American Museum of Natural History

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Works:	4,214 works in 6,052 publications in 3 languages and 164,672 library holdings
Genres:	Periodicals Popular works Juvenile works History Pictorial works Guidebooks Conference proceedings Exhibition catalogs Catalogs Biography
Roles:	Publisher, Distributor, Producer, Editor, Other, Originator, Depositor, Collaborator
Classifications:	E78.N78, 919.8904

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Publications about American Museum of Natural History

Publications by American Museum of Natural History

Most widely held works about American Museum of Natural History

Night at the Museum by Ben Stiller ( Visual )
Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick ( Book )
The cabinet of curiosities by Douglas J Preston ( Book )
Smiler's bones by Peter Lerangis ( Book )
From the land of the totem poles : the Northwest Coast Indian art collection at the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History ( Book )

Dinosaurs in the attic : an excursion into the American Museum of Natural History by Douglas J Preston ( Book )
The cabinet of curiosities by Douglas J Preston ( Recording )
Bankers, bones & beetles; the first century of the American Museum of Natural History by Geoffrey T Hellman ( Book )
Next of kin : great fossils at the American Museum of Natural History by Lowell Dingus ( Book )
Eloise and the dinosaurs by Lisa McClatchy ( Book )
The scream museum by Paul Zindel ( )
Murder at the Museum of Natural History : a Bill Donovan mystery by Mike Jahn ( Book )
How the meteorite got to the museum by Jessie Hartland ( Book )
The Yuquot whalers' shrine by Aldona Jonaitis ( Book )
An agenda for antiquity : Henry Fairfield Osborn & vertebrate paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, 1890-1935 by Ronald Rainger ( Book )
The ... annual report of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History ( )
Objects of bright pride : Northwest Coast Indian art from the American Museum of Natural History by Allen Wardwell ( Book )
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick ( Book )
The world of natural history, as revealed in the American Museum of Natural History by John R Saunders ( Book )
Body and spirit : Tibetan medical paintings by American Museum of Natural History ( Book )

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Most widely held works by American Museum of Natural History

Natural history ( )
in English and held by 5,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition by Caroline Alexander ( Book )
15 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and French and held by 3,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Provides an account of the Shackleton expedition of 1914, during which explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven set out to cross the Antarctic continent on foot, only to have their ship, Endurance, break up eighty-five miles short of their destination, leaving them stranded for close to two years. Includes a photographic record of the adventure

Culture and commitment; a study of the generation gap by Margaret Mead ( Book )
16 editions published in 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Design with nature by Ian L McHarg ( Book )
13 editions published between 1969 and 1971 in English and held by 2,131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Queen Size Books

The genomic revolution unveiling the unity of life ( )
9 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 1,911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation

Birds of North America ( Book )
10 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 1,786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A photographic reference covers more than 650 species--all birds that breed or are regularly seen in North America--and includes information on behavior, nesting, and habitat

The identity of man by Jacob Bronowski ( Book )
20 editions published between 1965 and 1972 in English and held by 1,622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays defending the human claim to have a mind

Indians of the northwest coast by Philip Drucker ( Book )
6 editions published between 1955 and 1963 in English and held by 1,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Faces ( )
in English and held by 1,453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Law and warfare : studies in the anthropology of conflict by Paul Bohannan ( Book )
5 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World wide survey of conflict; p.11-12; Social equilibrium restored among Aborigines by means of regulated combat, nearest weapons to hand used by Gringal tribe, fixed number of spears thrown, offender to protect himself with shield, Kurnai ritual combat after death due to magic; accompanied by special songs, tribal elders as enforcement agency; p.19-20; Little formal procedure in Australia, power in hands of older men, council rather than court; p.23; Life taken not always that of slayer, any member of slayers group may be taken

The human odyssey : four million years of human evolution by Ian Tattersall ( Book )
5 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 1,377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Here are the stories behind such famous fossil discoveries as Gigantopithecus, the "Black Skull," "Java Man," and "Lucy," and the surprising clues they reveal about the date and place of human origins. Here too are the bold theories and controversies that have influenced the field of evolution, from the idea of natural selection put forth by Charles Darwin to the new role that DNA analysis plays in fossil research. Illustrated throughout with more than a hundred photographs, drawings, maps, and stunning artistic re-creations of early humans and their environment, The Human Odyssey is virtually a portable museum devoted to this fascinating subject. Drawing from the latest research in both the laboratory and the field, it clearly illuminates some of the most provocative questions scientists have ever asked: Where did we come from, and how did we become what we are today?

War : the anthropology of armed conflict and aggression by American Anthropological Association ( Book )
6 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 1,347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains the expanded text of prepared papers and comments delivered at a symposium held on Nov. 30, 1967, in Washington, D.C., during the Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association

Gods and rituals : readings in religious beliefs and practices by John Middleton ( Book )
4 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains Chapter 7 The nature of Australian totenism by A.P. Elkin, listed separately

Epidemic by Brian R Ward ( Book )
5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discusses what an epidemic is, how it evolves, various causes and carriers, and efforts to prevent epidemics

Welcome to the genome : a user's guide to the genetic past, present, and future by Rob DeSalle ( Book )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Welcome to the Genome takes you right into the thick of today's most cutting-edge science and its far-reaching implications. Authors Rob DeSalle and Michael Yudell have written a book which clearly explains the ongoing saga of our attempts to understand the mystery of biology's Rosetta Stone and use its code to better our lives." "This book employs an understandable style and full-color illustrations to provide insights into the complex science involved. It delves into the past discoveries that led to the sequencing of the human genome; it presents the challenges facing today's scientists and society and culture in general; and it considers the future possibilities of the developing genome era. Social issues, particularly questions of ethics, receive special attention, covering an important area too often overshadowed by science and technology."--Jacket

Invitation to archaeology. With illus. by Eric G. Engstrom by James Deetz ( Book )
7 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Epidemic! : the world of infectious diseases ( Book )
5 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 1,186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Explores the world of infectious disease with essays by Nobel Prize-winning experts, profiles of scientists and researchers, and case studies."--Cover

The First humans : human origins and history to 10,000 BC by Goeran Burenhult ( Book )
3 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 1,167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines theories of evolution, the Great Apes, the origins of language, extinct species, and the global expansion that precipitated adaptation and diversity

Environment and cultural behavior : ecological studies in cultural anthropology by Andrew Peter Vayda ( Book )
4 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 1,154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The wolf: the ecology and behavior of an endangered species by L. David Mech ( Book )
5 editions published in 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,098 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Years of research during the 1960s in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park provided Mech with a level of firsthand knowledge shared by few in the field. In 1970 he compiled his findings (updated in 1980) into the preeminent document of its kind. Thomas McNamee, author of The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone, calls the book the "best single source of information on wolf biology," and refers to its author as "the undisputed king of wolf research." When government officials in the early 1990s decided to embark on an ambitious project to reintroduce wolves into their former range of Yellowstone National Park, they called on Mech's expertise. All this is to say that, if you want to learn about wolves, you cannot ignore this seminal work or its author. Chapters cover wolf evolution, range, and physiology; society and pack behavior; reproduction; hunting and predator-prey relationships; and the species' uncertain future. Like any self-respecting scientist, Mech includes all the hard data, but he presents his work in an engaging manner that is accessible to a broader audience, drawing heavily on anecdotes and personal experience."--from amazon.ca (book desc. 1981 ed.)

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