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Sizing Up the Senate
We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the "one person, one vote" standard, however, and the Senate is the most …
Seahorses: A Life-Size Guide to Every Species
Absolutely captivating creatures, seahorses seem like a product of myth and imagination rather than of nature. They are small, elusive, and are named for their heads, which are …
The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems
When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, "An inordinate fondness for beetles." With …
The Book of Caterpillars: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World
The weird and wonderful world of insects boasts some of the strangest creatures found in nature, and caterpillars are perhaps the most bizarre of all. While most of us picture …
Animal Body Size
Galileo wrote that "nature cannot produce a horse as large as twenty ordinary horses or a giant ten times taller than an ordinary man unless by miracle or by greatly altering the …
The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World
One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery--and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid …
The Book of Eggs: A Lifesize Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World's Bird Species
From the brilliantly green and glossy eggs of the Elegant Crested Tinamou--said to be among the most beautiful in the world--to the small brown eggs of the house sparrow that makes …
The Book of Shells: A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells
Who among us hasn't marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our ear, and then gazed in wonder at its shape and hue? Many a lifelong shell …
The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World
For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while …
The Book of Seeds: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World
Seeds are nature's consummate survivors. The next time you admire a field of waving green grassland or a stunning grove of acacia, stop to consider how it got that way--often …