"This stunning collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world's birds. In more than 500 pages, ornithologist Les Beletsky has gathered over 1,600 original paintings that reveal the form, posture, and plumage of all the avian families, with featured illustrations of 1307 avian species. The paintings are from eleven of the world's leading bird artists, with many being published here for the first time. ..."
"Combining the three Wisley handbooks "Heaths and Heathers", "Dwarf and Slow-Growing Conifers" and "The Winter Garden", this text shows how to use the colours and forms of heathers, conifers and other selected plants to create a garden attractive for all seasons, including winter. Fully descriptive lists of heathers recommended for flower and foliage, and dwarf conifers suitable for all situations provide a number of planting ideas, whil ..."
Remember Vera Cruz! by FrankKnight Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published by Macdonald ISBN-13: 978-0-356-01305-3, ISBN: 0-356-01305-7
Coral Reefs (Australian Environment) by Vincent Serventy, FrankKnight Paperback, Published by Hodder Headline Australia ISBN-13: 978-0-340-26612-0, ISBN: 0-340-26612-0
"... an elderly Aboriginal from northwestern Australia told Stephen Davies that they
will burrow into sandy soil (Davies pers. comm. ... hours, shortly before sundown,
when two parrots were seen sitting low in a bush adjacent to the road (in Garnett
et al. ... manner as a Ground Parrot, before turning sharply and dropping into a
slightly larger run of spinifex (Murphy et al. ... by John McDonald, of Cootanoorina
Station, south of Oo ..."
"His insights on the sources of profit have been instrumental in shaping modern economic theory and to the development of a useful understanding of probability.This New Edition has been typeset with modern techniques and contains a newly ..."
"Parrots are among the most distinctive and beautiful birds in the world. They are also among the most endangered bird groups, threatened by habitat loss through land clearance, the trapping of adults, and the taking of chicks from the nest for the international live-bird trade. Currently, a number of species are in danger of extinction. Vanished and Vanishing Parrotsis a comprehensive reference, bringing together information on species ..."
"When originally released, Frank Hyneman Knight's The Economic Organization revitalized the teaching of economic theory in America during the 1930s, laying the foundation for the price theory revolution led by economists emerging from Knight's circle at The University of Chicago. Knight shows that when societies choose to allow market organization, their economy simultaneously solves the fundamental functions of valuation and efficiency. ..."