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With no bones and no nose, octopuses use their eight long arms for touching, smelling and even tasting While some are as small as a paper clip, others can grow to the length of three doors. These intelligent animals enjoy living by themselves and eating a lot of seafood - crabs, scallops and fish. Filled with amazing facts and color photographs, this book provides a fascinating look at the undersea world.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

The largest reptiles alive have fearsome reputations Crocodiles wait patiently for a fish or bird to capture dinner. They can shoot out of the water and run swiftly on four legs. Mainly found in warm wetlands, alligators can survive in frozen water as long as their nostrils are above the ice. Living on almost every continent, alligators and crocodiles can really surprise you.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

What talents Foxes can smell a rabbit hours after one has hopped by. Some can grip floating logs and "sail" to nearby islands. Gray foxes can even climb trees If you thought a fox was just another pretty face, this book proves otherwise. From the frozen Arctic to the sweltering desert, Diane Swanson checks into these savvy animals and discovers the amazing things they do.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

Wild horses are symbols of strength, adventure and freedom. But did you know that the ones in North America are descended from tame animals that arrived with the explorers and settlers? Wild horses can walk within an hour of their birth, sleep standing up, and grow shaggy hair to keep warm in winter. They also love to buck and play, so kick up your heels and discover these enchanting creatures.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

Did you know there are approximately 340 different kinds of hummingbirds, some as light as a penny? These champion acrobats of the sky can beat their wings more than 40 times a second, fly backward and even hover in midair, like helicopters. Since it's much easier to hear hummingbird wings than see them, just follow the hum to find the birds.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

Elephants are very social creatures who live in herds. They have been observed to cry, laugh, and even "hug" each other. The elephant trunk contains 100,000 muscle units and is used to grasp and strip leaves from trees, drink water, spray themselves to cool down, smell their environment, and as a snorkel when crossing deep waters. Elephants are intelligent and sensitive animals who deserve a closer look.

Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

This book argues that separation consciousness has kept a collective demand for corporate social responsibility at bay, even providing justification for business to neglect society. Yet there are signs that separation consciousness is being replaced with the expectation that businesses engage in symbiotic relationships with stakeholders that yield triple bottom line benefits. The potential for business to enact this social contract depends largely on the ability of top executives to discover how to activate the organizational values that make such benefits possible. The author argues that...