NHBS Monthly Catalogue: May 2012
Reference
CATáLOGO DOS TROQUILíDEOS DO MUSEO DE BIOLOGIA MELLO LEITAO
Jacques ME Vielliard
This catalogue lists all the hummingbird speciments deposited in the Brazilian museum "Museo de Biologia Mello Leitao" in Santa Teresa. ......Portuguese
94 pp, no illustrations.
softcover | 1994 | £9.99 | approx. $16/€12
COMMUNICATING IN GEOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Edited by Iain Hay
New Edition
This textbook is a practical guide for undergraduate (and some postgraduate) geography and environmental science students on how to communicate clearly and effectively in an academic setting. Now ......
272 pp, 30 illustrations.
softcover | NYP 06/2012 | £37.50 | approx. $61/€45
ESCAPE FROM THE IVORY TOWER
A Practical Guide for Scientists Who Want to Make Their Science Matter
Nancy Baron
Most scientists and researchers aren't prepared to talk to the press or to policymakers--or to deal with backlash. Many researchers have the horror stories to prove it. What's clear, ......
272 pp, illustrations.
hardcover | 2010 | £32.99 | approx. $53/€40
softcover | 2010 | £16.99 | approx. $28/€21
THE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Edited by Michael Redclift and Graham Woodgate
New Paperback Edition
This thoroughly revised Handbook provides an assessment of the scope and content of environmental sociology, and sets out the intellectual and practical challenges posed by the urgent need for ......
512 pp.
hardcover | 2010 | £140 | approx. $225/€168
softcover | 2011 | £34.99 | approx. $57/€42
MARKETING FOR SCIENTISTS
How to Shine in Tough Times
Marc J Kuchner
It's a tough time to be a scientist: universities are shuttering science departments, federal funding agencies are facing flat budgets, and many newspapers have dropped their science sections ......
248 pp, illustrations.
softcover | 2012 | £12.99 | approx. $21/€16
PLANT SYNONYMS
21,000 Plant Name Changes Simplified
Karen Platt
"Plant Synonyms" is the easy to use reference for plant names. An excellent guide for any keen gardener and an essential reference for anyone selling plants. All plants in this book have been known ......
224 pp, 4 colour & 6 b/w photos.
softcover | 2006 | £14.99 | approx. $24/€18
SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN BRIEF
Hugh G Gauch Jr
The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, ......
310 pp, 37 b/w illustrations, 3 tables.
softcover | NYP 09/2012 | £24.99 | approx. $41/€30
VISUAL STRATEGIES
A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers
Felice C Frankel and Angela H DePace
Any scientist or engineer who communicates research results will immediately recognize this practical handbook as an indispensable tool. The guide sets out clear strategies and offers abundant ......
160 pp, 125 colour illustrations.
hardcover | 2012 | £24.99 | approx. $41/€30
