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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EscapismAcclaimed cultural geographer Yi-Fu Tuan considers humanity's enduring desire to escape reality-- and embrace alternatives such as love, culture, and DisneyworldIn prehistoric times, our ancestors began building shelters and planting crops in order to escape from nature's harsh realities. Today, we flee urban dangers...
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Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe"I have the crazy idea to represent in one work the entire material universe, everything we know today of the phenomena in the celestial spaces and of life on earth, from the stars in the nebulae to the geography of mosses and gigantic rocks,...
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Finding Wildflowers in the Washington-Baltimore AreaIllustrated with more than forty line drawings, the book presents a broad representation of local wildflowers, focusing on the showier native and naturalized herbaceous plants of woods, fields, rocky areas, and wetlands. The author begin with a general description of the geology of the...
- ¥12,607 JPY
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Bird Trapping and Bird Banding: A Handbook for Trapping Methods All Over the WorldAuthor: Hans BubPublisher: Cornell University PressPublished: 01/25/1996Pages: 448Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.00lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.05w x 1.02dISBN: 9780801483127Audience: Young Adult
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Freshwater Dinoflagellates of North AmericaDinoflagellates are common unicellular organisms found in all types of aquatic ecosystems and are important contributors to freshwater ecosystems as significant primary producers of biomass. Despite increasing interest in the biology of living and fossil dinoflagellates, there has been no compilation of dinoflagellate species...
- ¥38,271 JPY
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The Handbook of Turtles: Myth and CultureHaving spent years studying turtles in their native habitats, Archie Carr brought together a wealth of information in this celebrated volume. Organized in clear and concise fashion, written in an engaging and lively manner, and furnished with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps, Handbook of...
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For Love of Matter: A Contemporary PanpsychismIn For Love of Matter Freya Mathews challenges basic assumptions of Western science, modern philosophy, and environmental philosophy, arguing that the environmental crisis is a symptom of a larger, metaphysical crisis. Western science rests on the premise that the world is an inert backdrop...
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Goethe's Way of Science: A Phenomenology of NatureThough best known for his superlative poetry and plays, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) also produced a sizable body of scientific work that focused on such diverse topics as plants, color, clouds, weather, and geology. Goethe's way of science is highly unusual because it...
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Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest FoeNow in paperback--a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter. In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of...
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Tracking the Weretiger: Supernatural Man-Eaters of India, China and Southeast AsiaDrawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and "little tigers," or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a serious work based...
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The Angler's Bucket List: 500 Great Fishing Adventures Around the WorldInformation-packed and heavily illustrated, this guide to the world's best places to fish is carefully curated and evenly split between fresh- and saltwater fishing. There's something for every type of angler, from fishing in streams, lakes, and ponds to the seven seas. Every angler,...
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The 50 State Fossils: A Guidebook for Aspiring PaleontologistsDid you know that Illinois's state fossil is the weird-looking Tully Monster, which had eyes on a pair of stalks and an elephant-like trunk that ended in a toothed claw? Or that Idaho's state fossil is the stocky Hagerman horse, named for the town...
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Inspired by the National Parks: Their Landscapes and Wildlife in Fabric PerspectivesA colorful celebration of the 59 US National Parks, this collection of 177 original art quilts depicts the widely varying landscapes, flora, and fauna of the parks. Basic facts about each of these national treasures--from Acadia in Maine, to Voyageurs in Minnesota, to Yosemite...
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An Illustrated Guide to the Common Birds of Cape CodOver 140 beautifully rendered color illustrations of common Cape Cod birds with species accounts that include locations where they may be found by birders. The informative text provides helpful advice on the best bird watching techniques and six field trips focusing on different environments...
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Fire Smart Home Handbook: Preparing for and Surviving the Threat of WildfireAs climate change continues to wreak havoc on the environment, devastating wildfires, both natural and manmade, are increasing. The figure for average acres burned has increased from almost 2 million acres in 1992 to nearly 7 million in 2012, which set a new record...
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Bugs & SlugsFalcon Pocket Guide: Bugs & Slugs is a field guide to 100 of the most common and sought-after bug and slug species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each insect's prominent physical attributes and natural habitat make it easy to...
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WolvesWolves: AFalcon Field Guide presents readers with substantive yet easily digestibleinformation on this most feared yet misunderstood predator. Where dowolves live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in the controversi"Author: Jack BallardPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 11/20/2012Pages: 96Binding Type:...
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California Seashore & WildlifeFalcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.Author: Todd TelanderPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 04/15/2014Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 7.10h x 4.30w x 0.70dISBN: 9780762781836About the AuthorTodd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator, a...
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Grizzly Bears: A Falcon Field Guide, First EditionFalcon Field Guides are full-color, visually appealing, easily packable guides for identifying animals and learning about nature.Author: Jack BallardPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 04/03/2012Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.30dISBN: 9780762780037About the AuthorJack Ballard is an award-winning writer and photographer and a...
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Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers: Including Glacier, Waterton Lakes, Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, and Yoho National ParksFully revised and upated, Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers features more than 300 species of wildflowers found throughout northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, northeastern Washington, southeastern British Columbia, and southwestern Alberta. This valuable reference is organized by color and family for easy plant identification. You won't...
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