Product Description: Epidemiologists are braced for the big one: the strain of flu that rivals the pandemic of 1918-1919, which killed at least 20 million people worldwide. In recent years, we have experienced scares with a host of new influenza viruses: bird flu, swine flu, Spanish flu, Hong Kong flu, H5N1, and most recently, H5N7...read more

Product Description: "In a clear, engaging style, Dr. Walters tells the tale of each disease like a detective story. He allows each mystery to unfold as it did in reality, often slowly, through the lives of the plants and animals involved, the first human victims, the government officials who tried to respond, and the scientists who ultimately explained what was happening...read more

Recounts the extinction of the dusky seaside sparrow, whose habitat near Florida's Cape Canaveral was made unlivable by the development of the Kennedy Space Center, Disney World, local real estate, and government neglect

Product Description: Will the 'Alala ever return to the wild? A bird sacred to Hawaiians and a member of the raven family, the 'Alala today survives only in captivity. How the species once flourished, how it has been driven to near-extinction, and how people struggled to save it, is the gripping story of Seeking the Sacred Raven...read more

Describes the reproductive rituals and tactics of a variety of animals, and discusses the origin of two-parent sex, animal monogamy, and social bonding

Describes the reproductive rituals and tactics of a variety of animals, and discusses the origin of two-parent sex, animal monogamy, and social bonding