The New York Times Large-Print Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Vol. 4

The New York Times Large-Print Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Vol. 4
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2002-10-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780312305147

Large-print clues may make these puzzles from the pages of The New York Times easy on the eyes, but they will still challenge the brain. Under Will Shortz's editorship, Large-Print Volume 4 features: * 120 easy-to-read crossword puzzles.. * All levels of difficulty: drawn from the Monday through Friday editions of the Times * Author bylines that allow fans to get to know today's top contributors.

Around the World Word Search Puzzles

Around the World Word Search Puzzles
Author: Victoria Fremont
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2018-03-21
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486824039

These 100 word search puzzles feature an international array of 50 countries and 50 cities, and include the names of capitals, rivers, famous residents, landmarks, natural resources, more. Includes solutions.

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
Author: David Allen Sibley
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2009
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781400043866

Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.

Large Type Crossword Treasury

Large Type Crossword Treasury
Author: Eugene T. Maleska
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003-11-04
Genre:
ISBN: 0743247957

This latest selection of 75 updated vintage crosswords will delight puzzle enthusiasts everywhere.

Bird Flu

Bird Flu
Author: Marc Siegel
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0470337842

"Marc Siegel is an articulate voice of reason in a world beset by hype and hysteria. We would be well advised to listen closely to what he has to say." -Jerome Groopman, M.D., staff writer, the New Yorker "Siegel cuts through the hype about the 'deadly' this and the 'lethal' that, and applies reason in seeking the answers." -John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History "Timely and needed. At such times, we need soothsayers and explicators to redirect the ready-fire-aim mindset. Siegel's book fulfills this role well." -The Journal of the American Medical Association As bird flu sweeps through Asia, the rest of the world has begun to worry that it might spread west and start infecting humans. As many experts have pointed out, an influenza pandemic is only a matter of time and that time could be now. Or is it? In Bird Flu, Dr. Marc Siegel cuts through the hype, the facts, the fears, and the realities to explain what has the experts so worried and why there's still plenty of reason to be calm. Among the questions he answers are: * What is bird flu, and who has it? * What can I do to protect my family? * Should I stockpile Tamiflu? * Will this be like the deadly Spanish flu of 1918? * Why is there no bird flu vaccine? * Will the annual flu shot protect me? In his sensible and entertaining style, Siegel looks at the advances we've made in treatments, the research still to be done, and the challenges ahead for Asia to lay out a realistic plan for ending this global threat. While a bird flu outbreak in the United States may or may not happen this year, there's still a great deal of work to be done in readying America for outbreaks of any kind.

Vesper Flights

Vesper Flights
Author: Helen Macdonald
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0802146694

The New York Times–bestselling author of H is for Hawk explores the human relationship to the natural world in this “dazzling” essay collection (Wall Street Journal). In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk’s poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds’ nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife.

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia

National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia
Author: Lucy Spelman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426310226

Contains more than 1,000 full-color photographs and text of many animals.