NHBS Monthly Catalogue: February 2012
General Natural History
THE AUTHENTIC ANIMAL
Inside the Odd and Obsessive World of Taxidermy
Dave Madden
Why would someone want to create or own the mounted skin of a dead animal? That's the question Dave Madden explores in "The Authentic Animal". Madden starts his journey with the life story of Carl ......
274 pp.
hardcover | 2011 | £17.50 | approx. $28/€21
BACKPACKER NATURALIST
Wild Times Down Under
James Hanlon
In this splendid illustrated travelogue, the author vividly recounts his dream of travelling in search of antipodean birds and other exotic wildlife by first hitchhiking to New Zealand, before ......
216 pp, 48 colour photos, 48 illustrations.
softcover | 2011 | £16.50 | approx. $27/€20
THE BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
Britain's Favourite Creatures and the People Who Love Them
Hugh Warwick
"The Beauty in the Beast" is a delightful portrait of some of the UK's best-loved wild animals and birds and the colourful enthusiasts who champion their causes. Meet the water vole-woman ......
256 pp.
hardcover | NYP 04/2012 | £14.99 | approx. $24/€18
DIVING IN THE MALDIVES
Huvadhoo - The Forgotten Atoll
Alexander von Mende
In this guide to the undersea life of the region, the author provides an extended tour of the reefs of the Huvadhoo atoll in the south of the Maldives, covering 34 dive sites. He reveals an ......
224 pp, colour photos, illustrations.
softcover | 2011 | £19.99 | approx. $32/€24
FLOATING GOLD
A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris
Christopher Kemp
Preternaturally hardened whale dung is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume, otherwise a symbol of glamour and allure. But the key ingredient that makes the ......
232 pp, 12 colour plates, 21 halftones.
hardcover | NYP 05/2012 | £14.50 | approx. $23/€18
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY GUIDE TO LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Tim Fitzharris
New Edition
The second edition of this classic guide has 30 new pages with new photographs and Tim's expert guidance on such topics as setting white balance, sharpness, LCD monitors, and the digital workflow. ......
168 pp, col photos.
softcover | 2012 | £16.95 | approx. $27/€21
STILL LIFE: ADVENTURES IN TAXIDERMY
Melissa Milgrom
Taxidermy is everywhere these days--from hip restaurants to posh clothing stores. Yet few realize that behind these "stuffed" animals is a world of intrepid hunterexplorers, eccentric ......
304 pp, illustrations.
hardcover | 2011 | £21.50 | approx. $34/€26
softcover | 2011 | £16.50 | approx. $27/€20
WEIRD WATERS
The Lake and Sea Monsters of Scandinavia and the Baltic States
Lars Thomas and Jacob Rask
Aquatic monsters have a long and venerable history in the waters of northern Europe, dating at least all the way back to what must surely be the grandfather of all lake-, sea- and other monsters, ......
146 pp, b/w photos, b/w illustrations.
softcover | 2011 | £10.99 | approx. $18/€14
WILD LONDON: SOUNDS OF THE CITY'S WILDLIFE
The British Library
More than eight million people live in the sprawling metropolis that is London. This vast area is also home to a wide variety of wild animals, from birds and mammals to amphibians and insects. ......
runtime: approx. 70 min.
CD | NYP 06/2012 | £10 | approx. $16/€12
WILD WORLD: A JOURNEY IN SOUND TO THE WORLD'S WILDEST PLACES
Edited by Wildlife Sound Recording Society
Experience the great wealth of wildlife on our planet through a journey in sound. In partnership with the Wildlife Sound Recording Society, the British Library is proud to present this 2CD set of ......
2CD, runtime: approx. 141 min.
CD | 2011 | £16.28 | approx. $26/€20
