Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
High plains tango High plains tango Robert James Waller Carlisle McMillan, a traveler and master carpenter seeking a place of quiet amid the grinding roar of progress. Near Wolf Butte, a strange and apparently haunted monolith, he finds his quiet, or so h… OL15142006W
Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland J. N. Dymond This book by a trio of rare-bird specialists is a successor to two earlier works (long out of print), Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock 1974 and Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland … OL16963717W
Endangered and extinct birds Endangered and extinct birds Jennifer Boothroyd,Intuitive,Intuitive Intuitive "Northern rockhopper penguins and colorful pufflegs are two examples of endangered birds. Few of them exist in the wild. Other birds have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can you … OL18019765W
Parrots Parrots Noel F. R. Snyder xi, 180 p. : 28 cm OL19411066W
Orison for a curlew Orison for a curlew Horatio Clare The slender-billed curlew is one of the world's rarest birds. A beautiful, fragile creature, it bred in Siberia and wintered in the Mediterranean basin, passing through the wetlands and estuaries of … OL19739989W
The world's rarest birds The world's rarest birds Erik Hirschfeld "This illustrated book vividly depicts the most threatened birds on Earth. It provides up-to-date information from BirdLife International on the threats each species faces, and the measures being tak… OL19967068W
Birds in trouble Birds in trouble Lynn E. Barber "As oil was washing up on the shores of Louisiana, covering shorebirds and their nests and eggs after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Lynn Barber decided to write this book to heighten awareness, not… OL20046547W
Vortex Vortex Ryan, Chris Renegade researchers are finalizing the details on a very secret--and illegal--project, and the new weapon could lead to catastrophic Code Red scenarios all over the world. OL24306903W
Attention, ils vont disparaître! Attention, ils vont disparaître! Musée en herbe (Paris) Text accompanied by humorous illustrations describes characteristics, habits, and folklore of endangered species and other rare animals. OL27712327W
High Plains Tango High Plains Tango Robert James Waller With over 10 million copies sold, bestselling author Robert James Waller returns with the haunting, evocative story of a small town, a beautiful and mysterious woman, and the man forever changed by b… OL2934587W
The whooping crane The whooping crane Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Traces the forty-year-old and ongoing attempt to save the endangered whooping crane from extinction, focusing on efforts at wildlife refuges and the captive breeding program. OL30661W
Operation Siberian crane Operation Siberian crane Judi Friedman Describes the cooperative effort by scientists in the Soviet Union and the United States to save the Siberian crane, with the support and aid of conservationists from other nations. OL4286527W