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(0)John Reynolds
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Publisher
Smithsonian
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores, cetaceans, and sirenians, twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial mammals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems, energetics, reproduction, communication and cognition, behavior, distribution, population biology, and feeding ecology. They also...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Relegated to reviewing unsolved murders as the result of a courtroom outburst, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire becomes obsessed with solving the murder of a young woman found in the Boston Fens.
Working with his now-quadriplegic ex-partner Ollie Schantz, McGuire follows a lead to ever-dangerous Texas-Mexican border and eventually to the very doorstep of the killer where he learns that everything-and everyone-may not be what it first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
A beloved local priest brutally murdered in his own church.
A cloistered monk in a peaceful seminary shot at point-blank range.
A Jesuit teacher slain at night in his classroom.
Facing a brutal serial killer with his sights set firmly on the Catholic diocese, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire-one half of the best homicide team in Boston's history-is in a race against time to find a killer who seemingly leaves no trace.
With the help...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
When a key witness-as well as his new partner-are gunned down in broad daylight, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire swears he will not rest until he finds the killer. But when his investigation threatens to expose an ongoing government investigation into the decades-old theft of a military weapon, McGuire himself becomes the hunted.
With the help of an anonymous, although not innocent, source, McGuire uncovers the truth behind his witness's...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Language
English
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Description
The Bec Hellouin model for growing food, sequestering carbon, creating jobs, and increasing biodiversity without using fossil fuels. When Charles and Perrine Herve-Gruyer set out to create their farm in an historic Normandy village, they had no idea just how much their lives would change. Neither one had ever farmed before. Charles had been circumnavigating the globe by sail, operating a floating school that taught students about ecology and indigenous...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Language
English
Description
"The Bottlenose Dolphin presents a comprehensive, colorfully illustrated, and concise overview of a species that has fascinated humans for at least 3,000 years." "Although comprehensive enough to be of great value to professionals, educators, and students, the book is written in a manner that all dolphin lovers will enjoy." "Readers of The Bottlenose Dolphin will better appreciate what dolphins truly are and do, as well as understand some of the controversies...
Author
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the world's most notorious secret societies, including their origins and histories, initiations and rituals, secret signs and members. Offering an illuminating and entertaining exploration of the stories-confirmed and fabricated-that surround these societies, Reynolds dispels myths and provides gripping revelations. No fewer than sixteen presidents have declared their affiliation to the Freemasons; Madonna,...
20) Juan Timoneda
Author
Series
Twayne's world authors volume TWAS 367
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
©1975
Language
English