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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The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive and Illustrated HistoryThe Complete Language of Herbs is a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices. Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice's scientific and common names, characteristics, and historic meanings and...
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Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living EarthThe classic guide to living a spiritual life rooted in Celtic antiquity and revived to meet the challenges of contemporary life. Druidry offers people a path of harmony through reconnection with the green Earth. The Druidry Handbook is the first hands-on manual of traditional...
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Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship That Saved YosemiteThe dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist John Muir's journey to become the man who saved Yosemite--from the author of the bestselling Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir--iconic environmentalist,...
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Diary of a Young NaturalistFrom Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara's Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning...
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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of HummingbirdsA "fantastically informative" exploration of the hummingbird from an acclaimed natural history writer that is "exceedingly well-researched and packed with fascinating lore" (Wall Street Journal)Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable species. For centuries, they have been revered by...
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Mushrooms of British ColumbiaWith more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Now there's Mushrooms of British Columbia, the newest handbook from the Royal BC Museum. It's perfect for anyone wanting to know more about BC...
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Creative Haven Wish You Were Here! Coloring BookYou don't have to wish you were there: this globe-trotting coloring book will take you to an amazing array of faraway and fabulous places! Picturesque images capture the elegance, excitement, and sweet serenity of 31 unforgettable vacation locales, from a quaint seaside village and...
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Paying the LandNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, THE BROOKLYN RAIL, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, POP MATTERS, COMICS BEAT, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFrom the "heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman" (Economist), a masterful work of comics journalism about indigenous...
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Sibley's Warblers of Eastern North AmericaWritten and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to just what the beginning birdwatcher needs to know. 38 species of wood warbler--both common and rare-- found eastern of the Rocky Mountains in...
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Creative Haven Winter Wonderland Coloring BookThese 31 charming winter scenes offer adult colorists a year-round delight The original designs include detailed renderings of classic snow-covered landscapes; cozy, picturesque homes decorated for Christmas; and families enjoying skating, skiing, sledding, and building snowmen. Illustrations are printed on one side of perforated...
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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and SurvivalA gripping story of man pitted against nature's most fearsome and efficient predator. Outside a remote village in Russia's Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta....
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The Secret Language of Flowers: The Historical Symbolism and Spiritual Properties of Flowers Throughout TimeDiscover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe. Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration...
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Minerals and Gemstones of Southern AfricaSouthern Africa has some of the most ancient rocks on Earth and is home to many spectacular and important minerals and gemstones. Minerals & Gemstones of Southern Africa documents the interesting and relevant mineral occurrences in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, southern Mozambique,...
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Sibley's Trees of Trails and Forests of the Northeast & Upper MidwestThese 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. Written and illustrated...
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Sibley's Back. Birds of Rocky Mountain StatesWritten and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to just what backyard birdwatchers need to know. 73 backyard birds are covered, including descriptions, size, range, seasonal occurrence, and illustrations, all taken from...
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Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric AnimalsFrom the origin of life, through the age of dinosaurs stalked by the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, to the earliest humans, this book tells the story of life on Earth. Dinosaurs may be the stars of the show, but the book is truly comprehensive, with...
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Hello, Harvest Moon"A visual and linguistic pleasure." --Publishers Weekly While tired farmers and their families are in bed, the harvest moon silently climbs into the sky and starts working its magic. For some, it is the nightly signal to rise and shine. It is time to...
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Creative Haven Great Horses Coloring BookHorse lovers will be delighted with this stunning collection of 31 detailed illustrations of these magnificent animals. Each detailed picture features a different breed, including palomino, Rocky Mountain, mustang, trotter, and more, all posed against beautiful backgrounds of natural scenery. Pages are perforated and...
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100 Edible Mushrooms: With Tested RecipesWith a dash of humor and a dollop of science, Michael Kuo selects the top 100 mushrooms best suited for cooking. Like Kuo's very popular book Morels, 100 Edible Mushrooms is written in the author's inimitable, engaging, and appealing style, taking the reader on...
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The Waste Land and Other WritingsAlso includes Prufrock and Other Observations, Poems (1920), and The Sacred Wood Introduction by Mary Karr First published in 1922, "The Waste Land," T. S. Eliot's masterpiece, is not only one of the key works of modernism but also one of the greatest poetic...
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