Most Popular Books by Jake Page

The National Zoological Park, as explored by Page, is a beautiful, eye-opening, and international experience. Page not only offers front-seat and behind-the-scenes tours of the zoo in Washington, D.C., he also covers animal preserves throughout the world. Page recounts how scientists and others from the Smithsonian have been working to return captive animals to natural habitats and ward off the extinction of tigers, elephants, and other endangered creatures. He keeps the scientific talk lively and entertaining at all times supplementing his text by 200 wonderful color photographs of animals in action. The illustrations will certainly enchant animal lovers, but all readers should appreciate this perspective on a zoo as an active force in wildlife conservation.

Do Dogs Laugh? draws on the last several decades of canine research, examining everything from a dog''s eyesight to its culinary preferences and sense of humor. Jake Page looks at dogs'' wild brothers, the wolves, and their closer cousins, the wild or pariah dogs; explains the newest theory of how dogs were domesticated; describes a dog''s development from puppyhood on; and finally ponders a dog''s emotional life and intelligence. And as an added bonus, Page''s own pack of dogs makes multiple cameo appearances.

The Apache Nation tangles with Al Capone''s mob in this exciting and imaginative alternate history adventure by the acclaimed author of the Mo Bowdre southwestern mystery series.

Kritische analyse van theorieën over de rolverdeling tussen man en vrouw in de prehistorie, waarbij aan de vrouw een grotere rol wordt toebedeeld dan tot dusver gebruikelijk is.

Covers private reserves and national, state, and local parks open to public use.

Beautiful hypnotist Kendall Lea is brought in to improve the performance of the last-place basketball team, the Albuquerque Demons, and the entire team, and the assistant coach, find new motivation.

The arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries - pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. The book charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this ''magical realm'' of sunless winters. The book follows the explorers from the early journeys of Viking Ottar to the exploits of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, Frederick Cook, Robert Peary, and Richard Bird. This 2nd edition includes a section covering current scientific and environmental issues.

The authors describe some of the great events of environmental history, from calamities such as the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 (the greatest in recorded history) and the ice ages to recent man-made disasters such as Chernobyl, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer.

Essays discuss birds, pets, entropy, animal-human relations, grackles, plants, intensive gardening, dandelions, insects, names, technology, dinosaurs, wasps, and ghosts