Richard Ellis
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It may sound like the set-up for a joke-"A playwright, a philosopher, and a general walk into party..." But, some 2,500 years after it was written, Plato's Symposium remains a key text for philosophers, historians, writers, artists, and politicians.
Plato imagines a dinner party-a symposium-held in the Athens of the late fifth century b.c. He invites seven important historical figures including the philosopher Socrates, the comic playwright Aristophanes,...
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2008
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xi, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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The author of The Book of Sharks, Imagining Atlantis, and Encyclopedia of the Sea turns his gaze to the tuna--one of the biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals and the source of some of the world's most popular delicacies--now hovering on the brink of extinction. In recent years, the tuna's place on our palates has come under scrutiny, as we grow increasingly aware of our own health and the health of our planet. Here, Ellis explains...
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c2011
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xv, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
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An exploration of the sperm whale that provides information on the evolution, ecology, biology, anatomy, behavior, social organization, intelligence, diet, and other aspects of the species and discusses its clash with giant squid, the history of the whaling industry, and the author's experience saving a beached whale.
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2009
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400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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A profile of the habitat and life cycle of the polar bear covers he species' venerated position in Inuit culture, its reproductive habits, and the environmental factors that are compromising its ability to survive.
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2000
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vii, 380 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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Ellis's research has taken him all over the world, from Nantucket to Patagonia, from Newfoundland to New Zealand. Now, with more than 450 of his own illustrations, he takes readers from A to Z (abalone to zooxanthelae) in this one unprecedented volume of the sea. of color paintings. 471 illustrations. From one of the world's leading experts on the sea comes this ocean-sized compendium of aquatic life and lore. Richard Ellis, who is also recognized...