Rattlers & Snappers

Rattlers & Snappers
Author: Vance Dunbar
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2007-07-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1467090301

Rattlers & Snappers is a must-have book for anyone interested in reptiles and amphibians, but its more than that. No other book contains such an eclectic mix of natural history, husbandry, harvest, taxidermy, and tales. This book discusses the life history of fascinating animals such as rattlesnakes, snapping turtles, and hellbenders. It teaches you how to handle and keep snakes and how to raise rats, mice, and bugs. It presents the firsthand accounts of noted naturalists and legendary wardens along with tales of outlaws and reptile poachers. It also offers techniques on catching and cooking turtles and on preserving the dead. This book was written for the Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania Association (COPA). All royalties from the sale of this book are used to support youth environmental education programs.

Complete Tracker

Complete Tracker
Author: Len McDougall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0762785594

Few experiences are more thrilling than watching unsuspecting wild animals go about their business in a natural environment. The ultimate triumph comes when you've tracked down an animal on its own terms, on its own turf. The Complete Tracker is a concise, thorough guide to the tracks, signs, and habits of North America’s most popular species of wildlife. Readers learn the secrets of a master tracker, assembling a clear picture from tracks, scat, and other signs, that enable them to answer questions such as, Was it a dog or a wolf? Fox or coyote? Did it pass by yesterday or an hour ago? The Complete Tracker also provides information about how to get close to animals—everything from bobcats to beavers, marmots to moose—by knowing the details of their habits and a master-tracker’s tips on avoiding detection. More than 150 line drawings show tracks of sixty different species of wildlife under a great variety of terrain conditions. The book also includes maps, charts, and diagrams. This new edition is expanded with new chapters on peccaries, dogs, cats, armadillos, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and enhanced with full color photos throughout making it an invaluable resource for hikers, nature lovers, and outsdoorsmen everywhere.

The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip

The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip
Author:
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 484
Release:
Genre: Baseball fields
ISBN: 9781599216270

An enthusiastic, irreverent, but exhaustive guidebook to all the stadiums of Minor League Baseball, following up on the success of the first Ultimate Baseball Road Trip book, which was dedicated to Major League stadiums.

International Wildlife Encyclopedia

International Wildlife Encyclopedia
Author: Maurice Burton
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2002
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780761472889

This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.

Greenie’S Path

Greenie’S Path
Author: Greenie
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2011-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1462049842

Greenies Path: The Search for Christopher Hiltaychuk presents a unique look at an adopted childs life told from the childs perspective. It is also a testament to the people who chose to take the challenge of raising anothers child as their own and loving that child as much as any birth parent could, if not more. Author Greenie is grateful for the loving care that his adoptive parents gave him, but he is also naturally very curious about the people who gave him up for adoption. Greenie is intrigued by the knowledge that there are people in this world with the same genetic history as hispeople with whom he shares an unspoken bond. He describes his life, thoughts, and feelings for his birth parents, the people who felt their own world and circumstances were not ideal for raising a child at that time. He considers whether they ever wondered what happened to one of their own, one of their brothers, uncles, or grandchildren. Greenies Path is the true story of the path his life has takenthe man he has become. No matter what paths lay ahead, Greenies Path captures that need for a sense of belonging to a family is such an integral foundation to their success in the world.

Hooligans and Tyrants

Hooligans and Tyrants
Author: Farrell Kellener
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1450289738

Stranded in the past, and driven by an unknown force to change history, Kane crashes in New York City, his path colliding with the arrival of then Presidential hopeful Abraham Lincoln. His destiny derailed, Kane is seduced by a powerful socialite, who employs him as her bodyguard. Their love affair fans the flames of a rising criminal empire, ignoring the Civil War raging around them until it comes barreling through their front door. Captured and turned by the US government, Kane is thrust deep into the heart of enemy territory, where he will come face to face with actor John Wilkes Booth. He uncovers a criminal fraternity involving a disgraced Union General, a sadistic Confederate mastermind, a former US President and a European dictator. The bloody aftermath radically alters American history.

Herpetological Osteopathology

Herpetological Osteopathology
Author: Bruce M. Rothschild
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2012-01-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461408237

As scientific analysis of testable hypotheses has replaced the speculative approach to study of bone disease in recent and fossil amphibians and reptiles, the field has advanced from simply reporting observations to analyzing their implications. This process is predicated upon a reproducible data base which explains/diagnoses the nature of bony alterations and a secure review of the literature. Thereby hangs the rub. The herpetological literature are difficult to access (let alone read) and are scattered through many prominent and eclectic journals and in the lay literature. While older diagnoses often have not stood the test of time, the clarity of report descriptions usually allows confident identification of the underlying pathology.