The following items are offered on sale to members at Al Ain chapter meetings held on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at the Islamic Institute/Continuing Education, UAEU.
From time to time, material and items of interest to ENHG members are
available free of charge.
Thanks to the volunteers who are there each meeting to help make these publications and other items available to members.
| Cover |
Title |
Author |
Description |
Price (Dh) |
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Wild About Reptiles |
Marijcke Jongbloed |
More comprehensive guides to the reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula have been published, but this is a valuable guide for the casual to advanced explorer. |
50 |
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Butterflies of Saudi Arabia |
Torben B. Larsen |
A must have book if you like butterflies. It is highly readable and shows more than 147 species of butterflies that flourish on the Arabian
Peninsula. It shows species that unique only to the peninsula. 99% of all Arabian butterflies can be identified from this book! |
100 |
 |
Gertrude Dyck's Al Ain |
Gertrude Dyck |
One of a very few books published on Al Ain. This book, containing many of Gertrude's own photographs, reflects the more than 30 years
she lived here after joining Oasis Hospital in the early 1960's. |
75 |
 |
Native Plants of Oman |
Clive Winbow |
This is a handy guide for the amateur naturalist to identify over 150 wild plants that
are commonly seen on walks in the Omani countryside. |
80 |
 |
Wildflowers of the UAE |
Marijcke Jongbloed |
This is the result of many years of dedicated fieldwork by Marijcke Jongbloed and is a required item in any
serious library of reference books of the UAE. The book includes excellent
photographs of all plants as well as detailed descriptions and discussions of
how the plants have been used. |
100 |
| |
Salt Tolerant Plants of the UAE |
Fawzi M. Karim and Abdullah J. Dadheel |
This handbook provides a simple identification guide to 125 wild and cultivated plant
species in the UAE, both common plants and rare ones. There are color pictures,
text descriptions, flowering time, distributions, potential uses and much more
valuable information for the flora enthusiast. |
70 |
 |
Oman Bird List, Edition 6 (Nov 2003) |
Jens Eriksen, Dave E. Sargeant and Reginald Victor |
This book includes a status for all 482 species of birds in Oman, breeding maps for all breeding species,
histograms for all migratory species and 170 color photographs. |
30 |
 |
Emirates Heritage (Vol. 1) |
Edited by Peter Hellyer and Michele Ziolkowski
|
This book contains papers from the 1st Annual
Symposium in 2003 on recent Palaeontological and Archaeological Discoveries in
the Emirates prior to that year. It includes papers on a Late Miocene Fossil
sites in Ruwais and Mleisa. Also
included are papers describing excavations at Jebel al-Buhais, Ra’s al-Khaimah
and Al Sufouh.
|
60 |
 |
Sulphur, Camels and Gunpowder |
Edited by G.R.D. King
|
This book describes in detail the importance of the finds
on and around Jebel Dhanna. It
contains information on sulfur mines, pottery, and archaeological sites.
|
90 |
 |
Sandgrouse Checklist |
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As of July 2010, the total number of identified bird species in the UAE was at 441. Sandgrouse is a
scientific journal containing papers, news and features on the ornithology of the Middle Eastern and Central Asian areas. This checklist
identifies birds by category with site locations, dates and some photographs.
|
25 |
 |
Field Guide To The Geology Of Oman |
By Samir Hanna
|
Here is a field guide that is an illustrated introduction to the geology of Oman.
It has accurate information for exploring the main geological features along 16 wadis in the Western
Hajar mountains and Musandam Peninsula. It has a selection of interesting walks, scenic spots and campsites.
Also, there is a code for fieldwork. Approximately 100 diagrams, maps and photographs.
|
75 |
 |
Flora of the UAE
Volume 02 |
By Fawzi M. Karim and Dr. Nael M. Fawzi |
A publication of UAE
University, these books complement the work of Marijcke Jongbloed. The books
include both drawings and photographs of the flora of the UAE. |
60 |
| Other items for sale |
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Bird ID cards |
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10 |
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ENHG vehicle window sticker |
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10 |
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DVD set |
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Information on items in the collection
is available here. |
100 |
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Papers and Presentations |
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The chapter has accumulated many
articles and presentations over the years, some of which are available on the
website. Others are now available on disks. Information on the documents is available here. |
10 |