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Natural History
Hardcover. Num Pages: 389 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896723641
- ISBN
- 9780896723641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.30
€ 45.30
Paperback. Discovering the San Juan Basin? Curious as to how Durango got its name? What are the common plants and animals you can see? Who were Ike and Port Stockton? When was the Pueblo Revolt? What is the Old Spanish Trail? Who were some of the notable characters who left their mark on the region? This guide offers the answers to those questions and more. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896723955
- ISBN
- 9780896723955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.57
€ 18.99
€ 18.57
Field Guide to the Broad-Leaved Herbaceous Plants of South Texas: Used...
Everitt, James H., Drawe, Dale Lynn, Lonard, ...
Paperback. Broad-leaved herbaceous plants (forbs) belong to a category of plants often overlooked and undervalued by the landowner. These plants include those commonly referred to as wildflowers and weeds. This field guide includes the most commonly encountered plants that are of importance to wildlife, livestock, and man that occur in southern Texas. Num Pages: 277 pages, colour illustrations, colour map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724006
- ISBN
- 9780896724006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.12
€ 20.12
Horsing Around, Volume I: Contemporary Cowboy Humor
Lawrence Clayton, Kenneth W. Davis, Mary Evel...
Paperback. The tradition of storytelling and folklore reaches deeply into the American notion of national identity, and among the more prominent emblems of American culture stands the cowboy. This title collects the vignettes that provide the collector of Texana an accessibility to stories that are often told only at public performances. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724075
- ISBN
- 9780896724075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.32
€ 18.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Black-tailed prairie dogs once played a vital role in the vast grasslands ecosystem of the Great Plains of North America. In more than one hundred color photographs, and with accompanying text, the author shows prairie dogs and their neighbors in their daily lives, eating, playing, and building and keeping a constant lookout over their land. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724556
- ISBN
- 9780896724556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.18
€ 21.18
Paperback. Offers an appreciation of the topographic majesty of the Permian Red Beds that 230 to 280 million years ago lay below a shallow sea and through subsequent millennia and riverine deposit, erosion, and redeposit would gain variegated walls and formations of gray, yellow, maroon, and orange shown most conspicuously in the lovely Spanish Skirts. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724631
- ISBN
- 9780896724631
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Butterflies are found almost the year around in the relatively warm region of far West Texas. This book describes and illustrates the fifty most common butterflies to be found in the region, along with eleven additional specialties unique to the far western part of the state. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724723
- ISBN
- 9780896724723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas (Revised Edition)
James H. Everitt, D. Lynn Drawe, Robert I. Lo...
Paperback. A field guide that provides a color photograph and offers family name, scientific name, common name, and a general description for each of more than 180 species of trees, shrubs, and sub-shrubs and more than twenty species of cactus common to the fourteen southernmost counties of Texas. Num Pages: 249 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724730
- ISBN
- 9780896724730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.55
€ 20.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Ferns are usually thought of as plants of moist, humid regions, and at first glance the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, a rugged portion of the arid Chihuahuan Desert, does not appear to be a likely location for ferns and their relatives. This book presents a review of the true ferns and the related spikemosses and scouring rushes of the Trans-Pecos. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724761
- ISBN
- 9780896724761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Lets you explore the Big Bend Ranch State Park and the Chinati Mountains State Natural Area. This title shows the desert sanctuaries of the vast Big Bend and also lets you pay tribute to their best-kept secret, the twin canyons of the Chinati Mountains, San Antonio and Los Pelos. Num Pages: 79 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 224 x 7. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724891
- ISBN
- 9780896724891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.28
€ 20.99
€ 19.28
Paperback. Horned lizards, or horny toads, as they are popularly known throughout the West, have long had a particular mystique in American folklore. Suitable for general audience, this book discusses the various aspects of the lizards biology as well as the horned lizards place in the culture of the West. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 123 x 7. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724952
- ISBN
- 9780896724952
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.99
€ 18.99
€ 16.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 14. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Tenth Anniv. (2nd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725133
- ISBN
- 9780896725133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.75
€ 41.99
€ 36.75
Paperback. Suitable for those who love the bird we call roadrunner, this photo study presents the author's personal account of the years he has spent observing and recording the daily routine of several roadrunner families. Through his lens, it chronicles roadrunners courting, mating, nesting, hunting, and rearing their young. Editor(s): Meinzer, Wyman. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 280 x 9. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- Tenth Anniv. (2nd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725140
- ISBN
- 9780896725140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.97
€ 20.99
€ 20.97
Hardcover. It is through brief moments in our lives that the spiritual most often communicates itself. Fleeting as they are, these small encounters with the familiar wild instruct us in dealing with change and loss. This title features essays, each of which represents one moment. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725225
- ISBN
- 9780896725225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.71
€ 23.71
Paperback. Along the San Marcos River, in and surrounding Palmetto State Park in south central Texas, lie two square miles of relict ecosystem named the Ottine Wetlands. This title presents an examination of the invertebrates - insects, crustaceans, molluscs, and others - that depend directly or indirectly on the abundant moisture of the wetlands. Num Pages: 322 pages, 290 color illustrations, 3 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNCK; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725508
- ISBN
- 9780896725508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.97
€ 24.97
Paperback. The Caribbean islands are home to some of the most unusual species of bats. On Puerto Rico alone, thirteen different species have been found. This title presents a compilation of the distribution, natural history, taxonomy, and ecology of the bats of Puerto Rico. It is suitable for ecologists, mammalogists, and wildlife biologists. Editor(s): Gannon, Michael R. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725515
- ISBN
- 9780896725515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.95
€ 20.99
€ 20.95
Paperback. Deep in southwest Texas a creek pours into the Pecos River. It is that rivers largest freshwater tributary. The author's grandfather, Charles Chandler, settled near the mouth of Independence Creek in 1900 and ranched there for many years. This title recounts the experiences of her grandparents and parents, and recalls her childhood on the ranch. Num Pages: 203 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725621
- ISBN
- 9780896725621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.68
€ 20.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. The javelina, or collared peccary, is the only peccary species native to the United States and is as much a part of the Southwestern landscape as the roadrunner, armadillo, and horned lizard. With illustrations of this misunderstood animal, this book offers the natural and cultural history of the javelina. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 100 pages, 12 b/w; 16 color illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725775
- ISBN
- 9780896725775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.40
€ 20.99
€ 18.40
Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico: A Guide to Identification
Everitt, James H., Lonard, Robert I., Little,...
Paperback. Defines weeds of southern Texas and northern Mexico as plants that are considered a nuisance to farmers or noxious to livestock. This book covers 189 broad-leaved herbaceous species, grasslike plants, and grasses, encompassing 144 genera and 45 families, including one species of fern, 142 species of dicots, and 46 species of monocots. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726147
- ISBN
- 9780896726147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.65
€ 20.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Along the San Marcos River, in and surrounding Palmetto State Park in south central Texas, lie more than five square kilometers of relict ecosystem known as the Ottine Wetlands. This title catalogues more than 500 species, ranging from mosses and liverworts to flowering plants. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 286 pages, 260 color photos, 3 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726390
- ISBN
- 9780896726390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.25
€ 29.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. Travel just about anywhere in the southern United States, and you will find pecan trees. The nut too hard to crack by hand the derivation of the pecans Algonquian name is one of the most successful native agricultural crops of North America. This title explores the natural history, cultivation, and uses of the pecan tree and nut. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 120 pages, 9 color and 9 B/W photos; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726406
- ISBN
- 9780896726406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.56
€ 20.99
€ 18.56
Hardcover. During the formative years of rodeo that preceded the first Calgary Stampede in 1912, Cowboy Park promoted the sport of steer roping and provided a ready training ground for up-and-coming champions. This title documents and illuminates the era of Cowboy Park and the early champions who won their spurs there. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 54 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBTB; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726420
- ISBN
- 9780896726420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99
€ 23.99
Lone Star Wildflowers: A Guide to Texas Flowering Plants (Grover E. Mu...
Nieland, Lashara J., Finley, Willa F.
Paperback. From the Panhandle canyonlands to the islands of South Texas, from the eastern Pineywoods to the farthest reaches of the arid Trans-Pecos, some 5,000 species of wildflowers dot Texas' 268,820 square miles. This title reveals the science, ecology, and rich lore of Texas flowers with nearly 500 full-color flower photographs. Num Pages: 326 pages, 485 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726444
- ISBN
- 9780896726444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.26
€ 31.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728851
- ISBN
- 9780896728851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.38
€ 41.99
€ 35.38