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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Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter"A wonderful, unusual, and healing book. . . Read this book to affirm that love never dies, and you are not alone."--Sy MontgomeryAn unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and...
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Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History"Novelist Denise Gess and historian William Lutz brilliantly restore the event to its rightful place in the forefront of American historical imagination." --Chicago Sun-Times On October 8, 1871--the same night as the Great Chicago Fire--the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was struck with a...
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Field Guide to the Woody Plants of the Northern ForestThe Field Guide to the Woody Plants of the Northern Forest is a compact guide to the ecology, geography, and identification of the trees, shrubs, and wood vines of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It 272 species, provides 80 quick guides and...
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Eels: An Exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish"Eels [is] more than a fish book. It is an impassioned defense of nature itself. . . . [Prosek] passes on the truth that the often disdained eel, like all migratory fish, is vital and mysterious and worthy of our full effort to bring...
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Civil War Cavalry: Waging Mounted Warfare in Nineteenth-Century AmericaThe Civil War produced the largest cavalry force ever raised in American history. In Civil War Cavalry, Earl J. Hess examines that force comprehensively and from new perspectives, challenging standard views of the war's mounted arm. Hess surveys the organization, training, administration, arming, and...
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Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification GuideThe essential guide for identifying the bumble bees of North America More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North...
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America's Public Lands: From Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and BeyondThis updated edition traces the oft-forgotten ideas of nature that have shaped the evolution of America's public land system. The result is a fresh and compelling account of the most pressing challenges facing national parks, forests, rangelands, and wildlife refuges from their early beginnings...
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50 Plants That Changed the WorldThe world as we know it would not exist without plants. Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans to the grass for the cattle, or perhaps the soya, that...
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100 Animals That Can F*cking End YouA wittily informative field guide to the deadliest animals on Earth from "AnimalTok" star @mndiaye_97 Ever wonder how to tell if a moose is about to subtract you? Curious why you should be terrified of cassowaries, the "velociraptor that time forgot?" Questioning whether that...
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Wolverine Tracks: On the Trail of Memory and Meaning in the WildIn this "book of great power and tenderness" (Charles Foster), a quest for an elusive animal reveals the comfort of nature in a changing, uncertain world. "Deeply philosophical, addressing the questions that we are all pondering about our place in this world and the...
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Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic AnimalThe world's leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature's most iconic creatures In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of...
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Wild on Purpose: The American Prairie Story and the Art of Thinking BiggerIs it possible to make more nature?In 2001, a small team of ordinary citizens set out on an audacious effort to establish one of the largest wildlife reserves ever created-bigger than Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks combined. But founding American Prairie was just the...
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Wildflowers of Northern California: Your Way to Easily Identify WildflowersLearn to identify Northern California's wildflowers.At the cabin, in the park, or on a hike, keep this tabbed booklet close at hand. Featuring only wildflowers of Northern California, this booklet by George Oxford Miller is organized by color for quick and easy identification. When...
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Wildflowers of Arizona Field GuideIdentify Arizona wildflowers with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information.With this famous field guide by Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, and Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look...
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Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine BurnedIn October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Climaxing months of drought, fires raged across more than 200,000 acres. Nine communities were practically leveled and four others severely damaged. Fifteen people lost their lives. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires...
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Why Whales SingReconceives whale songs as a sophisticated sonar system, revealing incredible insights into these creatures' intelligence and behavior.With breathtaking complexity and haunting beauty, the songs of whales have long fascinated scientists. Whales are the only mammals that can sing continuously for ten hours or more,...
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Whitetail Deer Facts and StrategiesDennis H. Keller, the author, has spent a good part of his life studying and hunting free-range whitetail deer in Pennsylvania. He also increased his knowledge of whitetail deer hunting through extensive research and attending seminars by experts in the field. Since there is...
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While the Earth Holds Its BreathWhen the cold months make you hunker down and hide, how do you teach your soul to open up instead--to new rhythms and unlikely beauty--and begin participating in the unique joy of winter?Helen Moat used to dread winter. When it approached, she would hunker...
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of AnimalsThis national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall. The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good...
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What Sheep Think about the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to SayAre animals trying to tell us something--and have we been too distracted to notice?It started with a hummingbird dive-bombing Amelia Thomas over her morning coffee, and a pair of piglets who just wouldn't stay put. Soon Amelia, journalist and new farmer, begins to question...
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