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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Iowa Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar PlantsThe rich tallgrass prairies of Iowa are home to some of the most spectacular pollinator-friendly plants in the US Midwest. These include Ironweed, Black-eyed Susans, various asters, and state flower Prairie Rose. Almost 2000 species of plants grow in Iowa across its prairies, dense...
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South Dakota Trees & Wildflowers: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar PlantsMuch of South Dakota is covered in rich grassland and farmland. There are also pockets of forest, badlands, mountains, and myriad wetlands. Thousands of plants grow across the Mount Rushmore State's sweeping landscapes, including important pollinators like goldenrods, coneflowers, asters, and state wildflower Pasque...
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Tampa Bay Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar SpeciesThe Tampa Bay Estuary features a diversity of habitats that support over 325 species of birds and some of the nation's top bird-watching hotspots, including Honeymoon Island. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes a map featuring prominent...
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Colorado Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar SpeciesThis is the long, catalog/marketing description of the product.Colorado has a broad assortment of ecosystems, including shortgrass prairie, canyons, riverbeds, sagebrush steppe, and alpine meadows. These support a unique assemblage of wildlife, including iconic species like Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Elk, Pronghorns, Bald Eagles,...
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Great Lakes Birds: An Introduction to Familiar SpeciesOne of North America's great watersheds and a true marvel of nature, the Great Lakes Basin is also home to an impressive assemblage of bird life with over 450 permanent residents, regular breeders, or annual migrants. On an almost continuous basis throughout the year,...
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Florida Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar SpeciesNot only is Florida a bird migration and overwintering hotspot, but it serves as a great entry point for those wanting to learn aboutsub-tropical and tropical species. Herons, egrets, and ibises congregate in shallow wetlands, often alongside overwintering sandpipers and stilts. The state bird...
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Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the OceansThe researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--and remains one of today's key advocates for plastic pollution awareness--inspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age. In 1997, environmentalist Charles Moore discovered the world's largest collection of floating trash--the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...
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Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful LifeWith a world steeped in materialism, environmental destruction, and injustice, what can one individual possibly do to change it? While the present obstacles we face may seem overwhelming, author and humane educator Zoe Weil shows us that change doesn't have to start with an...
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Fishcamp Life on an Alaskan ShoreFor the past eighteen summers, Nancy Lord and her partner Ken have made a living, and made a life, fishing for salmon off the west side of Cook Inlet on the southern coast of Alaska. In Fishcamp, Lord provides a nuanced and engrossing portrait...
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The Art of Plein Air Painting: An Essential Guide to Materials, Concepts, and Techniques for Painting OutdoorsThere is a growing interest in outdoor painting because it allows people to combine their interest in art with general outdoor activities; it connects them with social groups of artists; it involves them in an expanding market of festivals and exhibitions; and it can...
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The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country SkillsA hands-on text for real country living, 'The Self-Reliant Homestead' contains detailed advice on everything from selecting a piece of land to raising livestock, from making wine from home-grown fruits to making fences strong and durable. Here is abundant advice from a real country...
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Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the BearIn this new edition of a classic, David Rockwell describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. The bear played a central role in shamanic rights, initiation, healing and hunting ceremonies, and new year celebrations. Considered together, these traditions...
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Deep Ecology for the Twenty-First CenturyEvery day, in newspapers and on television, we read and hear about the ongoing destruction of the environment: the greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, deforestation, and air and water pollution. Deep Ecology offers a solution to the environmental crisis through a radical shift in...
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Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific NorthwestScientific reportage on what we know and don't know about the mega-earthquake predicted to hit the Pacific Northwest Scientists have identified Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver as the urban centers of what will be the biggest earthquake--the Really Big One--in the continental United States. A...
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Story of the 1900 Galveston HurricaneOne hundred years after the hurricane of 1900 devastated Galveston, Texas, it remains the most deadly natural disaster in United States history. Although many heeded the warnings of local weatherman Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline, numerous others did not.Author: Nathan GreenPublisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyPublished: 12/31/1999Pages:...
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Botanical Keys to Florida's Trees, Shrubs, and Woody VinesThis handy handbook, which can be used independently or as a companion to The Trees of Florida and The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida, makes it possible to easily identify all of Florida's native and naturalized woody plants. The text is formatted as...
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Elk Hunting Secrets, First EditionHere are 330 trail-tested, hunter-proven tips from people who know elk hunting -- members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.Author: Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 08/01/1999Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 7.02h x 4.28w x 0.51dISBN: 9781560449386About the AuthorThe mission of the Rocky...
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Colorado Wildlife PortfolioForeword by Chris Madson, editor, Wyoming Wildlife magazine. Featuring a collection of images more than forty years in the making, Colorado Wildlife Portfolio is a true photographic treasure, pairing spectacular images of wildlife with fascinating and informative captions detailing the photographer's experiences in the...
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Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal CompanionshipPets play a greater role in our emotional and physical health than ever before, says the Purdue University professor who is co-author of his revised edition of Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship. The book offers conclusive evidence from the two...
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Darkness Sticks to Everything: Collected and New PoemsAfter this all-but-unknown poet was called an "American master" in a long, gorgeous review in The New York Times, Tom Hennen was finally discovered, and his book became a poetry best-seller"It's hard to believe that this American master--and I don't use those words lightly--has...
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