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 MustangsJ. Frank Dobie's history of the "mustang"-from the Spanish mesteña, an animal belonging to (but strayed from) the Mesta, a medieval association of Spanish farmers-tells of its impact on the Spanish, English, and Native cultures of the West. J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) was for...
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War ElephantsElephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. Asian armies boasted of their pachyderm power, while the Romans fielded elephants alongside their legendary legions but were perhaps too proud to admit that mere animals contributed to victory. War Elephants is...
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Europe: A Natural HistoryFrom internationally bestselling author and celebrated scientist Tim Flannery, a history of Europe unlike any before: an ecological account of the land itself and the forces shaping life on it. In Europe: A Natural History, world-renowned scientist, explorer, and conservationist Tim Flannery applies the...
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Turtles of the United States and CanadaWinner, 2011 Book Award, The Wildlife Society2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceErnst and Lovich's thoroughly revised edition of this classic reference provides the most updated information ever assembled on the natural histories of North American turtles. From diminutive mud turtles to giant alligator snappers, two...
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My Heart RocksImagine finding a perfectly shaped heart rock on the beach: a gift from the sea symbolizing the universal image of love, while also crystallizing the simple joys of walking by the water's edge. Inspired by these wonders of nature, photographer Amy M Dykens presents...
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Drawn from NatureAn intricately crafted journey through four seasons of flora and fauna Helen Ahpornsiri's intricate artwork transforms leaves, petals, and seeds into bounding hares, swooping swallows, and blossoming trees. Using nothing but pressed plants, this journey through the seasons captures the wonder and magic of...
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Birds of CaliforniaThis informativeguide makesit easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas."Author: Todd TelanderPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 02/01/2012Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.50dISBN: 9780762774173About the AuthorTodd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator and wildlife artist. He...
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Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental ControversiesVolatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies is a thoughtful guide to the spirited public controversies that inevitably occur when environments and human communities collide. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" based on the environmental activism of Al Gore and the devastation of...
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Energy Wellness for Your Pet: A Subtle Energy Companion for Better Bonding, Health & HappinessDiscover the Amazing Ways Subtle Energy Enhances Your Pet's Wellness and the Bond You Share Together Improve your pet's emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being--and strengthen the bond between the two of you in the process--using vibrational medicine and energy techniques. Bestselling author Cyndi Dale's...
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The Last Wild Places of Kansas: Journeys Into Hidden LandscapesFerguson Kansas History Book Award Since the last wild bison found refuge on the back of a nickel, the public image of natural Kansas has progressed from Great American Desert to dust bowl to flyover country that has been landscaped, fenced, and farmed. But...
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes: Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, BermudaThe most comprehensive field guide available to tropical marine fishes--a must-have for any enthusiast's suitcase or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. Featuring a durable vinyl binding, hundreds of brilliant, full-color photographic identification pictures arranged for quick access,...
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After Nature: A Politics for the AnthropoceneAn Artforum Best Book of the YearA Legal Theory Bookworm Book of the Year Nature no longer exists apart from humanity. Henceforth, the world we will inhabit is the one we have made. Geologists have called this new planetary epoch the Anthropocene, the Age...
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing"The articles . . . draw the reader more tightly into the web of the world. They forge links in unexpected ways. They connect us to nature and to each other, and those connections nourish the intellect and uplift the spirit."--Jerome Groopman, M.D., editor...
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Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious ResourceIn his award-winning book WATER, Marq de Villiers provides an eye-opening account of how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource. Encompassing ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, de Villiers reports from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and...
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Eco-Art Therapy: Creative Activities that let Earth Teach"Do you remember who you were before the world told you who you were?" Rarely do you come across a book that changes you forever. This is one of those very special, consciousness-raising texts. Far more than a self-help book, Eco-Art Therapy - Creative...
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The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the ThylacineThis insightful examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts--the thylacine, (or Tasmanian tiger)-- challenges conventional theories. It argues that rural politicians, ineffective political action by scientists, and a deeper intellectual prejudice about the inferiority of marsupials actually...
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Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast: Volume 109The Northern California coast--from Monterey County to the Oregon border--is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North American continent. Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast provides a comprehensive ecological overview of this extensive and diverse region. It...
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Foundations of Wildlife DiseasesFoundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases. The authors integrate theoretical foundations with a thorough examination of the factors that can affect the health and fitness of animals. They include specific information...
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American Bison: A Natural HistoryAmerican Bison combines the latest scientific information and one man's personal experience in an homage to one of the most magnificent animals to have roamed America's vast, vanished grasslands. Dale F. Lott, a distinguished behavioral ecologist who was born on the National Bison Range...
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Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers of the Foothills, Valleys, and Coast: Volume 75In the spring, California's rolling hills, green valleys, and coastal slopes are colored with wildflowers treasured by both residents and visitors to the state. First published more than forty years ago, this popular guidebook has helped thousands of amateur and intermediate wildflower enthusiasts learn...
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