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 Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of CreationIn The Comforting Whirlwind, acclaimed environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben turns to the biblical book of Job and its awesome depiction of creation to demonstrate our need to embrace a bold new paradigm for living if we hope to reverse the current trend of...
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GiraffesWith simple, direct words and clear, close-up color photo images, this small book in the Wild Ones series does an excellent job of introducing preschoolers to the basic facts.Far from the usual tedious account, this enlivens the astonishing facts of the giant. ---BOOKLIST (Giraffes)These...
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Jaguar: One Man's Struggle to Establish the World's First Jaguar PreserveIn 1983, zoologist Alan Rabinowitz ventured into the rain forest of Belize, determined to study the little-known jaguar in its natural habitat and to establish the world's first jaguar preserve. Within two years, he had succeeded. In Jaguar he provides the only first-hand account...
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What a Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of Silent SpringIn 1962 the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sparked widespread public debate on the issue of pesticide abuse and environmental degradation. The discussion permeated the entire print and electronic media system of mid-twentieth century America. Although Carson's text was serialized in the New...
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Incarnate: The Collected Dead Man PoemsThe Dead Man, Marvin Bell's brilliant poetic invention, is an overarching consciousness, alive and dead at once, defeating time. Mystical and anonymous, The Dead Man offers searing insight into the joys, as well as the catastrophes, of fluctuating cultural and political moments. Incarnate draws...
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The ParkIn The Park, his second book of poetry, John Freeman uses a park as a petri dish, turning a deep gaze on all that pass through it. In language both precise and restrained, Freeman explores the inherent contradictions that arise from a place whose...
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Kindest Regards: New and Selected"Kooser . . . must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post"Nothing escapes him; everything is illuminated." --Library Journal"Will one day rank alongside of Edgar Lee Masters, Robert Frost,...
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Debt to the Bone-Eating SnotflowerLindsay's delight in imaginary and unknown worlds, her compulsion to write exactly what she doesn't know, removes her poems completely from the tired confessional anecdotalism of so much narrative poetry.--PoetrySarah Lindsay's niche in contemporary poetry might be likened to that of Joseph Cornell's in...
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Climate Change Revised EditionRevised and updated edition Scientists have been warning the world about global warming for almost three decades. But the rest of us are only now starting to get the message. The planet is warming at an unusually rapid rate, and this warming is largely...
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Grey Owl and Me: Stories from the Trail and BeyondHap Wilson is back for another journey, this time on the lighter side of the adventure trail, where the bizarre melds with the sublime. Nurtured by the writings of Canadian environmentalist and wannabe-Native, Grey Owl, Wilson adopted a lifestyle similar to the 1930s conservationist...
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Quetico: Near to Nature's HeartQuetico Park in northwestern Ontario celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009. Long-recognized as a gem among parks, Quetico contains some of the largest stands of old-growth red and white pine in Canada, as well as a diversity of fascinating lichens, carnivorous plants in specialized...
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Beginner's Guide to Minerals & RocksBeginner's Guide to Minerals and Rocks is the most comprehensive, full-color guide to rocks and minerals for beginner rock hounds all over the world. As curator of minerals at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Joel Grice has brought the museum's collection to world-class status...
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The Sea's Voice: An Anthology of Atlantic Canadian Nature WritingThis book is a selection of Atlantic Canadian literary works to celebrate the chimera of nature writing. This anthology ranges from the poetic meditation to the factual essay, and includes authors from the region, as well as those from away, to provide a thoughtful...
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Working in the Woods: A History of Logging on the West CoastA comprehensive history: from rough and tough handlogging to modern day helicopter and skyline logging. With generous oral histories and photographs old and new. From bulls to balloons, from horses to helicopters, Working in the Woods chronicles the myriad changes which have swept through...
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A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of CanadaNature heals This compact field guide introduces readers to 26 common Canadian wild plants with extraordinary healing properties. Use arnica blossoms to heal muscle inflammation, improve digestion with chickweed and soothe a toothache with yarrow root--learning to identify and use wild medicinal plants is...
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Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids: Animal Jokes and Riddles 2Learning to write in cursive, or joined up, form is something that all children do at an early stage in their development. It is an important part of any child's progress and it should be fun and entertaining for them, as well as a...
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Wall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Owl Prints: 30 Beautiful Illustrations to Transform Your HomeWall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Owl Prints includes thirty beautiful illustrations by J & E Gould (1804-1881 and 41), John G Keulemans (1842-1912) and A F Lydon (1836-1917).This volume features thirty full color owl illustrations from various publications including the Little...
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Wall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Flower Prints: 30 Beautiful Illustrations to Transform Your HomeWall Art Made Easy: Ready to Frame Vintage Flower Printsfeatures thirty beautiful flower illustrations by K A Lansdell, Lena Lowis and Margaret Roscoe from various vintage publications dated 1831-1854.Inside these pages you will find beautiful full color illustrations of flowers including Gladiolus, Lily, Iris...
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Bigfoot: Believe It or NotThere are many theories as to what or who the Bigfoot/Sasquatch is and/or whether there really are such creatures inhabiting our forests and mountains. These questions will be addressed in this book. The general public wonders about devotees of Bigfoot/Sasquatch searches. Readers will get...
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Sanctuary: : featuring the animals of Lions, Tigers & BearsIn my latest book "Sanctuary: featuring the animals of Lions, Tigers & Bears", I have featured the rescued animals at their Alpine, Ca. sanctuary. Lions, Tigers & Bears is dedicated to providing a safe haven to abused and abandoned exotic animals while inspiring an...
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