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 Happy Houseplant Deck: 50 Cards for Intuitive Plant CareThis colorful card deck features striking, intricate illustrations of 50 popular houseplants in gorgeous home settings and tips on how to care for each one, from roots to shoots. The Happy Houseplant Deck is a deep dive into the wild world of houseplants. Whether...
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National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar MammalsA portable, comprehensive field guide--brimming with concise descriptions and stunning color photographs, and designed to fit into your back pocket--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.This National Audubon Society Pocket Guide gives full coverage to 80 of the most common...
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Ecopsychology: Science, Totems, and the Technological SpeciesAn ecopsychology that integrates our totemic selves--our kinship with a more than human world--with our technological selves.We need nature for our physical and psychological well-being. Our actions reflect this when we turn to beloved pets for companionship, vacation in spots of natural splendor, or...
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The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable PlanetThe Definitive Guide to Insects as a Sustainable Food Source In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and...
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Fishes of the Open Ocean: A Natural History & Illustrated GuideBetween the surface of the sea and depths of two hundred meters lies a remarkable range of fish, generally known as pelagics, or open-ocean dwellers. These creatures are among the largest, fastest, highest-leaping, and most migratory fish on the entire planet. Beautifully adapted to...
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CheetahsCheetahs are the fastests animals on land. But they face many dangers. In this leveled text, readers will learn about the ways in which people are helping this animal overcome its threats. Features highlight the causes of the threat facing cheetahs, show the benefits...
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Black-Footed FerretsBlack-footed ferrets tunnel underneath the Great Plains. But these animals were once thought to be extinct. Leveled text and vibrant images teach readers about the struggles of this animal as well as the ways that humans are trying to bring them back. A map...
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HummingbirdsHovering at backyard flowers, hummingbirds are a bright and exciting sight! Their fast-flapping wings allow them to move unlike any other bird. In this book, beginning readers will find fun text and colorful photos that highlight the appearance, behaviors, and homes of hummingbirds. Features...
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The World God MadeGod gives us all the earth and calls it home. Celebrating the wonders of nature, this retelling of Psalm 104 invites you to enjoy and explore the world God made. Moving from one feature of the natural world to the next--from the sky and...
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Into the Inferno: A Photographer's Journey Through California's Megafires and FalloutIn the tradition of Young Men and Fire and Fire on the Mountain, Stuart Palley's memoir Into the Inferno documents eight years of devastating wildfire in California, showing how fire can transform a landscape as well as a soul ...For nearly a decade, Palley...
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Big Basin Redwood Forest: California's Oldest State ParkThe epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s, when the surrounding communities saw their once inexhaustible redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the nation, but the more redwoods that fell to the woodman's axe, the greater the...
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Red Secreta de la Naturaleza, LaDid you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth? Or that earthworms control wild boar populations? The natural world is a web of intricate connections, many of which have gone unnoticed to many of us Until now, that we can read...
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Rambles to Remarkable Rocks: An Explorer's Guide to Amazing Boulders and Rock Formations of the Greater Capital Region, Catskills, & ShawangunksRussell Dunn, NYS licensed hiking guide, takes you on an incredible journey across New York State's Greater Capital Region, Catskills, and Shawangunks to balanced rocks, perched rocks, mammoth rocks, historic rocks, painted rocks, split rocks, sculpted rocks, rock profiles, talus rocks, potholes, sinkholes, chasms,...
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Splits and VarroaWidespread use of toxic chemical controls to Varroa in the early years proved both environmentally hazardous and easily resisted by the mite. Consequently, various management control styles have emerged - some of which have over time also proved very damaging to the colony. This...
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The Hunting & Gathering Survival Manual: 221 Primitive & Wilderness Survival SkillsA manual for the modern hunter-gatherer, Outdoor Life 's Hunting & Gathering Survival Manual will teach you everything you need to know about foraging, hunting, and cooking in the wild. From finding wild edible plants to subsistence hunting, you'll learn how to live off...
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On the Duty of Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience argues that citizens should not permit their governments to overrule their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing their acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust...
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Wildflowers of Unalaska Island: A Guide to the Flowering Plants of an Aleutian IslandIn the Aleutian Islands, wildflowers are king. Persistent low temperatures mean trees are unable to thrive, and so swaths of open tundra serve as the dramatic stage for a stunning variety of flowers. Wildflowers of Unalaska Island is the only guide to this flora,...
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Animal Rights & Human MoralityIt's been more than two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting questions surrounding the emotional debate over animal rights. Is moral concern something owed by human...
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A Year of the Stars: A Month-By-Month Journey of SkywatchingThe ideal book for the amateur astronomer or anyone curious about our place in the universe, A Year of the Stars takes the reader on a fascinating journey of discovery through the seasons of the starry night sky. Acclaimed popular science writer Fred Schaaf,...
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Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We WantIn EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappe--a giant of the environmental movement--confronts accepted wisdom of environmentalism. Drawing on the latest research from anthropology to neuroscience and her own field experience, she argues that the biggest challenge to human survival isn't our fossil fuel dependency, melting glaciers,...
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