An illustrated guide to California's most popular and iconic nature getaways. 150 Nature Hot Spots in California showcases the legendary diversity and beauty of California's landscape and wildlife - famous deserts, iconic badlands, lush forests and beautiful beaches. The book is organized by region. Each entry includes at-a-glance information on activities, addresses and contact information; a feature on the location's characteristics, history and best hiking paths; and photography illustrating the geography and prominent wildlife and flora of the region. The destinations and sites include: Waterfalls and giant sequoias of Yosemite National Park; The cinder cone of Amboy Crater; Below-sea-level salt flats of Death Valley National Park; Elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park; The palm oasis at Coachella Valley Preserve; Tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument; The wind-sculpted badlands of Alabama Hills; Hydrothermal features of Lassen Volcanic National Park; Tule elk and whales at Point Reyes National Seashore. California is one of America's most popular travel destinations. According to Visit California, the state is the No. 1 tourism destination in the U.S. Of the 268 million tourists that visited in 2016, roughly 75% were Californians, 18% were from other states and 7% were from outside the country. This guidebook will appeal to all travellers: families, hikers, campers, photographers and other nature enthusiasts; those who'd want to spend a week in the wilderness; and those who simply want take a day trip. The book is a must-have for libraries, tourism offices, travel agents and bookshops.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780228101680 20190408

• Preface. To the Student. Part I: THE ORGANIZATION OF LIFE.
• 1. A View of Life.
• 2. Atoms and Molecules: The Chemical Basis of Life.
• 3. The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds.
• 4. Organization of the Cell.
• 5. Biological Membranes.
• 6. Cell Communication. Part II: ENERGY TRANSFER THROUGH LIVING SYSTEMS.
• 7. Energy and Metabolism.
• 8. How Cells Make ATP: Energy-Releasing Pathways.
• 9. Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy. Part III: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: GENETICS.
• 10. Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis.
• 11. The Basic Principles of Heredity.
• 12. DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information.
• 13. Gene Expression.
• 14. Gene Regulation.
• 15. DNA Technology and Genomics.
• 16. Human Genetics and the Human Genome.
• 17. Developmental Genetics. Part IV: THE CONTINUITY OF LIFE: EVOLUTION.
• 18. Introduction to Darwinian Evolution.
• 19. Evolutionary Change in Populations.
• 20. Speciation and Macroevolution.
• 21. The Origin and Evolutionary History of Life.
• 22. The Evolution of Primates. Part V: THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE.
• 23. Understanding Diversity: Systematics.
• 24. Viruses and Subviral Agents.
• 25. Bacteria and Archaea.
• 26. Protists.
• 27. Seedless Plants.
• 28. Seed Plants.
• 29. The Fungi.
• 30. An Introduction to Animal Diversity.
• 31. Sponges, Cnidarians, Ctenophores, and Protostomes.
• 32. The Deuterostomes. Part VI: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN PLANTS.
• 33. Plant Structure, Growth, and Development.
• 34. Leaf Structure and Function.
• 35. Stem Structure and Transport.
• 36. Roots and Mineral Nutrition.
• 37. Reproduction in Flowering Plants.
• 38. Plant Developmental Responses to External and Internal Signals. Part VII: STRUCTURE AND LIFE PROCESSES IN ANIMALS.
• 39. Animal Structure and Function: An Introduction.
• 40. Protection, Support, and Movement.
• 41. Neural Signaling.
• 42. Neural Regulation.
• 43. Sensory Systems.
• 44. Internal Transport.
• 45. The Immune System: Internal Defense.
• 46. Gas Exchange.
• 47. Processing Food and Nutrition.
• 48. Osmoregulation and Disposal of Metabolic Wastes.
• 49. Endocrine Regulation.
• 50. Reproduction.
• 51. Animal Development.
• 52. Animal Behavior. Part VIII: THE INTERACTIONS OF LIFE: ECOLOGY.
• 53. Introduction to Ecology: Population Ecology.
• 54. Community Ecology.
• 55. Ecosystems and the Biosphere.
• 56. Ecology and the Geography of Life.
• 57. Biological Diversity and Conservation Biology. APPENDICES (Available online in MindTap and as PDFs on request). A: Periodic Table of the Elements. B: Classification of Organisms. C: Understanding Biological Terms. D: Abbreviations. E: Answers to Test Your Understanding, Checkpoint, Key Point, and Key Experiment Questions. Glossary. Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Solomon, Martin, Martin and Berg's BIOLOGY--often described as the best majors' text for learning Biology--is also a complete teaching program. The integrated, inquiry-based learning system guides students through every chapter, starting with key concepts at the beginning of each chapter and learning objectives for each section. End-of-section Checkpoint questions encourage students to review key points before moving on. A chapter summary further reinforces learning objectives, followed by an opportunity for students to test their understanding. The eleventh edition offers expanded integration of the text's five guiding themes of Biology--the evolution of life, the transmission of biological information, the flow of energy through living systems, interactions among biological systems and the inter-relationship of structure and function. Available with MindTap Biology, the platform that gives instructors complete control of their course and powers students from memorization to mastery.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781337392938 20180226

• 1. Invitation to Biology. UNIT
• 1: PRINCIPLES OF CELLULAR LIFE.
• 2. Life's Chemical Basis.
• 3. Molecules of Life.
• 4. Cell Structure.
• 5. Ground Rules of Metabolism.
• 6. Where it Starts: Photosynthesis.
• 7. How Cells Release Chemical Energy. UNIT II: GENETICS.
• 8. DNA Structure and Function.
• 9. From DNA to Protein.
• 10. Control of Gene Expression.
• 11. How Cells Reproduce.
• 12. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction.
• 13. Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits.
• 14. Chromosomes and Human Inheritance.
• 15. Studying and Manipulating Genomes. UNIT III: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION.
• 16. Evidence of Evolution.
• 17. Processes of Evolution.
• 18. Organizing Information about Species.
• 19. Life's Origin and Early Evolution. UNIT IV: EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY.
• 20. Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea.
• 21. Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes.
• 22. The Land Plants.
• 23. Fungi.
• 24. Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates.
• 25. Animal Evolution: The Chordates.
• 26. Human Evolution. UNIT V: HOW PLANTS WORK.
• 27. Plant Tissues.
• 28. Plant Nutrition and Transport.
• 29. Life Cycles of Flowering Plants.
• 30. Communication Strategies in Plants. UNIT VI: HOW ANIMALS WORK.
• 31. Animal Tissues and Organ Systems.
• 32. Neural Control.
• 33. Sensory Perception.
• 34. Endocrine Control.
• 35. Structural Support and Movement.
• 36. Circulation.
• 37. Immunity.
• 38. Respiration.
• 39. Digestion and Nutrition.
• 40. Maintaining the Internal Environment.
• 41. Animal Reproductive System.
• 42. Animal Development.
• 43. Animal Behavior. UNIT VII: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY.
• 44. Population Ecology.
• 45. Community Ecology.
• 46. Ecosystems.
• 47. The Biosphere.
• 48. Human Impacts on the Biosphere.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, 15th Edition, reveals the biological world in wondrous detail. Its multitude of eye-catching photos and images will keep you fascinated, while helpful text features help you master the material. Chapter-opening Core Concepts enable you to focus on the topics that matter most in every chapter. Each section within a chapter begins with clear Learning Objectives, and section-ending Take Home Messages reinforce these key concepts. Other invaluable features include a running glossary, case studies, self-test questions and data-analysis problems. Available with MindTap Biology, the online program that powers you from memorization to mastery. BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE puts the living world of biology under a microscope for you to analyze, understand and enjoy!.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781337408332 20180306

• Preface: Our common humanity
• The society within us
• Unintentional communities
• Intentional communities
• Artificial communities
• First comes love
• Animal attraction
• Animal friends
• Friends and networks
• One way to be social
• Remote control
• Genes and culture
• Natural and social laws.

For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions -- our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society. [This book] introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -- [the author] shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, [this book] shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies have shaped, and are still shaping, our genes today."-- Provided by publisher.

"In his controversial bestseller Darwin's Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe challenged Darwin's theory of evolution, arguing that science itself has proven that intelligent design is a better explanation for the origin of life. In Darwin Devolves, Behe advances his argument, presenting new research that offers a startling reconsideration of how Darwin's mechanism works, weakening the theory's validity even more. A system of natural selection acting on random mutation, evolution can help make something look and act differently. But evolution never creates something organically. Behe contends that Darwinism actually works by a process of devolution{u2014}damaging cells in DNA in order to create something new at the lowest biological levels. This is important, he makes clear, because it shows the Darwinian process cannot explain the creation of life itself. 'A process that so easily tears down sophisticated machinery is not one which will build complex, functional systems,' he writes. In addition to disputing the methodology of Darwinism and how it conflicts with the concept of creation, Behe reveals that what makes Intelligent Design unique{u2014}and right{u2014}is that it acknowledges causation. Evolution proposes that organisms living today are descended with modification from organisms that lived in the distant past. But Intelligent Design goes a step further asking, what caused such astounding changes to take place? What is the reason or mechanism for evolution? For Behe, this is what makes Intelligent Design so important."--Amazon.com.

'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780241309599 20190325
How does life create order from chaos? And just what is life, anyway? Leading physicist Paul Davies argues that to find the answers, we must first answer a deeper question- 'What is information?' To understand the origins and nature of life, Davies proposes a radical vision of biology which sees the underpinnings of life as similar to circuits and electronics, arguing that life as we know it should really be considered a phenomenon of information storage. In an extraordinary deep dive into the real mechanics of what we take for granted, Davies reveals how biological processes, from photosynthesis to birds' navigation abilities, rely on quantum mechanics, and explores whether quantum physics could prove to be the secret key of all life on Earth. Lively and accessible, The Demon in the Machineboils down intricate interdisciplinary developments to take readers on an eye-opening journey towards the ultimate goal of science- unifying all theories of the living and the non-living, so that humanity can at last understand its place in the universe.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780241360934 20190325

A richly illustrated full-color guide to the unique plants, wildlife, and environments of Cape Cod and the other nearby "Outer Lands" This essential guidebook presents the most abundantly illustrated and fascinating account of the natural history of Cape Cod, its nearby islands, Block Island, the western coast of Rhode Island, and southeastern Long Island ever published. Exploring the ecology and most common plants and animals of the various regional environments- beaches, dunes, salt marshes, heathlands, and coastal forests- the book also encompasses marine mammals, sea turtles, and fish offshore. Lavishly illustrated with images, maps, and photographs, the guide introduces readers to more than six hundred species of plants and animals of the region, including major whale and seal species. The book also provides a concise guide to the ecological history of the "Outer Lands, " the glacial geology of the region, and Cape Cod's major environmental challenges, from climate change and sea level rise to the loss of wild habitats due to development. For nature-loving local residents and visitors alike, this essential book will be a well-loved resource.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780300226157 20190304

• The molecular basis of heredity, variation, and evolution
• Transmission genetics
• Cell division and chromosome heredity
• Gene interaction
• Genetic linkage and mapping in eukaryotes
• Genetic analysis and mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages
• DNA structure and replication
• Molecular biology of transcription and RNA processing
• The molecular biology of translation
• Eukaryotic -chromosome abnormalities and molecular organization
• Gene mutation, DNA repair, and homologous recombination
• Regulation of gene expression in bacteria and bacteriophage
• Regulation of gene -expression in eukaryotes
• Analysis of gene function by forward genetics and reverse genetics
• Recombinant DNA technology and its applications
• Genomics : genetics from a whole-genome perspective
• Organellar inheritance and the evolution of organellar genomes
• Developmental genetics
• Genetic analysis of -quantitative traits
• Population genetics and evolution at the population, species, and molecular levels.

Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes is a resource uniquely suited for learning and applying genetics to our world. Its DNA first presentation frames the discussion of genetics in modern terms, which provides the user the context to then understand its Mendelian history. Genetics continues to treat transmission genetics, molecular genetics, and evolutionary genetics as fully integrated subjects and provides students with an unprecedented understanding of the basic process of gene transmission, mutation, expression, and regulation. A new unit structure with self-contained chapters provides the flexibility to fit any course design, whether it be Mendel-early, Chromosome-early, or a Genome-first approach. The dynamism of genetics is also perfectly captured, as coverage of technological advances is woven together with ethical controversies. Problem-solving is a core element to this experimental discipline, and the ninth edition of Genetics is unparalleled in the tools it provides to unlock this fascinating subject. This rich resource allows students copious opportunities to practice and learn by using the clearly-presented mathematical concepts and exercises and chapter problems that encourage students to analyze and apply new skills.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781284122930 20180129

Martin Lister, royal physician and fellow of the Royal Society, was an extraordinarily prolific natural historian with an expertise in shells and molluscs. Disappointed with the work of established artists, Lister decided to teach his daughters, Susanna and Anna, how to illustrate the specimens he studied. The sisters became so skilled at this that Lister entrusted them with his great work, 'Historiae Conchyliorum', assembled between 1685 and 1692. This first comprehensive study of conchology consisted of over 1,000 copperplates of shells and molluscs collected from around the world. 'Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters' reconstructs the creation of this masterwork, from the identification of the original shells to the drawings themselves, and from the engraved copperplates to the draft prints and final books. Susanna and Anna portrayed the shells not only as curious and beautiful objects, but also as specimens of natural history rendered with sensitivity and keen scientific empiricism. Beautiful in their own right, these illustrations and engravings reveal the early techniques behind scientific illustration together with the often unnoticed role of women in the scientific revolution.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781851244898 20190121

• Unit I. Fundamentals of biology
• 1. The basic structure of science
• The methods of science
• Biology as a science
• The significance of evolution
• Organization of life
• 2. The chemistry of life : an inorganic perspective
• Atoms, molecules, and chemical bonding
• Chemical reactions and the concept of equilibrium
• Colligative properties of solutions
• The laws of thermodynamics
• The special case of water
• Maintaining stable pH in living systems
• 3. The chemistry of life : the organic level
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Structure and functions of lipids
• The chemical basis of living systems
• Unit II. Biology of the cell
• 4. The cellular organization of life
• The cell doctrine
• Cellular organization
• Cellular organelles
• Plant and animal cells : tissue organization
• Cell size and its constraints
• Movement into and out of the cell
• 5. Energy transformations
• Energy and life
• Thermodynamics
• Cell metabolism
• Bioenergetics
• 6. Photosynthesis
• The light reaction
• The dark reaction (Calvin-Benson Cycle)
• Photorespiration
• The C4 pathway
• Structure and function in the chloroplast
• Unit III. Genetics and inheritance
• 7. The nature of the gene
• The concept of information processing in the cell
• The search for the chemical bases of inheritance
• Encoding information : the language of the gene
• Processing the information : protein synthesis
• Reproduction of information : DNA replication
• Modification of information : mutation
• Genetic engineering
• 8. Cell reproduction
• Cell cycles and life cycles
• The chromosomes as packaged genes
• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• A possible mechanism for crossing over
• Sexual reproduction and genetic variability
• 9. The mechanism of inheritance
• Pre-Mendelian concepts
• Mendel's Laws
• Linkage
• Mapping the chromosomes
• Sex linkage
• Variations in gene expression
• Chromosomes and gene expression
• Treating genetic diseases
• 10. Control mechanisms in genetics
• The Operon Hypothesis
• Cistron, recon, and muton
• Gene regulation in eukaryotes
• Cancer as a genetic aberration
• 11. Embryology
• Animal development
• Human development
• Plant development
• Control of differentiation
• Major contributions to the field of embryology
• 12. Animal reproduction
• An evolutionary survey
• Male reproductive system in humans
• Female reproductive system in humans
• Sexual response in humans
• Contraception
• Sexual preference
• Sexual dysfunction
• Unit IV. Plant biology
• 13. Basic structure and function in vascular plants
• Plant nutrition
• Movement of water and minerals in xylem
• Movement of food through the phloem
• 14. Interactions of vascular plants with their environment
• Tropisms
• Plant hormones
• Photoperiodism
• Plant diseases.

• Unit V. Animal biology
• 15. Homeostasis : regulation of physiological functions
• Feedback control
• Regulation of temperature
• Regulation of blood sugar
• 16. Animal nutrition and the digestive system
• Food procurement
• Digestion and absorption
• The vertebrate liver
• Diet and health
• Special case of the vitamins
• Obesity and eating disorders
• Deficiency diseases
• 17. The excretory system
• Excretion in invertebrates
• Structure of the vertebrate kidney
• Functioning of the vertebrate kidney
• Human kidney function
• Homeostatic function of the kidney
• Accessory excretory structures
• 18. The circulatory system
• Comparative cardiovascular systems of vertebrates
• The human heart
• Arteries, veins, and capillaries
• Control of blood pressure
• Constituents of blood and lymph
• Osmoregulation
• 19. Immunology
• The human immune systems
• The immune response
• Hybridomas
• AIDS
• Human blood groups
• 20. The respiratory system
• Mechanisms of external respiration
• Mammalian respiration
• regulation of breathing
• Exchange of O2 and CO2 in the blood
• 21. Hormones and the endocrine system
• Early endocrine systems
• Vertebrate endocrine systems
• Mode of action of hormones
• 22. The nervous system
• Phylogenetic development of the nervous system
• The neuron as the functional unit of nervous activity
• The neural impulse
• The synapse
• Reflex arc
• Receptors and effectors
• Special sense organs
• Brain and spinal cord
• Autonomic nervous system
• 23. The musculoskeletal system: support and movement
• Invertebrate support systems
• The vertebrate endoskeleton
• Anatomy and physiology of vertebrate muscle
• 24. Animal behavior
• What is behavior?
• Components of behavior
• Cyclic behavior patterns
• Sexual behavior
• Social organization
• Modes of communication
• Biological determinism and behavior
• Unit VI. Evolution and ecology
• 25. Evolution : the process
• Abrief history of the concept of change in organisms
• The notion of a gene pool : Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
• Natural selection : a modern synthesis
• Punctuated equilibrium
• Molecular biology of evolutionary change
• Control of gene pools
• Speciation
• Microevolution versus macroevolution
• 26. Ecology
• Anatomy of an ecosystem
• Types of ecosystems
• Stability and ecological succession
• Biomass and species dispersal
• Upsetting the stability of an ecosystem
• 27. Origin of life
• The Oparin Hypothesis
• Heterotroph to autotroph
• Origin of cells
• Unit VII. Biological diversity
• 28. The kingdom Monera (the prokaryotes)
• Archaebacteria and eubacteria
• The significance and origin of organelles
• Bacteria, the ecosphere, and human interactions
• 29. The kingdom Protista
• Protozoans
• Algal protists
• Fungilike protists
• 30. The kingdom Fungi
• Basic structure of fungi
• Divisions of fungi
• Reproductive strategies of the fungi
• Fungi as friends and foes
• 31. The kingdom Plantae
• Bryophytes and the challenge of a terrestrial environment
• The vascular plants
• Seed plants
• Economic importance of plants
• The Green Revolution
• 32. The kingdom Animalia
• Subkingdom parazoa : the sponges
• Radiata : cnidaria and ctenophora
• Bilateria : deuterostomes and protostomes
• Acoelomates
• Pseudocoelomates : rotifera and nematoda
• Protostome coelomates
• Deuterostome coelomates
• 33. The primates
• Primate lineages
• Primate characteristics
• Humankind and its destiny
• Misconceptions of the evolutionary relationship between humans and apes.

Provides an overview of the fundamentals of biology, covering cells, genetics, plant and animal biology, ecology, and biological diversity, and featuring practice problems with step-by-step solutions.

Searching for a Mechanism traces the history of cell bioenergetics from the early notions of science in the Enlightenment through to the end of the twentieth century. Author John N. Prebble's treatment of this history falls into five periods, from the 1600's to the present day. The "bioenergetics revolution" has long been overlooked because it occurred simultaneously as the other major biological revolution of the twentieth century: the development of molecular biology. This book aims to provide the first thorough history of bioenergetics. The story of cell bioenergetics is primarily concerned with the synthesis of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), sometimes referred to as the energy currency of the cell. In fact the term 'bioenergetics' was probably not introduced into the field until Albert Szent-Gyorgyi published a small book under that title in 1957. Despite the twentieth century focus of the subject matter, the history of this field commences with the work of those in the seventeenth century who sought to understand the process of breathing and passes through metabolic biochemistry concluding with the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of key enzymes in bioenergetics. Although the story of metabolic biochemistry (which is often taken to include bioenergetics) essentially belongs to the twentieth century, progress in this area cannot be understood without recourse to previous centuries. Thus from the seventeenth century onwards it is possible to trace a path of early thinking which eventually laid the ground work for the dramatic success of twentieth century studies.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780190866143 20190318

• Bird-watching with the Taliban
• The snow leopard start-up
• Afghanistan's biological silk road
• The ordinary extraordinary life in Kabul
• The forgotten peoples on the roof of the world
• The Buddhas of Band-e-Amir
• Vampires in the land of light
• The search for the last Afghan cheetah
• Adventures in conservation diplomacy
• Back in the CCCP
• The snow leopard comforter
• Epilogue: the snow leopard project.

Post-war Afghanistan is fragile, volatile, and perilous. It is also a place of extraordinary beauty. Evolutionary biologist Alex Deghan came to Afghanistan and created a startup, Conservation X Labs, to save Afghanistan's unique and extraordinary wildlife and natural landscape after decades of war. His workplace was so remote that roads themselves would disappear, and travel was by foot, yak, or mule, following ancient pathways for weeks into the mountain kingdoms and desolate landscapes. Conservation, it turned out, provided a common bond between Alex's team and the people of Afghanistan, where his international team worked unarmed in some of the most dangerous places in the country. They successfully built the country's first national park, completed the first wildlife survey in thirty years, and worked to stop the poaching of the country's iconic endangered animals, including the elusive snow leopard. In doing so, they restored a part of Afghan identity that is ineffably tied to the land itself. For a people who had spent decades as refugees or subject to the horrors and desolation of war, the quest to restore Afghanistan's wildlife became the restoration of Afghanistan's very culture and deep history.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781610396950 20190225