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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Bats of Colima, Mexico, Volume 14The tiny state of Colima on Mexico's Pacific coast is one of the three most biodiverse hot spots in the world. Straddling temperate and tropical zones, with rugged topography ranging from a volcanic mountaintop to sandy beaches, the state shelters nearly half--66--of Mexico's species...
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The Texas Tortoise: A Natural Historyvolume 13Remnants of an ancient lineage, tortoises date back to the Eocene. Among the five species remaining in North America, Texas tortoises are the smallest in size and inhabit some of the harshest arid environments known. They are also the most neglected by wildlife personnel....
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New Roots for AgricultureThe plowshare may well have destroyed more options for future generations than the sword, writes Wes Jackson in a review of practices that have brought U.S. agriculture to the edge of disaster. Tillage has hastened the erosion of irreplaceable topsoil everywhere and a technology...
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Where the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado PlateauInspired by a year of hiking 120 desert canyons, Where the Rain Children Sleep is nature writing in the best tradition of Edward Abbey, Ellen Meloy, and Craig Childs. Much more than one man's memoir of his time in these canyons, it is an...
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A Forest on the Sea: Environmental Expertise in Renaissance VeniceWinner, Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical AssociationWinner, Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Award, the Forest History SocietyWood was essential to the survival of the Venetian Republic. To build its great naval and merchant ships, maintain its extensive levee system, construct buildings, fuel industries, and heat...
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Bay Country (Revised)Originally published in hardback, this book about the Chesapeake is now available in paperback from Johns Hopkins. The author, Tom Horton, is a native of Maryland's Eastern Shore, and has written about the environment for the past 15 years in the Baltimore Sun. His...
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The Breakdown of Democratic RegimesAuthor: Juan J. LinzPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublished: 10/01/1978Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 8.95h x 5.86w x 0.59dISBN: 9780801820229Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorStepan, Alfred: - Alfred Stepan is the Wallace Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University, coauthor, with Juan J. Linz, of Problems...
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Manual of Leaf ArchitecturePublished in Association with the New York Botanical GardenThe Manual of Leaf Architecture is an essential reference for describing, comparing, and classifying the leaves of flowering plants. This manual, illustrated with dozens of line drawings and more than 300 photographs of prepared stained leaves,...
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Sanctified Landscape: Writers, Artists, and the Hudson River Valley, 1820 1909The Hudson River Valley was the first iconic American landscape. Beginning as early as the 1820s, artists and writers found new ways of thinking about the human relationship with the natural world along the Hudson. Here, amid the most dramatic river and mountain scenery...
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The Eagle WatchersEagles have fascinated humans for millennia. For some, the glimpse of a distant eagle instantly becomes a treasured lifelong memory. Others may never encounter a wild eagle in their lifetime. This book was written by people who have dedicated years to the study of...
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Principles of Insect MorphologyThis classic text, first published in 1935, is once again available. Still the standard reference in the English language, Principles of Insect Morphology is considered the author's masterpiece. A talented artist as well as one of the leading entomologists of his day, Robert E....
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Bird Trapping and Bird Banding: A Handbook for Trapping Methods All over the WorldAuthor: Hans BubPublisher: Cornell University PressPublished: 03/21/1991Pages: 448Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.74lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9780801425257Audience: Young AdultThis title is not returnable
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God's Best-Kept Secret: Christianity Is Easier Than You ThinkFor many of us, the attempt to live for God can leave us feeling burdened rather than free. Yet that's not the kind of life God intends for us to experience. What if he never meant for us to try so hard? What if...
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Handy Pocket Guide to Asian Vegetables: Clear Identification Photos and Explanatory Text for the 50 Most Common Asian Vegetables Found in the TropicsLearn the essentials of Asian vegetables with this useful and portable reference book. This handy vegetable guide introduces over 50 tropical vegetables commonly found in Indonesia. Each item is described in detail, and local names as well as botanical names are given. Culinary option,...
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Malay ArchipelagoThis is one the first and most important books about 18th century Malaysia and covers a wide array of topics from Malaysian culture and history to nature and wildlife. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Malaysia. A century and a half after...
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: More Than 1,000 Illustrations and PhotographsDiscover the lifestyles, habitats, and behaviors of the animal kingdom as you've never seen them before with The Encyclopedia of Animals. Each page of this comprehensive guide is packed with amazingly detailed artworks and full-color photographs. From the flying squirrel to the yellow-bellied sapsucker,...
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Charley Harper's What's in the Coral Reef?: A Nature Discovery BookThe third book in Pomegranate's successful Nature Discovery Series, Charley Harper's What's in the Coral Reef? explores the abundance and variety of coral reef sea life. Zoe Burke's rhyming text introduces young readers to fifty different reef dwellers the Foureye Butterflyfish, Manta Ray, Staghorn...
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Birds of North CarolinaFalcon Field Guides[TM] are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.Author: Todd TelanderPublisher: Falcon Press PublishingPublished: 12/18/2012Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.10w x 0.30dISBN: 9780762778911About the AuthorTodd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator and...
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Stalked by a Mountain Lion: Fear, Fact, And The Uncertain Future Of Cougars In America, First EditionIn the 1990s, three times as many people were attacked my mountain lions as had been attacked in the previous century. These shy predators must kill to survive, and in areas where their habitats are shrinking, human-cat encounters are on the rise. Stalked by...
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Lewis and Clark among the Grizzlies: Legend And Legacy In The American West, First EditionLewis and Clark's expedition was full of adventures, but few were as exhilarating as their moments with grizzly bears. The author has combed the journals to provide readers with Lewis and Clark's own words on the Ursus horribles and offers new insight into the...
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