Light wear on the edges. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra books and media that have been on our shelfs for too long. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: New Zoos- -Taking Down the Bars Amid public clamor over the plight of animals, zoos are being transformed from menageries to modern arks. Innovative exhibits and breeding programs bring praise ? ? and new concerns. Cyprus: A Time of Reckoning Long- standing rivalry between Turkish and Greek Cypriots threatens to erupt again on this sun- drenched Mediterranean island as the UN weighs cutbacks in its peacekeeping forces. Lightning, Nature?s High- voltage Spectacle Striking the earth a hundred times each second, the torrent of electricity known as lightning can pack hundreds of millions of volts in flash ? ? energy that will likely remain forever beyond our reach. Northern California { California?s North Face} Grand convergence of ocean, mountain, and forest, northern California has everything but crowds. A double- sided map supplement on the entire state reveals its star qualities. Saving Siberia?s Tigers Rescued by a Russian- U. S. study team, two orphaned tiger cubs find asylum at the Omaha zoo. Near Vladivostok the researchers fight to save the last habitat of the world?s largest cats.