The Human Body Close-Up

The Human Body Close-Up 

by John Clancy 

Language: English 

Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly Books, 2011. 

320 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm. 

ISBN: 9781554079186, 1554079187 

Summary: "The Human Body Close-Up is a unique exploration of what we are and how we work in breathtaking, microscopic detail. Over 300 cutting-edge anatomical images beautifully depict the complexity of our cells, tissues and organs and how our body parts and systems group together to form the most wondrous biological machine on the planet--the human body."--Jacket

Reviews: Booklist

The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure

The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure 

by Jonathan Balcombe 

Language: English 

Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, ©2011. 

ix, 214 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. 

ISBN: 9780520260245, 0520260244 

Summary: In more than 100 striking images, "The Exultant Ark" celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. Biologist Jonathan Balcombe interprets them within the scientific context of what is known about animal behavior.

Reviews: American Journal of Play

Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine

Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine 

by Piotr Naskrecki 

Language: English 

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ©2011. 

xviii, 342 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. 

ISBN: 9780226568706, 0226568709 

Summary: World-renowned zoologist and photographer Naskrecki leads readers on a time-lapse tour that renders Earth's colossal age comprehensible, visible in creatures and habitats that have persisted, nearly untouched, for hundreds of millions of years.

Reviews: Scientific American; Science; Science News