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2nd Life Books, Burlington, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
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Used book in very good condition. May have some minor wear. May NOT include discs, or access code or other supplemental material. Ships directly from Amazon and is eligible for Prime or super saver FREE shipping. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquiries within 24 hours. N° de ref. del artículo BXM.C7KQ
Imagine beetles ejecting defensive sprays as hot as boiling water; female moths holding their mates for ransom; caterpillars disguising themselves as flowers by fastening petals to their bodies; termites emitting a viscous glue to rally fellow soldiers - and you will have entered an insect world once beyond imagining, a world observed and described down to its tiniest astonishing detail by Thomas Eisner. The story of a lifetime of such minute explorations, "For Love of Insects" celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. To understand the success of insects is to appreciate our own shortcomings, Eisner tells us, but never has a reckoning been such a pleasure. Recounting exploits and discoveries in his laboratory at Cornell and in the field in Uruguay, Australia, Panama, Europe and North America, Eisner time and again demonstrates how inquiry into the survival strategies of an insect leads to clarifications beyond the expected; insects are revealed as masters of achievement, forms of life worthy of study and respect from even the most recalcitrant entomophobe. Filled with descriptions of his ingenious experiments and illustrated with photographs, this book makes readers participants in the grand adventure of discovery on a scale infinitesimally small and infinitely surprising.
Críticas: Eisner's book compels and fascinates at a variety of levels. It probes the ways in which insects use chemicals, and documents the ways in which an investigator poses the questions and teases out the answers...He tells his stories in the most accessible way...The sheer elegance of his approach is spellbinding. And the photographs that document his explorations are remarkable--every experimental tale here is beautifully illustrated.--Gaden S. Robinson"Times Literary Supplement" (07/30/2004)
Título: For Love of Insects
Editorial: Belknap Press
Año de publicación: 2003
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Condición: very_good
Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Nº de ref. del artículo: S_431770878
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Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Nº de ref. del artículo: S_466809074
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Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Nº de ref. del artículo: S_466813888
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Librería: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Cloth Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Illustrated Ilustrador. Dj Has Light Edgewear. Light Wear. Very Light Soiling. Nº de ref. del artículo: 044701
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Librería: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Kurtis A Phillips Bookseller, Roswell, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A clean and unmarked green-boards hardback with an unclipped dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable plastic cover. This nice copy has an "opened-only-once-or-twice" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Illustrated. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a strdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship (tracking included) propmtly from Roswell, Ga. Proudly serving satisfied book customers for over thirty years. Nº de ref. del artículo: 22022070
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Librería: The Old Sage Bookshop, Prescott, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket : like new / fine. Jacket in new mylar protector; very slightest of wear. 448 pages; mostly color photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 131886
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Librería: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. vi, 438pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 58058
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Librería: Stillwaters Environmental Ctr of the Great Peninsula Conservancy, Kingston, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This book and jacket are in near fine condition, There is slight wear on the edges but no tears or stains. This book celebrates the small creatures that have emerged triumphant on the planet, the beneficiaries of extraordinary evolutionary inventiveness and unparalleled reproductive capacity. The chapters describe the different survival techniques insects use from bombardier, deception, and circumvention to love potion, There is a bibliography and an index. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006928
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