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.
-
Sustainable Development PLandscape Architecture Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development Winner, 1994 MeritAward for Communications, American Society of LandscapeArchitects "Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development is nothing lessthan a user's manual for planet Earth that integrates theprinciples of ecological design with practical realities betterthan anything I've read. John...
- $254.11 SGD
- $254.11 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons LearnedIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many animals had to fend for themselves because their owners lost them or were unable to care for them. In Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned, Cathy Scott documents her experience working with the Best Friends...
- $40.99 SGD
- $40.99 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore RooseveltOne of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and the upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived...
- $68.30 SGD
- $68.30 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Nature and Other MothersAfter the success of Living by Water, novelist and nature writer Brenda Peterson turns her eye on the nature in human nature. Her focus in mainly the feminine body -- of earth and women, of animals, human and nonhuman. Whether writing about whales or...
- $32.82 SGD
- $32.82 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
WinterThe second volume in his autobiographical quartet based on the seasons, Winter is an achingly beautiful collection of daily meditations and letters addressed directly to Knaugsaard's unborn daughter 2 December - It is strange that you exist, but that you don't know anything about...
- $43.07 SGD
- $43.07 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Let Them Be Eaten by Bears: A Fearless Guide to Taking Our Kids Into the Great OutdoorsBased on the author's acclaimed Integrated Outdoor Program, LET THEM BE EATEN BY BEARS is Peter Hoffmeister's inspiring guide to getting kids to enjoy and appreciate nature. Drawing from his personal and professional background as an educator, guide, writer, and father, Peter reminds his...
- $40.67 SGD
- $40.67 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Rain in the TreesA literary event--a new volume of poems by one of the masters of modern poetry--The Rain in the Trees is W. S. Merwin's first book since the publication five years ago of his Opening the Hand. Almost no other poet of our time has...
- $45.34 SGD
- $45.34 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving SpeciesWhat can fossilized teeth tell us about the life expectancy of our ancient ancestors? How did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution? How can simple geometric comparisons of skull and pelvic fossils suggest a possible origin to our social...
- $64.46 SGD
- $64.46 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Lord's Woods: The Passing of an American WoodlandAuthor: Robert ArbibPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 01/01/1971Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51dISBN: 9780393334029
- $43.75 SGD
- $43.75 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
A Birdwatcher's CookbookFor years Erma Fisk (Jonnie as she is known to her friends) has crisscrossed the globe, first with her husband as they traveled for the Department of Commerce, and more recently as an ornithologist and bird-bander. In addition to studying birds, she has gathered...
- $48.01 SGD
- $48.01 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Animal Connection: A New Perspective on What Makes Us HumanWhy do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive--after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat--but in this heartening new study, acclaimed anthropologist Pat Shipman reveals that our propensity...
- $64.46 SGD
- $64.46 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and ExploreViewing the Constellations with Binoculars is a complete guide to practical astronomy, written for beginners, intermediate-level astronomers, and even people who have not yet turned their gaze to the night sky. The required observing equipment to get the full value from this book is...
- $102.50 SGD
- $102.50 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire SkyThis comprehensive sky guide includes a short introduction to observing, a thorough description of the star charts and tables, a glossary and much more. Geared to both the beginner and seasoned observer, the Atlas contains star charts and information for all those who observe...
- $77.90 SGD
- $77.90 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us HumanRichard Leakey's personal account of his fossil hunting and landmark discoveries at Lake Turkana, his reassessment of human prehistory based on new evidence and analytic techniques, and his profound pondering of how we became " human" and what being " human" really means.Author: Richard...
- $47.84 SGD
- $47.84 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Cowboy WayIn February of his forty-fourth year, journalist David McCumber signed on as a hand on rancher Bill Galt's expansive Birch Creek spread in Montana. The Cowboy Way is an enthralling and intensely personal account of his year spent in open country--a book that expertly...
- $43.73 SGD
- $43.73 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Blue Planet, Blue God: The Bible and The SeaThe ocean dominates the surface of the earth and is in the pages of the Bible too. The Bible offers a view of the sea and the life it supports which affirms its intrinsic value to God as a good, and indeed essential, part...
- $73.78 SGD
- $73.78 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Western RegionFrom America's foremost authorities on birds, this pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide is an ideal introduction to the birds of the Western United States.Is that butterfly outside your window a Monarch or a Giant Swallowtail? What's the best kind of feeder for attracting birds...
- $26.28 SGD
- $26.28 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Stokes Guide to Observing Insect LivesWith these handy paperback reference guides, illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings, nature watchers know what to look for and how to interpret what they see. Whether carried into the field or consulted at home, these books provide readers with fascinating facts and insights...
- $43.73 SGD
- $43.73 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human HistoryEveryone is familiar with the dodo and the wooly mammoth, but how many people have heard of the scimitar cat and the Falkland Island fox? Extinct Animals portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. Each...
- $352.00 SGD
- $352.00 SGD
- Unit price
- per
-
Deep FutureA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title A bold, far-reaching look at how our actions will decide the planet's future for millennia to come. Imagine a planet where North American and Eurasian navies are squaring off over shipping lanes through an acidified, ice-free...
- $40.99 SGD
- $40.99 SGD
- Unit price
- per