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Books by Edgar Williams






Hippopotamus(First Edition)
(Animal)
by Edgar Williams, Edwards. Williams
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2017 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-732-9, ISBN: 1-78023-732-4

"They are famously fat—cumbersome, lethargic, and oddly charming for the way they lounge around half-submerged in muddy pools all day. Hippos are gregarious herbivores that don’t much like the heat, but as Edgar Williams shows in this colorful book, they can also be quite ill-tempered, and their huge mouths, sharp tusks, and powerful jaws can cut a small boat right in half. Taking readers into the swampy lands of Africa—as well as a few ..."






Moon(Illustrated)
Nature and Culture (Reaktion Books - Earth)
by Edgar Williams
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2014 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-281-2, ISBN: 1-78023-281-0

"Since humans first gazed upward, the moon has hung in the sky virtually unchanged, entrancing generations of poets, artists and scientists. Once worshipped as a deity, often thought to cause madness, now known to manipulate our tides and much else besides, humanity's relationship with the moon has been ever-changing; the one constant has been our continued fascination with it. Moon gives a comprehensive account of our lunar companion's ..."






Giraffe
(Reaktion Books - Animal)
by Edgar Williams
Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2011 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-86189-764-0, ISBN: 1-86189-764-2

"Their extraordinary long necks, distinctive camouflage, graceful movements, and friendly nature have made giraffes one of the most fascinating and beloved animals on the planet.  But while giraffes once roamed the Great Plains of Africa in huge herds, their numbers have greatly diminished, and they are now entirely dependent on humanity for their survival. In Giraffe, Edgar Williams explores not only the biology of the tallest animals o ..."






Ostrich(Illustrated)
(Reaktion Books - Animal)
by Edgar Williams
Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2013 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-039-9, ISBN: 1-78023-039-7

"In many senses the ostrich looms large - the tallest and heaviest of any living bird, a fully grown North African ostrich can reach 2.75 metres (9 feet) in height and weigh almost 160 kgs (350 pounds). It also lays the largest egg of any living bird. From its eggs to its meat, skin and feathers, the ostrich has been exploited by humans since history began. The demand for its feathers was so great in Victorian times that vast fortunes we ..."






Introduction to Music
(HARPERCOLLINS COLLEGE OUTLINE SERIES)
by Paul Taylor, Hugh Milton Miller, Edgar Williams
Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1991 by Perennial
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-467108-8, ISBN: 0-06-467108-9

"Specifically designed for the 250,000 students enrolled in Introduction to Music courses each year, this helpful outline gives background information on topics such as: sound and tone, the notation of pitch, harmony and tonality, and more."






Hippopotamus
by Edgar Williams
224 Pages, Published 2017 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-779-4, ISBN: 1-78023-779-0

"The British artist Suzie Marsh is also well known for her life-size sculptures of hippos. A whole porcelain dinner service of 114 pieces, all with hand-painted scenes of hippos from photos taken at 101zoos in 33 countries, has been produced in ..."






Animal
Ostrich
by Edgar Williams
184 Pages, Published 2013 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-066-5, ISBN: 1-78023-066-4

"Photo. Acknowledgements. The author and publishers wish to express their thanks to the below sources of illustrative material and/or permission to reproduce it. (Some sources uncredited in the captions for reasons of brevity are also given below.) Photo Aberdeen University Library: p. 70; from Eleazar Albin, A Supple- ment to the Natural History ofBirds . . . (London, 1740): p. 79; photo art. co.uk: p. 23; courtesy the author: pp. 8 ..."






Animal
Giraffe
by Edgar Williams
174 Pages, Published 2011 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-86189-889-0, ISBN: 1-86189-889-4

"bull giraffe curls his upper lip and tastes the urine, known as the flehmen response. This grimacing exposes the vomeronasal organ ... There is thus about 20–23 months between births and a giraffe can have around ten calves in her lifetime. Usually a single calf is born, but twins ... Born legs first, weighing around 100 kilograms and around two metres tall, with its horns in place, the calf usually enters the world with a two-metr ..."






Parting Mist A Recollection
by Harold Edgar Williams
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2000 by H E Williams
ISBN-13: 978-0-9537948-0-5, ISBN: 0-9537948-0-6






Earth
Moon : Nature and Culture
by Edgar Williams
224 Pages, Published 2014 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-321-5, ISBN: 1-78023-321-3

"4. 6 DavidA. Kirby, 'Science Consultants, Fictional Films, and Scientific Practice', Social Studies of Science, XXXIII/2 (April 2003), pp. 231–68. 7 Ibid. 8 DonaA. Jalufka and Christian Koeberl, 'Moonstruck: How Realistic is the Moon Depictedin Classic Science Fiction Films?', Earth, Moon and Planets, 85–6 (2001 ), pp. 179–200. 9 Ibid. 10 Trea Martyn, Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry and Spectacular Design (London, ..."






"The Vailala madness" and other essays
by Francis Edgar Williams, Erik Schwimmer
Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 1977 by University Press Of Hawaii
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-0519-7, ISBN: 0-8248-0519-4






Breathing
An Inspired History
by Edgar Williams
281 Pages, Published 2021 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-363-8, ISBN: 1-78914-363-2

"Today, respiratory viruses like COVID-19 are causing disasters both human and economical on a global scale. This is the story of breathing—a tale relevant to everyone."






Village Church
The Beginnings: A Story Worth Telling
by Edgar Williams
53 Pages, Published 2020 by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1-09-803618-8, ISBN: 1-09-803618-2

"You want to get in on the ground floor, do you?"






Write the Vision
A Journey to Forgiveness in Poems and Other Celebrations
by Benjamin Edgar Williams
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2012 by Authorhouse
ISBN-13: 978-1-4772-5455-4, ISBN: 1-4772-5455-2

"New. Shoes,. No. Feet. There is a walk of lilt, a dance, a step, A way of distinction, of confidence, of pep. But woe there the man, the woman, the girl, With Prada and Gucci, but no toes to curl. Come! What be the sight, the question, the clues, ..."






A Williams Selected Works
by Alice Edgar Williams
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2010 by Xlibris
ISBN-13: 978-1-4568-2368-9, ISBN: 1-4568-2368-X






The Way of the Explorer(1st Edition)
An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
by Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Dwight Arnan Williams
Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 1996 by G.P. Putnam And Sons
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-14161-4, ISBN: 0-399-14161-8






Breathing
An Inspired History
by Williams, Edgar
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2021 by Reaktion Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-362-1, ISBN: 1-78914-362-4






Design and Analysis of Magnetoresistive Recording Heads(1st Edition)
by Edgar M. Williams
Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2000 by Wiley-Ieee Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-36358-3, ISBN: 0-471-36358-8






Village Church
The Beginnings: A Story Worth Telling
by Williams, Edgar L, Jr.
Trade Paperback, Published 2020 by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-09-803617-1, ISBN: 1-09-803617-4






Harmony and Voice Leading(1st Edition)
(Harpercollins College Outline Series)
by Edgar Williams Jr.
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1992 by Perennial
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-467148-4, ISBN: 0-06-467148-8



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