"Wake-Robin", John Burroughs' first book, is a detailed work on birds, being an alluring "invitation to the study of Ornithology". It's aim is to stimulate an interest in the natural history of birds, which Burroughs arguably achieves through a masterful marriage of interesting facts and beautiful writing. John Burroughs (1837 – 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly...

In one of his first books, "The Mountains of California", John Muir, famed naturalist, environmentalist, and author, recounts his travels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite Valley. First published in 1894, "The Mountains of California" is a captivating and vivid portrait of the raw beauty of this spectacular place. He takes the readers on a tour of the wonders that abound, writing "Go where you may within the bounds of California, mountains...

New York archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Special Agent Pendergast try to solve a 130-year-old serial murder case after the dismembered remains of thirty-six people are found on the site of a nineteenth-century moneymaking spectacle called a "cabinet of curiosities."

One of the greatest experimental scientists of all time, Michael Faraday (1791–1867) developed the first electric motor, electric generator, and dynamo - essentially creating the science of electrochemistry. This book, the result of six lectures he delivered to young students at London's Royal Institution, concerns another form of energy - candlelight. Faraday titled the lectures "The Chemical History of a Candle," choosing the subject because,...

Presents a shortened version of the journal kept by Charles Darwin while on an 1831 voyage to chart the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, in which he recorded his observations about geology, natural history, and other topics.

Extreme Nature is a s visually arresting as it is intriguing. A compelling portrait of the world's most extreme wildlife.