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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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Journey on the James: Three Weeks Through the Heart of VirginiaFrom its beginnings as a trickle of icy water in Virginia's northwest corner to its miles-wide mouth at Hampton Roads, the James River has witnessed more recorded history than any other feature of the American landscape -- as home to the continent's first successful...
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Wendell Berry: Life and WorkEssayist, social critic, poet, "mad farmer," novelist, teacher, and prophet: Wendell Berry has been called many things, but the broad sweep of his contemporary relevance and influence defies facile labels. With his unique perspective and far-reaching vision, Berry poses complex questions about humankind and...
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The Kentucky River"A sweeping cultural history, The Kentucky River reflects the rich tapestry of life along the banks. Flowing with tales of river ghosts and hidden treasures lying in the backwaters, the book records the myths and events the river has spawned. Bill Ellis also celebrates...
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The Nature of Plants: An Introduction to How Plants WorkChoice Outstanding Academic Title Florida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for General Nonfiction Plants play a critical role in how we experience our environment. They create calming green spaces, provide oxygen for us to breathe, and nourish our senses. In The Nature of Plants, ecologist...
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Bad Guys, Bullets, and Boat Chases: True Stories of Florida Game Wardens"Stories are brimming with confrontations and high-stakes action. . . . Lee's observations radiate authenticity and he effectively conveys his sophisticated knowledge base about the law, the Everglades and the criminal mind and the skill sets of conservation professionals. Once you get into this...
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Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian TigerPacking an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. Tragically, this mysterious, striped predator was hunted into extinction...
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Planting Native to Attract Birds to Your YardWelcoming birds to your yard isn't about choosing the right feeders and bird food. If you want to attract the widest range of birds to your home, you need to plant a diversity of native plants. Why go green? Native plants live longer; they...
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Illustrated Book of Trees: The Comprehensive Field Guide to More than 250 Trees of Eastern North America, Revised EditionWilliam Carey Grimm's classic Illustrated Book of Trees has been the authority on eastern North American tree identification for over 40 years. Now available in a completely updated edition, this book includes recently introduced species and incorporates changes in taxonomy, nomenclature, and geographic range,...
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In the Company of MooseUnique, gorgeous, and highly recommended. --Midwest Book ReviewWildlife biologist Victor Van Ballenberghe gives insights into the species, their habitat, and predatorsIntimate stories about the moose the author has studied for extensive periodsThe grace, gentle nature, and beauty of these giants are captured in lively...
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Grasses: Panicum to Danthonia, Second EditionAuthor: Robert H. MohlenbrockPublisher: Southern Illinois University PressPublished: 05/09/2019Pages: 480Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40dISBN: 9780809337392About the AuthorMohlenbrock, Robert H.: - Robert H. Mohlenbrock taught botany at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for thirty-four years. Since his retirement in 1990, he has...
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Mining California: An Ecological HistoryAn environmental History of California during the Gold Rush Between 1849 and 1874 almost $1 billion in gold was mined in California. With little available capital or labor, here's how: high-pressure water cannons washed hillsides into sluices that used mercury to trap gold but...
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A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, and GeorgiaFeaturing over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide is the first to focus on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. Characterized by longleaf pine forests, rolling hills, abundant blackwater streams, several...
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The Inner Islands: A Carolinian's Sound Country ChronicleBlending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers, and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. In each of the fifteen chapters in the book, Simpson covers a single island or group of islands,...
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Ribbon of Sand: The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer BanksAlexander and Lazell's delightful study of North Carolina's Outer Banks contains a wealth of statistics and facts . . . A Ribbon of Sand--written in romantic prose--is more like a novel. . . . Small and lightweight with chapters of less than 20 pages,...
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Southern Appalachian Celebration: In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and WildernessWith this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic beauty, while Chris Bolgiano's...
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Blood Weather: PoemsBlood Weather, Alice Friman's sharply etched new collection of poetry, reminds readers that times of reckoning are marked by blood: the knife, the sword, the cutting word. Blood runs through our history, stories, religion, and art, and we cannot help but play our part...
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Butterflies of Louisiana: A Guide to Identification and LocationButterflies abound in every region of the Bayou State, and with this authoritative resource in hand, both the experienced and novice butterfly watcher can identify a frequent backyard visitor or pinpoint the haunts of a particular species. With a long flight season stretching from...
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The RunPerched on the banks of Stony Brook in the Cape Cod town of Brewster, Hay observes the stunning phenomenon of the annual run of the alewife, a herring that spawns in fresh water, enters the ocean as a fingerling, and returns to its natal...
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The Paradise of All These Parts, A Natural History of BostonHow much does the current landscape of Boston, Massachusetts, resemble the place that Captain John Smith referred to in 1614 as the Paradise of all these parts? John Hanson Mitchell explores a variety of habitats as he ranges outward from the core of the...
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Opportunity, Montana: Big Copper, Bad Water, and the Burial of an American LandscapeA memoir-meets-expos that examines our fraught relationship with the West and our attempts to clean up a toxic environmental legacy In 2002, Texas journalist Brad Tyer strapped a canoe on his truck and moved to Montana, a state that has long exerted a mythic...
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