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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Protecting Sanibel and Captiva Islands: The Conservation StoryThe vibrant Sanibel and Captiva islands are ecological marvels compared to Florida's many overbuilt barrier islands. Development began with the construction of the Sanibel Island Lighthouse in 1884, when only the lighthouse keeper and assistant and their families lived on the island. Noted conservationist...
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A History of Weiss LakeUntil the late 1950s, the major body of water for residents of northeast Alabama was the Coosa River, which wove prominently through the rural landscape of the region. When Alabama Power Company decided to dam the river in order to build a thirty-thousand-acre reservoir,...
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The Thin PlacesIn Irish Celtic lore, ""thin places"" are those locales where the veil between this world and the otherworld is porous, where there is mystery in the landscape. The earth takes on the hue of the sacred among peoples whose connection to place has remained...
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Wild SeasonWinter ended in late March. April was a transitional month, with freezing rains and raw winds. In May, spring truly arrives. As day after day the sun continues to shine, to warm the cold waters of Oak Lake near the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the lives...
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Annuals & Biennials - The Best Annual and Biennial Plants and Their Uses in the Garden - With Cultural Notes by E. H. JenkinsThis vintage book contains a complete guide to annual and biennial plants. A biennial plant is a flowering plant that requires a period of two years to fully complete its biological life cycle, whereas an annual plant completes its cycle within one year before...
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The Incredible Essence of ElephantsCan elephants cry? Why are grandmother elephants so important? How does an elephant grieve the death of a loved one? These are just of few of the many questions people have about elephants. The Incredible Essence of Elephants explores the fascinating and remarkable answers...
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Into the Storm: Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival"An intense, immersive deep dive into a wild, dangerous, and unknown world, written with the pace and appeal of a great thriller. This is nonfiction at its very best."--Lee Child The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines...
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Never Cry Halibut: And Other Alaska Hunting and Fishing TalesFrom the sharp, comic voice of Haunted Inside Passage, Never Cry Halibut is a collection of humorous and thoughtful short essays about hunting and fishing in Alaska.Accompanied by photographs, each story reflects the author's three-decade relationship with the wildest places left in North America...
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The Surfing Goat Goatee Featuring Pismo the KidA fun, true story of a man's plan to get a goat to eat the weeds in his mom's yard, and to then eat the goat with his friends, takes a turn for the better for the man and for the goat. Their experiences...
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American Hemp: How Growing Our Newest Cash Crop Can Improve Our Health, Clean Our Environment, and Slow Climate ChangeIf there was ever a time to make the most of American hemp, our newest cash crop, the time is now. The blueprint is here; you're reading it.--Governor Jesse Ventura December of 2018 marked a largely unprecedented victory for cannabis. The 2018 Farm Bill...
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How to Flyfish: Tips, Lessons, and Techniques for Catching More FishNo matter if you're a beginner or expert, there is always room to learn A licensed guide in the UK, John Symonds fishes with anglers of all talent levels, from rank beginners to experienced old-timers. He has seen the common mistakes that many fly...
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Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth: : the Guide to Sustainable Shire LivingWould you rather live in Middle Earth?Escape your troublesome modern existence?Eat organic mushrooms for second breakfast before heading out to burgle Smaug?Do the problems of our modern world-Climate Change, Toxic Big Ag, and the Plastic Pollution of our oceans and fish-seem a whole lot...
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Birdhouses, Boxes & Feeders for the Backyard Hobbyist: 19 Fun-To-Build Projects for Attracting Birds to Your BackyardMaking your own bird boxes and feeders is a rewarding and environmentally sound way to enhance any garden by attracting birds. The food we supply in winter can mean the difference between life and death for small birds, and in spring and summer bird...
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Fossils of Iowa: Field Guide to Paleozoic DepositsThe Fossils of Iowa field guide is written primarily for amateurs in geological exploration and collecting. Robert Wolf provides a comprehensive coverage of more than 150 sites in Iowa and adjacent areas of Minnesota and Nebraska with the types of fossils that can be...
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The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals: The Lives and Deaths of Shelter AnimalsMonster is an adult pit bull, muscular and grey, who is impounded in a large animal shelter in Los Angeles. Like many other dogs at the shelter, Monster is associated with marginalized humans and assumed to embody certain behaviors because of his breed. And...
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Tilapia Fish FarmingThis 3 in 1 book Tilapia Fish Farming Practical manual provides readers with updated practical information for Tilapia fish farming practices, feeds options and best water systems. The manual provide information on Duckweed as optional feed, including growing and harvesting duckweed. Additional technical information...
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Raptors: The Curious Nature of Diurnal Birds of PreyRaptors are formally classified into five families and include birds--such as eagles, ospreys, kites, true hawks, buzzards, harriers, vultures, and falcons--that are familiar and recognized by many observers. These diurnal birds of prey are found on every continent except Antarctica and can thrive in...
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The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest MammalsNow with a new afterword by the author, the tenth-anniversary edition of Peter Heller's "swashbuckling adventure" (Publishers Weekly) takes us on a hair-raising journey aboard a whale saving pirate ship with a vigilante crew whose mission is to stop illegal Japanese whaling in the...
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Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El FaroIn the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, "an exquisitely written and dramatic book...a literary page-turner" (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers)--the 2015 mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship...
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Great Plains WeatherThe weather of the Great Plains is extreme and highly variable, from floods to droughts, blizzards to tornadoes. In Great Plains Weather Kenneth F. Dewey explains what makes this region's climate unique by presenting a historical climatology of extreme weather events. Beginning with tornadoes--perhaps...
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