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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The Hidden Meaning of Birds--A Spiritual Field Guide: Explore the Symbology and Significance of These Divine Winged MessengersBehold the power of nature with this illustrated field guide to recognizing and understanding the messages that the universe sends us through the birds we see in our daily lives. Birds are all around us--pecking at the sidewalk, perching on a nearby tree branch,...
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The Grand Teton ReaderGrand Teton National Park draws more than three million visitors annually in search of wildlife, outdoor adventure, solitude, and inspiration. This collection of writings showcases the park's natural and human histories through stories of drama and beauty, tragedy and triumph. Editor Robert Righter has...
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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient LivingAuthor: Scott Nearing,Helen NearingPublisher: Schocken Books IncPublished: 01/03/1990Pages: 411Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.03h x 5.22w x 0.89dISBN: 9780805209709About the AuthorIn 1932, SCOTT AND HELEN NEARING moved from New York City to rural New England. Over the next 60 years, the Nearings developed a system...
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The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass ExtinctionsOne of Vox's Most Important Books of the DecadeNew York Times Editors' Choice 2017Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history,...
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The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and EcologyA beautifully illustrated exploration of the world's most extraordinary animals With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet, from the humble bee to the agile praying mantis....
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The Cambridge Star AtlasThis classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide. The clear, full-color maps show stars, clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. The atlas also features constellation boundaries and the Milky Way, and lists objects...
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The Book of Wild Flowers: Reflections on Favorite PlantsIllustrator Angie Lewin and author Christopher Stocks celebrate wild flowers and their place in the landscape with The Book of Wild Flowers.Christopher Stocks reveals the interesting and unusual history and science of wildflowers, including guidance on where they can be found and tips for...
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The Book of Garden FlowersChristopher Stocks feeds our affection for flowers by revealing the fascinating stories behind some of the most familiar and unusual plants to be found in creative gardens today. Designed in a similar format to The Book of Wild Flowers, The Book of Garden Flowers...
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The Blue NileIn the first half of the nineteenth century, only a small handful of Westerners had ventured into the regions watered by the Nile River on its long journey from Lake Tana in Abyssinia to the Mediterranean-lands that had been forgotten since Roman times, or...
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The Art of Flowers: From the Editors of Victoria MagazineThe Art of Flowers, the latest lush volume from the editors of Victoria magazine, invites readers to savor quiet moments amid nature's most cherished gifts: flowers.Divided into three enticing sections, this exquisitely photographed volume offers page after page of floral pageantry. Beginning with "Scents...
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The ABCs of California's Native BeesJourney through the world of California native bees, one letter at a time."Krystle Hickman's travels across wild landscapes reveal rare and elusive pollinators, each one meticulously photographed and arranged in a brilliant A-to-Z tribute." --Olivia Messinger Carril, coauthor of The Bees in Your BackyardNational...
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Summer WorldHow can cicadas survive--and thrive--at temperatures pushing 115 F? Do hummingbirds know what they're up against before they migrate over the Gulf of Mexico? Why do some trees stop growing taller even when three months of warm weather remain? With awe and unmatched expertise,...
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Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland'Storm Pegs perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of WinteringFrom the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Highland Book PrizeWhat if the answer to 'Where am I?' is 'heaven'? In...
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Spiders of North AmericaAn accessible field guide to more than 500 of the most commonly found spider species in North America Of the more than 49,000 species of spider worldwide, some 4,000 are in North America. Spiders of North America explores more than 500 of the most...
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Southwest Foraging: 117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus to Wild Oregano"No one has advanced wild foraging in the desert Southwest as much as John Slattery." --Gary Paul Nabahn, director of the Center for Regional Food Studies, University of Arizona The Southwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with John Slattery as your trusted...
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Sibley's Seabirds of the Pacific CoastWritten and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, Americas most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist. 53 seabirds are covered, including shearwaters, gulls, terns, scoters, grebes, loons and more. The range includes offshore areas from Alaska to Mexico. Each entry includes multiple illustrations, a descriptive...
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Shells of the Mid-Atlantic CoastThese laminated, fold-up identification guides-- FoldingGuides-- speak for themselves. Written and illustrated by local experts who know their stuff, waterproof and indestructible, theyre the perfect choice for beginners and intermediates who want to know what theyll encounter in their particular locale.Author: Jackie DouglassPublisher: Earth...
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Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America's Strangest WildlifeA unique blend of natural history and crime drama, Shell Games by Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature's bounty in the tradition of The Orchid Thief. A stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who...
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Seashore of Southern CaliforniaDiscover the natural world of southern California's coastline from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. This spectacular pocket-sized guide to shoreline sealife is filled with color illustrations, engaging descriptions and quick identification features so you can identify that nifty creature before it crawls, slides...
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Saving Orchids: Stories of Species Survival in a Changing WorldA gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids--and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe. Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In some places, listening to a nighttime chorus of frogs in the neighborhood...
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