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Birds of Wisconsin Field GuideGet the New Edition of Wisconsin's Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Wisconsin, 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...
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Mushroom Foraging and Feasting: Recollections and Recipes from a Lifetime on the HuntVictoria Romanoff picked her first mushroom--a brown-capped butterpilz or sticky bun--at the age of four, at her family's summer dacha on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Little did she realize that her newfound interest in mushrooming would soon become an essential survival skill,...
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Sunprint Notecards: The Cyanotypes of Anna Atkins (12 Notecards; 12 Designs; Matching Envelopes; Keepsake Box)Hailed as the first female photographer (and first to publish a book of photographs), Victorian botanist Anna Atkins made stunning cyanotypes--blueprints--of hundreds of different plants. Sunprint presents twelve of her contact photograms-- of algae, ferns, and irises--in rich hues and stunning detail. Matching envelopes...
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Origami Dinosaurs for BeginnersAn internationally renowned origami master recaptures the prehistoric allure of dinosaurs with this new series of original models. Twenty famous and lesser-known creatures from the Mesozoic era include a tyrannosaurus, apatosaurus, pterodactylus, dimetrodon, quetzalcoatlus, and protoceratops.John Montroll designed these striking models with beginning paperfolders...
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The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth"Details profound examples of life's resilience and makes a convincing case that the natural world still has a lot worth fighting for." --Paul Greenberg, New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish and The Climate Diet As climate change continues to intensify, the outlook...
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Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal LoreA captivating A-Z treasury for the tree hugger in all of us Treepedia is an entertaining and fact-filled illustrated compendium of tree lore. Featuring nearly 100 entries--on topics ranging from tree ecology and conservation to the role of trees in religion, literature, art, and...
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The Julia Rothman Collection: Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food AnatomyThis handsome box set provides hours of enlightening entertainment for those curious about farm life, the natural world, and food. Best-selling author and illustrator Julia Rothman presents Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy in a specially designed slipcase with 10 framable prints. Rothman's...
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The Beachcomber's Companion: An Illustrated Guide to Collecting and Identifying Beach Treasures (Watercolor Seashell and Shell Collecting Book, BeaA lovely beach house book or hostess gift, perfect for any beachy coffee table. Breezy, inviting, and delightful--just like a day at the beach--The Beachcomber's Companion is a charming illustrated guide to collecting and identifying shells and other coastal treasures. Each of the entries...
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Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon CoastA Practical, Pocket-Sized, and Beginner-Friendly Birding Guide Oregon's coast is teeming with scores of beautiful birds, and the Best Little Book of Birds: The Oregon Coast will help you find them. From regal ospreys and iconic eagles to frenetic sandpipers and colorful kingfishers, this...
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Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested LandscapeThousands of readers have had their experience of being in a forest changed forever by reading Tom Wessels's Reading the Forested Landscape. Was this forest once farmland? Was it logged in the past? Was there ever a major catastrophe like a fire or a...
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The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack"A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story."--Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true...
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The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain LifeIn the bestselling tradition of Why We Sleep and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent and insightful look at the hidden impact of light pollution, and a passionate appeal to cherish natural darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life...
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Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.Now in an extensively revised 3rd edition, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region has been an essential reference for countless amateur and professional naturalists since 1957. Easily tucked into a backpack and carried into the field, this heavily illustrated guidebook offers detailed information on...
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In the Spirit of Wetlands: Reviving Habitat in the Illinois River WatershedIndividuals from all walks of life have devoted their time, energy, and money to restoring the state's lost wetlands. Clare Howard and David Zalaznik take readers into the marshes, bogs, waterways, and swamps brought back to life by these wetland pioneers. Howard's storytelling introduces...
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North AmericaA new edition of the best-selling field guide with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii. For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birds has been a popular and trusted guide for birders of all levels, thanks to its famous system of identification...
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The Laws Guide to Drawing BirdsJohn Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the...
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Knots: A Folding Pocket Guide to Scouting & Household KnotsKnots is a handy guide to tying purposeful knots. If you need to handcuff a burglar, lasso a steer, escape from an asylum or tie a perfect bowtie, this is the guide for you. Fifty effective knots that can be used for a variety...
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Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern LandscapeWinner of the National Book Award This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this...
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The Sibley Guide to TreesDavid Allen Sibley, the preeminent, bestselling bird-guide author and illustrator, applies his formidable skills of identification and illustration to the trees of North America. The Sibley Guide to Trees is an astonishingly elegant guide to a complex subject. It condenses a huge amount of...
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Walden and Civil DisobedienceA transcendentalist classic on social responsibility and a manifesto that inspired modern protest movements Critical of 19th-century America's booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts in 1845. Walden, the account of his stay...
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