This book represents a complete revision of the authors' previous authoritative work. It incorporates all the significant changes to bird taxonomy that have occurred over the past six years and remains the only single-volume work to list subspecies. Ornithologists are constantly reviewing and revising the scientific and common names of the world's birds--combining and dividing established species and genera. Despite the fact that opinions will continue to vary on the details of avian classification, lists such as this provide a baseline reference to scientific and English names, taxonomy, and distribution for both the professional and amateur ornithologist and taxonomist. In the next decade, new studies using advanced groupings may establish new systematic groupings. The current list, by adding to and amending the classic listing of Peters and his successors, may well be the last and most finely developed list in the traditional mold and, therefore, a prime reference for years to come. Key Features * The most up to date list of the world's birds * Covers their distribution using traditional taxonomy * The only single-volume reference to include subspecies * Lists approximately 9,200 species and their subspecies * Thoroughly revised and updated

A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World

HOWARD, Richard

Moore, Alick

Science & Math

Academic Pr

A complete checklist of the birds of the world

History

Australia & Oceania

Oxford University Press

One of the most original and memorable photographers of the twentieth century, Brassaï was also a journalist, sculptor, and writer. He took great pride in his writing, and he loved literature and language-French most of all. When he arrived in Paris in 1924, Brassaï began teaching himself French by reading Proust. Captured by the sensuality and visual strategies of Proust's writing, Brassaï soon became convinced that he had discovered a kindred spirit. Brassaï wrote: "In his battle against Time, that enemy of our precarious existence, ever on the offensive though never openly so, it was in photography, also born of an age-old longing to halt the moment, to wrest it from the flux of duration in order to 'fix' it forever in a semblance of eternity, that Proust found his best ally." He quoted Proust in his own writing, and from the annotated books in his library, we know that he spent a lifetime studying and dissecting Proust's prose, often line by line.Drawing on his own experience as a photographer and author, Brassaï discovers a neglected aspect of Proust's interests, offering us a fascinating study of the role of photography both in Proust's oeuvre and in early-twentieth-century culture. Brassaï shows us how Proust was excessively interested in possessing portraits of his acquaintances and how the process by which he remembered and wrote was quite similar to the ways in which photographs register and reveal life's images. This book-beautifully translated by Richard Howard-features previously obscure photographs from Brassaï's High Society series and offers a rare glimpse into two of France's most fascinating artistic minds.

Proust in the Power Photography

Arts & Photography

Brassaï

Photography & Video

Univ of Chicago Pr

Balcony in the Forest (Twentieth Century Continental Fiction) (English and French Edition)

GRACQ, Julien

Literature & Fiction

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Wolfe at Quebec: A Collection of Contemporary Documents (Jackdaws)

Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)

With the forces of Austria and Russia destroyed a year earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte begins a campaign against Prussia and her armies. But, for Bonaparte, this is not merely a war of conquest, it is one of revenge. Alain Lausard and his men again find themselves at the forefront of the campaign.

Bonaparte's Avengers (Alain Lausard Adventures)

Genre Fiction

Little, Brown Book Group

Anxious to cement his growing power in Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte leads his victorious army against the forces of Tsar Alexander in Poland. The horrific Battle of Eylau is fought in blinding snow, and the French are only saved by the greatest cavalry charge in military history as Lausard and ten thousand French horsemen turn the tide of the conflict. But for the first time ever, the Grande Armee faces defeat. As summer approaches, they gather themselves for the next phase of the campaign which has already claimed so many lives.

Bonaparte's Horsemen (Alain Lausard Adventures)

British & Irish

The third book in Richard Howard's Bonaparte series. Recalled to Paris for the first time in four years, Alain Lausard and his heroic cavalry unit look on as Bonaparte stages the coup d'etat that dissolves the existing regime.

Bonaparte's Conquerors

Little,Brown

Sequel to "Bonaparte's Sons". Lausard and his men are chosen to join the Army of the Orient which is to invade Egypt. On their way, they land at Malta and capture the island. They reach Egypt hotly pursued by Nelson and his British fleet and must cross the desert to secure positions on the Nile.

Bonaparte's Invaders

Little,Brown & Company

Bonaparte's Sons

Little. Brown and Company

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