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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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Gardening for Moths: A Regional GuideThis guide to moths, native plants, and their environmental roles is an indispensable resource for gardeners, conservationists, and nature enthusiasts across the midwestern United States.Gardening for Moths is the first book to show midwestern gardeners and naturalists why they should attract specific moth species...
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Quiet MagicStep outside and marvel at the grand experience of the North -- the power of a storm building on the greatest of the Great Lakes, the glory of Northern Lights in the shimmering night sky, the embracing, absolute silence of a snowhouse. Or stay...
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Electric Animal: Toward a Rhetoric of WildlifeDifferentiation from animals helped to establish the notion of a human being, but the disappearance of animals now threatens that identity. This is the argument underlying Electric Animal, a probing exploration of the figure of the animal in modern culture. Akira Mizuta Lippit shows...
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Eastern Deciduous Forest: Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Volume 4The first edition of this book received the Conservation Education Book Award from the Wildlife SocietyFrom the East Coast to the Mississippi River, from southern Canada to northern Florida, the eastern deciduous forest of North America is home to a wonderfully diverse range of...
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Long-Shadowed ForestA beloved naturalist's guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin. Helen Hoover is one of those rare writers who can describe the natural world warmly, intimately, and affectionately without being in the least sentimental or childish. Paul Gruchow In 1954, Helen Hoover...
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Years of the ForestThese are some of the items that Adrian Hoover jotted down on his to-do list, soon after he and his wife, Helen, gave up urban comforts for the deeper delights of the wilderness in 1954. The Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover elaborates...
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Of Time and PlaceOf Time and Place is a legacy from one of the best-loved nature writers of our time. In this, his last book, completed just before his death, Sigurd F. Olson guides readers through his wide-ranging memories of a lifetime dedicated to the preservation of...
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Runes of the NorthIn Runes of the North Sigurd Olson explores his feelings about the haunting appeal of the wilderness. He recounts how the legends of the northern vastness of Canada and Alaska have influenced him.In the introduction, Olson writes, "My runes have come from the wilderness,...
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The Desert Islands of Mexico's Sea of CortezThe desert islands in the Sea of Cortez are little known except to a few intrepid tourists, sailors, and fishermen. Though at first glance these stark islands may appear barren, they are a refuge for an astounding variety of plants and animals. While many...
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The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought:The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought provides readers with a concise and lively introduction to the seminal thinkers who created the modern environmental movement and inspired activism and policy change. Beginning with a brief overview of the works of Thoreau, Mill, Malthus, Leopold, and...
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Wind in the Rock: The Canyonlands of Southeastern UtahLively, readable nature writing. As she details several treks through the beautiful, rocky canyons, Zwinger's] feel for the animals and plants native to this arid region enhances the precise sketches which punctuate the text. Readers interested in ancient Indian cultures of the Southwest will...
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The Historical AnimalThe conventional history of animals could be more accurately described asthe history of human ideas about animals. Only in the last few decades havescholars from a wide variety of disciplines attempted to document the lives ofhistorical animals in ways that recognize their agency as...
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Mushrooms of the Southeastern United StatesThis book is a comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Although it will stand on its own, it is intended to compliment and serve as a companion to Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, also published by Syracuse University Press....
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Walking Seasonal RoadsSeasonal roads are defined as one-lane dirt roads not maintained during the winter. They function as connectors linking farmers to their fields, neighbors to neighbors, or two more well-traveled roads to each other. Some access hunting lands and recreational areas. Some pass by cemeteries,...
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A Naturalist's Guide to Field Plants: An Ecology for Eastern North AmericaIn this comprehensive volume Donald D. Cox gathers substantial data on simple field plants in Eastern North America and with great clarity he studies their profound impact on regional ecosystems and the ecology of the earth. This includes origins and types of soils and...
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A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants: An Ecology for Eastern North AmericaDonald D. Cox uses nontechnical terminology in order to provide clear references for the general public as well as professional and amateur naturalists and students. He explores the origins of the oceans, tides, wind belts, and land plants and includes useful illustrations for aid...
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North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored MushroomsNorth American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors consider the symbiotic...
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Field Notes from the Northern Forest: Illustrated by Anne E. LacyThis collection of 20 natural science essays explores the lives of animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the conifer and hardwood forests of northeastern North America.Author: Curt StagerPublisher: Syracuse University PressPublished: 06/01/1998Pages: 272Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.27w x 1.00dISBN: 9780815605133Review Citation(s):...
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Orchids of the Northeast: A Field GuideThis field guide provides a survey of orchids found in the northeastern United States. Along with identification keys and glossary of botanical terms, the book includes research collected on orchids.Author: William ChapmanPublisher: Syracuse University PressPublished: 06/01/1997Pages: 220Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.52h x 5.28w x...
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The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 17: The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilized by InsectsCharles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. His books were widely read by specialists and the general public, and his influence had been extended by almost...
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