Tag: Intriguing

Free Download The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections by Beth Py-Lieberman, Richard Kurin
English | September 26, 2023 | ISBN: 1588347494 | 304 pages | PDF | 38 Mb
From Dorothy’s ruby slippers to a speech that saved Teddy Roosevelt from assassination, this authoritative guide delivers in-depth reportage on the history of remarkable objects from the Smithsonian’s collections

Free Download A Hen and a Half
by Driscoll, John
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1913565637 | 488 pages | True PDF | 23.2 MB

Free Download Encyclopaedia Britannica, Michael Feldman, "Glad You Asked: Intriguing Names, Facts, and Ideas for the Curious-Minded"
English | 2006 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 1572438207 | EPUB | 2,9 mb
Encapsulating in brief explanations the most important people, places, things, events and ideas in the history of mankind, this educational resource features hundreds of items, many accompanied with photographs or diagrams to help provide additional information. Every entry is explained fully with a description intended to remain brief, but detailed. Running in length from 100 to 300 words, each entry is easy to read, using everyday language to explain items instead of fancy, rarely used words that appear to show off the writer’s vocabulary. The featured categories include art, culture, and pastimes; science, technology, and life; history; the world and its wonders; religion, philosophers, and ideas; and trailblazers.

Free Download Shrimps: Their Diversity, Intriguing Adaptations and Varied Lifestyles
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031209656 | 1259 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 152 MB
This book explores the biology of decapod shrimps, a group of animals known to most people as a nutritious and tasty food item. Shrimps are amazingly diverse in size, shape, coloration, behavior and natural history. Shrimp fisheries and aquaculture are a vital part of the USA and world economies. These crustaceans are key ecological and food-web components of marine and freshwater habitats. The book synthesizes information on the taxonomic and ecological diversity of shrimps, the structure and function of shrimp anatomy, antifouling adaptations, coloration and camouflage, reproductive biology, sexual systems, mating systems and behavior, life history strategies, symbioses between shrimps and other organisms, shrimp fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the evolution and phylogeny of shrimps. All chapters are written within an adaptational and evolutionary perspective. Important questions about shrimp biology are asked, and hypotheses for testing in future research are proposed. The book is spiced up with personal anecdotes and observations from the author’s research experiences.