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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Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places"Sumptuous and vivid in every instance. Childs writes with enviable concision and richness of depth in these miniature essays."--THE UTAH REVIEWWriter and adventurer Craig Childs dwells upon desert icons--human, animal, and otherwise--in these contemplative and visceral essays. From the author of The Secret Knowledge...
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Under the Sea-WindRachel Carson--pioneering environmentalist and author of Silent Spring--opens our eyes to the wonders of the natural world in her groundbreaking paean to the sea. Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind--Rachel Carson's first book...
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Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to LifeFree-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening...
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Trees: An Introduction to Familiar North American SpeciesThe quality of our environment - the air, soil and water - depends greatly on trees. In this beautifully detailed guide, with full color illustrations, over 140 familiar North American species are highlighted and helpfully organized by family. Trees is the essential reference guide...
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Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature'"n Irish there are so many great rain words and magic words and highly specific natural words (such as the material put on the hooves of donkeys to stop them slipping in ice), or words to communicate with animals, or evocative plant words, or...
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Tree Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Arboreal LivesAn hourly guide that spotlights twenty-four trees as they root, flower, and host diverse forest life. In this short book, treetop explorer Meg Lowman guides us through a global forest. Each chapter of Tree Day introduces a single tree during a single hour, highlighting...
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Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests: Wild Gods, World Trees and WerewolvesAn entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled...
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Trap Lines NorthAuthor: Stephen W. MeaderPublisher: Southern Skies Publishing, LLCPublished: 09/05/2000Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68dISBN: 9781931177078This title is not returnable
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Towards a Nude Architecture: A Visual Compendium of Japanese Hot SpringsA deep dive into the hidden world of Japanese hot springs, from fabled origins to modern manifestationsAs one of the most volcanically active geographies in the world, the islands of Japan gush with nearly 30,000 naturally occurring hot springs, or onsen, of varying temperatures,...
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Thus Spoke the Plant: A Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters with PlantsStudying plant intelligence reveals "humans may have been misunderstanding plants, and ourselves, for all of history"--for fans of The Hidden Life of Trees (Paris Review)."A compelling story of discovery . . . It will change the way you see the world." --Robin Wall Kimmerer,...
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Think Like a Commoner, Second Edition: A Short Introduction to the Life of the CommonsWelcome to the Commonsverse, a parallel social economy helping millions of commoners take charge and escape the predatory Market/State order. This completely revised and updated edition of Think Like a Commoner offers a succinct yet thorough account of the history and future of the...
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The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic StoriesThe perfect gift: An illustrated narrative of the life and world of beloved bestselling veterinarian and author, James Herriot, featuring his classic stories and with an introduction written by his children.James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions...
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The Undying Past of Shenandoah National ParkA history of this national park written in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.Author: Darwin LambertPublisher: Roberts Rinehart PublishersPublished: 01/01/1989Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.64h x 6.92w x 0.84dISBN: 9780911797572
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The Twilight Forest: An Elegy for Ponderosa in a Changing WestWith their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than two...
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The Tree Where Man Was BornA timeless and majestic portrait of Africa by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the new novel In Paradise A finalist for the National Book Award when it was released in 1972, this vivid portrait...
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The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We LoveThe Los Angeles Times said, "Jane Goodall is the Einstein of behavioral sciences." And the Boston Globe said, "Being with Jane Goodall is like a walk with Ghandi."From legendary environmentalist Jane Goodall and brilliant animal behaviorist, Marc Bekoff, The Ten Trusts tells us what...
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The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important That Happens in BetweenBiblical Christianity is more than just another private religious view. It's more than just a personal relationship with God or a source of moral teaching.Christianity is a picture of reality.It explains why the world is the way it is. When the pieces of this...
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The Started Colt: Horsemanship as an ArtAt a certain point in my life I became fed up with the Equine industry, I didn't like the way people treated horses, I didn't like the way people talked about horses and I didn't like the way people looked at horses. In despair...
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The River That Made Seattle: A Human and Natural History of the DuwamishRestores the river to its central place in the city's historyWith bountiful salmon and fertile plains, the Duwamish River has drawn people to its shores over the centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Chief Se'alth and his allies fished and lived in villages here...
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The Radiant Sea: Color and Light in the Underwater WorldBreathtaking displays of color and light from an array of ocean life forms, with vivid photography and insightful text about the science of transparency, bioluminescence, and fluorescence Deep in the ocean, a myriad of creatures, including jellyfish, coral, shrimp, sharks, squid, lantern fish, anglerfish,...
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