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 Case for Animal RightsMore than twenty years after its original publication, The Case for Animal Rights is an acknowledged classic of moral philosophy, and its author is recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement. In a new and fully considered preface, Regan responds to...
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Wildest Alaska: Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya BayTwenty-five years ago Philip L. Fradkin read a book about a remote bay on the Gulf of Alaska coast. The noted environmental historian was attracted by the threads of violence woven through the natural and human histories of Lituya Bay. Could these histories be...
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Introduction to California Desert Wildflowers: Volume 74Some of the most spectacular and famous spring wildflower displays in California occur in the state's deserts. In fact, California's deserts support a surprisingly rich diversity of plants and animals year-round, making them a rewarding destination for outdoor enthusiasts as well as professional naturalists....
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A Land in Motion: California's San Andreas FaultThe San Andreas Fault is the most famous fault on Earth, running nearly the entire length of western California from just north of the Mexican border to the Mendocino coast. It is a very active tectonic boundary which directly affects the lives of more...
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Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand ParrotThe kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. Judy Diamond...
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California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural HistoryFrom majestic Redwoods to ancient Western Bristlecone Pines, California's trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists--and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's splendid book, illustrated with her superb color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed black-and-white drawings, now offers an unparalleled view of the Golden State's...
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Natural State: A Literary Anthology of California Nature WritingThis is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers--be they naturalists or armchair explorers--will find themselves transported to California's many wild places in the company of forty noted writers whose works span more...
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Chance and ChangeThe result of a lifetime in the field and in the classroom, Chance and Change challenges many of the tenets of establishment ecology. Charging that most of the environmental movement has ignored or rejected the changes in thinking that have infiltrated ecological theory since...
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The Myth of Wild Africa: Conservation Without IllusionMost people would feel a great loss if elephants, rhinos, or gorillas were to become extinct, but would we willingly move our families, change our means of earning a living, and disrupt our culture to prevent their extinction? People living in rural Africa are...
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Possessing Nature: Museums, Collecting, and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy Volume 20In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet fifty years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Italian patricians, their curiosity fueled by new voyages of exploration and the...
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The Paradox of Water: The Science and Policy of Safe Drinking WaterWater is a molecular marvel. Its seemingly simple formula--H2O--dictates the properties that make water both essential for life and easily contaminated. Herein lies the paradox of water: we cannot live without it, but it is easily rendered "unsafe." The Paradox of Water explores the...
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Can We Save the Planet?: A Primer for the 21st CenturyThe effects of global warming are being felt around the world through climate change, and images of our rivers and oceans choking with plastic have provoked an instinctive, horrified reaction. In response, governments, corporations, and individuals are beginning to change their policies and behavior--but...
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Haeckel's Art Forms from the Ocean CD-ROM and BookThe tiny single-celled organisms known as radiolarians (or radiolaria) develop beautiful, intricate mineral skeletons that cover ocean floors throughout the world. Drawings of these microscopic life forms offer a rare and distinctive variety of artwork. Based on German biologist/artist Ernst Haeckel's hard-to-find 1862 atlas...
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Redouté's Fabulous FlowersPierre-Joseph Redout (1759-1840) ranks among the most highly regarded botanical illustrators in history. Known as the Raphael of Flowers for his meticulously accurate watercolors of roses, lilies, and other flowers, Redout dominated botanical art from 1790 to 1830. The official court artist for Louis...
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Thoreau's Notes on Birds of New EnglandDuring his two-year residence at Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau became keenly aware of the natural world that surrounded him. Entries from his journals reflect his soulful, in-depth observations of local wildlife, and his remarks on birds are particularly plentiful and poetic. This book,...
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A Scout's Book of Signs, Signals and SymbolsBoy Scouts cofounder and avid outdoorsman Uncle Dan Beard researched the secret languages of trappers, hobos, steamer pilots, and Native American tribes to compile this comprehensive resource of pictographs and other encoded communication symbols. First published nearly a century ago, this practical reference provides...
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Origami Gone Wild: More Than 20 Original Animal DesignsFrom the internationally renowned origami master comes this menagerie of more than 20 jungle and forest animals. John Montroll presents an exciting array of challenges that range in complexity from fairly easy to advanced. Paperfolders of all skill levels will delight in these wildlife...
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Tropical Paradise Scenes to Paint or ColorWindswept beaches. Swaying palm trees. Gorgeous sunsets. Colorists, painters, and other artists can escape to exotic, faraway places with this collection of 23 beckoning scenes. Breathtaking images from nature include lush hibiscus blossoms, stately birds of paradise, flamingoes and pelicans, sea turtles, and dolphins...
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Wild Animals I Have KnownMeet Old Lobo, a gigantic gray wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep and cattle herds are the scourge of farmers and ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico. This great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to...
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A Flora of Southern CaliforniaThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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