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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Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great NaturalistThe Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir anthology with the best aspects of a Muir biography. The fact that it is neither, and yet it is both, distinguishes this book from the many extant books on John Muir. Building...
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Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of IcelandA wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses. "Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us." - Virgina Woolf Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in...
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Water Is for Fighting Over: And Other Myths about Water in the West"Illuminating." --New York Times WIRED's Required Science Reading 2016 When we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. In recent years, newspaper headlines have screamed, "Scarce water and the death of California farms," "The Dust Bowl returns," "A 'megadrought'...
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Pompeii: A History of the City and the Eruption of Mount VesuviusPompeii was one of most advanced cities of its time; it had a complex water system, gymnasium, and an amphitheater. Despite it's advancements, there was one thing it wasn't ready for: Mount Vesuvius--the volcano that led to its ultimate doom. The 79 AD eruption...
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Earth Ponds Sourcebook: The Pond Owner's Manual and Resource GuideWhen Henry David Thoreau decided to learn the essential facts of life and what it had to teach, it's not surprising that he lived next to a pond. There are few things in life as peaceful and as tranquil as a pond.However, not all...
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Horse Color Explained: A Breeder's PerspectiveFew people are more concerned with pedigree than racehorse breeders. But many breeders leave coat color and markings to chance because working out the probabilities seems daunting and complex. Jeanette Gower is here to help. In this clear and practical guide, she lays out...
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Birder on Berry Lane: Three Acres, Twelve Months, Thousands of BirdsA month-by-month guide to the birds that flock to the peaceful New England backyard of a noted writer, birder, and naturalist. Robert Tougias's house on Berry Lane may look like a typical Connecticut suburban home, but as his fascinating year-long account reveals, its three-acre...
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War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II"This book will delight both animal lovers and military buffs " -- Elizabeth Letts, bestselling author of The Eighty Dollar Champion Millions rallied to the cause of freedom against Nazism and the menace of Imperial Japan. But did you know that some of those...
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Fishes of Northern & Central California CoastThis FoldingGuide includes 62 marine fishes, both common and exotic, found along the Pacific coast from the California/Oregon border down to San Luis Obispo, CA. Includes both near and offshore species, pelagics, rays, sharks, and dogfish. Detailed illustrations, descriptions, typical length and weight are...
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Bees & Other Pollinators: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar SpeciesPollinators are diligent and reliable workers that serve essential roles in our ecosystems and food-production systems. It is widely accepted that about 75% of crop plants worldwide depend on pollinators, and yet many of our insect pollinators have rapidly declined in recent decades, making...
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Observer's Notebook: WeatherUnpredictable, mysterious, awe-inspiring--weather is one of the most important and closely observed forces of daily life. The third title in the Observer's Notebooks line is dedicated to weather in all its forms. Featuring a cloud atlas, snowflake typologies, rainbow diagrams, and stunning storm imagery,...
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Keeping the Praying Mantis: Mantodean Captive Biology, Reproduction, and HusbandryPrepare to be enchanted with an in-depth and up-close view of the most loved of all invertebrates, the praying mantis Keeping the Praying Mantis is a huge resource designed to give mantis enthusiasts every tool needed for feeding, housing, and rearing these magical (almost...
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Through a Naturalist's Eyes: Exploring the Nature of New EnglandFor native and visitor alike, the New England landscape has a rich allure. This grand sweep of land is a living tapestry woven of interconnected bioregions and natural communities whose compositions of plants and animals have evolved over time. In more than fifty essays,...
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Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food SystemsThroughout the United States, people are increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, how it is produced, and how its production affects individuals and their communities. The answers to these questions reveal a complex web of interactions. While large, distant farms and multinational...
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A River Runs Again: India's Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of KarnatakaCrowded, hot, subject to violent swings in climate, with a government unable or unwilling to face the most vital challenges, the rich and poor increasingly living in worlds apart; for most of the world, this picture is of a possible future. For India, it...
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Wild Catalina Island:: Natural Secrets and Ecological TriumphsA year-round escape for one million annual tourists, Catalina Island is gaining popularity as a world-class eco-destination. Eighty-eight percent of the island is under the watch of the Catalina Island Conservancy, which preserves, manages and restores the island's unique wild lands. Bison, foxes and...
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Appalachian Odyssey: A 28-Year Hike on America's TrailLike many hikers who've completed the Appalachian Trail, Jeffrey Ryan didn't do it in one long through-hike. Grabbing weekends here and days off there, it took Jeffrey twenty-eight years to finish the trail, and along the way he learned much about himself and made...
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A Blessing of Toads: A Guide to Living with NatureThrough this collection of delightful essays and beautiful illustrations, long-time contributor to Country Living Gardner Sharon Lovejoy shares the boundless joys of a country garden. Lovejoy has chosen to focus on the natural world to be found just outside the door, including hummingbirds, caterpillars,...
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Whispers from the Wild: Listening to Voices from the Animal KingdomOne of the world's most renowned animal communicators, Amelia Kinkade has brought thousands into closer contact with their beloved dogs, cats, birds, and horses. Now she shares the wonders of her recent work communicating with wild, and in some cases endangered, animals. Amelia takes...
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The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political AnimalLearn how the extraordinary impact of the panda--from obscurity to fame--is also the story of China's transition from shy beginnings to center stage.Giant pandas have been causing a stir ever since their formal scientific discovery just over 140 years ago. For almost a century...
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