Presents more than 120 barnyard fowl and wild fowl from chickens and turkeys to emus and pheasants. For each animal, readers will find color photographs, a brief history, and a detailed description. The identifying characteristics included for each breed are: class (standard and bantam); size (for cocks and hens); appearance of comb, wattles, and earlobes; color (everything from black-breasted red to silver laced); place of origin; conservation status;...

"Despite the widespread belief that natural is better when it comes to sex, pregnancy, and parenting, most of us have no idea what "natural" really means; the origins of our reproductive lives remain a mystery. Why are a quarter of a billion sperm cells needed to fertilize one egg? Are women really fertile for only a few days each month? How long should babies be breast-fed? In How We Do It, primatologist Robert Martin draws on forty years of research...

"John James Audubon would be proud to know a life-size bird book still exists in the 21st century. Ninety-five North American species of our feathered friends are contained herein, offering a detailed look at their size, habitat, distribution, and more. Fun facts pepper the pages, and beautiful photographs of their varied plumage accompany each avian. More detailed information on nests, eggs, and migrations appear on featured spreads, and a removable...

"Grab your rumpled raincoat, chomp down on a cigar, and rattle those pots and pans! It's time to braise, broil, chop, chill, grill, roast, and poach with world's most beloved sleuth! Columbo super-fan, Jenny Hammerton, offers an episode by episode guide to the food and drink so prominently featured throughout the greatest television detective series ever made. She guides you through cherry-picked, episode-specific recipes, and suggests ways to make...

A gluten-free diet can help you shed those stubborn pounds for good- and you don't even have to have celiac disease to benefit. Dieting can be difficult, but here nutritionist Gini Warner lays out a 7-day meal plan that makes going gluten-free surprisingly simple, and chef Ross Harris delivers gourmet meals that guarantee weight loss. Inside, you'll find 200 recipes that taste so good you won't even realize you're leaving something out, including:...

Explores the science underlying such cooking techniques as frying, roasting, baking, and chopping; and provides tips and recipes utilizing his unique cooking principles. "Why can you stick your hand into a 450-degree oven but not into 212-degree boiling water? Why does fish taste different from meat? Why do you cook pork differently from beef? Why should you always start cooking dried beans in cold water, not hot? Why should you never cook a Vidalia...

Looks at the physical and emotional changes during pregnancy, discussing changes of both mother and baby month-by-month, and describes medical procedures, exercise, diet, and breast feeding.

From the Publisher: Heart disease is North America's leading killer, affecting one in three people, and more women than men. This book provides a safe, fast and effective program for heart disease prevention and treatment.