Best Selling Books by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

Covers eighty of the most common wildflowers of the East.

The Connecticut shoreline is made up of varying landscapes--the sandy coastline at Madison, the rocky shore at Branford, the replenished beach at Greenwich, and the erosion at Old Saybrook. A Moveable Shore offers a general user''s guide to the Connecticut shore. In a town-by-town journey down the 254-mile coastline, Peter C. Patton and James M. Kent explore in detail the history of specific sites, the climatic and geological forces that shape the shore, and regulations regarding land-use development. In addition, they provide a guide to coastal field trips. Beginning with the hurricane of 1938, the biggest natural disaster to strike Connecticut since its settlement by Europeans, the authors demonstrate the continuing pattern of development of coastal land prone to flooding and high winds. Although the Connecticut coast faces Long Island and Block Island sounds, it is subject to the same natural hazards, land-use risks, and regulations as opean ocean shorelines. Global climatic events--glaciation, global warming, and rising sea levels--influence the shape and composition of the Connecticut shoreline, as do small-scale forces such as wind, waves, and tides. Patton and Kent seek to instill a respect for the force of natural events and provide a guide for lessening the dangers of construction and development. A practical question-and-answer chapter explains what homeowners need to know to meet land-use regulations along the coast. In a state where the entire population lives within 100 miles of the coast, this important book will serve as a citizens'' guide to living with the Connecticut shore and will be of interest to coastal residents, developers, geologists, policymakers, and vacationers.

Through photographs and text, this book promises to awaken public interest in the ways and wonders of wild mammals and ultimately in their survival.

It saves its owners a projected $100,000 dollars annually in operating expenses, and supports an extraordinarily practical, healthy, and handsome office environment.

National Audubon Society Pocket Guides Animal Tracks -- Birds (East and West) -- Birds of Prey -- Birds of Sea and Shore -- Butterflies -- Cacti -- Dinosaurs -- Flowers (East and West) -- Fossils -- Insects and Spiders -- Mammals -- Marine Mammals -- Mushrooms -- Reptiles and Amphibians -- Rocks and Minerals -- Seashells -- Seashore Creatures -- Songbirds (East and West) -- Trees (East and West) -- Waterfowl Also available National Audubon Society Field Guides National Audubon Society Nature Guides National Audubon Society Master Guides to Birding

Filled with concise descriptions and out-of-this-world photography, the National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Galaxies & Other Deep-Sky Objects is designed to be compact enough to literally fit into any star-gazer''s back pocket. This streamlined volume contains: an easy-to-use field guide covering more than 70 deep-sky objects; a complete overview of the evolution of galaxies, nebulae, quasars, star clusters and other objects in space that make up our universe. This pocket guide is packed with information; abundant color photographs and images capturing the magnificence of the stars that compose various deep-space phenomena; text detailing the different types of objects in space, specific names and cataloging of each space phenomena, information on measuring each object''s distance and location in the sky and the minimal optical aid needed to observe a particular deep-space matter. From casual star-gazers, budding astronomers to the more experienced, the National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Galaxies & Other Deep-Sky Objects is an excellent and convenient reference guide to bring along when skywatching.

Presents information on 390 species of North American mammals, along with keys for identification, range maps, and information on tracks and anatomy.

A guide to identifying trees in the eastern United States and Canada.

Cover title: Familiar rocks and minerals, North America.

Describes sixty species of North American warblers.