Nature
Discover the best nature books and top titles about the natural world at our online bookstore, featuring books about nature and life, wildlife books, and nature biographies. Explore must-read and best-selling books, including naturalist books and nature short stories, perfect for every nature enthusiast.
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Finding Out about Coal, Oil, and Natural GasDid you know that most of the energy we use comes from coal, oil, and natural gas? How do workers collect these fossil fuels? And what effects do these fuels have on the environment? Read this book to find out all about coal, oil,...
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Field Guide to the Birds of North AmericaField Guide to the Birds of North America is a complete, compact and user-friendly guide to all the birds of the USA and Canada (excluding Hawaii). Drawing on years of guiding experience, the book is perfectly designed for use in the field.Pocket-sized and at...
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Eco-Types: Five Ways of Caring about the EnvironmentWhy acknowledging diverse eco-social relationships can help us overcome the political polarization that undermines our ability to protect the environment When we picture the ideal environmentalist, we likely have in mind someone who dedicates herself to reducing her own environmental footprint through individual choices...
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Ecotherapy: A Field GuideEcotherapy: A Field Guide presents an extensive review of the field of ecotherapy that unearths a number of ambiguities in the way this therapy is understood and described. The review explores six themes derived from a critical analysis of the findings: human and nature;...
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Dusky Seaside Sparrow Masterpiece Places Martin Johnson Heade Amongst Greatest NaturalistsThis book set out to educate and inspire art and nature admirers through the example of Martin Johnson Heade. Heade is best known as a landscape painter, but when taking a deeper dive into his other pursuits, one can see how his interest in...
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Downstream from Here: A Foreign Correspondent Discovers HomeAfter plum assignments in Washington, London, Paris, and Buenos Aires, TIME magazine correspondent Charles Eisendrath gave up the glamor. It wasn't that he'd gotten it wrong-the career, the stories-it was the realization that getting it right in terrorism zones could lead to something worse...
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Downstream from Here: A Foreign Correspondent Discovers HomeAfter plum assignments in Washington, London, Paris, and Buenos Aires, TIME magazine correspondent Charles Eisendrath gave up the glamor. It wasn't that he'd gotten it wrong-the career, the stories-it was the realization that getting it right in terrorism zones could lead to something worse...
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Dark SkiesNew from the popular In the Moment series--in search of the darkest night skies, Anna Levin uncovers a sense of wonder about the universe that will help you to understand more about our own pale blue dot.The darkness of the night represents something unknowable...
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Crystals, Rocks, and Gemstones: Exploring Earth's TreasuresA beautifully illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the world's crystals, rocks, gemstones, and other geological phenomena from the acclaimed author of What We See in the Stars. Rocks and minerals have captivated the human imagination for centuries. Crystals, Rocks, and Gemstones explores the...
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Crash!: Aviation Disasters and the Cultural Debris FieldsCRASH! explores the fascinating, revealing, and surprising cultural impact of plane crashes across art, literature, music, media, and creative nonfiction. Plane crashes are covered extensively but they are not analyzed very deeply, beyond rote media reports and forensic accident investigations. This is despite the...
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Chicago Trees: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar TreesChicago parks, streets, and yards are home to thousands of mature trees and shrubs that provide crucial shade and air quality benefits for the entire city. The quality of our environment - the air, the soil, and the water - depends greatly on trees....
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Cacti and Succulents: An Illustrated Guide to the Plants and Their CultivationAn essential guide to cacti and other succulents, featuring 420 color photos and a wealth of information on the plants and their cultivation. Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this guide is both an instructive practical manual and a rich source of reference. More than...
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Birdwatching in New York City and on Long Island: Second EditionA new, updated edition of a beloved guide helps birders spot and identify the hundreds of species that inhabit America's largest metropolitan area. Over five hundred species of birds can be seen in New York City's five boroughs and on Long Island, one of...
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Birds of Cape MayNew Jersey's southern Cape is host to huge annual bird migrations, making Cape May one of the best bird-watching locations in the world. Over 400 species have been spotted here. See exquisite photographs that present shore, prey, and song birds commonly seen at Cape...
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Bird Lore: The Myths, Folklore and Meaning of BirdsFrom bestselling author, Sally Coulthard, comes this charmingly illustrated guide to our favorite feathered friends and the myths and folklore that surround their lives. Even today, birds are hugely symbolic. From songbirds to seagulls, nightingales to morning larks, we still use the cultural language...
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Bird Feathers & Eggs of the Northeast: Identify 40 Species of Common Backyard BirdsIdentify bird eggs, feathers, and nests with this pocket-size booklet, organized by feather size for convenience of use.Whether you're a tracker who studies animal signs, a bird watcher, a gardener, or simply someone who appreciates nature and its curiosities, keep this handy guide close...
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Bird Feathers & Eggs of the Midwest: Identify 40 Species of Common Backyard BirdsIdentify bird eggs, feathers, and nests with this pocket-size booklet, organized by feather size for convenience of use.Whether you're a tracker who studies animal signs, a bird watcher, a gardener, or simply someone who appreciates nature and its curiosities, keep this handy guide close...
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Becoming AnimalAn unveiling of the presence of captivating figures and creatures throughout history. In this gripping philosophical and cultural exploration, Teresa Präauer sets out to investigate figures of transformation, transmission, and translation--across languages, cultures, genres, media, species, and spaces. Hybrids, chimeras, monsters, and liminal creatures...
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Arrivals and Departures: The Human Relationship with Changing BiodiversityThis book explores the human relationship to changing biodiversity by bringing together multidisciplinary insights into human-nature relations from the humanities. New animal and plant species arrive and previously existing ones may disappear. However, the historical and social perspectives of the changes have been understudied...
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After Ice: Cold Humanities for a Warming PlanetExperts weigh in on a looming consequence of global warming: a future without ice. As the climate warms and the hydrological cycle falters, ice is no longer a reliable feature of higher latitudes or winter seasons. What are the consequences of the planet's waning...
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