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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Planet Ocean: Photo Stories from the 'defending Our Oceans' Voyage"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Ocean."--Arthur C. Clarke Three-quarters of the planet is ocean, 80 percent of all life lives here, and every second breath of air each of us takes is provided by the ocean. It gives...
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Flight of the Wild Geese. Graham UneyThe author follows the migration of the wild barnacle geese from their over-wintering grounds on the Solway Firth across northern seas to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle taking in remote islands and vast sea channels along the way.Author: Graham UneyPublisher: WhittlesPublished: 10/01/2008Pages: 144Binding Type:...
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Mojave Desert TrailsFlorine Lawlor, author of the book, Out From Las Vegas, and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun for 40 years, introduces us to some of her favorite desert haunts and lesser-traveled jeep trails in her book, Mojave Desert Trails, a guide to some of...
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The Kid's Guide to Exploring NatureThis gorgeously illustrated guide will inspire kids to look closely at the world around them Created by the experts at the renowned Brooklyn Botanic Garden, it teaches children how to observe environments as a naturalist does and leads them on 24 adventures that reveal...
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Small Misty Mountain: The Awanadjo AlmanackA collection of natural and unnatural events devoted to breaking down the wall of hostility between us andCreation. Certain places make us more vulnerable to the Holy. This is a real phenomenon, not some romantic notiona spiritual resource as full and as valuable as...
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Hummingbirds & Their Flowers: Coloring BookWelcome to the magical world of hummingbirds and their favorite flowers Alice Balin has beautifully drawn thirty species of the 'flying jewel' of birds in their natural habitat. These full-page illustrations are just waiting for you to bring to life their glittering, iridescent feathers...
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Swimming Holes of the Ozarks: A Guide to 85 Great Places to Cool Off in Arkansas and MissouriAuthor: Glenn W. WheelerPublisher: Tim Ernst PublishingPublished: 01/01/2010Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50dISBN: 9781882906512This title is only available via back order
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The Box Turtle ManualThe Box Turtle Manual seeks to "help prospective owners keep their turtles healthy and happy." Given the low price tag placed on a box turtle in a pet shop, many casual shoppers add a box turtle to their household without preparation or knowledge about...
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Stars of the Southern Skies: An Astronomy Field GuideA beautiful book dedicated to southern hemisphere astronomy Few books are devoted entirely to the rich skies of the southern hemisphere. Stars of the Southern Skies draws on the knowledge of South African experts to offer stargazers some unique insights into the night skies...
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A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for BirdsA charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds Thought to have originated from hunting manuals, the practice of inventing collective nouns for birds has since evolved into a sport...
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Shorebirds in ActionShorebirds, or waders, are a large group of small to medium-sized birds that occur worldwide, in a wide range of predominantly coastal or wetland habitats. Some species are largely sedentary whilst others are amongst the world's most migratory bird species, travelling thousands of kilometres...
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Common & Spotted SandpipersThis wonderful book describes the fascinating lives of the two most ubiquitous shorebirds in the world. Between them the Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) and Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) make use of a large part of the world's terrestrial habitat and they exhibit many of...
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A Fieldworker's Guide to the Golden EagleThe Golden Eagle is generally thought to be a well-known and well-documented species. However, much of the available literature is not necessarily in a form that can readily be used in the field. In fact, although much existing information about Golden Eagles has little...
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The Big Heat: Earth on the BrinkThe world as we know it is undergoing a sudden and violent transformation, unlike anything the planet has experienced since the Cretaceous Extinction. The evidence is all around us: vast droughts that last decades, super-storms and floods that destroy cities, dwindling aquifers, vanishing glaciers,...
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Power and Water in the Middle East: The Hidden Politics of the Palestinian-Israeli Water ConflictPower and Water in the Middle East provides a powerful new perspective on the Palestinian-Israeli water conflict. Adopting a new approach to understanding water conflict - hydro-hegemony - the author shows the conflict to be much more deeply entrenched than previously thought and reveals...
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The Country Diaries: A Year in the British CountrysideThe unique beauty of the British countryside has been celebrated down the ages in music, poetry, and art. It has also been celebrated in countless private diaries. This delightful treasury gathers together the very finest - from Rev Gilbert White's journal of life at...
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Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial RevolutionOn its first publication 10 years ago, Natural Capitalism rocked the world of business with its innovative new approach - an approach that fused ecological integrity with business acumen using the radical concept of natural capitalism. This 10th-anniversary edition features a new Introduction by...
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The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy us. Capitalism and its by-products - imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty and the destruction of community - are all playing a part in the...
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The Florilegium: The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney: Celebrating 200 YearsThe Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney was formed in 2005 as a unique melding of art, history, and botany. It sought to represent the living collection of the Gardens through paintings, and artists around the world have contributed their representations of...
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On the Forests of Tropical Asia: Lest the Memory FadeThousands of years ago, Asia was filled with forests that connected ecosystems from the foot of the Himalayas to the shores of the Pacific. Today, more than half of these woodlands are gone, mostly due to the demands of commerce and industry. And while...
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