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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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Stories from Afield: Adventures with Wild Things in Wild PlacesOver the past four decades, Bruce L. Smith has worked with most big-game species in some of the American West's most breathtaking and challenging landscapes. In Stories from Afield, readers join Smith on his adventures as a naturalist, sportsman, and wildlife biologist, as he...
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American HorsesHorses came to America from Spain, England, the Low Countries, and Arabia. Here they interbred and flourished as never before. "Out of the melting pot have come four entirely new breeds that rank among the finest horses of the world. Three of them originated...
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Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American WestFisherman Mark Spitzer takes readers on an action-packed investigation of the most fierce and fearsome freshwater grotesques of the American West ever to inspire both hatred and fascination. Through the lenses of history, folklore, biology, ecology, and politics, Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American...
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Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices Over America's WetlandsDriving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, is like driving backward in time. "I suspect," he says, "that the migrating cranes of a pre-ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every nuance of the crane...
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Wildflowers of the Western Plains: A Field GuideStretching from western Texas and eastern New Mexico up through Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, and into Canada, the vast western plains often appear sparse and dry to the casual observer. But a closer look, especially after spring rains, discerns flowers...
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H Is for HawkOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year One of Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years ON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book), NPR, O, The...
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The Evolution of ArtiodactylsAn essential reference for anyone working on artiodactyls.Artiodactyls are diverse and successful hoofed mammals, represented by nearly two hundred living species of pigs, peccaries, hippos, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, giraffes, and other even-toed ungulates.In the recent years, a tremendous amount of research has been...
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Turtles of the WorldOutstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice MagazineFrom the familiar painted turtle basking on a log to the majestic long-lived giant tortoises, turtles are among the most fascinating animals on the planet. For many years Franck Bonin, Bernard Devaux, and Alain Dupré have traveled the...
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WatermenFor three hundred years, generations of Tilghman Islanders have lived by harvesting the waters of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. They are watermen, an old English term for commercial fishermen, and their lives today retain much of the spirit and simplicity that characterized their land's first...
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A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico: Symbolic Action in Human SocietyWith a rich variety of stunning avifauna, Mexico provides the first taste of the Neotropics for many birders. At last here is a guide to Mexico's best birdwatching sites, from Baja California to the Yucatan Peninsula. Steve N. G. Howell, coauthor of the widely...
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Longing for Running WaterGebara's succinct yet moving statement of her principles of ecofeminism shows how intertwined are the tarnished environment around her and the poverty that afflicts her neighbors. From her experiences with the Brazilian poor women's movement she develops a gritty urban ecofeminism and indeed articulates...
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: TexasNational Geographic Field Guide to Birds provides affordable, portable, reliable region-specific information, perfect for the novice or experienced birder. In each guide, an introduction by an expert birder from the region offers guidance on where to look for key birds. An opening section gives...
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How the Earth Works: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Our PlanetCovers animals, climate samples, earth history, biomes, volcanoes, geology, water, radiation, earthquake samples, plant samples, and so much more Will teach you how continents move. Show how mountains are built and then eroded away. Follows our world on her ever-changing journey in slow motion...
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What Is Water?: The History of a Modern AbstractionWe all know what water is, and we often take it for granted. But the spectre of a worldwide water crisis suggests that there might be something fundamentally wrong with the way we think about water. Jamie Linton dives into the history of water...
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Journal Audubon BirdersAuthor: Pomegranate Communications IncPublisher: Pomegranate CommunicationsPublished: 08/27/2010Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.70h x 4.80w x 0.60dISBN: 9780764933165This title is not returnableNot available to be shipped via Media MailThis title is only available via back order
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Collector's Guide to Quartz and Other Silica MineralsQuartz is prized by both mineral collectors and lapidary artists. Over 130 vivid photographs of these beautiful minerals are presented to show each mineral in its geological context. Superb examples are found in diverse geological settings from pegmatites to Alpine clefts and hydrothermal veins....
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve, Death VaThe Mojave Desert eco-region extends from eastern California to northwestern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah, and boasts plant communities as diverse as alkali sinks, dune systems, Joshua tree woodland, pinyon juniper woodland, mixed mojave scrub, and even riparian woodland. This fully updated and...
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Birding Maine: Over 90 Prime Birding Sites at 40 LocationsBIRDING MAINEOver 80 Prime Birding Sites at 30 Locations (Falcon)Tom Seymour An all-new guide for novice and veteran birdersThis all-new guide for birdwatchers in Maine features several sites never revealed before, a complete local species guide, and details on how, when, and where to...
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British Wildlife Photography Awards: Collection 7Celebrating the talents of photographers of all nationalities practicing in the UK and highlighting the diversity of British natural history, this superb collection of imagery showcases the very best of the British Wildlife Photography Awards, an annual competition celebrating the breathtaking diversity of the...
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Homesick Angels & Second-hand Roses: Reflections of a Dead Society PoetHomesick Angels & Second-hand Roses is the latest poetry collection from JR Hataway (Dead Society Poet). Pain, heartbreak, and regret might seem to rule the day but in the end it's love that keeps poetry's fire burning. Author: Jr. HatawayPublisher: Jr HatawayPublished: 09/20/2022Pages: 112Binding...
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