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THE FIRST EDEN: THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD AND MAN
Attenborough, David
1990 13873 From Publishers Weekly Life on Earth and The Living Planet were print companions to Attenborough's highly acclaimed television series; in this lavishly illustrated volume, also a TV tie-in, he focuses on the cradle of Western civilization, tracing the life of the Mediterranean from salt bed to lush paradise and its ultimate exploitation. History, natural history and archeology come together in a narrative that portrays the changing attitudes of mankind toward the environment. Attenborough surveys early plant and animal life; he discusses climatic changes, noting that today the hostile season is summer. An examination of prehistoric cave drawings leads to the subject of animal gods and sacrificial worship. The domestication of the horse opened the doors to wars and migration; Attenborough chronicles the movements in both directions from the Huns to the Crusaders and, finally, looks at more recent despoliation. The final chapter locates pockets of Edenareas of preservation. BOMC and QPBC main selections. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. Little Brown & Co 0-316-05750-9 / 9780316057509
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THE LIVING PLANET: A PORTRAIT OF THE EARTH
Attenborough, David
1984 51937 Attenborough looks here at continuing evolution and the adaptation of plants and animals to specific and differing environments. For example, he finds that the coral reef is the marine equivalent of the tropical rain forest, that modern cities, with their masonry and concrete, are the counterparts of the ash fields and lava flows of volcanoes. PW lauded this book, maintaining that it deserves as much attention as its predecessor, Life on Earth. Little, Brown & Company 0-316-05748-7 / 9780316057486
Hardcover Very good Condition Boston
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25.25 USD
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TRIALS OF LIFE, VOL. 1
Attenborough, David
1991 49614 Phenomenal color photographs form the cornerstone of Attenborough's new book which, along with its companion TNT TV series, picks up where the first two left off. Life on earth traced the development of animal life from its beginnings, and The living planet concentrated on how the environment shapes the bodies of animals. Now Attenborough examines how animals use those bodies--how they behave and why. Little, Brown & Company 0-316-05751-7 / 9780316057516
Hardcover Very good Condition Boston
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29.79 USD
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