Books by David Lambert

Dinosaur (DK Eyewitness Books)

by David Norman, David Lambert

The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustrations.

Dinosaur (DK Eyewitness Books)

by David Norman, David Lambert

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. Packed with real dinosaur fossils, this brand-new title replaces the long-running bestseller, Eyewitness Dinosaur, and features computer reconstructions bringing the fossils to life and reflecting the latest ideas on how dinosaurs looked and behaved.

Dinosaur Encyclopedia: From Dinosaurs to the Dawn of Man

by Darren Naish, David Lambert, Elizabeth Wyse

A comprehensive new reference book that gives fascinating insight into the world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts. Researched and compiled by a team of experts in dinosaurs and other prehistoric life, DK's Dinosaur Encyclopedia answers thousands of intriguing questions about the dangerous world of dinosaurs. It presents an amazing variety of creatures, including early flying reptiles, the first fist, and the ape-like animals that set the scene for the evolution of the first humans. See the ferocious T-rex battle a gentle therizinosaur, or witness a giant, ground-dwelling bird chasing an early horse -- frighteningly realistic models and exceptional photography transport you straight into this ancient and terrifying world. Magnificent full-page reconstructions of prehistoric environments show these fascinating creatures in their natural habitats, from the Silurian seas to the grasslands of Pliocene America. This superb encyclopedia is divided into sections according to cladistics, making it easy to understand how different groups of animals evolved from common ancestors. A useful introduction provides an overview to understand fossils and evolution, followed by extensive sections covering different groups of prehistoric animals. Easy-to-use timeline bars on each page allow quick identification of the time period featured. At-a-glance scale indicators and fact boxes combine to provide the essentials on the prehistoric world. In addition, there is a comprehensive reference section providing a survey of the geological timescale, a biography section covering leading paleontologists, and an accessible glossary and index, making this a truly remarkable and compelling guide to all things prehistoric.

Eyewitness Dinosaur: Enter the Incredible World of the Dinosaurs—from How They Lived to their Disappe (DK Eyewitness)

by David Lambert

Did you know that Therizinosaurus had a claw longer than a man’s arm? Did you know it only used its terrifying claws for eating plants?

From the tiny, chicken-sized Compsognathus to the mighty Brachiosaurus reaching for food in the treetops, Eyewitness Dinosaur unearths fascinating facts about these amazing prehistoric creatures. Learn about different types of dinosaurs and their body parts, diets, senses, evolution, and more. Discover how we know so much about them just from examining what they’ve left behind, including footprints, bones… and droppings.

This is the perfect guide for dinosaur lovers, and great for projects or homework help – with colorful and factual illustrations, and lots of labels and statistics to break down the information into easy bite-sized chunks.

Take a trip through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and enjoy learning all there is to know about your favorite ancient monsters.

Mastering the Niger James MacQueen's African Geography and the Struggle over Atlantic Slavery

by David Lambert

In Mastering the Niger, David Lambert recalls Scotsman James MacQueen (1778–1870) and his publication of A New Map of Africa in 1841 to show that Atlantic slavery—as a practice of subjugation, a source of wealth, and a focus of political struggle—was entangled with the production, circulation, and reception of geographical knowledge. The British empire banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery itself in 1833, creating a need for a new British imperial economy. Without ever setting foot on the continent, MacQueen took on the task of solving the “Niger problem,” that is, to successfully map the course of the river and its tributaries, and thus breathe life into his scheme for the exploration, colonization, and commercial exploitation of West Africa. Lambert illustrates how MacQueen’s geographical research began, four decades before the publication of the New Map, when he was managing a sugar estate on the West Indian colony of Grenada. There MacQueen encountered slaves with firsthand knowledge of West Africa, whose accounts would form the basis of his geographical claims. Lambert examines the inspirations and foundations for MacQueen’s geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery.

DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur

by David Lambert

Did you know that Therizinosaurus had a claw longer than a man’s arm? Did you know it only used its terrifying claws for eating plants?

From the tiny, chicken-sized Compsognathus to the mighty Brachiosaurus reaching for food in the treetops, Eyewitness Dinosaur unearths fascinating facts about these amazing prehistoric creatures. Learn about different types of dinosaurs and their body parts, diets, senses, evolution, and more. Discover how we know so much about them just from examining what they’ve left behind, including footprints, bones… and droppings.

This is the perfect guide for dinosaur lovers, and great for projects or homework help – with colorful and factual illustrations, and lots of labels and statistics to break down the information into easy bite-sized chunks.

Take a trip through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and enjoy learning all there is to know about your favorite ancient monsters.

The Field Guide to Geology

by David Lambert, Diagram Group

An essential field guide for geology lovers.

Praise for the hardcover edition:
"...[a] very interesting title..."—American Reference Books Annual

Written by a team of eminent geologists and educators, The Field Guide to Geology, New Edition features clear graphics and simple field-guide procedures to guide hikers through the great outdoors. A revised and updated edition of a best-seller, this helpful resource offers readers ready access to the subject. This edition features 200 new two-color illustrations (more than 750 in all), updated graphs and tables, as well as two new chapters titled "Monitoring the Earth's Changes" and "Geologists of Note." This volume's lucid, easy-to-follow text covers all the key rudiments of geology and will provide nature lovers with a useful reference to various geological phenomena.

Topics covered include:

• Air currents
• Composition
• Desertification
• Greenhouse effect
• Ice changes
• Seafloor profiling
• Seismic activity
• Submersibles
• Tides
• Waterflow
• and more.