As well as fish, here are some of my other varied interests.

Cobra plant - Darlingtonia californica

Books about the Garden

	Pitcher Plants of Sarawak (A Pocket Guide:) Charles Clarke & Ch'ien Lee  Natural History Publications (Borneo) 2004
	Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia Charles Clarke  Natural History Publications (Borneo) 2002
	Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sabah Charles Clarke  Natural History Publications (Borneo) 2001
	Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia Charles Clarke  Natural History Publications (Borneo) 2001
	Triggerplants Douglas W. Darnowski  Rosenberg Publishing 2002
	Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin D. Appleton & Co. 1897
	Carnivorous Plants of Australia Vol. 3 by Allen Lowrie Univ of Western Australia Press  1998
	The Savage Garden : Cultivating Carnivorous Plants Peter D'Amato Ten Speed Press  1998
	Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada by Donald E., Schnell John F. Blair Publisher  1976
	Wetland Plants of Ontario Alan G. Harris, Steven G. Newmaster, Linda J. Kershaw, Robert F. Foster (Contributor), Gerald D. Racey (Contributor) Lone Pine Publishing  1997
	Carnivorous Plants Adrian Slack The MIT Press  2000
	Carnivorous Mushrooms: Lassoing Their Prey? (Bloodthirsty Plants) Victor Gentle Gareth Stevens Publishing  1996
	Bladderworts: Trapdoors to Oblivion (Bloodthirsty Plants) Victor Gentle Gareth Stevens Publishing  1996
	First Field Guide to Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants of Southern Africa John Manning Struik Publishers  2003
	Carnivorous Plants Randall Schwartz Praeger Publishers Inc.  1974
	A Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World Gordon Cheers Angus & Robertson  1992
	Garden Butterflies of North America : A Gallery of Garden Butterflies & How to Attract Them Rick Mikula Willow Creek Press 1997
	Exotica, series 3 : pictorial cyclopedia of exotic plants from tropical and near-tropic regions Alfred Byrd Graf Roehrs Company Inc.  1976
	Bonsai Life Histories: The Lives of over 50 Bonsai Trees in Photos and Words Martin Treasure Firefly Books  2002
	Bonsai: A Care Manual Colin Lewis Chancellor Press  2001
	Bonsai Constance Tindale The Crowood Press  2001
	Growing & Displaying Bonsai Colin Lewis & Neil Sutherland            Sterling Publishing  2002
	The Creative Art of Bonsai Isabelle Samson & Remy Samson Hamlyn 2000
	Bonsai Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing, Training & General Care Christian Pessey, Remy Samson Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.  1992
	Keep Your Bonsai Alive & Well Herb L. Gustafson Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.  1995
	Keep Your Bonsai Perfectly Shaped Herb L. Gustafson Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.  1997
	Indoor Bonsai for Beginners : Selection, Care, Training Werner M. Busch, Andrew Wilson Ward Lock  2000
	Bonsai : The Complete Guide to Art and Technique Paul Lesniewicz                                       Cassell Publishers Limited  1999
	Cultivating Bonsai Sterling Publsihing Co. Inc.  1998
	The Bonsai Workshop Herb L. Gustafson Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.  1994
	The Living Art of Bonsai : Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation Prof. Amy Liang  Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.  1995
	Bonsai: An Illustrated Guide to an Ancient Art Philip Edinger (text) Sunset Books   1994
	Bonsai for Beginners Craig Coussins Sterling Publishing 2000
	Miniature Bonsai Herb L. Gustafson Sterling Publishing  1995
	Bonsai For Indoors: A Handbook Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record Vol. 32 No. 3
	Bonsai Anne Swinton Marshall Cavendish Ltd.  1985
	The Biology of the Cycads Knut Norstog & Trevor Nicholls Comstock Publishing  1996
	The Island of The Colorblind Oliver Sacks Borzoi Books 1996
	Montgomery Botanical Center Honduras 2003 Cycad Expedition Final Report Jody Haynes and Mark Bonta Montgomery Botanical Center  2003
	Grow Cycads  2nd ed. John Donaldson & John Winter National Botanical Institute 2002
	Cycads: Their cultivation and propagation Guy Wrinkle Golden Boy Press 1995
	Cycads of Australia Ken Hill & Roy Osborne Kangaroo Press  2001
	Cycads: Status, trade, exploitation, and protection, 1977-1982 Sheryl Gilbert Traffic   1984
	Cycads of Africa Douglas Goode Struik Winchester  1989
	The Cycads of Veracruz, Mexico                                                                   A. Vovides, P. Resslar & Rene Perez-Lopez El Eco de Virginia Bilingual Publishers  1992
	Cycads of the World David L. Jones, Dennis Stevenson Smithsonian Institution Press  1993
	A Guide to Palms & Cycads of the World Lynette Stewart Angus & Robertson  1994
	Palms & Cycads Around the World Jack Krempin Herron Books  1993
	The Cycads Loran M. Whitelock Timber Press  2002
	Bromelias de Costa Rica J. Francisco Morales Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)  1998

Newts, Amphibians & Reptiles
 

	Poison Frogs of the Family Dendrobatidae Jerry G. Walls TFH  1994
	Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium Fritz Jurgen Obst, Udo Jacob, & K. Richter TFH  1989
	Newts: Their Care in Captivity Jordan Patterson TFH  1994
	Salamanders and Newts Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod TFH  1977
	Popular Amphibians Philippe De Vosjoli  Advanced Vivarium Systems   2004
	Reptiles and Amphibians (Golden Guides) by Hobart Smith (Contributor) & Herbert Spencer Zim Golden Books  1987
	Reptiles & Amphibians (National Geographic Nature Library) Catherine Herbert Howell National Geographic 1993
	Simon & Schuster's Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of the World John L. Behler (ed.) Fireside Books  1989
	A Petkeepers Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians David Alderton Salamander Books  1986
	Wild, Wiggly Water World of Frogs, Newts & Turtles Interactive CD Book TFH  2001
	Turtles Mervin F. Roberts TFH  1988
	A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles (Stokes Nature Guides) Thomas F. Tyning, Ed. by Donald W. Stokes & Lillian Q. Stokes Little, Brown and Company  1990
	Keeping Poison Frogs Jerry G. Walls TFH 1994
	Poison Dart Frogs (Success With an Amphibian Pet) William Samples, Jack Wattley TFH  1999
	Complete Introduction to Frogs Jay Pyrom TFH  1987
	Scorpions : Keeping & Breeding Them in Captivity Ann Webb TFH  1998
	Breeding Terrarium Animals : Amphibians and Reptiles. Care - Behavior - Reproduction Elke Zimmermann TFH  1986
	Animals and Fishes in Aquaterrariums Robert Sprackland TFH  1995
	Salamanders & Newts As a Hobby John Coborn TFH  1993
	Aqualog Mini: My Dwarf Clawed Frogs Frank Schafer Verlag: A.C.S.  GmbH   2003
	Fantastic Frogs! Jerry Walls TFH 1995
	The nature of frogs: Amphibians with attitude Harry Parsons Greystone Books, Ltd 2000
	Red-Eyes and Other Leaf Frogs Jerry G. Walls TFH  1996
	Harlequin Frogs Ralf Heselhaus, Matthais Schmidt TFH   1994
	Guide to Owning a Mantella Marc Staniszewski TFH  1997
	The Proper Care of Amphibians John Coborn TFH  1992
	Tracking the Vanishing Frogs: An Ecological Mystery Kathryn Phillips Penguin USA  1994
	Frogs & Toads of the World (Of the World Series) Chris Mattison  Blandford Press  1998
	Horned Frogs Ray Hunziker TFH  1994
	The Guide to Owning White's Tree Frog John Coborn  TFH   1994

I'm very interested in preserving rainforests and other areas of natural historical importance.  I found inspiration in reading these titles:
 

	Amazon Journal : Dispatches from a Vanishing Frontier Geoffrey O'Connor Dutton  1997
	The Burning Season : The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest Andrew Revkin Houghton Mifflin  1990
	Blackhearts : Ecology in Outback Australia Richard Symanski Yale University Press  2000
	California's Wild Heritage : Threatened and Endangered Animals in the Golden State Peter Steinhart California Department of Fish and Game  1990
	The Nile: The Life Story of a River Emile Ludwig The Viking Press 1937
	Aku Aku: The Secret of Easter Island Thor Heyerdahl Rand McNally and Company 1958
	A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region Elliot Rowland Downing The University of Chicago Press  1922
	Ivan Sanderson's Book of Great Jungles Ivan Sanderson 1965
	The Ecology of Sumatara Tony Whitten, Sengli Damanik, Jazanul Anwar, Nazaruddin Hisyam Periplus Editions  1999

Books on Dogs 

	The Tibetan Spaniel : A Gift from the Roof of the World Susan W. Miccio, Karen Chamberlain (Illustrator) OTR Publications  1995
	Tibetan Spaniel : A Complete and Reliable Handbook Susan Miccio TFH  1998
	Tibetan Spaniel New Zealand Kennel Club Supplement 1993
	The Tibetan Spaniel Handbook Ann Wynyard, Jeanne Holsapple Prinit Press  1986
	Book of the Chow Chow Dr. Samuel Draper & Joan Brearly TFH  1977

Books on Star Trek

	Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman Little Brown  1995
	Future Perfect: How Star Trek Conquered Planet Earth Jeff Greenwald Viking Imprint  1998
	Trek Navigator: The Ultimate Guide to the Entire Trek Saga Mark A. Altman, Edward Gross Little Brown  1998
	The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future Michael Okuda & Denise Okuda Pocket Books 1997
	Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek Robert Jenkins & Susan C. Jenkins Harper Collins 1998

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