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The Spiral Shell

Author : Sandell Morse
Publisher : Schaffner Press
ISBN 13 : 9781639640027
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Spiral Shell written by Sandell Morse and published by Schaffner Press. This book was released on 2022-04-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this haunting memoir, author Sandell Morse discovers stories of bravery and resistance during WWII in a small town in southern France, and in turn finds deeper meaning and understanding of her own Jewish heritage, denied to her in her childhood. In the course of a three-year writing residency in the village of Auvillar, she painstakingly pieces together the puzzle that had been beguiling her: where were the Jews of the town, who had mysteriously vanished from its history? By gradually gaining the trust of some the village's elders, Sandell reconstructs the accounts of the civilians' extraordinary courage in resisting the Vichy and Nazi occupation. In these harrowing tales of escape, ingenious subterfuge, and just plain luck, she learns of the nunnery that was a safe-house for refugee girls; a rabbi and leader of the boy-scouts who gave his life to save hundreds of children; the local gendarme who, endangering his own life, tipped the Resistance off to the upcoming Nazi roundups. This memoir will be certain to appeal to all readers of WWII history intrigued and inspired by the true stories of these women and men who, though barely remembered, courageously and quietly did their part to save lives, often at the expense of their own.

Spirals in Time

Author : Helen Scales
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472911377
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Spirals in Time written by Helen Scales and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautifully written story of shells and their makers, and our relationships with them. Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. These are some of the most ancient and successful animals on the planet. But watch out. Some molluscs can kill you if you eat them. Some will kill you if you stand too close. That hasn't stopped people using shells in many ways over thousands of years. They became the first jewelry and oldest currencies; they've been used as potent symbols of sex and death, prestige and war, not to mention a nutritious (and tasty) source of food. Spirals in Time is an exuberant aquatic romp, revealing amazing tales of these undersea marvels. Helen Scales leads us on a journey into their realm, as she goes in search of everything from snails that 'fly' underwater on tiny wings to octopuses accused of stealing shells and giant mussels with golden beards that were supposedly the source of Jason's golden fleece, and learns how shells have been exchanged for human lives, tapped for mind-bending drugs and inspired advances in medical technology. Weaving through these stories are the remarkable animals that build them, creatures with fascinating tales to tell, a myriad of spiralling shells following just a few simple rules of mathematics and evolution. Shells are also bellwethers of our impact on the natural world. Some species have been overfished, others poisoned by polluted seas; perhaps most worryingly of all, molluscs are expected to fall victim to ocean acidification, a side-effect of climate change that may soon cause shells to simply melt away. But rather than dwelling on what we risk losing, Spirals in Time urges you to ponder how seashells can reconnect us with nature, and heal the rift between ourselves and the living world.

The Spiral Shell

Author : Sandell Morse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943156931
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book The Spiral Shell written by Sandell Morse and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Shells

Author : M.G. Harasewych
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022617705X
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Shells written by M.G. Harasewych and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 collector has cut teeth (and toes) on the beaches of the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, or the coasts of Sanibel Island. Some have even dived to the depths of the ocean. But most of us are not familiar with the biological origin of shells, their role in explaining evolutionary history, and the incredible variety of forms in which they come. Shells are the external skeletons of mollusks, an ancient and diverse phylum of invertebrates that are in the earliest fossil record of multicellular life over 500 million years ago. There are over 100,000 kinds of recorded mollusks, and some estimate that there are over amillion more that have yet to be discovered. Some breathe air, others live in fresh water, but most live in the ocean. They range in size from a grain of sand to a beach ball and in weight from a few grams to several hundred pounds. And in this lavishly illustrated volume, they finally get their full due. The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum—the piece that protects the mollusk when it’s in the shell. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each shell and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Matchless Cone, for instance, or Conus cedonulli, was one of the rarest shells collected during the eighteenth century. So much so, in fact, that a specimen in 1796 was sold for more than six times as much as a painting by Vermeer at the same auction. But since the advent of scuba diving, this shell has become far more accessible to collectors—though not without certain risks. Some species of Conus produce venom that has caused more than thirty known human deaths. The Zebra Nerite, the Heart Cockle, the Indian Babylon, the Junonia, the Atlantic Thorny Oyster—shells from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to the ocean’s deepest recesses, are all on display in this definitive work.

Seashells of North Carolina

Author : Hugh J. Porter
Publisher : North Carolina Sea Grant
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Seashells of North Carolina written by Hugh J. Porter and published by North Carolina Sea Grant. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, seashells are just part of the beach scenery--thousands of pretty but nameless objects strewn along the shore. Other people know the names of shells but often wonder how they were formed and what type of animal lived inside. Such incidental knowledge may not seem important, but it can encourage people to observe their environment more closely and to gain a better understanding of it. As a result, they may become better fishers, more informed teachers or more conscientious stewards of our coast. To this end, the seashell guide was produced. Many collectors get started when they find an intriguing shell, perhaps after a storm, and search for it in a guide. Others, by chance, meet an experienced sheller on the beach. Talking with a collector passionate about shells is likely to spark an interest in anyone who has spent time at the coast. A walk down the beach is never the same once you begin to recognize a few shells. Gradually, you learn to use certain marks to solve the puzzle of shell identification. The walk becomes more satisfying as you recognize familiar shells like old friends, and it becomes more exciting as you look for new ones.

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393651452
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans written by Cynthia Barnett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Science Friday Best Science Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year A Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the Year A stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation" (John Williams, New York Times Book Review). Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature’s creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them. Spiraling out from the great cities of shell that once rose in North America to the warming waters of the Maldives and the slave castles of Ghana, Barnett has created an unforgettable history of our world through an examination of the unassuming seashell. She begins with their childhood wonder, unwinds surprising histories like the origin of Shell Oil as a family business importing exotic shells, and charts what shells and the soft animals that build them are telling scientists about our warming, acidifying seas. From the eerie calls of early shell trumpets to the evolutionary miracle of spines and spires and the modern science of carbon capture inspired by shell, Barnett circles to her central point of listening to nature’s wisdom—and acting on what seashells have to say about taking care of each other and our world.

Seashells

Author : Budd Titlow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616731557
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Seashells written by Budd Titlow and published by . This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They have done time as jewelry and tools, as medicines, currency, and symbols of industry--and they have intrigued people, from beach-combing toddlers to serious scientists, since time began. Native interest meets natural history in this exquisitely illustrated account of the science and culture of seashells. With closeup photography and basic explanations of different shell types--univalves, bivalves, and cephalopods--how they are formed, what mollusks inhabit them, their morphology and life cycles, and much more, this is the book for anyone with an interest in seashells. This book includes information on the bewildering array of shell shapes, colors, sizes, and types, and describes where the different shells can be found throughout the world. As informative as it is visually arresting, the book will appeal to amateur and expert, collector and casual beachcomber.

Guide to Seashells of the World

Author : Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 9781552979433
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Guide to Seashells of the World written by Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.

Popular Science

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1934-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Shell Chic

Author : Marlene Hurley Marshall
Publisher : Storey Kids
ISBN 13 : 9781580174404
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Shell Chic written by Marlene Hurley Marshall and published by Storey Kids. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides projects and decorating ideas using shells, along with practical advice on crafting with these gifts of nature.

Shells

Author : Joyce Tenneson
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 0892729953
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Shells written by Joyce Tenneson and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joyce Tenneson,s detailed photographic studies of luminous sea shells adrift on a velvet-soft background remind us that startling beauty exists even in the most ordinary places. These surprising images give us a unique window into these secret lives of the sea. Short selected quotes from literature illuminate these ethereal portraits.

Seashells of the World

Author : R. Tucker Abbott
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466862424
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Seashells of the World written by R. Tucker Abbott and published by Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Seashells of the World is an introduction to the world of marine seashells, emphasizing the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to: -Identify -Classify -Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect No other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.

Spiral

Author : Tomoko Fuse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783941327061
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Spiral written by Tomoko Fuse and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

DK Eyewitness Books: Shell

Author : Alex Arthur
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756669294
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Books: Shell written by Alex Arthur and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we comb the beach for shells, we very rarely consider the creatures that once lived inside them. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the variety, complexity, and beauty of shells and their inhabitants. This fascinating book reveals the variety of subjects that can be called "shells," and looks in detail at the unusual animals that live within them from limpets to sea urchins, and from crabs to terrapins. It examines the habitats where shells can be found, and shows us shell fossils from millions of years ago. Several of the specimens featured were photographed alive; others come from specialized museum collections and are seen here for the first time. All are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give us new insight into the strange and wonderful world of shells. Shell is an exceptionally clear and informative visual guide. It presents an intimate view of these mysterious creatures, their past and present, and their everlasting appeal. Discover the amazing world of shelled animals their evolution, variety, and habitats

Hawaiian Seashells

Author : Mike Severns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Seashells written by Mike Severns and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Art of Shelling

Author : Chuck Robinson
Publisher : Old Squan Village Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780964726789
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Shelling written by Chuck Robinson and published by Old Squan Village Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights 28 shelling locations along the eastern seaboard with detailed information on how and where to find shells and other beach collectibles.

Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci

Author : Laurence Sigler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461300797
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci written by Laurence Sigler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1202, Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. This is the first translation into a modern European language, of interest not only to historians of science but also to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods.