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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Art and Architecture of InsectsClad in spiked and scaled armor, lance-like pincers at the ready, alien creatures are in our gardens, our floorboards, and our bedsheets. David M. Phillips has taken his life-long love of insect biology and microscopy and produced a mesmerizing look into the hidden world...
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Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and DogsDogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn't warrant the meager legal status...
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Wishbonesmorning calmthe pacing of pages between us In this collection of haiku & senryu which earned the Haiku Foundation's 2018 Touchstone Distinguished Book Award, Ben Moeller-Gaa explores the unguarded space between a moment's initiation and its resolution through evocative word choice, masterful turns, and...
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Shrubs and Vines of IowaShrubs and vines, often literally overshadowed by trees, also receive much less attention than their taller neighbors, and yet they are very important elements of the region's natural landscape. A guide to these interesting and useful plants, this book identifies all 150 shrubs and...
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Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters with Animals That Changed the WorldCountless times throughout our lives, we're presented with a choice to help another soul. Rescuing Ladybugs highlights the true stories of remarkable people who didn't look away from seemingly impossible-to-change situations and instead worked to save animals. Prepare to be transported to Borneo to...
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Yellowstone Cougars: Ecology Before and During Wolf RestorationYellowstone Cougars examines the effect of wolf restoration on the cougar population in Yellowstone National Park--one of the largest national parks in the American West. No other study has ever specifically addressed the theoretical and practical aspects of competition between large carnivores in North...
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Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Ecology, Geology, and Human HistoryA companion to "The Western San Juan Mountains" (originally published in 1996), "The Eastern San Juan Mountains" details the physical environment, biological communities, human history, and points of interest in this rich and diverse mountain system.A natural division between the eastern and western slopes...
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Discovery and Renewal on Huffman Prairie: Where Aviation Took WingIn 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright returned to their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, from North Carolina, where they had piloted their powered flying machine for several short flights. They wanted to continue their research closer to home and chose a flat expanse called Huffman...
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The Land of Little RainThe best known and most beloved work of literary pioneer Mary Austin, 1903's *The Land of Little Rain* is a collection of 14 vignettes paying poetic homage to the arid beauty of the lands of Death Valley and the Mojave. An amateur naturalist and...
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The Voyage of the BeagleEnglish scientist, naturalist, and geologist CHARLES DARWIN (1809-1882) transformed our understanding of the planet and our place on it with his theory of evolution through natural selection. Much of the basis for his conceptual breakthrough was his research during the five-year journey he undertook...
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Magnolias: A Gardener's GuideAn authoritative book that arms the reader with all the information necessary for the proper selection, planting, and care of magnolias. This is a black-and-white edition.Author: Jim GardinerPublisher: Timber Press (OR)Published: 07/18/2012Pages: 330Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.69dISBN: 9781604694314About the AuthorGardiner,...
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Walden with Thoreau's Essay on the Duty of Civil DisobediencePerhaps the best known non-fiction book ever written by an American, Walden chronicles Thoreau's stay in a cabin by Walden Pond, on land owned by his friend and compatriot, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thoreau stayed here for two years and two months and hoped to...
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Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty WorldWater scarcity is on everyone's mind. Long taken for granted, water availability has become dependent on economics, politics, and people's food and lifestyle choices. But as anxiety mounts--and even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow, and extremist groups worldwide exploit...
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Practical Fishing KnotsEvery great fisherman knows how to tie great knots. Without them, you will lose your catch--bass, trout, salmon, striper, catfish, or any fish--before you can reel him in. Here is an illustrated guide that can make any angler a great tyer of great knots....
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Alaska Codfish Chronicle: A History of the Pacific Cod Fishery in AlaskaCod is one of the most widely consumed fish in the world. For many years, the Atlantic cod industry took center stage, but partly thanks to climate change and overfishing, it is more and more likely that the cod on your kitchen table or...
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In the Shadow of Denali: Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley, First EditionA classic in the genre of mountain literature-with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly...
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Pro Tactics(TM): Walleye: Use the Secrets of the Pros to Catch More and Bigger WalleyeDiscover the pro secrets for catching more and bigger walleye. Walleyes may be the most popular game fish in America after bass, and for good reason. Consistently catching this temperamental game fish can be a major challenge, but when you succeed, the reward is...
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Nop's TrialsAuthor: Donald McCaigPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 07/01/2007Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.88h x 6.08w x 0.85dISBN: 9781599211367About the AuthorNovelist Donald McCaig is the renowned author of Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope. He and his wife run a sheep farm in the mountains of Western Virginia.
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Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing WorldIncreasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for more of the same that created the situation in the first place: more...
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California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the SierraNo need to hop on a plane to the East Coast California has beautiful fall foliage, especially in the Sierra Nevada, which glows red and golden every year with aspens, cottonwoods, dogwoods, maples, and oaks. This compact, lively guide shows visitors where and how...
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