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The Backyard Bird Chronicles - Hardcover

$36.00

by Amy Tan (Author), David Allen Sibley (Foreword by)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club - With a foreword by David Allen Sibley "Unexpected and spectacular" --Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days "The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery t...

Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark - Hardcover

$30.00

by Leigh Ann Henion (Author)From a New York Times bestselling nature writer comes a celebration of what goes on outside in the dark, from blooming moon gardens to nocturnal salamanders, from glowing foxfire and synchronous fireflies that blink in unison like an orchestra of light. In this glorious celebration of the night, New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes, step outside, and embrace the dark as a profoundly beautiful part of the...

$15.00

by Leana Fischer (Illustrator), Workman Publishing (Author)A collection of 675+ beautifully illustrated stickers for every bird enthusiast. Woodland birds and desert birds. Birds that flock along the shore and birds that flit among meadows and ponds. Plus unique feathers, colorful eggs, intricate nests, owls, cardinals, and more. An immersive celebration of birds, this collection contains more than 675 charming stickers, each lovingly hand-painted within breathtaking landscapes and each perf...

New England Nature: Centuries of Writing on the Wonder and Beauty of the Land - Paperback

$19.95

by David K. Leff (Author), Eric D. Lehman (Author)Since its founding four hundred years ago, New England has been a vital source of nature writing. Maybe it's the diversity of landscapes huddled so close together or the marriage of nature and culture in a relatively small, six-state region. Maybe it's the regenerative powers of the ecosystem in a place of repeated exploitations. Or maybe we have simply been thinking about our relationship with the natural world longer than everyone.If all suc...

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year - Hardcover

$32.00

by Margaret Renkl (Author)THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS, WITH ORIGINAL COLOR ART THROUGHOUT * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a "howling love letter to the world" (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional...

Wild North Carolina: Discovering the Wonders of Our State's Natural Communities - Paperback

$29.16

by David Blevins (Author), Michael P. Schafale (Author)Celebrating the beauty, diversity, and significance of the state's natural landscapes, Wild North Carolina provides an engaging, beautifully illustrated introduction to North Carolina's interconnected webs of plant and animal life. From dunes and marshes to high mountain crags, through forests, swamps, savannas, ponds, pocosins, and flatrocks, David Blevins and Michael Schafale reveal in words and photographs natural patterns of the lands...

Prepper Items for SHTF Survival - Paperback

$12.47

by Ben Jackson (Author)Welcome to SHFT and Urban Survival Items for Preppers: The Beginners Guide to Everything You Need to Stockpile for the SHTF, Urban Survival, Prepping, and Disasters If you're interested in becoming a prepper or just curious about what you should have in any disaster situation, then you need to make sure you read this Inside SHFT & Urban Survival Items for Preppers you'll discover: Chapter One - Food Preparation and Food Items Chapter Two - Medical Supplies Chapter ...

The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape - Paperback

$19.95

by Katie Holten (Author), Ross Gay (Introduction by)Inspired by forests, trees, leaves, roots, and seeds, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape invites readers to discover an unexpected and imaginative language to better read and write the natural world around us and reclaim our relationship with it. In this gorgeously illustrated and deeply thoughtful collection, Katie Holten gifts readers her tree alphabet and uses it to masterfully translate and illuminate beloved ...

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures - Hardcover

$30.00

by Merlin Sheldrake (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. "Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world."--Ed Yong, author of An Immense World ONE OF THE B...

Fantasy Seahorses Coloring Book for Adults: Zentangle Cats Coloring Book for Adults Line Art Cats Coloring Book zentangle flowers coloring book abstra - Paperback

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by Monsoon Publishing (Author)★Fantasy Seahorses coloring book for adults★Beautiful seahorses in line art/zentangle style with corals for a beautiful underwater world. 52 pages 8,5x8,5 inch zentangle fantasy seahorses coral and other ocean animals A great cat coloring book for marine life fans and diver. Number of Pages: 54 Dimensions: 0.11 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 14, 2024

Foraging Florida: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible and Medicinal Wild Foods in Florida - Paperback

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by Roger L. Hammer (Author)Paleo-Indians lived more than 14,000 years ago in the land we now call Florida, and later came tribes of indigenous people known as the Ais, Calusa, Mayaimi, Tequesta, Timucua, and others. Still later came the Seminole and Miccosukee. These people were hunter-fisher-gatherers who lived off the bounty of what nature had to offer. Today, foraging wild fruits, nuts, grains, and other edible plant parts has become an active pastime for outdoor enthusiasts throughout the...

Intertwined: From Insects to Icebergs - Hardcover

$32.95

by Michael Gross (Author)A compelling call to action to focus on what connects us in nature to solve today's problems.In nature, everything is connected: from microscopic bacteria and soaring trees to animals struggling for survival amid thriving humanity. Yet many of today's toughest problems, from environmental destruction to divisive politics, stem from fundamental disconnections. In Intertwined, science writer Michael Gross explains how the natural world can be a powerful reminder of our ...

Mammals of Arizona Field Guide - Paperback

$16.95

by Stan Tekiela (Author)Identify Arizona mammals with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by family and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information.Whether you happen upon an animal track or actually see wildlife in nature, interacting with mammals is a thrill. Learn to identify mammals in Arizona. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, mammal identification is simple and informative. The Mammals of Arizona Field Guide features all 144 species found in the state, organized b...

Send a Ranger: My Life Serving the National Parks - Paperback

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by Tom Habecker (Author)Send a Ranger is the true story of one man's dream to live and work as a ranger in our national parks. Author Tom Habecker began his 32-year career with the National Park Service as a student intern at Gettysburg National Military Park while earning a degree in park administration at Penn State University. The book details Tom's progression from novice to journeyman park ranger, working in Yosemite, Glacier, and Denali National Parks. The book is full of exciting adven...

All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms - Paperback

$17.99

by David Arora (Author)"[All That the Rain Promises and More] is certainly the best guide to fungi, and may in fact be a long lasting masterpiece in guide writing for all subjects."--Roger McKnight, The New York Times Mushrooms appeal to all kinds of people--and so will this handy pocket guide, which includes key information for more than 200 Western mushrooms Over 200 edible and poisonous mushrooms are depicted with simple checklists of their identifying features, as David Arora celebrates t...

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by Lars Chittka (Author)Author BiographyLars Chittka is professor of sensory and behavioral ecology at Queen Mary University of London. He is the coeditor of Cognitive Ecology of Pollination. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN Publication Date: October 10, 2023

The Nature of the Political Left & Right - Paperback

$28.73

by Christopher Angle (Author) This book (in the manner of the Socratic dialogue) explains what is the nature of politics, and what is the anthropological evolution of the political party by defining the essence of the political left and right and their respective raisons d'etre, what motivates them, and the nature of their ethics. The explanation is contained in seven Dictums. Further, the book demonstrates how the Dictums are relative and explanatory to the rise and fall of empires and the c...

Edible Wild Plants, Volume 2: Wild Foods from Foraging to Feasting - Paperback

$27.99

by John Kallas Phd (Author)This new volume 2, like the first, is a user-friendly, pictorially based guide providing all you need to know to start genuinely enjoying wild foods. It helps readers successfully identify plants, develop gathering strategies, and learn preparation and cooking techniques. The unparalleled photographs and depth of understanding will knock your socks off.All books in this series are designed to teach you things you can actually apply, help you identify edible plants a...

Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains - Paperback

$31.95

by Edgar W. Spencer (Author)As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, or visit the national and state parks scattered throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will encounter an incredible variety of natural landscapes, microclimates, and fascinating rock formations. Over millions of years the ecosystems thriving here have evolved into some of the world's most diverse collections of flora and fauna. Full of rich detail and easy to use, this beautifully illustrate...

Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide - Hardcover

$58.00

by David A. Ebert (Author), Marc Dando (Author), Sarah Fowler (Author)The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks--now fully revised and updated Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures. Now fully revised and updated, it covers 536 of the world's shark species and is packed with colour illustrations, colour photos and informative diagrams. This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference guide incorporates the latest...

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by Graham Scott (Author)Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book begins by considering the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution. Development, anatomy, and physiology are then discussed followed by chapters devoted to avian reproduction, migration, ecology, and conservation. Sections dealing with aspects of bird/human relationships and bird conse...

$27.00

by Dan Kainen (Author), Kathy Wollard (Author)Journey a hundred million years back in time, and see 8 amazing dinosaurs in motion. A New York Times bestseller Using unique Photicular(R) technology that's like a 3-D movie on the page, DINOSAUR brings these legendary, long-extinct creatures to life. Each image delivers a rich, immersive visual experience--and the result is breathtaking. There's a herd of giant sauroposeidons, with their impossibly long necks, lumbering across the sun-drenc...

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by Lawrence Newcomb (Author)An ingenious key system for quick, positive field identification of wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines in Northeastern and North-central North America. Amateur and expert alike can quickly and accurately identify almost any wildflower using Lawrence Newcomb's system, which is based on natural structural features that are easily visible even to the untrained eye. Every time you see an unknown plant, ask yourself the same five questions (related to the type of ...

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by David Sibley (Author), David Sibley (Illustrator)Written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to just what the beginning birdwatcher needs to know. All 18 species of North American hummingbirds--both common and rare-- are covered. Each entry includes multiple illustrations, descriptive captions, size, and detailed range maps. In addition, the guide includes information on hummingbi...

The Last Empty Places: A Journey Through Blank Spots on the American Map - Paperback

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by Peter Stark (Author) First time in paperback, ebook, and audio editions Part travel adventure, part history, part exploration Features four specific "blank spots" from across the country and delves into our human relationships with place In The Last Empty Places, bestselling author Peter Stark takes the reader to four of the most remote, wild, and unpopulated areas of the United States outside of Alaska and mainly not part of protected wilderness: the rivers and forests of Northern Maine;...

Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 - Paperback

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by Daniel Brown (Author)On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like ...

A Kid's Guide to Backyard Birds - Paperback

$14.99

by Eliza Berkowitz (Author), Nicole Larue (Illustrator)Packed with essential facts on the United States' most easy-to-spot birds, this brightly illustrated guide is perfect for burgeoning birdwatchers ages 6 to 8.A Kid's Guide to Backyard Birds is filled with fascinating facts about the most common birds, including where they live, what they eat, and how they sound when they sing. How did the Brown-Headed Cowbird get its name? Which bird can fly up to 40 miles per hour? Packed with over 80 fu...

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fifth Edition

$26.00

by Roger Tory Peterson (Author)A new edition of the best-selling field guide with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii. For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birdsof Western North America has been a popular and trusted guide for birders of all levels, thanks to its famous system of identification and unparalleled illustrations. Following the Spring 2020 update to Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, this guide will feature updated text and range maps, and art updated ...

Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World - Paperback

$24.95

by Hannah Lewis (Author), Paul Hawken (Foreword by)*2023 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Green, Restorative Practices /Sustainability "Hannah Lewis describes a gift to a despairing world. . . . There may be no single climate solution that has a greater breadth of benefits than mini-forests. . . [and] can be done by everyone everywhere."--Paul Hawken, from the foreword For readers who enjoyed Finding the Mother Tree and The Hidden Life of Trees comes the first-ever book about a movement...

$9.95

by Mark Elbroch (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Mark Elbroch (Illustrator) Number of Pages: 12 Publication Date: November 15, 2022

Common Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

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by Katherine Darrow (Text by (Art/Photo Books))This handy FoldingGuide(TM) includes 59 wildflower species, both common and some rare, found in Oregon, Washington State, and British Columbia. They include both perennials and annuals, spring, summer, and fall bloomers found along roadsides, in fields, forest, and waterways. The species list and text is by Katherine Darrow, a resident wilderness educator at the Outdoor Academy, and a wilderness instructor at NOLS. Dimensions: 0.16 x 8.98 x 3.94 ...

Oregon Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

$8.95

by James Kavanagh (Author), Waterford Press (Author), Raymond Leung (Illustrator)A lush and mountainous gem in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon is a great place to observe and learn about birds, owing to the Beaver State's remarkable avian diversity -- over 550 species -- and varied terrain. Coastal Oregon's rocky and sand beaches are important for migratory shorebirds; offshore, seabirds can be seen in large congregations. The Cascade Mountains host conifer-dominated alpine forests where stand-...