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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 Traprock Landscapes of New England: Environment, History, and CultureLavishly illustrated natural history of the distinctive lava highlands in the Connecticut ValleyStunning photography and fact-filled text reveal new perspectives on southern New England's most unique natural region. A picturesque journey through the traprock highlands from New Haven, Connecticut to Amherst, Massachusetts, this book...
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A Keener Perception: Ecocritical Studies in American Art HistoryA landmark collection of essays on the intersections of visual art, cultural studies, and environmental history in America. Issues of ecology--both as they appear in the works of nature writers and in the works of literary writers for whom place and the land are...
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Voices from Bears Ears: Seeking Common Ground on Sacred LandIn late 2016, President Barack Obama designated 1.35 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah as Bears Ears National Monument. On December 4, 2017, President Donald Trump shrank the monument by 85 percent. A land rich in human history and unsurpassed in natural...
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A Natural History of the Mojave DesertThe Mojave Desert has a rich natural history. Despite being sandwiched between the larger Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts, it has enough mountains, valleys, canyons, and playas for any eager explorer. Ancient and current waterways carve the bajadas and valley bottoms. This diverse topography...
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Wildflowers of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in ColorAuthor: William Chapman, Valerie Chapman, Alan BessettePublisher: Syracuse University PressPublished: 11/01/2008Pages: 182Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.92h x 6.10w x 0.61dISBN: 9780815609261Review Citation(s): Scitech Book News 03/01/2009 pg. 61
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Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National SeashoreThis text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species.Author: Arleen Bessette, Alan Bessette, William J. NeillPublisher: Syracuse University...
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Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated FungiWith 72 out-of-the-ordinary species represented, this book sets out to bridge the gap among regional field guides, and to give an enhanced view of the more unusual North American fungi. It shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi.Author: Alan Bessette, Orson...
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The Lake Michigan Mermaid: A Tale in PoemsThe Lake Michigan Mermaid is a new tale that feels familiar. The breeze off the lake, the sand underfoot, the supreme sadness of being young and not in control-these sensations come rushing back page by page, bringing to life an ancient myth of coming...
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Snakes of VirginiaThe classic field guide to snakes found in the Old Dominion, now available in paperback.Author: Donald W. Linzey, Michael CliffordPublisher: University of Virginia PressPublished: 07/29/2002Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9780813921549Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorDonald W. Linzey, Professor of Biology...
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Wild Dog Dreaming: Love and ExtinctionWe are living in the midst of the Earth's sixth great extinction event, the first one caused by a single species: our own. In Wild Dog Dreaming, Deborah Bird Rose explores what constitutes an ethical relationship with nonhuman others in this era of loss....
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Salmon and Acorns Feed Our People: Colonialism, Nature, and Social ActionFinalist for the 2020 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Since time before memory, large numbers of salmon have made their way up and down the Klamath River. Indigenous management enabled the ecological abundance that formed the...
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A Guide to the Wildflowers and Ferns of KentuckyA Guide to the Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky contains 500 full-color plates accompanied by descriptive captions. Each flower has been photographed to show its distinctive features for easy identification. A simple-to-follow key enables the layman to identify over 800 wildflowers and ferns with...
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Native Plant Landscaping for Florida WildlifeSimple steps to bring birds and other wildlife into your yard"Native plant enthusiasts wishing to increase wildlife in their home landscapes will find this book filled with valuable information."--Richard P. Wunderlin, author of Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida"Huegel has combined personal passion...
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Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, FutureFrom the National Book Award finalist Lauren Redniss, author of Radioactive, comes a dazzling fusion of storytelling, visual art, and reportage that grapples with weather in all its dimensions: its danger and its beauty, why it happens and what it means.WINNER OF THE PEN/E....
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Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp MemoirJust below the Tidewater area of Virginia, straddling the North Carolina-Virginia line, lies the Great Dismal Swamp, one of America's most mysterious wilderness areas. The swamp has long drawn adventurers, runaways, and romantics, and while many have tried to conquer it, none has succeeded....
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Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless WorldIn the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one's home region is the grounding for global knowledge.Author: Scott Russell SandersPublisher: Beacon PressPublished: 04/01/1994Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 7.92h x 5.28w x 0.58dISBN: 9780807063415About...
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National Parks Beyond the Nation, 1: Global Perspectives on America's Best Idea"The idea of a national park was an American invention of historic consequences marking the beginning of a worldwide movement," the U.S. National Park Service asserts in its 2006 Management Policies. National Parks beyond the Nation brings together the work of fifteen scholars and...
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The Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas: Ecology, Evolution, Distribution and ConservationCovering all facets of the biology of a little-known genus, Peter V. Lindeman's lavishly illustrated Map Turtle and Sawback Atlas is both a scientific treatise and an engaging introduction to a striking group of turtles. Map turtles and sawbacks, found in and along rivers...
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Great Plains BisonA Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska Great Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie to its...
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The Battle for Paradise: Surfing, Tuna, and One Town's Quest to Save a WaveCORRECTION: Regarding the book, The Battle for Paradise by Jeremy Evans, the following correction has been made on page 163 in paragraph three (3) to wit: "Weston once worked in concert with government officials in a pre-planned sting operation, complete with marked bills: Weston,...
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