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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Folk Mammalogy of the Northern PimansKnowledge held about animals by Pima-speaking Native Americans of Arizona and northwest Mexico is intimately entwined with their way of life--a way that is fading from memory as beavers and wolves vanish also from the Southwest. Ethnobiologist Amadeo Rea has conducted extensive fieldwork among...
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The Water Problem: Climate Change and Water Policy in the United States"Building water resilience is the single biggest challenge in a changing global climate. The United States faces a water crisis as critical as the energy crisis that once dominated headlines. Like the energy crisis, a solution can be found. Pat Mulroy, for many years...
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Adventures in the WildernessWilliam H. H. Murray wrote his celebrated book in the spring of 1869 to introduce city-dwellers to the rewards of camping in the wilderness. Thousands of tourists streamed to the Adirondacks that summer in what was known as "Murray's Rush." Unfortunately, most had not...
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A Naturalist's Guide to Forest Plants: An Ecology for Eastern North AmericaDonald D. Cox brings together a wide range of information about the forests of eastern North America, including the origins and types of soils and their relationships to vegetation, climate, and human culture; the members of the plant kingdom and the fungi that are...
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Adirondack Explorations: Nature Writings of Verplanck ColvinVerplanck Colvin worked for 28 years as the Superintendent of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Mountains. This collection of essays reveals his many perspectives on the Adirondacks, one of the last great frontiers of the past.Author: Paul SchaeferPublisher: Syracuse University PressPublished: 07/01/1997Pages: 254Binding...
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River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson (Revised)This first-person narrative documents one man's adventure down the Hudson River by canoe - from its source at the peak of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks to Battery Park.Author: Peter Laurie, Peter LouriePublisher: Syracuse University Publications in ContinuinPublished: 05/01/1998Pages: 344Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.03h...
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Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great LakesThere are more than 180 exotic species in the Great Lakes. Some, such as green algae, the Asian tapeworm, and the suckermouth minnow, have had little or no impact so far. But a handful of others-sea lamprey, alewife, round goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel,...
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Gorillas in Our Midst: The Story of the Columbus Zoo GorillasJust as gorillas have a special allure for zoo visitors around the world, the Columbus, Ohio, zoo has a special place in the history of the care and captive breeding of the greatest of the great apes. Columbus was the site of the world's...
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Journey on the James: Three Weeks Through the Heart of VirginiaFrom its beginnings as a trickle of icy water in Virginia's northwest corner to its miles-wide mouth at Hampton Roads, the James River has witnessed more recorded history than any other feature of the American landscape -- as home to the continent's first successful...
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Wendell Berry: Life and WorkEssayist, social critic, poet, "mad farmer," novelist, teacher, and prophet: Wendell Berry has been called many things, but the broad sweep of his contemporary relevance and influence defies facile labels. With his unique perspective and far-reaching vision, Berry poses complex questions about humankind and...
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The Kentucky River"A sweeping cultural history, The Kentucky River reflects the rich tapestry of life along the banks. Flowing with tales of river ghosts and hidden treasures lying in the backwaters, the book records the myths and events the river has spawned. Bill Ellis also celebrates...
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The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants WorkChoice Outstanding Academic Title Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for General Nonfiction Plants play a critical role in how we experience our environment. They create calming green spaces, provide oxygen for us to breathe, and nourish our senses. In The Nature of Plants, ecologist...
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Bad Guys, Bullets, and Boat Chases: True Stories of Florida Game Wardens"Stories are brimming with confrontations and high-stakes action. . . . Lee's observations radiate authenticity and he effectively conveys his sophisticated knowledge base about the law, the Everglades and the criminal mind and the skill sets of conservation professionals. Once you get into this...
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Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian TigerPacking an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. Tragically, this mysterious, striped predator was hunted into extinction...
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Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your YardWelcoming birds to your yard isn't about choosing the right feeders and bird food. If you want to attract the widest range of birds to your home, you need to plant a diversity of native plants. Why go green? Native plants live longer; they...
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Illustrated Book of Trees: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More than 250 Trees of Eastern North America, Revised EditionWilliam Carey Grimm's classic Illustrated Book of Trees has been the authority on eastern North American tree identification for over 40 years. Now available in a completely updated edition, this book includes recently introduced species and incorporates changes in taxonomy, nomenclature, and geographic range,...
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In the Company of MooseUnique, gorgeous, and highly recommended. --Midwest Book ReviewWildlife biologist Victor Van Ballenberghe gives insights into the species, their habitat, and predatorsIntimate stories about the moose the author has studied for extensive periodsThe grace, gentle nature, and beauty of these giants are captured in lively...
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Grasses: Panicum to Danthonia, Second EditionAuthor: Robert H. MohlenbrockPublisher: Southern Illinois University PressPublished: 05/09/2019Pages: 480Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40dISBN: 9780809337392About the AuthorMohlenbrock, Robert H.: - Robert H. Mohlenbrock taught botany at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for thirty-four years. Since his retirement in 1990, he has...
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Mining California: An Ecological HistoryAn environmental History of California during the Gold Rush Between 1849 and 1874 almost $1 billion in gold was mined in California. With little available capital or labor, here's how: high-pressure water cannons washed hillsides into sluices that used mercury to trap gold but...
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A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and GeorgiaFeaturing over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater streams, several...
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