Wilson, Ben

"Since the beginning of civilization, humans have built cities to wall nature out, then glorified it in beloved but quite artificial parks. In Urban Jungle Ben Wilson...looks to the fraught relationship between nature and the city for clues to how the planet can survive in an age of climate crisis"--Provided by publisher.

". . . a colourful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations . . . tells the story of how city living has allowed human culture to flourish"--Provided by publisher.

". . . a colourful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations . . . tells the story of how city living has allowed human culture to flourish"--Provided by publisher.

An overview of dolphins that describes their physical and behavioral traits, their life cycle, strandings, dolphin research and conservation, and the specific characteristics of oceanic, coastal, and river dolphins. Also includes advice on getting involved in dolphin research and a further reading list.

Discusses reported sightings of UFO's, from ancient Greek and Roman accounts, to accounts by astronauts on various missions in the 1960's and '70s. Also analyzes the media's dramatization of UFO's.

Presents mysteries of the world's oceans, including lost treasures, pirates, sea monsters, shipwrecks, wartime sinkings, and explorations.