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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Southern Rivers: Restoring America's Freshwater BiodiversityExplores the Southeast's imperiled river systems and solutions for preserving them in the face of habitat loss, climate change, and extinction Southern Rivers, by award-winning nature writer and biologist R. Scot Duncan, is a thoroughly crafted exploration of the perilous state of the Southeast's...
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Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It AgainA compelling and pragmatic argument: solutions to yesterday's environmental problems reveal today's path forward. We solved planet-threatening problems before, Susan Solomon argues, and we can do it again. Solomon knows firsthand what those solutions entail. She first gained international fame as the leader of...
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Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes: A Year Alone in the Patagonia WildernessYears after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull traveled to a remote island in Patagonia's coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year. He sought to explore the effects of deep solitude on the body...
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Seed to Dust: Life, Nature, and a Country GardenFor readers of Late Migrations and H is for Hawk A stunning meditation on gardening and the wisdom of plants, " that rare book that will appeal to nonfiction readers everywhere. . . Candid, tender, thoughtful and absorbing."--Shelf Awareness (STARRED Review) "With chapters. ....
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Science Fusion in Contemporary Mexican LiteratureScience Fusion draws on new materialist theory to analyze the relationship between science and literature in contemporary works of fiction, poetry, and theater from Mexico. In this deft new study, Brian Chandler examines how a range of contemporary Mexican writers "fuse" science and literature...
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San Marcos River Pocket GuideThe San Marcos River Pocket Guide has all the detailed information you need in a full-color, visual layout to help you plan your next trip, aid you with navigation and track your progress down the river. The San Marcos River is popular with the...
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Radiant Raffia: 20 Inspiring Crochet Projects Made with Natural YarnLearn how to crochet 20 beautiful objects in raffia from bags, hats and belts to cushions, vases and table decorations. Get your hooks ready for a crochet book which brings the warmth of summer all year round. Patterns, charts and stunning photography are intertwined...
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Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their MeaningIf you, like many gardeners, have a fascination for plant names and their derivations, but stop short of wanting to study botanical nomenclature in great depth, this book is for you! Precise naming is essential to be able to identify plants accurately and most...
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My Life with Sea Turtles: A Marine Biologist's Quest to Protect One of the Most Ancient Animals on Earth"A WONDERFUL READ ... Christine's deep love for turtles comes through on each page."--CRAIG FOSTER, MY OCTOPUS TEACHER - "Will appeal to anyone interested in the world around us."--DR. JANE GOODALL Filled with reverence and wonder for the natural world, this captivating book reveals...
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Meetings with Moths: Discovering Their Mystery and Extraordinary LivesMossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer. In Meetings with Moths ecologist Katty Baird roams Scotland seeking out, documenting and observing moths. Green Longhorns,...
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Love in a Time of Caterpillars: A Memoir of Monarchs and CaregivingWhen the author's husband, Alan, started on his downward spiral into dementia, their work with monarch butterfly conservation gave him a perfect distraction and her an antidote for despair. Their emotional connection as a couple continued throughout his unyielding decline, renewed by the orange-and-black...
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Into the Quiet and the Light: Water, Life, and Land Loss in South LouisianaIn South Louisiana, where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, water--and the history of controlling it--is omnipresent. Into the Quiet and the Light: Water, Life, and Land Loss in South Louisiana glimpses the vulnerabilities and possibilities of living on the water during...
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Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and ReligionWhen the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's southern shoreline in 1811, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But Mary Anning had in fact discovered the "first" ichthyosaur,...
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Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State SummitsThe highpoints of the fifty states range from Alaska's 20,310-foot-high Mount McKinley to 345 feet at Lakewood Park in Florida. Some highpoints, such as Mount Mitchell in North Carolina and New Hampshire's Mount Washington, can be reached by car on a sightseeing drive. Others,...
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Fossils: A Very Short IntroductionFossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of life. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots, and...
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Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and FoodLeading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and thorough examination of the modern farm industry. Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens as...
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Eye to Eye with Big Bass: "Let Her Go! She Is Just Another Big Fish!"This book is about how to catch and grow big bass Hopefully, as you read, you will learn about techniques and knowledge that can be helpful when you are fishing for big bass. The experience I gained over fifty years of fishing for trophy...
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Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the SoutheastAuthor: Matt WilliamsPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 03/05/2024Pages: 264Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 9.70h x 7.80w x 0.90dISBN: 9780813198361
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Dot to Dot Animals and Nature Book For Adults: Puzzles from 334 to 654 DotsRelax and delve into a world of dot-to-dots made just for you! This adult dot-to-dot book of large print, animal and nature images will put your mind at ease as you let your cares slip away as you enjoy connecting a challenging number of...
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Divine Gust of Wind: The Afterlife of Great TreesGlobal scientist and adventurer Peter R. Vogt-who has climbed volcanoes, traversed the Andes, trekked to Antarctica and served on submarines-turns his unbounded curiosity to trees of the Chesapeake Bay, especially the tulip poplar, the tallest tree in North America. When one majestic specimen topples...
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