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1. Evolutionary Pioneers.

Author

Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*AMPHIBIAN evolution, *REPTILE evolution, *FROGS, *ARMADILLOS
Abstract

This article discusses the photographs in the book "Life in Cold Blood" by David Attenborough. Photographs of amphibians and reptiles including the Australian Gastric Brooding Frog, the Indian Gharial, and the South African Armadillo are presented. The organization of the photographs to illustrate the evolutionary development of amphibians and reptiles is described.

Published
2008
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2. Combative Chemistry, Murder on Ice, Illusion and Delusion.

Author

Cannon, Bill, Gilchrist, George W., Reid, Rosalind, Schmalbeck, Linda, Slotnick, Rebecca, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
EVOLUTION Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change, The (Book), SCIENCE of Illusions, The (Book), THIEVES, Deceivers & Killers: Tales of Chemistry in Nature (Book), BOOK of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews several books. `The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change,' by Stephen R. Palumbi; `Thieves, Deceivers, and Killers: Tales of Chemistry in Nature,' by William C. Agosta; `The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth,' edited by Stephen Jay Gould; `The Science of Illusions,' by Jacques Ninio and translated by Franklin Philip.

Published
2001

3. Making Space Happen (Book).

Author

Cannon, William J., Schneider, David, Schoonmaker, David, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*TOURISM, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Making Space Happen: Space Ventures and the Visionaries Behind Them,' by Paula Berinstein.

Published
2002

4. The Turk (Book).

Author

Cannon, William J., Schneider, David, Schoonmaker, David, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*CHESS, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine,' by Tom Standage.

Published
2002

5. Wild Orphans (Book).

Author

Cannon, William J., Schneider, David, Schoonmaker, David, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*ELEPHANTS, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Wild Orphans,' by Gerry Ellis.

Published
2002

6. Weird Nature (Book).

Author

Cannon, William J., Schneider, David, Schoonmaker, David, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*NATURAL resources, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Weird Nature: An Astonishing Exploration of Nature's Strangest Behavior,' by John Downer.

Published
2002

7. The Character of Cats (Book).

Author

Cannon, William J., Schneider, David, Schoonmaker, David, Szpir, Michael, and Taylor, Flora

Subjects
*CATS, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The Character of Cats: The Origins, Intelligence, Behavior, and Strategems of Felis silvestris catus,' by Steven Budiansky.

Published
2002

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