National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division

Donated.

In the pages of this book you will find words and photographs that evoke the beauty of the ocean realm. Each chapter is illustrated with the artistry of many who not only have been at the right place at the right time with the right camera, but who also have the eye and the experience to recognize the extraordinary. - Introduction.

Brings to the fore how technology maybe isn't all that far ahead of the ancient builders. Nicely illustrated and an easy read in summary form serves as a good reference. Only fault is a more comprehensive analysis of techniques would have been more appreciated by this carpenter.

Pictorial survey of the life, occupations and culture of the people who live in the Southern Appalachians, the Ozarks, the Rockies and Mountains of the Far West.

Text and color photos introduce the gecko, newt, toad, alligator, turtle, chameleon, iguana, and other reptiles and amphibians.

A collection of biographical sketches of inventors including the famous and the not so famous.