books about: extinction     books:       3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It20 reviews Sean Flynn Warner Books, 2002 Riviting I read this book simply because my boyfriend said he couldn't put it down. I was mesmorized by the bravery these men went gave out to fight the fire. After every page, I kept thinking to myself, "This is TRUE." I have a stronger respect for the brave fire fighters aroundt he world. Not only is this book about the fire and the fighters themselves, but it also depicts the family's devistation after ...             The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction40 reviews Zebra, 1996 Astonishing dinosaurs Incredibly compelling book about the possible evolution of velociraptors into birds. Dinosaur Heresies goes beyond mere dinosaur evolution, however. As an enthusiastic gardener, I was bemused and delighted to learn of the powerful link between Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants, how it was BECAUSE of these saurian herbivores that we have flowering plants instead ...             Firefighters A to Z10 reviews Aladdin, 2003 The ABCs and Firefighters to Boot, Great! My almost three-year-old son Devon loves fire engines. He gets so excited whenever we're out and one goes roaring by, siren screaming. He loves books too and he already knows his ABCs, both upper and lower case and this book shares the credit with a few others and his loving and attentive parents for giving him this gift of the Alphabet as such an early age. He'll be reading by Kindergarten. ...             Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis10 reviews James A. Lichatowich Island Press, 1999 A captivating, human, informed book As a freelance author writing a piece about salmon for a California-based magazine, this book was indispensible and eye-opening. It is unfailingly sensitive and intelligent about salmon, discussing the fish as fellow creatures in the "natural economy" in which we all live, rather than as mere commodities in the "industrial economy" that has transformed the West in the last 150 years. It is ...             Living Wild10 reviews Art Wolfe Harvill Pr, 2000 Magnificent photographs and call for help to text! I had heard of Mr. Wolfe before,but it wasn`t until today,when I got this book I saw his photographs. I definitly think he is comparable with my other favourites Lanting and Doubilet,if not better. This book is definitly not a small bad book! At a weight of more than 2 pounds and in a format not suitable for even my bookcase,it is a behemoth in nature photo books. It was pretty expensive,but ...             The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: How a Stone-Age Comet Changed the Course of World Culture16 reviews Richard Firestone, Allen West, ... Bear & Company, 2006 Worth Reading For a 400-page book, this book is most certainly worth it and I could not put it down. "The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes" is one of the most serious works that I have ever read, and it was written by scientists who proposed that we are going through "cycles" of cosmic events as it seemed to be related to the one event that happened over 12,000 years ago in North America lands. This is no ...             Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics11 reviews John Norman Fire Engineering Books, 1990 Best firefighting book I have read (and reread, and reread). If there was only one book I could recommend about firefighting, this would be it. It is filled with easy to read, interesting, and quite possibly life saving tips and techniques based upon the real world experience of Chief Norman and the many other leaders in the fire service that he has learned from. I had the first edition, then the second edition, and now the third. If there is ever a ...             Report from Engine Co. 8236 reviews Dennis Smith Grand Central Publishing, 1999 For those wanting a career in fire, this is step one... Before anyone decides to dedicate their lives to becoming a firefighter, they would be wise to start their research here. Some 30+ years after it was first published, this book still shows remarkable insight into the lives, struggles, and emotions of a professional firefighter. When I started on the road to becoming a firefighter, being a volunteer and reading Dennis Smith books asserted in my ...             Extinction10 reviews Thomas Bernhard Quartet Qrime, 1995 A joyous read and a great work There is great joy to be had from this wonderful book. Its first joy is its prose - sparkling in its clarity, musical, effortless - which carries one along on a journey through the thoughts and feelings of Viennese 48 year old Franz-Joseph Murau. Intellectual resident of Rome, alienated by choice from his Austrian family, friend to Archbishop Spadolini(who is also his mother's lover!), he ...             The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse17 reviews Tom Downey Henry Holt and Co., 2004 The Last Men Out I read this book in three days. I have not read a book for enjoyment in years. Once I picked it up it was over. The stories make you TRY to relate to your own house. At the risk of sounding gay, It becomes a tear jerker.             The Mistaken Extinction & CD-Rom: Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds (Academic Version)8 reviews Lowell Dingus, Timothy Rowe W. H. Freeman, 1998 The Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Evolution-Origin of Birds The Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds written by Lowell Dingus and Timothy Rowe is a dinosaur book that makes a difference. This is a frank account of how we know what we know about the dinosaurs and how the work can and should be approached. There are issues surrounding a dinosaur extinction as though they are elements in a scientific detective story; following a ...             The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man (UK Paperback) Strahan6 reviews David Strahan John Murray, 2007 An absolute must for the intelligent reader I did this review for a New Zealand newspaper, but it applies worldwide. We all know it is coming, don't we? Petrol prices escalating, Maui fields producing less and less, Government trying to fire up a coal-fired power plant at Marsden Point to substitute for increasingly expensive oil, Australia going to nuclear-based power generation - obvious, isn't it? This exceptionally informative book ...             Big Frank's Fire Truck (Pictureback(R))9 reviews Leslie Mcguire Random House Books for Young Readers, 1996 At the top of kids firefighter books. My five year old son loves firefighting books. I am a volunteer firefighter/EMT in NY so my son always has a lot of questions. This book is fine without explanations. My son always has to know, "Is that how you do it Daddy?" This book stays close to reality with the help of Big Frank! Big Frank is a very likeable character for my son. I first started to read this book to him at 4 and he ...             So Others Might Live: A History of New York's Bravest--The FDNY from 1700 to the Present7 reviews Terry Golway Basic Books, 2002 Double Buffs delight Loved it! Been looking for something like it ever since. I recommend it to my "reader" friends often. As a New York City history buff I found it to be readable and enlightening. And as a fire buff, since 9/11 I can't get enough of this stuff, I found it to be well-researched and thorough. I knew what I was getting into when I read the jacket. Golway's firefighting roots make him a fan of The ...             The Mysterious Misadventures of Foy Rin Jin: A Decidedly Dysfunctional Dragon7 reviews Jim Friedman HarperCollins Children's Books, 1999 Mind twister A water spewing dragon is a mind twister for both an adult and a kid. I loved this children's tale and plan on sending it to the kids I know. The illustrations are wonderful. It's the kind of book you can read to a child several times in different voices --put on a show.             Nemesis: The Death Star6 reviews Richard Muller Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1988 Nemesis: It May Still Be Out There ! "Nemesis: The Death Star" is the story of a possible explanation for periodic comet and asteroid impacts on Earth and other members of the Solar System. In brief, Dr. Richard Muller of Cal-Berkley believes that our Sun may have an as yet undetermined companion star (remember, many stars are part of binary systems). There are about 3,000 stars which meet the basic qualifications for our Sun's ...             Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America (Organisms and Environments)9 reviews Paul S. Martin University of California Press, 2005 A hypothesis is just that... Twilight Of The Mammoths by Paul S. Martin is a book I wanted to read because I wanted to see what the author had to say about the overkill idea. That Ice Age extinctions were caused by human invasion of the New World and not by germs and sudden change in the climate. I have to say he did a good job not only of explaining and defending his hypothesis but at pointing out the weak points in the ...             The Silent Sky: The Incredible Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon9 reviews Allan Eckert Backinprint.com, 2000 A Very Touching And Unnerving Story After reading Allan Eckert's books on the frontier, I was pleased to find he also wrote a book about the passenger pigeon, a subject that has always fascinated me as a history teacher and an environmentalist. I read The Silent Sky and was deeply moved. So moved in fact that I was almost ashamed to be human. The greed and outright murderous lust thousands of Americans had for such an easy prey as ...             Return of the Condor: The Race to Save Our Largest Bird from Extinction6 reviews John Moir The Lyons Press, 2006 What a story and I am not a nature book reader! I should preface this by saying that I read voraciously but nearly all my books are international intrigue, mystery and sci fi. Occasionally I will branch out and read something different and usually it is non-fiction. I happened upon a copy of Return of the Condor and was struck by the cover. Having never seen one live and not even really knowing anything about condors, I flipped through the ...             Priceless : The Vanishing Beauty of A Fragile Planet7 reviews Bradley Trevor Greive, Mitsuaki Iwago Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003 A Priceless Reminder This is a beautifully photographed book and the language that accompanies these images is heartfelt. 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