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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A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Immigrants Return to Europe, 1880-1930The Yucatán Peninsula is today divided among Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Travelers to this region discover both astonishing archaeological sites and a stunning array of wildlife, including crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders. This book--written by the world's leading authority on the...
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Natural History of the Wild CatsEveryone is familiar with the big cats--the lion, tiger, leopard, and jaguar--members of the genus Panthera. The smaller cats--members of the genus Felis--are less familiar. This absorbing book, considered "a comprehensive survey" by David Quammen, writing in the New York Times Book Review, presents...
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Biology and Evolution of CrocodyliansCrocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials--the Crocodylia, known collectively as crocodylians (or crocodilians)--are the world's largest living reptiles. The largest of them, probably the estuarine or saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, can grow to almost twenty feet and weigh more than two thousand pounds. Crocodylians are...
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Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus ShaleFor the updated paperback edition of Under the Surface, Tom Wilber has written a new chapter and epilogue covering developments since the book's initial publication. Chief among these are the home rule movement and accompanying social and legal events leading up to an unprecedented...
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Orchids of Tropical America"The authors of this introductory text are acknowledged experts on tropical American orchids with decades of combined experience of orchids in both the wild and culture. You could not find a better trio of enthusiasts and specialists to introduce you to the wonderful and...
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The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and ConservationThe knowledge of citizen scientists, biologists, and naturalists informs this book's coverage of every aspect of the monarch butterfly's life cycle (breeding, migration, and overwintering) from the perspective of every established monarch population (western North American, eastern North American, and Australian). In addition to...
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Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical FlowersThis handy field guide introduces over 55 different flowers commonly found in Asia. Each flower is clearly presented and described, with a detailed description of each bloom--including its history and gardening tips. Features of Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Flowers include: A convenient paperback...
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End of the Earth: Voyaging to AntarcticaEnd of the Earth brings to life the waters of the richest whale feeding grounds in the world, the wandering albatross with its 11-foot wingspan arching through the sky, and the habits of every variety of seal, walrus, petrel, and penguin in the area,...
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Kernel of the Kernel: Concerning the Wayfaring and Spiritual Journey of the People of Intellect (Risāla-Yi Lubb Al-Lubāb Dar SayrKernel of the Kernel is an authoritative work on Sufism from a Shi'i perspective that is not only fascinating, but also contains much practical advice. In addition to providing a theoretical discussion of spiritual wayfaring, it is also the account of a personal fifty-year...
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From Self-RelianceA Classic Essay by Emerson. Excerpted from Essays, First Series.Author: Ralph Waldo EmersonPublisher: Perfection LearningPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.05lbsSize: 7.50h x 4.80w x 0.60dISBN: 9780789156679This title is only available via back order
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Stories Told Under the Sycamore Tree: Lessons from Bible PlantsPoets and the scriptures have often spoken of Jesus as the "lily of the valley" or the "rose of Sharon," and the Bible is filled with intriguing references to a wide variety of flora. But what did these plants look like? You'll find out,...
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Thinking with WaterEmphasizing the role that vivid personalities - including engineers John Laing Weller and Alex Grant as well as contractors and labourers - played in the construction of the canal, Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor use archival sources, government documents, newspapers, maps, and original plans...
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Sempervivum: A Gardener's Perspective of the Not-So-Humble Hens-And-ChicksSempervivum have long fascinated gardeners and are useful plants for gardening situations in which other plants might fail. Many people are aware of only a single, rather uninteresting green cultivar, but selections from the wild and the work of hybridizers have resulted in over...
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Turquoise Mines, Minerals, and Wearable Art, 2nd EditionExplore the fascinating history and contemporary influence of turquoise as a gemstone of choice for collectors, artists, and jewelry wearers. Immerse yourself in its history from ancient times to the present, and the influence of Native American artists in making this gemstone an enduring...
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Tracker's Field Guide: A Comprehensive Manual for Animal TrackingJim Lowery is among North America's leading tracking experts. In this book he distills his remarkable expertise, gained over decades of intensive research and practical field experience, into a comprehensive field guide to tracking North American mammals. Fully illustrated with hundreds of drawings and...
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Dam Nation: How Water Shaped The West And Will Determine Its Future, First EditionIn the scramble to claim water rights in the West during the fevered days of early emigration and expansion, running out of water was rarely a concern, and the dam building fever that transformed the West in the 19th and 20th centuries created a...
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Everglades Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Historic Everglades, Including Big Cypress, Corkscrew, and Fakahatchee SwampsThe Everglades region is a mosaic of interconnected ecosystems where a slight elevation change can lead you from dry, rocky pinelands and shady hardwood hammocks to flooded grassy prairies and deep, mysterious swamps. Fascinating wildflowers abound in every habitat. This full-color, expanded second edition...
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Birds of ArizonaEach Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and...
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Communing with Nature: A Guidebook for Enhancing Your Relationship with the Living EarthAuthor: John SwansonPublisher: 1st Book LibraryPublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 252Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 8.92h x 5.98w x 0.66dISBN: 9780759636613This title is not returnable
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One Good HorseSince moving west over a decade ago, Tom Groneberg has worked with horses as a trail guide, as a ranch hand, and as the manager of his own ranch in Montana, but he has never owned a really good horse. Until, on an autumn...
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