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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Insects: Revised and UpdatedEnjoy and Learn Expert Knowledge Easy-to-Read This handy guide to the most common, important and showy North American insects will help the novice begin a fascinating study. Includes: A key to insect groupsMature and immature formsHow insects grow and develop and what they eatHow...
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Milkweed SmithereensMilkweed Smithereens gathers lively, wickedly smart, intimate, and indelible Bernadette Mayer poems: the volume ranges from brand-new nature poems, pastiches, sequences, epigrams, and excerpts from her Covid Diary and Second World of Nature to early poems and sonnets found in the attic or rooted...
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness"Rough, tough, combative . . . a passionately felt, deeply poetic book."--Edwin Way Teale, The New York Times Book Review "This is not primarily a book about the desert," writes Edward Abbey in his introduction. "In recording my impressions of the natural scene I...
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Pig YearsThis captivating memoir is a "startling testimony to the glories and sorrows of raising and harvesting plants and animals" (Anthony Doerr, best-selling author of All the Light We Cannot See), as an itinerant farmhand chronicles the wonders hidden within the ever-blooming seasons of life,...
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Earth Emotions: New Words for a New WorldAs climate change and development pressures overwhelm the environment, our emotional relationships with Earth are also in crisis. Pessimism and distress are overwhelming people the world over. In this maelstrom of emotion, solastalgia, the homesickness you have when you are still at home, has...
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Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Revised EditionIn Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Steve Trudell describes and illustrates 493 species of the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and western Montana. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout,...
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Birds of Maine Field GuideGo Birding with Maine's Best-Selling Bird Guide! Learn to identify birds in Maine, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't...
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The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water: Making a Life on Moving Water"We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make...
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Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common MushroomsBegin to Identify Mushrooms with this Great Visual Guide for the Northeastern United States! Mushrooming is a popular and rewarding pastime--and it's one that you can enjoy with the right information at hand. Mushrooms of the Northeast is the field guide to get you...
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A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us: Expanded and UpdatedNow expanded and updated: Californians' favorite reference book to trees in our everyday lives "Anyone who is curious about trees is sure to find education and inspiration in these pages."--David Allen Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Trees and The Sibley Guide to...
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Shells and Beach Life of the Southeastern Atlantic CoastThese laminated, fold-up identification guides-- FoldingGuides-- speak for themselves. Written and illustrated by local experts who know their stuff, waterproof and indestructible, theyre the perfect choice for beginners and intermediates who want to know what theyll encounter in their particular locale.Author: Jackie Leatherbury DouglassPublisher:...
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Headwaters: The Adventures, Obsession and Evolution of a Fly FishermanChristmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia. Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home,...
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The Wise Hours: A Journey Into the Wild and Secret World of OwlsOwls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam...
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All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal DoctorA tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video. All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series. Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian,...
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Was It Worth It?: A Wilderness Warrior's Long Trail Home"If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness." Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their...
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Can't Get Enough Shark Stuff: Fun Facts, Awesome Info, Cool Games, Silly Jokes, and More!Dive into the perfect combination of facts, stories, photos, and fun all about the world's most ferocious and fascinating ocean predator--SHARKS! For animal lovers who are absolutely obsessed with everything sharks, this book has it all: tons of mind-blowing facts, exciting games, hands-on activities,...
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Wildflowers of the Pacific NorthwestThe most trusted wildflower guide for the Pacific Northwest Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishing to learn about the amazingly diverse wildflowers of the region. Organized by flower color and shape, and including a range map for...
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Deer Man: Seven Years of Living in the WildFor readers of Fox & I comes "a fable very much for our time."--The TIMES"Unusual and fascinating... Read this book and enter into another world.-- Jane GoodallIn this sensuous and moving memoir, a young man forms a powerful connection with deer while living alone...
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The Backyard Astronomer's GuideThe touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer's invaluable manual completely up-to-date. Setting a new standard for...
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Great Outdoors Correspondence Cards: (Flat Cards of Natural Landscapes, Illustrated Blank Stationery That Celebrates Nature)Stationery that captures the spirit of adventure and the immense beauty of the great outdoors These cards feature stunning woodcut-style illustrations depicting a range of natural landscapes, from luscious woodland forests, stunning mountain waterfalls, and gorgeous wildflower fields to golden cactus-filled deserts and dreamy...
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