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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Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban SpaceA study of urban nature that draws together different strands of urban ecology as well as insights derived from feminist, posthuman, and postcolonial thought. Postindustrial transitions and changing cultures of nature have produced an unprecedented degree of fascination with urban biodiversity. The "other nature"...
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Foraging Guide: Identifying and Locating Regional Edible Wild Plants and MushroomsWhat makes a good forager? It is his ability to identify and locate the edible wild plants in his vicinity.However, with over 80,000 edible species, this feat can be daunting at times. Yet, it is essential that any forager, whether a beginner or not,...
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Foraging Guide: This book includes: Identifying and Locating Regional Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms + Harvesting and Storing EdibleThis book includes: Identifying and Locating Regional Edible Wild Plants and Mushrooms Harvesting and Storing Edible Wild Plants in Different Seasons Preparing Flavorful foods from specific parts of Edible Wild Plants The benefits of eating wild plants Various edible wild plants that grow in...
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Hawaiian Legends of VolcanoesHawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (1916) is a collection of Hawaiian folktales and myths by W. D. Westervelt. Connecting the origin story of Hawaii to the traditions of other Polynesian cultures, Westervelt provides an invaluable resource for understanding the historical and geographical scope of Hawaiian...
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Mountains: The Giants of NatureThe intimidating beauty of earth's highest altitudes explored in photography, with excerpts from writers throughout historyThe mountain is a compelling landform both for its sheer beauty as well as the metaphorical and symbolic significance humans have always placed upon it. This volume pays tribute...
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The Essential Martin Black, Volume No. 3: FoundationMartin Black is one of America's most celebrated horsemen, one who has spent his life ranching, riding, training horses, starting young horses, working cows, and roping in the Great Basin tradition. Martin tirelessly shares his knowledge and experience with folks serious about improving themselves...
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Keeping Bees Simply and Respectfully: Apiculture with the Golden HiveSimply keeping bees with the Golden Hive from MelliferaKeeping bees, because one loves nature or wants to harvest one's own honey, no longer has to remain a dream. The Golden Hive makes beekeeping simple - and is gentle on one's back, while the needs...
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The Bird Identification Book for Kids: A Guide to Discovering Backyard Bird (Vol.1)Fly into the world of birds in the most complete guide for kids to "The Bird Identification Book for Kids" with cool facts, fun activities, and detailed descriptions.All they'll have to do is look and listen to discover how amazing and beautiful these creatures...
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HitheHithe is the debut poetry collection of Jennifer Spector. An expatriate in Panama, her writing is the distillation of decades spent intimately attentive to her environment, to the lush verdancy of that narrow isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific. These are poems that enfold...
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World Prehistory: The Basics: The BasicsWorld Prehistory: The Basics tells the compelling story of human prehistory, from our African origins to the spectacular pre-industrial civilizations and cities of the more recent past. Written in a non-technical style by two archaeologists and experienced writers about the past, the story begins...
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Unstable Ground: Climate Change, Conflict, and Genocide, Updated EditionUnstable Ground looks at the human impact of climate change and its potential to provoke some of the most troubling crimes against humanity-ethnic conflict, war, and genocide. Alex Alvarez provides an essential overview of what science has shown to be true about climate change...
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A House of Many RoomsA House of Many Rooms is a glittering memory palace filled with treasures that capture in splendid poetic words and images, "emotion recollected in tranquility". Some of the rooms echo the New England pastoral tone of Robert Frost while others contain the murmurs of...
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Reverberations from Fukushima: 50 Japanese Poets Speak OutThis anthology conveys the enormity of Fukushima, the first nuclear disaster of the 21st Century, on both the environmental and human scale. Contributions by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Helen Caldicott, Fairewinds Energy Education founder Maggie Gundersen, and professor emerita Dr. Norma Field discuss...
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Abc of Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Abc for Kids Who Really Love Dinosaurs ( Reptile Books for Toddlers )A is for Ankylosaurus - B is for Brachiosaurus - C is for Coelophysis... #1 Bestselling Dinosaurs BookIs your child developing an interest in the dinosaurs world? Are they starting to ask questions you can't answer?Well this ABC's Book would make a perfect surprise...
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Forgotten Colorado: Southern RegionForgotten Colorado: Southern Region brings to light one of the first areas in the state to be settled. Once home to a thriving coal and steel industry, Southern Colorado has successfully shifted gears over time toward being a dominant factor in farming and tourism.This...
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QuokkasQuokkas might be the cutest animals you've never heard of. These furry little creatures look like a cross between a kangaroo and a squirrel. Get fun details about this adorable Australian animal.Author: Jaclyn JaycoxPublisher: Pebble BooksPublished: 08/01/2021Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.13h x 7.09w...
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Guidance from the God of SeahorsesGuidance from the God of Seahorses is a collection of prose poems about Earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction. The poems are written as advice columns from a series of Gods, each of whom speaks as the creator of a particular species. Through profiling fifty...
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If I Felt AloneDuring the five Division E sewage spills (1980-1985), millions of gallons of raw domestic sewage invaded the Maki Swamp, along with toxic materials from hospitals, mortuaries, dry cleaners, printers, and other businesses. Most importantly, this toxic load was made of about 90 percent paper...
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Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and ParksProtecting special places in danger of being changed forever requires urgent action. It's time for bold conservation strategies to boost land protection around the world. Bold conservation goals require strategic action. In Protecting the Places We Love: Conservation Strategies for Entrusted Lands and Parks,...
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Mini Horse, Mighty Hope: How a Herd of Miniature Horses Provides Comfort and HealingIllness and trauma touch us all. Into the uncertainty and pain trots a herd of tiny horses, bringing a smile, a laugh, a chance to heal.Mini Horse, Mighty Hope introduces you to Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, one of the largest equine therapy programs...
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