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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Tracking Gobi Grizzlies: Surviving Beyond the Back of BeyondIn the tradition of Douglas Chadwick's best-selling adventure memoir, The Wolverine Way, Tracking Gobi Grizzlies creates a portrait of these rarest of bears' fight for survival in one of the toughest, most remote settings on Earth. He demonstrates why saving this endangered animal supports...
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180° South: Conquerors of the Useless180 South takes readers behind the scenes of the film, 180 South, made by Chris Malloy, to learn more about the people who made the original overland journey to Patagonia in 1968, and the repeat journey over ocean and land 40 years later. The...
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Mni Wiconi/Water Is Life: Honoring the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and Everywhere in the Ongoing Struggle for Indigenous SovereigntyWinner of the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year AwardA timely and comprehensive look at the protests at Standing Rock.Winner of the 2019 Foreword INDIES "Book of the Year" AwardViewing Mni Wiconi (Sacred Water of Life) and the No Dakota Access Movement as...
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LivingryLivingry is anxious lyric, marking the witchy daily as spun by a woman processing grief, vexation, fear, expectation, kinship, disintegration, rage, exhilaration, hope and dedication. These poems--ragged edges against which something like a politics catches--might best be seen through tall grasses. Meanwhile, a messy...
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The Poetic Species: A Conversation with Edward O. Wilson and Robert HassA meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences"Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating." --Maria Popova, MarginalianIn this shimmering conversation, Edward O. Wilson, renowned scientist and proponent of...
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AMC River Guide: MaineWhether a novice canoeist or experienced whitewater kayaker, no paddler should be without an AMC River Guide. In this completely updated and revised edition of AMC's River Guide: Maine, paddlers of all ability levels will find the comprehensive, straightforward information they need to experience...
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The Wonder of It All: 100 Stories from the National Park ServiceSince the founding of the National Park Service in 1916, tens of thousands of NPS employees and volunteers have devoted themselves to preserving our public lands, which today number more than 400. Each person's NPS career is unique, seasoned with daily duties, grand adventures,...
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Flowers of a Moment"Bodhisattva of Korean poetry, exuberant, demotic, abundant, obsessed with poetic creation . . . Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian."--Allen Ginsberg Korea's greatest living Zen poet.--Lawrence Ferlinghetti Flowers of a Moment is a treasure...
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Deadly Oceans: In Search of the Deadliest Sea CreaturesThe world's oceans are filled with an array of venomous and toxic marine critters, not to mention a whole host of apex carnivores. Join ace divers and photographers Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown as they tour the world in search of the 50 deadliest sea...
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Firewood BanksiaThis beautiful botanical art book is a dazzling and wondrous celebration of Banksia menziesii, commonly known as Firewood or Menzies' Banksia, by one of Australia's best botanical artists. After many field trips and long observation of the flowering plant, Philippa Nikulinsky has created a...
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Spirit: A Book of Happiness for Horse LoversHorses are the epitome of grace, power, and freedom. They also have an ability to touch our souls and connect with our hearts in a way that few other animals can. From a little girl's first pony to a gnarled cowboy's last quarter horse,...
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Kinglake-350In the tradition of The Perfect Storm, the story of worst fire in Australian history and one policeman's heroic actions in the face of the firestorm. Kinglake-350 is a masterpiece of writing about family, community, country life, and what happens when a day of...
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Underwater Australia: The Best Dive Sites Down UnderAustralia is blessed with one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world. From its tropical north to its cool temperate waters, the land Down Under is truly a diver's paradise. Exploring Underwater Australia, divers will see amazing coral reefs, shipwrecks, walls, pinnacles,...
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The Mountains of California: An Enthusiastic Nature Diary from the Founder of National Parks'How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.'John Muir is known internationally for his dedication to protecting the environment and for founding The Sierra Club in 1892. His...
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Our National Parks: A Campaign for the Preservation of Wilderness'Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away ... God has cared for these trees ... but he cannot save them from fools - only Uncle Sam can do that.'First published in 1901, Our National Parks is possibly the bestselling book of John...
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Essential Tropical Fish: Species GuideEssential Tropical Fish: Species Guide is the essential guide to identifying and selecting tropical fish for your aquarium, providing a resource for both beginner and enthusiast. Compiled from years of experience selling fish in the local pet store and the fish trade, this book...
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Jackie Morris Can You See a Little Bear CardsThis pack of five beautifully illustrated cards features five of Jackie Morris' gorgeously illustrations created for her children's book Can You See a Little Bear. Each card bears a caption from Jackie on the back and is blank on the inside for your own...
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Veiled Chameleons or Yemen Chameleons Complete Owner's Guide Including Facts and Information on Caring for as Pets, Breeding, Diet, Food, Vivarium SetThe ultimate and complete owner's guide to the veiled chameleon or Yemen chameleon. An absolute must have for anyone who is passionate about, owns or is looking to buy veiled chameleons as pets. A well structured, in depth and simply written book with facts...
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The Spirit of the HedgerowSince the beginning of human history, our ancestral roots and those of the hedgerows have been intimately entangled. Now, often forgotten amongst the hedgerows, the 'wild weeds' still offer amazing medicinal opportunities, delicious sources of food and fascinating legends of our past. Many of...
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Rainbow Lorikeets, The Complete Owner's Guide on How to Care For Rainbow Lorikeets, Facts on habitat, breeding, lifespan, behavior, diet, cages, talkiAll the facts and information you want to know on how to care for Rainbow Lorikeets and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this e-book is a must have for anybody passionate about Rainbow Lorikeets. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion,...
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