Galdikas • NATURAL HISTORY • Galdikas describes the behavior and natural history of the orangutan as well as her life in the field at Camp Leakey in this classic memoir. (INS14, $19.99)
	The Retreat of the Elephants, An Environmental History of China • Mark Elvin • NATURAL HISTORY • A thorough examination of the damage that has been done to China's environment through war, modernization and new farming developments. (CHN221, $22.00)
	The Safari Companion, A Guide to Watching African Mammals • Richard Estes • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER • An invaluable encyclopedic guide to Africa's mammals by a noted scientist. Written with the typical safari-goer in mind, it includes black-and-white drawings, an overview of each group and in-depth information on the behavior, habits and diet of 100 large African mammals. (AFR06, $30.00)
	Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest • James Halfpenny • Todd Telander • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region. (SWU61, $9.95)
	Seals and Sea Lions of the World • Nigel Bonner • FIELD GUIDE • An accessible, comprehensive overview of the pinnipeds. With wit and grace, Bonner outlines the evolutionary history, biology and ecology and behavior of seals, sea lions and walruses. (FG05, $35.00)
	The Serengeti Lion, A Study of Predator-Prey Relations • George Schaller • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic study in field biology and winner of the National Book Award, this book is the result of Schaller's long-term study of the ecology of the Serengeti lion. (EAF13, $45.00)
	Shadows in the Dawn: The Lemurs of Madagascar • Christopher Knight • Kathryn Lasky • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Geared for middle-schoolers, this book focuses on the field work of primatologist Alison Jolly. (MAD18, $10.00)
	Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises • Mark Carwardine • FIELD GUIDE • In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)
	The Snow Leopard • Peter Matthiessen • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE • Matthiessen's vivid story of discovering Buddhism and reality in the high Himalayas. The account of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller in search of the magnificent leopard is only one of the many pleasures of this extraordinary book, his most perceptive and acutely observed of all. (NPL03, $15.00)
	Throwim Way Leg • Tim F. Flannery • EXPLORATION • Subtitled "Tree-Kangaroos, Possums and Penis Gourds, On the Track of Unknown Mammals in Wildest New Guinea," this witty account of a scientific expedition to New Guinea combines natural history, adventure and insightful commentary. Flannery returned from the expedition with 20 new species of mammals -- including a tree kangaroo and bat thought extinct since the Pleistocene. (NGA18, $14.00)
	The Time of the Buffalo • Tom McHugh • Victoria Hobson • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic survey of the history and ecology of the American buffalo, including evolution, patterns of behavior, folklore, relationships with humans (including Plains cultures), biology and ecology. (BST54, $24.95)
	The Way of the Grizzly • Tom Walker • Larry Aumiller • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history of grizzlies at Alaska's McNeil River. (BST83, $22.95)
	A Whale for the Killing • Farley Mowat • NATURAL HISTORY • Farley Mowat's chronicle of a wounded, 80-ton whale trapped in a small Newfoundland outport. (NFL09, $16.95)
	Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare, An Ecologist's Perspective • Paul Colinvaux • NATURAL HISTORY • Essays on the distribution and abundance of plants and animals. (NAT14, $19.95)
	The Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region • Vincent Carruthers • Kenneth Newman • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • The fully revised guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa, all in one compact volume. With 1,200 illustrations by a range of experts. (SAF59, $29.95)
	The World of the Polar Bear • Norbert Rosing • Ian Stirling • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW • Norbert Rosing provides all new photography for this edition of his sumptuous and informative volume showcasing not only the photogenic bears and their cubs but also the sly Arctic fox, sleek seals, ungainly walruses, myriad seabirds and glimmering aurora borealis. Tracking change over the four seasons, his accompanying essays describe his travels and the natural history of Hudson Bay. (ARC50, $45.00)
	The Year of the Gorilla • George Schaller • NATURAL HISTORY • Schaller's vivid tale of adventures among the gorillas of the Virunga voilcanes of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda -- a wonderful, accessible account of field work under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances by one of the great wildlife biologists. (UGD03, $27.00)

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