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Finches (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 55)
Finches (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 55)
Ian Newton
¥456.66
This illustrated survey of finch behaviour is a thorough, non-technical account of the habits of these birds throughout the world. Greenfinches nest in plantations, large shrubby gardens and churchyards with lots of evergreens, thickets and tall hedges. After breeding, goldfinches forage on waste land, overgrown rubbish dumps, neglected allotments of food, and rough pastures. Bullfinches, in their breeding season, develop in the floor of their mouths special pouches in which food for the young is retained. These pouches open, one on each side of the tongue and, when full, extend back under the jaws as far as the neck, when they together hold about one cubic centimetre of food. Cocks of the Chaffinch and Brambling species sing in the breeding season to repel other cocks and attract hens. This illustrated survey of finch behaviour is a thorough, non-technical account of the habits of these birds throughout the world. Dr. Newton uses his extensive bird-watching experience and knowledge of the published literature to document the main patterns of feeding, development of feathers, breeding, and migration. As a result, he presents the changing relationship of the birds to their environment. The author is on the staff of the Nature Conservancy at Edinburgh, Scotland. His several scientific papers on finches have appeared in Birds, Journal of Animal Ecology and other scholarly periodicals.
Farming and Wildlife (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 67)
Farming and Wildlife (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 67)
Kenneth Mellanby
¥456.66
Farming and Wildlife argues forcefully that wild species are, in fact, beneficial to the land as a whole: without them its productivity will fall and farming will inevitably suffer. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Farming and wildlife affect each other in many, often subtle, ways. Yet most recent developments in farming have been harmful to wild plants and animals. As the land is made to yield more, so rare species become rarer or extinct, and even common ones are now absent from large areas of the country. This timely and provocative book argues forcefully that wild species are, in fact, beneficial to the land as a whole: without them its productivity will fall and farming will inevitably suffer. The main changes in farming practice and their environmental effects are dealt with systematically. Successive chapters discuss arable cropping, grassland management, animal husbandry, hedgerow removal, land drainage and the use of pesticides. Considered also are the care of the soil and its inhabitants - important and often overlooked forms of wildlife - possible damage to livestock by diseases of wild animals, and the effects of hunting and shooting. Professor Mellanby writes throughout with an understanding of the problems of both farmers and conservationists. This is a most persuasive account of why they should now work together to preserve the countryside's fauna and flora. Professor Kenneth Mellanby is the author of the highly acclaimed New Naturalist volume Pesticides and Pollution. He is the Founder-Director of the Monks Wood Experimental Station, which was the main research station of the Nature Conservancy, Chairman of the Watch Trust, President of the Cambridgeshire branch of the Ramblers Association, and has for many years been closely involved in all aspects of farming and conservation.
British Tits (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 62)
British Tits (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 62)
Christopher Perrins
¥456.66
In addition to dealing with the general biology and behaviour of the birds, Dr Perrins gives full attention to such things as their social lives, their intelligence and adaptiveness, and their puzzling ability to adjust their population sizes to the future availability of food. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Because of their ubiquity and apparent boldness, the tits are among the most easily observed, and the most popular, of all British birds. The Blue Tit, particularly, is an attractive and confident bird and will arrive at a well-stocked bird table, or at a bag of peanuts outside a window, within a few minutes of its being set out. Curiously, little has been written about tits for the general naturalist. In this book, Christopher Perrins, who succeeded the late David Lack at the Edward Grey Institute of Ornithology in Oxford, sets out to remedy this omission. Dr Perrins has spent many years studying these small birds in great detail and has himself made many important discoveries about their lives and behaviour. The book deals with seven species of tit. These include the six members of the true tits - Coal, Great, Blue, Crested, Marsh and Willow Tits - as well as the more distantly related Long-tailed Tit. In addition to dealing with the general biology and behaviour of the birds, Dr Perrins gives full attention to such things as their social lives, their intelligence and adaptiveness, and their puzzling ability to adjust their population sizes to the future availability of food. Dr Perrin's study demonstrates that there is much unsuspected complexity - some of it still not clearly understood - in the lives of even the most popular of groups of birds; as such it will be of interest to every birdwatcher, amateur and professional alike.
Climate and Weather (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 115)
Climate and Weather (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 115)
John Kington
¥221.12
Reviewing the history and causes of climatic change and evaluating regional models, this New Naturalist volume offers an important analysis of climatic variations. Much has happened in our knowledge of climate and weather over the past fifty years. The recording of relations between weather and natural history has continued to be of constant interest, with the weather providing a continual and essential backdrop to natural history accounts. But the significance of this backdrop has been very much widened by our better understanding of climate change and its effects on flora, fauna and biodiversity and also by our increased knowledge of historical climates and weather events. In this timely addition to the New Naturalist Library, leading climatologist John Kington offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the diverse climate of the British Isles. Examining the ways in which regional climates evolve from the interplay of meteorological conditions and geography of the British Isles, the author analyses the climatic characteristics and provides a historical overview of changing weather patterns, which is complemented by fascinating and never-before published photographs. Kington reviews the many ways in which people have observed and recorded weather conditions throughout the ages. It is a story based on a rich and varied resource stretching back 2000 years. This approach has allowed climatic trends, anomalies and extremes to be identified over the past two millennia, putting our present experience of weather into striking perspective.
ISO Internal Audit – A Plain English Guide
ISO Internal Audit – A Plain English Guide
Dejan Kosutic
¥81.67
Let’s be realistic – it is human to make mistakes, so it’s impossible to have a system with no errors; it is, however, possible to have a system that improves itself and learns from its mistakes. Internal audits are a crucial part of such a system. In this book, Dejan Kosutic, an author, and experienced ISO consultant is giving away his practical know-how on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, AS9100 and IATF 16949 internal audits. This book is written primarily for beginners in internal auditing and for people with moderate knowledge about internal audits. On the other hand, if you do have experience with internal audits, but you feel that you still have gaps in your knowledge, you’ll also find this book helpful. So, no matter if you are new or experienced in the field, this book gives you everything you will ever need to learn and more about internal audits. Inside you will find not just basic information about the internal audit and ISO 19011 but also information on how to create the internal audit checklist, how to write the internal audit report, what are the best technics for finding evidence during the audit, how to perform interviewing during the audit and much more. Kosutic uses real-life examples and plain English in order to explain everything that is necessary to completely understand how to perform an internal audit for all ISO management standards.
Como ser uma pessoa humilde
Como ser uma pessoa humilde
Paula Fragoso
¥8.18
Você pode se perguntar: por que eu deveria me esfor?ar para ser uma pessoa humilde?A humildade só irá trazer benefícios para a sua vida; pois, ao contrário do que muitos pensam, humildade n?o é fraqueza - é uma virtude, uma excelência moral.Ao contrário do orgulho e arrog?ncia, a humildade aproxima as pessoas de você, abre portas para novas oportunidades, lhe ajuda a crescer e a se tornar uma pessoa cada vez melhor.Aprenda valiosas li??es para ser uma pessoa humilde.
Delphi Complete Works of George Orwell (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of George Orwell (Illustrated)
George Orwell
¥24.44
For the first time in digital publishing history, readers can explore the complete fictional works of the modern master George Orwell in one comprehensive eBook. Also featuring a wide selection of non-fiction works, this latest addition to Delphi's bestselling series of publications is presented with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and active content tables. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Orwell's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All 6 novels and 3 memoirs, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Includes fifty of Orwell's most celebrated essays - spend hours exploring the author's diverse oeuvre* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels BURMESE DAYS A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING COMING UP FOR AIR ANIMAL FARM NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR The Memoirs DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER HOMAGE TO CATALONIA The Poetry LIST OF POEMS Selected Non-Fiction LIST OF ESSAYS LIST OF BOOK REVIEWS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Delphi Complete Works of Ammianus Marcellinus (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Ammianus Marcellinus (Illustrated)
Ammianus Marcellinus
¥16.27
The fourth century soldier Ammianus Marcellinus’ book of Roman history provides a remarkably accurate and impartial record, giving readers a succinct understanding of the fall of the Roman Empire. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Ammianus’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ammianus’ life and works* Features the complete extant works of Ammianus, in both English translation and the original Latin* Concise introductions to the history work* Provides two different translations of Ammianus’ work: C. D. Yonge and J. C. Rolfe* Includes the translation that previously appeared in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Ammianus* Excellent formatting of the texts* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students* Features a bonus biography – discover Ammianus’ ancient world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The TranslationsHISTORY OF ROMEC. D. YONGE TRANSLATION, 1862J. C. ROLFE TRANSLATION, 1940 The Latin TextCONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual TextDUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The BiographyINTRODUCTION TO AMMIANUS by J. C. Rolfe Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Delphi Complete Works of Aulus Gellius - 'The Attic Nights' (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Aulus Gellius - 'The Attic Nights' (Illustrated)
Aulus Gellius
¥16.27
Composed during the nights of an Attic winter, the sole surviving work of Aulus Gellius, the second century Latin author and grammarian, is an intriguing compendium of notes covering philosophy, history, biography and questions of grammar. ‘Attic Nights’ offers a valuable insight into the works of lost authors and the manners and occupations of Roman society. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Aulus Gellius’ complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Aulus Gellius’ life and works* Features the complete extant works of Aulus Gellius, in both English translation and the original Latin* Concise introductions to the ‘Attic Nights’* Includes John C. Rolfe’s translation previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Aulus* Excellent formatting of the texts* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students* Features a bonus biography – discover Aulus Gellius’ ancient world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The TranslationTHE ATTIC NIGHTS The Latin TextCONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual TextDUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The BiographyLIFE OF AULUS GELLIUS by G. H. Nall Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Delphi Complete Works of Cornelius Nepos (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Cornelius Nepos (Illustrated)
Cornelius Nepos
¥16.27
The friend of Cicero, Atticus and Catullus, Cornelius Nepos wrote short popular biographies of Greek and Roman commanders. The lives are composed in a concise, readable style and they are invaluable for their use of reliable sources. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Nepos’ complete extant works, with relevant illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Nepos’ life and works* Features the complete extant works of Nepos, in both English translation and the original Latin* Concise introduction to the extant works* Features John Selby Watson’s translation of LIVES OF EMINENT COMMANDERS* Excellent formatting of the texts* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables* Includes Watson’s original footnotes* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students* Features a bonus biography – discover Nepos’ ancient world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The TranslationLIVES OF EMINENT COMMANDERS The Latin TextCONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Dual TextDUAL LATIN AND ENGLISH TEXT The BiographyBRIEF BIOGRAPHY: CORNELIUS NEPOS Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
Ovid
¥40.79
The Metamorphoses consists of fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.
Physics
Physics
Aristotle
¥40.79
Physics is a collection of lessons that deal with the general principles of natural or moving things, both living and non-living, rather than physical theories or investigations of the particular contents of the universe. The chief purpose of the work is to discover the principles and causes of change, or movement.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Aristotle
¥40.79
Aristotle's Rhetoric is an ancient Greek text on the art of persuasion, dating from the 4th century BC.
On Sleep and Sleeplessness
On Sleep and Sleeplessness
Aristotle
¥40.79
With regard to sleep and waking, we must consider what they are: whether they are peculiar to soul or to body, or common to both; and if common, to what part of soul or body they appertain: further, from what cause it arises that they are attributes of animals, and whether all animals share in them both, or some partake of the one only, others of the other only, or some partake of neither and some of both.
Condemned
Condemned
Caitlin Scott
¥97.69
Discover the astonishing true stories--that will make readers laugh, cry, and gasp--behind the headlines: Salem Witches, Saving Grand Central, Yellowstone Wolf Gunned Down, Redwood to Get Ax, Snaggletooth Killer, DogTown, and more. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting books offer short chapters on high-interest headlines. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading.
Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
¥40.79
Meditations contains a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Stoics often present their philosophy as a way of life. To live a good life, one has to understand the rules of the natural order since they taught that everything is rooted in nature.
On Benefits
On Benefits
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
¥40.79
On Benefits contains series of moral essays and dialogues composed by the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca. The work explores such philosophical themes as providence, steadfastness, the happy life, anger, leisure, tranquility, the brevity of life, gift-giving, forgiveness, and treatises on natural phenomena.
Topics
Topics
Aristotle
¥40.79
Our treatise proposes to find a line of inquiry whereby we shall be able to reason from opinions that are generally accepted about every problem propounded to us, and also shall ourselves, when standing up to an argument, avoid saying anything that will obstruct us. First, then, we must say what reasoning is, and what its varieties are, in order to grasp dialectical reasoning: for this is the object of our search in the treatise before us.
On the Nature of Things
On the Nature of Things
Lucretius
¥40.79
On the Nature of Things is an epic didactic poem aiming to explain Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. The universe described in the poem operates according to these physical principles.
Missing
Missing
Sarah Hutt
¥97.69
Discover the astonishing true stories--that will make readers laugh, cry, and gasp--behind the headlines: FBI's 10 Most Wanted, The Bermuda Triangle, Mission to Mars, Missing Treasure, The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Missing Planet, and more. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting books offer short chapters on high-interest headlines. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading.
Delphi Complete Works of Manetho (Illustrated)
Delphi Complete Works of Manetho (Illustrated)
Manetho
¥24.44
An Egyptian priest that flourished in the third century BC, Manetho wrote ‘Aegyptiaca’ (History of Egypt), which provided a detailed history of his homeland to the Hellenic world. Although his original texts are now largely lost, important remains have survived, transmitted to us as fragments from several ancient authors. For many centuries, before hieroglyphics could be read, Manetho’s writings were one of the chief sources of information on Egyptian history. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Manetho’s complete extant works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Manetho's life and works* Features the complete extant works of Manetho, in both English translation and the original Greek and Latin fragments* Concise introduction to ‘Aegyptiaca’* Includes W. G. Waddell’s translations, previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Manetho* Excellent formatting of the texts* Easily locate the works you want to read with individual contents tables* Includes rare fragments of Manetho's other works, first time in digital print* Features a bonus biography – discover Manetho's ancient world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The TranslationsAEGYPTIACAOTHER FRAGMENTS The Greek and Latin TextsLIST OF GREEK AND LATIN TEXTS The BiographyINTRODUCTION TO MANETHO by W. G. Waddell Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles