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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives

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Report copyright infringementby Mark E. Hauber (Author), Tony Angell (Illustrator)An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators. From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from ...

Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World - Hardcover

$30.00

by Joe Roman (Author)NAMED A TOP-TEN BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN A "fascinating" exploration (Elizabeth Kolbert) of how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying--and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe. If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains--eating, pooping, and dying along the way--are its heart and arteries, pumping nitrogen and phosphorus ...

Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes - Hardcover

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by Clive Oppenheimer (Author)Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind. In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits, listening to hissing lava at the crater's edge, or hunting for the far-flung ashes from Earth's greatest eruptions, Oppenheimer is an ideal guide, offering readers the chance to tag along on the daring, seemingly-imposs...

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Zimmer (Author), Jaime Green (Author)Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. "What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted," writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at t...

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Report copyright infringementby Liz Brown Morgan (Author)The Rocky Mountain region's diverse geography overflows with edible plant species. From salsify to pearly everlasting, currants to pine nuts, Foraging the Rocky Mountains guides you to 85 edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the region. This valuable reference guide will help you identify and appreciate the wild bounty of the Rocky Mountain states. This guide also includes:: detailed descriptions of edible plants and animals tips o...

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Coots (Author)The beauty of the apex predator captured up close and unflinchingly. A global shift from fright to endearment is happening, and the world is falling in love with sharks as risk of their endangerment increases.Mike Coots, who was nearly killed by a tiger shark as a teenager and has since dedicated his life to capturing and sharing sharks' beauty and indispensable role in a healthy ocean, gets up close and very personal with the magnificent cre...

The Lives of Butterflies: A Natural History of Our Planet's Butterfly Life

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Report copyright infringementby David G. James (Author), David J. Lohman (Author)A beautifully illustrated introduction to the lives of butterflies around the world There are more than fifteen thousand butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of habitats. Bright and beautiful, butterflies also have fascinating life histories and play an important role in our planet's ecosystems. The Lives of Butterflies showcases the extraordinary range of colors and patterns of the w...

The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods

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Report copyright infringementby Danna Staaf (Author)An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world's most interesting and charismatic marine creatures Dive deep into the fascinating world of cephalopods--octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and the mysterious nautilus--to discover the astonishing diversity of this unique group of intelligent invertebrates and their many roles in the marine ecosystem. Organized by marine habitat, this book features an extraordinary range of...

This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis Devoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild

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Report copyright infringementby Nate Schweber (Author)Winner of the High Plains Book Award Best Book of the Year - Outdoor Writers Association of America"How could we have missed the swashbuckling story of Avis and Bernard DeVoto, tribunes of public lands, free speech and liberty itself? Thankfully we have it now from Nate Schweber, in telling and rich details that make clear its ties to Joe McCarthy, J. Edgar Hoover, and today's demagogue-ridden America."--Larry Tye, New York Times bestselli...

The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

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Report copyright infringementby Mark O'Shea (Author)Updated to reflect the most recent species classifications, a second edition of the beautifully illustrated and beloved guide to 600 members of the suborder Serpentes. For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets. Snakes can convey both beauty and menace in a single tongue f...

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Report copyright infringementby Maxwell V. L. Barclay (Author), Patrice Bouchard (Author)A richly illustrated guide to the astonishing variety of beetles around the world Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms on Earth: almost 400,000 species have been formally described so far, and it is likely that this number merely scratches the surface. In Beetles of the World, Maxwell Barclay and Patrice Bouchard--two of the world's f...

The Little Encyclopedia of Mythical Horses: An A-To-Z Guide to Legendary Steeds

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Report copyright infringementby Eliza Berkowitz (Author)From Arthurian legend to tales of ancient China, horses have traversed the world alongside humans for centuries, and their heroic adventures are gathered here in this one-of-a-kind little encyclopedia . . . Beloved for their grace, strength, and untamed beauty, horses have always loomed large in our imaginations, featuring in mythologies across cultures and throughout history. This little encyclopedia rounds up more than 50 mythical ho...

Hiking Trails of the Pacific Northwest: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Southwestern British Columbia

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Report copyright infringementby Bart Smith (Photographer), Craig Romano (Author), William Sullivan (Author)Hike some of the most famous trails in the world, with the region's top guides right by your side. This official book celebrates the trails of the Pacific Northwest with stunning photography, maps, rarely seen archival photos, and information-packed text by top regional hiking authors that brings the history of the trails to life. The backcountry of the Pacific Northwest covers millions ...

Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer S. Holland (Author)A heart-warming celebration of love between species from the New York Times bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships. In her inspiring New York Times bestseller Unlikely Friendships, Jennifer Holland introduced us to the heartwarming relationships that exist between animals of different species. Her stories struck a chord with thousands of readers, including Temple Grandin, who described the book as "amazing." Now Holland explores...

Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans' Cornerstone Species

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Report copyright infringementby Annalisa Berta (Author)A richly illustrated introduction to the world's living and extinct sea mammals From the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this book, Annalisa Berta, a leading expert on sea mammals and their evolution, presents an engaging and richly illustrated introduction to past and present species of these remarkable creatures...

Deep Water: From the Frilled Shark to the Dumbo Octopus and from the Continental Shelf to the Mariana Trench

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Report copyright infringementby Riley Black (Author)From celebrated science writer Riley Black, a beautifully illustrated, compelling deep dive into the life story of the abyss, its ancient creatures, and the scientists and submersibles that have documented them. What lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia. Today, we have explored more of the surface of the Moon than we have the deep sea. What thrives in these mysterious depths, how did these life-forms e...

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Report copyright infringementby Liu Yang (Author), Chen Shuihua (Author)A comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to the birds of China China is home to some of the most spectacular birdlife to be found anywhere in the world. This richly illustrated field guide covers every species found throughout the region, including numerous endemic and globally threatened species. Detailed species accounts cover everything from biometrics and habitat to behavior, distribution, and voice, and each on...

Growing Succulents: A Pictorial Guide (Over 1,500 Photos and 700 Plants)

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Report copyright infringementby Shoichi Tanabe (Author)An invaluable reference for beginners and experienced enthusiasts alike! Beginners will love this book for its pictorial and concise approach to growing, grouping and caring for succulents and cacti to make them thrive. Experienced succulents enthusiasts will appreciate the sheer variety of plants described here--a detailed field guide to over 700 varieties, both common and exotic. Author Shoichi Tanabe walks you through all the steps fro...

The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction

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Report copyright infringementby Gísli Pálsson (Author)Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book PrizeHow an iconic bird's final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gísli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great a...

I Love You More Than Trash: A Fill-In Book

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander Schneider (Author), Yeji Yun (Artist)Celebrate the bonds of friendship and love by saying you'll be there through the good days and the trash days with this unique and playful fill-in book filled with adorable trash animals. When your recipient feels like a trash panda or maybe a pizza rat, this is the perfect book to remind them that even when they might feel like trash, they are still your treasure. Once you fill in the 46 prompts, this illustrated...

Becoming Vegetalista: My Visionary Initiation and Apprenticeship with the Plant Nations of Earth

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Harrod Buhner (Author)The remarkable story of the powerful visionary episodes Stephen Harrod Buhner experienced over half a century ago.The demands that were made for his reformulation of the self, and his subsequent training with the plants of the high Rocky Mountains into their uses as medicines and ecological modulators for planetary health. And as well, his meeting and training with some of the most innovative teachers of the latter half of the twen...

Indigenous Peoples and Mining: A Global Perspective

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Report copyright infringementby Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh (Author)Indigenous peoples have occupied their territories for thousands of years, territories that are increasingly being mined by an industry applying the most modern extractive, marketing, and transport technologies on a scale that can be difficult to comprehend. Mining reshapes landscapes, literally moving mountains and diverting rivers; the Indigenous owners of these landscapes often believe them to have been originally shaped by an...

Book of North American Birds: An Illustrated Guide to More Than 600 Species

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Report copyright infringementby Editors of Reader's Digest (Author)The Book of North American Birds is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to more than 6000 species of birds that spend at least part of the year on the North American continent. More than any other kind of wildlife, birds have an almost magical hold on the human imagination. They are beautiful, vibrantly alive, and seen everywhere. They open our eyes to the world of nature and enrich our spirits with their color,...

Bat Island: A Rare Journey Into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats

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Report copyright infringementby Christian Ziegler (Photographer), Rachel A. Page (Author), Dina K. N. Dechmann (Author)Featuring incredible photography and insight from an international team with long-term ties to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bat Island spotlights the unique beauty and environmental importance of the seventy-six species of bats on Panama's Barro Colorado Island. For decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have studied the remarkable ...

Windswept: Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish Highlands

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Report copyright infringementby Annie Worsley (Author)'Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas' ROBERT MACFARLANE'An instant classic of British nature-writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHA few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or croft on the west coast of Scotland. It is a land ruled by great elemental forces - light, wind and water - that hold sway over how land forms, where the sea sits an...

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour

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Report copyright infringementby David Attenborough (Author) The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough's classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. 'This is, quite simply, the best thing I've ever done.' Sir David Attenborough on the TV series, The Trials of Life, upon which this book is based.This is the third and last of Sir David's great natural history books ba...

The Colors of the Earth: Our Planet's Most Brilliant Natural Landscapes

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Report copyright infringementby Anke Benstem (Author), Kai Dürfeld (Author), Robert Fischer (Author)This large-format coffee-table book (15 × 10 inches) includes over 300 luscious images, disclosing such sights as - mountain peaks glowing red under the setting sun - ocean shores glistening blue - black volcanic rock erupting into vivid red founts of fire - softer pastel tones blanketing a blooming heath or lavender field - a medley of greens--deep-green hues of tropical rainforests, poison-gr...

For the Love of Farming: Farmer Will's Guide to Life in the Fields

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Report copyright infringementby Farmer Will (Author)"The Steve Irwin of Farm Animals" You fell in love with Farmer Will for his hilarious, informative - and insanely cute - TikTok vids. How would you like to visit his farm, meet his animals and escape to the world of this loveable TikToker and champion of modern farming? Farmer Will - otherwise known as Will Young - is the eccentric lamb-tending, dancing farmer who's rocked TikTok since exploding onto the Internet in 2020. His first TikTok...

Mini Encyclopedia Keeping Koi: Comprehensive Coverage, from Building a Koi Pond to Choosing Color Varieties

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Report copyright infringementby Keith Holms (Author), Tony Pitham (Author), Nick Fletcher (Author) Koi are shimmering, beautiful fish that can be grown in almost any backyard water feature. This Mini-Encyclopedia is packed with sensible advice and practical guidance for keeping beautiful, healthy koi. Part one examines the equipment and systems used to create and sustain the water quality that koi need to flourish. Part two looks in detail at how to build a koi pond, with plans and step-by...

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Report copyright infringementby George W. Symonds (Author)A new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods.The book is in two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details which look alike, narrowing the identification of a tree to one of a small group -- the family or genus.Then, in the Master Pages, the species of the tree is determined, with similar detai...

A Darwinian Survival Guide: Hope for the Twenty-First Century

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel R. Brooks (Author), Salvatore J. Agosta (Author)How humanity brought about the climate crisis by departing from its evolutionary trajectory 15,000 years ago--and how we can use evolutionary principles to save ourselves from the worst outcomes. Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel, urbanization, and global climate change. In A Darwinian Survival Guide, Daniel Brooks an...

The Sloth Lemur's Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present

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Report copyright infringementby Alison Richard (Author)A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island. Madagascar is a place of change. A biodiversity hotspot and the fourth largest island on the planet, it has been home to a spectacular parade of animals, from giant flightless birds and giant tortoises on the ground to agile lemurs leaping through the treetops. Some species live on; many have vanished ...