(Paperback)

Reconstructing the collective experience of an entire provincial nobility over a period of more than two centuries, James Wood finds current theories about the early modernFrench nobility inadequate. Concentrating on socio-economic structures and changes, he analyzes the composition and way of life of all the nobles--poor and prosperous, obscure an

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

The visually arresting and often misunderstood octopus has long captured popular imagination. From the molluscan ancestry of octopus to its ingenious anatomy, amazing mating and predatory behaviors, and other-worldly relatives, this title takes readers through the life cycle, uncovering the details of distinctive octopus personalities.