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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Bobcats Before BreakfastBobcats Before Breakfast is the firsthand account of a twentieth century naturalist, guide, hunter, trapper, woodsman who spent more than forty years living with and off the land. With grit and zeal this self-taught naturalist gathered knowledge about how animals live and shared his...
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NOLS Bear Essentials: Hiking and Camping in Bear Country- Seven common bear encounters and how to survive them - Best ways to identify grizzlies and black bears - Learn essential info on bear behavior at different times of year and in different habitats Traveling in bear country comes with responsibilities to camp...
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Feasting Free on Wild Edibles- Outdoor wisdom from a respected and best-selling expert - A noteworthy and useful guide brought back to print This practical guide to North American edible plants explains where to find them, when and how to gather them, and how to prepare them. Detailed...
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Trees of Pennsylvania: and the NortheastCommon and uncommon tree species described in engaging detailCovers trees found in small woodlots, deep forests, backyards, and reverting fieldsWith populations of both northern and southern trees, Pennsylvania is home to a truly diverse array of species. This book describes more than 60 species...
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Field Guide to Tracking Animals in SnowFocuses on the animal's track pattern, making windblown and obscured tracks identifiable.Author: Louise R. Forrest, Denise CaseyPublisher: National Book NetworkPublished: 08/01/1988Pages: 185Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50dISBN: 9780811722407This title is not returnable
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Camera Trapping Guide: Tracks, Sign, and Behavior of Eastern WildlifeUsing a specially made, inexpensive and rugged heat- and motion-detecting camera, you can view wildlife up close. Camera Trapping Guide gives you the techniques and knowledge of animal behaviors so you can get the best possible photos and videos. Includes 41 species common to...
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Pocketguide to Eastern WetlandsMore than 200 plants, trees and shrubs, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds commonly found in eastern wetland habitats are featured in this detailed field guide. Entries for each species include identifying characteristics, descriptions, full-color photos, and range maps. This guide also explains...
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Tracks & Sign of Reptiles & Amphibians: A Guide to North American SpeciesLibrary Journal wrote that Mammal Tracks & Sign "will set the standard for years to come and is essential to anyone interested in tracking this continent's mammals." This new book in the Tracks & Sign series aims to set the same standard for reptile...
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Bald Eagle Nest: A Story of Survival in PhotosMore than 100 beautiful color photographs of Bald Eagles in flight and in the nestTells the story of a family of Bald Eagles that raised four chicks to adulthood--a rare featPhotos illustrate feeding behavior, hunting, mating flight, behavior of chicks in the nest, brooding...
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Gap Gardening: Selected PoemsRosmarie Waldrop says Gap Gardening "spans forty years of exploring the language I breathe and move in and that continues to condition me even while I try to contribute to it. It tracks my turn from verse to prose poems, to focusing on the...
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Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal about the Current Threat--And How to Counter ItThe product of a unique collaboration between a pioneering earth scientist and an award-winning science writer, Fixing Climate takes an unconventional approach to the problem of global warming--and offers a possible solution. Hailed by his colleagues as "one of the our greatest living geoscientists,"...
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But Will the Planet Notice?: How Smart Economics Can Save the WorldAn environmental economist argues for market-based incentives and initiatives to guide our response to the growing climate change crisisYou are one of seven billion people on Earth. Whatever you or I do personally--eat tofu in a Hummer or hamburgers in a Prius--the planet doesn't...
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Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the CarolinasThis handy illustrated guide covers the ninety-one species of sharks, skates, and rays found in waters along the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina. It will be an essential reference for shark enthusiasts, coastal residents, tourists, aquarium visitors, scientists, and anyone interested in...
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Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. As the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian region, WestVirginia...
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From Laurel Hill to Siler's Bog: The Walking Adventures of a NaturalistFrom Laurel Hill to Siler's Bog presents the fruits of a scientific as well as affectionate association between a dedicated naturalist and the birds, mammals, and insects of a small, wild world. John Terres, noted author and former editor-in-chief of Audubon magazine, spent nine...
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Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains: A Guide for the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, and Neighboring AreasIn this detailed guide to the best birding localities, Simpson describes more than three hundred sites, including recreation areas, overlooks, campgrounds, picnic areas, and hiking trails. For each site, he lists the species most likely to be seen as well as rare birds that...
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Growing and Propagating Showy Native Woody PlantsBir identifies some of the showiest woody plants native to the eastern United States and tells how to propagate and care for them. He describes more than ninety species of native plants, most illustrated with a color photograph, and includes several useful appendixes listing...
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Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American CultureLiz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wider American culture. In 1953, the U.S. Weather Bureau adopted female names to identify hurricanes and other tropical storms. Within two years, that convention came...
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River Road Rambler Returns: More Curiosities Along Louisiana's Historic BywayIn River Road Rambler Returns: More Curiosities along Louisiana's Historic Byway, Mary Ann Sternberg follows up her successful River Road Rambler with new delightful histories from Louisiana's most famous route. Her latest explorations include a trip on a towboat as it pushes a fleet...
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Audubon on Louisiana: Selected Writings of John James AudubonAlthough we remember John James Audubon's years in Louisiana primarily for the art he produced there, his writings reflect the profound impact the region made on him and his artistic vision, especially in his magnificent collection of paintings published as The Birds of America....
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