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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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Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty WorldWater scarcity is on everyone's mind. Long taken for granted, water availability has become dependent on economics, politics, and people's food and lifestyle choices. But as anxiety mounts--and even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow, and extremist groups worldwide exploit...
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Practical Fishing KnotsEvery great fisherman knows how to tie great knots. Without them, you will lose your catch--bass, trout, salmon, striper, catfish, or any fish--before you can reel him in. Here is an illustrated guide that can make any angler a great tyer of great knots....
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Alaska Codfish Chronicle: A History of the Pacific Cod Fishery in AlaskaCod is one of the most widely consumed fish in the world. For many years, the Atlantic cod industry took center stage, but partly thanks to climate change and overfishing, it is more and more likely that the cod on your kitchen table or...
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In the Shadow of Denali: Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley, First EditionA classic in the genre of mountain literature-with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly...
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Pro Tactics(TM): Walleye: Use the Secrets of the Pros to Catch More and Bigger WalleyeDiscover the pro secrets for catching more and bigger walleye. Walleyes may be the most popular game fish in America after bass, and for good reason. Consistently catching this temperamental game fish can be a major challenge, but when you succeed, the reward is...
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Nop's TrialsAuthor: Donald McCaigPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 07/01/2007Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.88h x 6.08w x 0.85dISBN: 9781599211367About the AuthorNovelist Donald McCaig is the renowned author of Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope. He and his wife run a sheep farm in the mountains of Western Virginia.
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Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing WorldIncreasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for more of the same that created the situation in the first place: more...
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California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the SierraNo need to hop on a plane to the East Coast California has beautiful fall foliage, especially in the Sierra Nevada, which glows red and golden every year with aspens, cottonwoods, dogwoods, maples, and oaks. This compact, lively guide shows visitors where and how...
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Every AtomAcross distance, the speaker of these poems wrestles with the way her mother's loss of memory changes the narrative between them. By interrogating the past, fissures in language, and the vagaries of identity, the speaker comes to a recognition that we are all more...
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Dispatches from the End of Ice: EssaysThe future of the world's ice is at a critical juncture marked by international debate about climate change and almost daily reports about glaciers and ice shelves breaking, oceans rising, and temperatures spiking across the globe. These changing landscapes and the public discourse surrounding...
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The WalkIn The Walk, William deBuys writes about personal loss and the power of the landscape to nurture the recovery of hope. The book consists of three interrelated essays that move from a period of strife in the author's life to a kind of limbo...
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Mac's Pocket Guide Southwest Cacti, Trees & ShrubsThe ?What's that guide to wildlife identification?now revised with a new compact size that really does fit in your pocketAuthor: Stephen R. Whitney, Elizabeth Briars HartPublisher: Mountaineers BooksPublished: 10/01/2006Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.05lbsSize: 6.22h x 3.66w x 0.28dISBN: 9781594850165This title is only available via back...
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Salvia Divinorum: Doorway to Thought-Free AwarenessOne man's personal journey through the unparalleled trance states of salvia - Originally published as Peopled Darkness - Contains real-life descriptions of salvia-induced visionary experiences - Offers guidance for the responsible use of this psychoactive plant - Explores the shamanic awareness associated with salvia...
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Claiming Earth as Common Ground: The Ecological Crises Through the Lens of FaithCan religious people save the environment? Can the environmental challenge save religion?Our planet is in trouble, and it will take an amazingly large and powerful force to shift into a more sustainable way of living. Spiritual leader and environmental activist Andrea Cohen-Kiener tells us...
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America's Last Wild Horses: The Classic Study of the Mustangs--Their Pivotal Role in the History of the West, Their Return to the Wild, and the OnNo wild animal captures the spirit of North America quite so powerfully as the wild horse--nor has any faced such diverse and potent enemies. In this provocative account, Hope Ryden--who helped to ensure the passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, which...
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Owls Playing CardsPlay Cards and Learn to Identify 13 Species of North American Owls!Anyone who enjoys nature, wildlife, and the great outdoors will love these cards for playing your favorite games or to use as flash cards. Inspired by Stan Tekiela and his popular Birds of...
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Wildflowers of Southern California: Your Way to Easily Identify WildflowersYour Quick Guide to Identifying Wildflowers At the cabin, in the park, or on a hike, keep this tabbed booklet by George Oxford Miller close at hand. Featuring only wildflowers of Southern California, the booklet is organized by color for quick and easy identification....
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Cranes, Herons & Egrets: The Elegance of Our Tallest BirdsDevelop a New Appreciation for These Unique Birds When you imagine these graceful, elegant birds, perhaps you picture them in shallow water, standing on one leg, waiting for fish. But there's much more to these cultural touchstones. Award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela takes you into...
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Wildflowers of the Northwest Playing CardsPlay Cards and Learn to Identify Wildflowers in the Northwestern United States! Anyone who enjoys nature, plants, and gardening will love these cards for playing your favorite games or to use as flash cards. Inspired by Stan Tekiela and the popular Wildflower Identification Guides,...
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For the Birds CrosswordsWhat cousin to the flycatcher is usually found in wooded areas? How many states list the Black-capped Chickadee as their state bird? What was Lady Bird Johnson's middle name? These questions and more provide hours of fun as you tackle 40 bird-themed crossword puzzles...
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