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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Climate Change And The Cargo CultClimate Change is a major threat to our way of life, and requires urgent political action to remedy its many threats, but is it a symptom rather than the disease? This book argues that the problem lies deep in our commitment to the quest...
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100 Birds to See in Your Lifetime: The Ultimate Wish-List for Birders EverywherePainstakingly researched, passionately written, and beautifully illustrated, this is the definitive birding guide. With stunningly photographed entries, 100 Birds to See in Your Lifetime offers a treasure trove of information on the world's most unusual, obscure, beautiful, and sought-after species. Each entry describes the...
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Dirt WitchGingerly, I picked my way through the tall stalks flinching at the possibility of vipers. I was terrified of snakes, just terrified. Staring at the huge thorn bushes - great monsters baring tough green claws - I started to feel nauseous. My mind became...
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Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with NatureAuthor: Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle StengersPublisher: VersoPublished: 01/23/2018Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 7.75h x 5.13w x 0.85dISBN: 9781786631008About the AuthorIsabelle Stengers is a professor of philosophy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Her publications include Cosmopolitics. She received the Grand Prize for Philosophy from the...
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Blowfish's Oceanopedia: 291 Extraordinary Things You Didn't Know about the SeaThe seas of our planet cover more than 70 per cent of the Earth, yet we know less about the ocean depths than the surface of the moon. Join marine biologist and fish-fanatic Tom "The Blowfish" Hird as he lifts the lid on a...
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The Shark That Walks on Land: ... and Other Strange But True Tales of Mysterious Sea CreaturesThe Shark that Walks on Land uncovers tales of ancient and modern mariners, with stories of sea serpents, mermaids and mermen, sea dragons, and the true identity of the legendary Kraken. But this book contains more than just a medley of maritime myths and...
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The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet: And Other Extraordinary Tales from the Animal WorldWild animals do the most extraordinary things. Some are exceptionally bright, use tools and solve complex problems. Others are devious: they cheat, steal and run protection rackets. There are animals with enormous appetites and those that self-medicate. In this fascinating collection author and film-maker...
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Is That a Bat?: A Guide to Non-Bat Sounds Encountered During Bat SurveysA guide to non-bat sounds recorded during bat surveys. This book enables the reader to be confident in recognising, categorising and dismissing not-bat sounds and offers knock-on benefits for informing development projects. A substantial downloadable sound library (.wav format) is included.Author: Neil MiddletonPublisher: Pelagic...
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The Ascent of Birds: How Modern Science Is Revealing Their StoryWhen and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,500-plus species we recognise today ― from...
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Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists: Using Open Source SoftwareThis is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical examples, the book covers all...
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Shamanic Plant Medicine - Magic Mushrooms: The Holy ChildrenThe Shamanic Plant Medicine series acts as an introduction to specific teacher plants used by shamans in a variety of cultures to facilitate spirit communion, healing, divination and personal discovery, and which are increasingly known, used and respected in Western society by modern shamans...
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Scottish FossilsScotland boasts some of the most famous fossil localities in the world, and for a small country, has a remarkable fossil record with almost every period of geological time represented by Scottish localities. These localities provide snapshots of the plants and animals that have...
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Energy Justice in a Changing Climate: Social Equity and Low-Carbon EnergyEnergy justice is one of the most critical, and yet least developed, concepts associated with sustainability. Much has been written about the sustainability of low-carbon energy systems and policies - with an emphasis on environmental, economic and geopolitical issues. However, less attention has been...
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Ice: Nature and CultureIn Ice, Klaus Dodds provides a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural, natural, and geopolitical history of this most slippery of subjects. Beyond Earth, ice has been found on other planets, moons, and meteors--and scientists even think that ice-rich asteroids played a pivotal role in...
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An Illustrated Directory of the Insects of the World: A Visual Reference Guide to 650 Arthropods, Including All the Common Insect Species Such as BeetAn authoritative visual dictionary of every order of the insect world, featuring more than 650 anthropod species in stunning detail; includes an in-depth introduction to their natural history.Author: Martin WaltersPublisher: Southwater PublishingPublished: 04/16/2013Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.60dISBN: 9781780192123This title...
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Imperial Standard: Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian Oil Industry from 1880For over 130 years, Imperial Oil dominated Canada's oil industry. Their 1947 discovery of crude oil in Leduc, Alberta transformed the industry and the country. But from 1899 onwards, two-thirds of the company was owned by an American giant, making Imperial Oil one of...
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Trail to the Bruce: The Story of the Building of the Bruce TrailThe Niagara Escarpment is the most significant land form in southern Ontario, designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1990. The Bruce Trail was conceived in 1960 in order to establish a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Escarpment. June 2017marked the...
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Fishing the High Country: A Memoir of the RiverFinalist, New Brunswick Book Award for Non-FictionFrom the first sentence, "I come from a long line of river people," to the last, "Bad luck to kill a moose bird," Wayne Curtis signals that this book occupies the territory of a classic, a lyrical memoir...
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Papa Goose: One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life"Papa Goose is destined to become a classic. This book has everything in it I love: great animals beautifully portrayed as individuals; cool science; drama, discovery, and personal transformation." --Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and The Soul of An OctopusThe charming true story of...
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Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a HomeTHE EPIC TRUE STORY OF ONE MAN, A STRAY DOG, AND HOW THEY FOUND EACH OTHER - SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MARK WAHLBERG - AS SEEN ON AN ESPN DOCUMENTARY An incredible journey.--Daily Telegraph When you're racing 435 miles through...
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