A Northern Pocket Gopher can dig an amazing half a metre of tunnel through compacted clay soil in just 15 minutes. North American Beavers, along with humans, are the only mammals whose impact on their environment is so massive that it can be clearly seen with the naked eye from o…
Presents an illustrated guide to mammals, from hamsters and dormice to horses and asses, covering terrestrial and arboreal animals with key facts about behavior, habitat, physical characteristics, distribution, natural predators and prey, relatives, life cycle, and other informat…
Could a porcupine make a good pet? Do they ever stick themselves or other porcupines with their quills? In this latest addition to the Animal Answer Guide series, we learn about these mysterious animals’ "pincushion defense," along with the following facts:• Porcupines survive on…
Natural history narratives for more than 300 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians found in Pennsylvania and throughout the northeastern United States-written in an engaging, straightforward style.An invaluable addition to any nature-lover's library. Each narrative…
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Through its emphasis on recent research, its many summary tables, and its bibliography of more than 4,000 entries, this first modern, synthetic treatment of comparative amphibian environmental physiology emerges as the definitive reference for the field. Forty internationally res…
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لا يتحدّث هذا الكتاب عن علوم الذكاء الاصطناعي في تفاصيله الدقيقة؛ فهو موضوع غاية في التخصص والتعقيد، لكنَّه يلقي الضوء بشكل مبسَّط على تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي وتطبيقاته، ومدى أهميته في الحرب بين الدول الكبرى؛ تحديدًا تلك الحرب بين الولايات المتحدة والصين الشعبية الدائرة رحاها الآ…
The standard rules of probability can be interpreted as uniquely valid principles in logic. In this book, E. T. Jaynes dispels the imaginary distinction between 'probability theory' and 'statistical inference', leaving a logical unity and simplicity, which provides greater techni…
Browse thousands of books for all ages featuring your favorite characters from Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and more!
Browse thousands of books for all ages featuring your favorite characters from Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and more!
The Book of News is your guide to all key items being announced at Microsoft Ignite 2025.
In the past twenty years, social injustice has increased enormously in Britain and the United States, regardless of the party in power. At the same time, the idea of social justice itself has been subverted, as the mantras of personal responsibility and equal opportunity have bee…
Ads aimed at kids are virtually everywhere -- in classrooms and textbooks, on the Internet, even at slumber parties and the playground. Product placement and other innovations have introduced more subtle advertising to movies and television. Companies are enlisting children as gu…
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, and with a new afterword by the author, a new edition of Pulitzer Prize finalist Eric Schlosser's New York Times bestselling exposé on how America's fast food industry has shaped the landscape of America and the world. Twenty-five years ago…
In the past twenty years, social injustice has increased enormously in Britain and the United States, regardless of the party in power. At the same time, the idea of social justice itself has been subverted, as the mantras of personal responsibility and equal opportunity have bee…