Oxford University Press

Field Guide to Plants of Costa Rica is a must-have reference guide for beginner        and expert naturalists alike. It provides a thorough survey of more than 850 plant        species, each entry accompanied by color photos and a concise yet detailed narrative        description. Plants are conveniently grouped by the different types of...

For nearly 100 years in the USA federal scientists, university faculty, agriculturalists, natural resource managers, and the interested public have collaborated on research to understand basic ecological principles and their application to arid land management in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico. This book is a synthesis of what has been learned...

This book explores how godly wonder can be reborn through renewed attention to the place of beauty in preaching and worship. It develops a theological understanding of beauty, and then demonstrates through the author's own sermons how preachers can give witness to that beauty through sermons based on hymns, music and poetry....

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This is a story about sand and how science and silicon changed our lives. Over the last century science taught us to take this common material and make the products on which we depend - computer chips, solar cells and optical fibers. This book relates the underlying scientific discoveries to the products made from sand....