Natural History
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A Short History of Nearly EverythingOne of the world's most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson...
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Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient TreesThe epic story of the planet's oldest trees and the making of the modern world Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living...
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Around the World in 50 Trees 1000 Piece PuzzleA 1000-PIECE JIGSAW FOR NATURE LOVERS. Piece together a living, breathing world of trees and fill the gaps in your knowledge as you go with a comprehensive poster guide.BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Text by tree expert Jonathan Drori CBE, the author of the bestselling book Around...
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They MatterWINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" Science News "Favorite Science Books of 2018" Booklist "Top Ten Science/Technology Book of 2018" "A marvelously humor-laced page-turner about the science of semi-aquatic rodents.... A masterpiece of...
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Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids: 50 Creative Projects to Spark Curiosity in the OutdoorsA guide to exploring the great outdoors for kids ages 6 to 12 Encourage young nature lovers to get outside and track, explore, discover, and create. This book is filled with hands-on, educational outdoor activities that kids will love to learn from, like crafting...
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter: Stories of the Natural World That Inspired Human IngenuityDid you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a "glue" that can cement the crowns on teeth? Or that the design of...
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The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on EarthIf you're wild about animals, this visual encyclopedia for kids is the ultimate page-turner, bringing our planet's creatures together in spectacular style. This inspiring children's reference guide welcomes you to the animal kingdom where you can meet more than 1,500 species, ranging from ants...
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Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds"Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth--from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago."--The EconomistLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE - "One of...
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Nature's Treasures: Tales of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects from NatureReveal extraordinary stories form nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare with this awe-inspiring animal book for curious kids aged 7-9. The world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animals, and even by the Earth itself. The wonder of wildlife is so much...
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The Evolution of Charles Darwin: The Epic Voyage of the Beagle That Forever Changed Our View of Life on EarthFrom the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin's journey on HMS Beagle that inspired the evolutionary theories in his path-breaking books On the Origin of Species and The Descent of ManWhen twenty-two-year-old aspiring geologist Charles Darwin boarded...
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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural HistoryThe New York Times best-selling account of how coyotes--long the target of an extermination policy--spread to every corner of the United States Finalist for thePEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation."-Wall Street Journal Legends don't come...
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Werner's Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the ArtsFirst published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world that has been cherished by artists and scientists for more than two centuries. This beautiful pocket-size facsimile is certain to delight and inform a new...
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the FutureIn this scientifically informed account of the changes in nature over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. *Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science & Technology Book of...
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon."--Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonWith a new afterword It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your...
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The Sea Around UsOriginally published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. Rachel Carson's ability to combine scientific insight with poetic prose catapulted her book to the top of The New York Times best-seller list,...
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Why Sharks Matter: A Deep Dive with the World's Most Misunderstood PredatorGet submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how--and why--we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardians of the ocean.Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most...
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Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World's Most Poisonous PlantsA full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the...
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How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden StoriesRocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth's incredible rock formations and the stories they hold Like rings on a tree stump hold the history of the tree, the history of Earth is...
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Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human LandscapeA beautiful, lyrical exploration of the places where nature is flourishing in our absence [Flyn] captures the dread, sadness, and wonder of beholding the results of humanity's destructive impulse, and she arrives at a new appreciation of life, 'all the stranger and more valuable...
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A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species"An arresting vision of this relentless natural world" (New York Times) by a leading ecologist, who urges us to heed nature's iron laws Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend...
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