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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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I Just Got a Kitten. What Do I Do?: How to Buy, Train, Understand, and Enjoy Your KittenThe cat is out of the bag.... CATS ARE DELIGHTFUL AND LOVABLE CREATURES But they don't always start out that way. Every day, adorable kittens are charming their way into our homes. What happens once they get there? The family's favorite furry bundle of...
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Flight Plans: A Bird's-Eye View of Life* "The world is your birdbath." * "Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings." * "Success can take a long time to hatch." * Distinguished naturalist painter Maryjo Koch offers a bird's-eye view of life in this beautiful and inspirational keepsake. For...
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The Cooper's Hawk: A Cross Timbers ChronicleAuthor: Vic McLeranPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 464Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 8.88h x 6.12w x 1.32dISBN: 9780738859347This title is not returnable
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Troy and the Great Flood of 1913The rain began to fall on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. In Troy, 15 people lost their lives during the flood due to drowning, and in the weeks and months that followed an unknown number died from flood-related diseases. The story of what happened...
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of DeathWhen detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi, even assign a name to an unidentified body. But...
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Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for AnimalsRattling the Cage explains how the failure to recognize the basic legal rights of chimpanzees and bonobos in light of modern scientific findings creates a glaring contradiction in our law. In this witty, moving, persuasive, and impeccably researched argument, Wise demonstrates that the cognitive,...
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The Protest Business?: Mobilising Campaign GroupsThe central concern of this study is to examine why people choose to join campaigning groups, such as Friends of the Earth or Amnesty, in preference to political parties. Particular emphasis, however, is given to environmental campaign groups. Environmental issues gained increasing political importance...
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Basic Anatomy: A Laboratory Manual: The Human Skeleton/The CatProviding exercises that highlight the differences and similarities between feline and human anatomy, Basic Anatomy: A Laboratory Manual is ideal for undergraduate courses emphasizing human anatomy and using the cat for dissection.Author: B. L. AllenPublisher: W. H. FreemanPublished: 09/15/1986Pages: 228Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 10.99h...
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Outside Ourselves: Landscape and Meaning in the Greater YellowstoneIn 2015, long-time wilderness ranger and award-winning writer Todd Burritt spent two months walking across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. His account represents a survey of the state of wildness in one of the world's premier natural areas. Despite visiting several of the most remote...
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Plum Island 2017: The ResurrectionFor the past decade award winning science writer William Sargent has been exploring the effects of coastal erosion on Plum Island in northern Massachusetts. For most of that time people have been making poor decisions based on faulty science. Things started to change in...
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Tails of a Country Vet: Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.Abbott "Pete" Smith, D.V.M. was an icon in southeastern Ohio. Raised in Maine, a cowboy in Colorado, finally to Ohio and his own Milliron Clinic, Dr. Smith remains part of the Ohio Valley that he loved. "Tails of a Country Vet" is a testimony...
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The Five Mile Woods: A HistoryThe Five Mile Woods Preserve, located in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania is a remarkable place. Within its boundary is the only remaining section of the Fall Line in Pennsylvania that is undisturbed. The unique geological feature is the meeting point of the two ancient...
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Plum Island 2016Plum Island is a living laboratory to study the effects of storms, climate change and sea level rise. This book chronicles the events of 2016 when island residents started turning away from fighting the Atlantic Ocean and the Army Corps of Engineers to working...
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Louisiana Wild Turkeys: History, Science, Management & HistoryAuthor: Norman J. StaffordPublisher: Claitor's Pub DivisionPublished: 12/01/2016Pages: 186Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.31lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.51dISBN: 9780692781579This title is not returnable
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Fly Fishing Kentucky: Your Guide to Tackle, Techniques and the Best Trout Waters in the StateFly Fishing Kentucky: Your Guide to Tackle, Techniques and the Best Trout Waters in the State. By J. Thomas Schrodt and Valerie Askren.Second Edition. Written for new and experienced fly anglers. Illustrated by Christine Schrodt. Covers 36 trout waters in Kentucky, including creeks, lakes...
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The Cycle of Foraging - A Book of Days: The Cycle of Foraging - A Book of DaysThe Cycle of Foraging is an intimate look at how to learn about and begin utilizing wild foods throughout the year. Organized chronologically, it maps out when different parts of plants are at their height, and when specific species may be harvested. It also...
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David T. Hanson: Waste LandIn 1980, more than 400,000 toxic waste sites existed across the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency declared 400 of these highly hazardous and in need of immediate attention. In just a few years, the number of these Superfund sites more than tripled. Though...
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Where the River Flows: Scientific Reflections on Earth's WaterwaysThe vital interconnections that rivers share with the land, the sky, and us Rivers are essential to every aspect of civilization, from brewing beer to building computers, yet how many of us understand how they work? Where the River Flows takes you on a...
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Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to KatrinaA panoramic social history of hurricanes in the Caribbean The diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colonial rule. In this panoramic work of social history, Stuart Schwartz examines...
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The New Ecology: Rethinking a Science for the AnthropoceneHow the science of ecology is changing to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability Our species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs. The New Ecology...
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