The Life Nature Library is a series of 25 hardbound books published by Time-Life between 1961 and 1965, with revisions to 1968. It has been translated from English into eight languages and sold in 90 countries. Each volume explores an important division of the natural world and is intentionally written for educated laymen by a primary author (or authors) "and the Editors of LIFE".
The 25 volumes:
The Forest (1961; revised 1963), by Peter FarbThe Sea (1961; revised 1963), by Leonard EngelThe Desert (1961; revised 1962), by A. Starker LeopoldThe Mountains (1962; revised 1967), by Lorus J. Milne and Margery MilneEvolution (1962; revised 1964), by Ruth MooreThe Poles (1962; revised 1968), by Willy LeyThe Earth (1962; revised 1963), by Arthur BeiserThe Universe (1962; revised 1966, 1967), by David BergaminiThe Insects (1962), by Peter FarbThe Birds (1963), by Roger Tory PetersonThe Plants (1963; revised 1968), by Friz W. WentThe Mammals (1963; revised 1967), by Richard CarringtonThe Fishes (1963; revised 1964), by F.D. OmmanneyThe Reptiles (1963), by Archie CarrEcology (1963), by Peter FarbThe Land and Wildlife of North America (1964; Revised 1966), by Peter FarbThe Land and Wildlife of Africa (1964; revised 1967), by Archie CarrThe Land and Wildlife of South America (1964; revised 1968), by Marston BatesThe Land and Wildlife of Tropical Asia (1964), by S. Dillon RipleyThe Land and Wildlife of Eurasia (1964; revised 1967), by François BourlièreThe Land and Wildlife of Australia (1964; revised 1967), by David BergaminiEarly Man (1965; revised 1968), by F. Clark HowellAnimal Behavior (1965), by Niko TinbergenThe Primates (1965), by Sarel Eimerl and Irven DeVoreA Guide to the Natural World and Index to the LIFE Nature Library (1965)