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 Owl Handbook: Investigating the Lives, Habits, and Importance of These Enigmatic BirdsCharismatic, intriguing, and misunderstood: The Owl Handbook provides a beautifully photographed, thoughtfully researched, and accessible guide to these complex, captivating creatures. Spot an owl that's long been watching your every move and darker aspects of its reputation may spring to mind: harbinger of doom,...
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The Outrun: A MemoirAfter a decade of heavy partying and hard drinking in London, Amy Liptrot returns home to Orkney, a remote island off the north of Scotland. The Outrun maps Amy's inspiring recovery as she walks along windy coasts, swims in icy Atlantic waters, tracks Orkney's...
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The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing LifeAn "excellent" (The New York Times) modern tribute to an ageless pastime, and a practical guide to the art, philosophy, and rituals of fly fishing, by an expert, lifelong angler. In The Optimist, David Coggins makes a case for the skills and sensibility of...
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The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest: Second Revised EditionA new edition of the bestselling beachcomber's companion, updated with additional species, new information and photographs of West Coast seashore life, sure to enhance any trip to the beach! The Pacific Northwest coast is home to one of the most diverse displays of intertidal...
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The Little Book of FungiA charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's fungi Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs and original color artwork, The Little Book of Fungi is...
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our WorldWinner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writing." --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks readers through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries, and the million years after...
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The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious AfterlifeThe life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk The great auk was a flightless, goose-sized bird superbly adapted for life at sea. Fat, flush with feathers and easy to capture, the birds were in trouble whenever...
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common ParadiseIn 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's...
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The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African WildLawrence Anthony devoted his life to animal conservation, protecting the world's endangered species. Then he was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand. His common sense told him to refuse, but he was the...
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The Edge of the SeaFrom the author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring, The Edge of the Sea is part handbook, part hymn to ecological complexity that conveys the sense of wonder in nature for which Rachel Carson is justly celebrated....
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The Botanist's Sticker Anthology: With More Than 1,000 Vintage StickersGet lost in the beauty of the natural world in this captivating botanical and flower sticker book for adults. Introducing The Botanist's Sticker Anthology - with over a thousand vintage illustrations, this sumptuous exploration of flora is packed full of beautiful imagery and stunning...
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The Book of Flaco: The World's Most Famous BirdThe story of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo and captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of followers around the world, with 32 pages of stunning color photographs.This is a parable of freedom, wildness, and our urban ecosystems. Flaco...
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The Blue Machine: How the Ocean WorksAll of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of...
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The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home UsesThis ultimate guide to the practical essentials of beekeeping is also a beautiful volume to display, share, and gift. The Beekeeper's Bible is part handbook, part history book, and part cookbook--a comprehensive and beautifully designed volume that explores every facet of beekeeping and the...
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Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated BirdHas there ever been a more hated bird than the European starling? Let loose in New York City's Central Park by a misguided aristocrat, the starlings were supposed to help curb insect outbreaks and add to the tuneful choir of other songbirds. Rather than...
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Snow Fleas and Chickadees: Everyday Observations in the SierraIn Snow Fleas and Chickadees, Eve Quesnel invites readers to join her on strolls through the forest surrounding her neighborhood in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Lake Tahoe. The book serves as an extended field guide and natural history reference for residents of the...
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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity CultureNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The visionary author of How to Do Nothing returns to challenge the notion that 'time is money.' . . . Expect to feel changed by this radical way of seeing."--Esquire "One of the most important books I've read in...
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Sam SquirrelThe great-granddaughter of Mother Nature teams up with a squirrel to start the spring season in this first book in the charmingly whimsical chapter book series from bestselling and award-winning author Suzanne Selfors. Willow has agreed to house-sit while her grandmother, Mother Nature, is...
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Ruffian: Burning from the StartDuring two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on...
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Rocky Mountain Field Guide: A Trailside Natural HistoryAn engaging, instructive, and comprehensive field guide to the natural wonders of the Rockies Full-color photographs of featured species throughout Integrates narrative natural history with field guide precision and organization An essential all-encompassing guide to the region The magnificent and enduring spine of the...
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