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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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African Orchids in the Wild and in CultivationCovers the orchids of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, but including the islands off the west coast of the continent. This is a black-and-white edition.Author: Isobyl La Croix, Eric La CroixPublisher: Timber Press (OR)Published: 07/24/2009Pages: 423Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.00h...
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Orchid Modern: Living and Designing with the World's Most Elegant Houseplants"This beautiful book is useful for all of us, novice and experienced orchid lovers alike." --Martha Stewart, author, entrepreneur, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Add the vibrant colors and exotic blooms of orchids to your houseplant haven It's easier than you think with...
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Landfill: Notes on Gull Watching and Trash Picking in the AnthropoceneOver the past hundred years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They now live not only on the coasts but in our slipstream following trawlers, barges, and garbage trucks. They are more our contemporaries than most birds, living their wild lives among us...
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The Fruit Forager's Companion: Ferments, Desserts, Main Dishes, and More from Your Neighborhood and BeyondWinner -- IACP 2019 Reference & Technical Cookbook Award From apples and oranges to pawpaws and persimmons "Sara Bir's voice is quirky, informed, and fresh. The Fruit Forager's Companion will push any soul who is interested in foraging into the curious world of fruits....
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Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They MatterTaste, Memory traces the experiences of modern-day explorers who rediscover culturally rich forgotten foods and return them to our tables for all to experience and savor. In Taste, Memory author David Buchanan explores questions fundamental to the future of food and farming. How can...
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A Primer on Natural Resource ScienceIn wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and range management departments around the country, natural resource scientists and their students advance understanding of the natural world largely through the collection and analysis of data. These students learn how to acquire data in the field and analyze them...
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Texas CactiIn Texas Cacti, authors Brian and Shirley Loflin present a concise, fully illustrated field guide to more than one hundred of the cacti most often found in Texas and the surrounding region. The book opens with an illustrated introduction to cactus habitat and anatomy....
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Disaster!: A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other CatastrophesTune into the news today, and one would think that human beings were at risk of being wiped from the face of the earth--by tsunamis, earthquakes, swine flu, or terrorism. One could be forgiven for thinking that we are in far more danger today...
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Roland Martin's 101 Bass-Catching SecretsRoland Martin, the most successful bass fisherman in history in terms of tournaments won, is a prolific source of bass fishing wisdom and sure-fire bassing tips. Both practical and discursive, Martin not only discusses why bass strike, how to use live bait, plugs, and...
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Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from the Salmon ProjectAll over the world, salmon populations are in trouble, as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Northwest runs at serious risk. Alaska, however, stands out as a rare success story: its salmon populations remain strong and healthy,...
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A King Salmon JourneyTwo thousand miles is a staggering distance for any kind of journey. But imagine making it not by car or even foot--but by fin. That's what faces Chinook, a female king salmon, as she takes a dramatic trip to safely deliver her eggs. From...
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African ElephantsAfrican elephants can weigh as much as 16,000 pounds! If their size isn't enough to make them stand out, they also have huge ears, long trunks, and ivory tusks. This title will engage beginning readers as it explains how Earth's largest land mammals use...
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The Storytellers IIOffering something of interest to just about every outdoors enthusiast, this entertaining and informative text discusses black powder and bow hunting, native brook trout fishing, using calls in hunting, backpack camping and hiking, learning to fly a plane, mountain climbing, historical re-enactments, and much...
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Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to Do about ItIn the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert...
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The Unnatural History of the SeaHumanity can make short work of the oceans' creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller's sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It's a classic story, but a key...
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Wonderments of the East BayWorking with an astoundingly talented young writer, Sylvia Linsteadt, and with contributions from the Heyday staff, we return to the East Bay Regional Parks to marvel once again at the animals, plants, sounds, geological formations, and histories so close to home and yet so...
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California Bees & Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and NaturalistsCalifornia is home to over sixteen hundred species of undomesticated bees--most of them native--that populate and pollinate our gardens, fields, and urban green spaces. In this absorbing guidebook, some of the state's preeminent bee and botany experts introduce us to this diverse population. California...
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Flora of the Santa Ana River and Environs: With References to World BotanyThe Santa Ana River is the largest watercourse in the heavily populated coastal plain of southern California. Despite the encroachment of urban development, the river and its environs are home to nearly 1,400 plant species. In this seminal guide to the flora of the...
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Among the Oaks and PinesMore than 30 birds, many other creatures or plants found in the seldom seen woodlands over 100 color illustrationsAuthor: John Muir LawsPublisher: Heyday BooksPublished: 02/01/2010Pages: 2Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 4.00h x 6.82w x 0.27dISBN: 9781597141246Not available to be shipped via Media Mail
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WaywardSince her early poems, Katharine Coles has been known as a poet who isn't afraid to tackle big subjects that occupy the intersections of art and science, including how we know what is true (if we do). Driven by her insatiable curiosity and relying...
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