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An updated edition of the acclaimed field guide to the spectacular birds of the West IndiesBirds of the West Indies is the first field guide that covers and depicts all birds known to occur in the region, including infrequently occurring and introduced forms. Now fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated book features detailed accounts of more than 600 species, describing identification field marks, range, status, voice, and habitat. There are more than 100 beautiful color plates that depict plumages of all species—including those believed to have recently become extinct—as well as distribution maps, a color code for endemic birds, and an incisive introduction that discusses avifaunal changes in the West Indies in the past fifteen years and the importance of conservation.Covers more than 60 new species, including vagrants, introductions, and taxonomic splitsUpdates the status of every speciesFeatures illustrations for all new species and improved artwork for warblers and flycatchersColor codes endemic species confined to one or just a few islandsIncludes many new and enhanced mapsProvides bird weights for each speciesCompact and easy to use in the field

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BARBELLION PRIZE 2021'A manifesto for recalibrating' DAILY MAIL'I can’t think of many books where the reader feels so passionately on the side of the narrator' GUARDIAN'A profound redefinition of the very idea of vitality' FINANCIAL TIMESJosie George lives in a tiny terraced house in the urban West Midlands with her son. Since her early childhood, she has lived with the fluctuating and confusing challenge of disabling chronic illness. But Josie’s world is surprising, intricate, dynamic. She has learned what to look for: the routines of her friends at the community centre; the neighbourhood birds in flight; the slow changes in the morning light, in her small garden, in her growing son, in herself.In January 2018, Josie sets out to tell the story of her still life, over the course of a year. As the seasons shift, and the tides of her body draw in and out, Josie begins to unfurl her history. And against a world which values progress and productivity above all else, Josie sets out a quietly radical alternative: to value and treasure life for life itself, with all its great and small miracles.'Full of kindness, A Still Life will make you a better person' CLARE MACKINTOSH'A Still Life is joy-lit: vivid, lovestruck, hopeful and wise' MELISSA HARRISON'Josie George is the kind of writer I strive to be ... A tough, tender, beautiful book about existing in a body in the world' ELLA RISBRIDGER'Could not be more timely ... An immensely talented writer' LINDA GRANT

Fishes of the Maldives - Indian Ocean is a comprehensiveidentification guide with over 1130 colourphotographs of sharks, rays and fishes likely to be seen by divers. This bookuses an innovative concept to allow easy retrieval and identification ofspecies and is useful for researchers as well as divers and snorkellers. Itincludes a systematic classification and detailed description for each speciesand describes points of interest and differences between similar species. The 1stedition of the book was published in 1998as Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives,by Rudie H Kuiter, with Joerg Aebi, Toshikazu Kowawa and Neville Coleman as majorcontributing photographers. A 2nd Edition was published in 2014 as Fishes of the Maldives - Indian Ocean, withthe sharks and rays section being authored by Timothy Godfrey. The book wasupdated again in 2018. This 3rd Edition includes a major review of informationabout the sharks and rays of the Maldives and includes an additional threesharks and two rays likely to be seen by divers. It also includes recentchanges to the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species and changes inclassification of a total of 26 shark, ray and fish species.A new updated, water resistantcompanion guide to the book, the Maldives Fish Field Guide is also available.Innovativeidentification systemOver1130 colour photographsAcomprehensive identification guide

Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in the field. Providing comprehensive, integrated reviews and sound, critical, and provocative summaries, this series is a must for all active researchers in environmental and comparative physiology.