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Mushroom Finder: Identifying Fungi in North America - Paperback

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by Jacob Kalichman (Author), Roo Vandegrift (Illustrator)Begin to identify mushrooms across North America with this pocket-size guide.If you're fascinated by fungi or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify mushrooms is essential. While this is not a guide to edible mushrooms, Mushroom Finder by Jacob Kalichman is a great tool for getting started. The handy, easy-to-use booklet is your first step in identifying mushrooms, helping to provide you with a general identification to mus...

Field Guide to the Weather: Learn to Identify Clouds and Storms, Forecast the Weather, and Stay Safe - Paperback

$14.35

by Ryan Henning (Author)This handy reference introduces the basics of meteorology and helps readers to understand and prepare for the weather ahead.Author BiographyRyan Henning was born and raised in Minnesota, where he spent most of his formative years in the Minneapolis suburb of Victoria. There, he developed a fascination with the weather--thanks largely to his dad's career in the airline industry. (Ryan loved the radar!) After earning a degree in synoptic meteorology from Purdue Universit...

Gulls of the World: A Photographic Guide - Hardcover

$43.20

by Klaus Malling Olsen (Author)A comprehensive photographic guide to the world's gull species With more than 50 gull species in the world, this family of seabirds poses some of the greatest field identification challenges of any bird group: age-related plumage changes, extensive variations within species, frequent hybridization, and complex distribution. Gulls of the World takes on these challenges and is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at these birds. Concise text emphasizes f...

Wild Edible Plants of Arizona - Paperback

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by Charles W. Kane (Author)Serving up 58 calorically/nutritionally important wild edibles for the prepper, plant utilitarian, or curious hiker/camper, Wild Edible Plants of Arizona best fits the reader with a penchant for a handy and information-salient state-specific guide. A discussion of each plant's edible use and preparation is the booklet's primary aim, though space is also given to range and habitat, medicinal uses, cautions, and noteworthy special considerations. Helpful additions inc...

Snow Moon Swimmer: Poems from Dark Waters - Paperback

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by Bethanie Mitchell (Author)Snow Moon Swimmer, Poems from Dark Waters, delves deep into the land life and underwater world of one cold water swimmer. The words flow through a life which contemplates the similarities between dictatorships and waves, while balancing the past and the future. The insight of time and temperament through words are built by the writer as architect; one who looks to garner a life of risk and resilience. Hemming together the temples of Myanmar, the dark waters of th...

Oceanic Birds of the World: A Photo Guide - Paperback

$33.60

by Steve N. G. Howell (Author), Kirk Zufelt (Author)A state-of-the-art photographic field guide to the world's oceanic birds Oceanic birds are among the most remarkable but least known of all birds, living at sea, far from the sight of most people. They offer unusual identification challenges--many species look similar and it can be difficult to get good views of fast-flying birds from a moving boat. The first field guide to the world's oceanic birds in more than two decades, this exciting an...

Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Nick Jenkins (Author)Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels...

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by Dominic Couzens (Author), Gail Ashton (Author)A fascinating, beautifully illustrated compendium of stories and facts about the insects in our world. Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of insects in 366 daily entries, from dancing honeybees to the largest spider webs in the world. Entomologists Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton present an insect for every day of the year in this beautifully produced guide. Readers are invited on a captivating journey through insect behavior, migration...

Mauled: Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack - Paperback

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by Crosbie Cotton (Author), Jeremy Evans (With)An inspiring true-life survival story set in the remote backcountry of the Canadian Rockies. In August 2017, 32-year-old Jeremy Evans endured multiple ferocious attacks by a protective female grizzly bear while hunting in the Alberta wilderness. Jeremy's injuries were massive, his scalp and face destroyed, an eye and his jaw dangling down. The tendons on one leg had been fully severed during the mauling. His hands were damaged where he had physic...

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews - Paperback

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by Deatra Cohen (Author), Adam Siegel (Author)The definitive guide to the medicinal plant knowledge of Ashkenazi herbal healers--from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Until now, the herbal traditions of the Ashkenazi people have remained unexplored and shrouded in mystery. Ashkenazi Herbalism rediscovers the forgotten legacy of the Jewish medicinal plant healers who thrived in Eastern Europe's Pale of Settlement, from their beginnings in the Middle Ages through the modern era. Including t...

The Time Nature Keeps: A Visual Guide to the Cycles and Time Spans of the Natural World - Hardcover

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by Helen Pilcher (Author)With stunning infographics on every page, this riveting visual guide reveals the mind-bending marvels of nature's timescales both large and minuscule "This work broadens our perception of time by looking at it through natural cycles . . . . The visuals seamlessly enhance the text, making for an impactful learning experience."--Booklist starred review Take a visual journey of discovery through the animal and plant kingdoms--and uncover the extraordinary rhythms of nat...

The New Plant Collector: The Next Adventure in Your House Plant Journey - Paperback

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by Darryl Cheng (Author)Darryl Cheng, bestselling author of The New Plant Parent, is back with the first book for indoor gardeners who want to step up from basic plant care to creating rewarding plant collections. The world of indoor gardening is exploding with desirable new and unusual plants. Thanks to the resources of the internet and social media, finding amazing varieties has never been easier--but knowing how to get maximum enjoyment from this enticing world is not so easy. In The New...

Why Some Babies Do Not Sleep Well: How to Fix Your Newborn to 6 Month Baby's Sleep Problems for Good - Paperback

$15.34

by Beth Miller (Author)Why do some babies not sleep well? This is a common question that many parents ask. Understandably so, because babies have a silent language unknown to adults. As a result, the parent cannot understand the baby's unspoken cues. Thus, the parent cannot meet the baby's needs effectively. This communication gap results in an overstimulated, overtired baby that has a has a difficult time falling asleep or staying asleep. This is very frustrating and overwhelming for a paren...

A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places - Hardcover

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by Christopher Brown (Author)A genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society. A Natural History of Empty Lots is a genre-defying work of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that explores what happens when nature and the city intersect. During the real estate crash of the late 2000s, Christopher Brown purchased an empty lot in an industrial section of Austin, Texas. The property--abandoned and full of litter and debri...

Reading Water: Lessons from the River - Paperback

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by Rebecca Lawton (Author)2002 FINALIST, FOREWORD INDIE Nature Book of the Year" [A] seasoned depiction of the nomadic culture, empty canyons, and wild western rivers that define and haunt her. Honest in her assessment of the psychological costs of a gypsy life, artful in her understanding of currents and seasons, Lawton depicts the rivers taking away as well as giving . . . " - David James Duncan, author, The River Why and My Story as Told by WaterYou've read about famed explorers and early ...

Dinosaurs: Profiles from a Lost World - Hardcover

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by Riley Black (Author), Riccardo Frapiccini (Illustrator)Who isn't fascinated by dinosaurs? These strange reptiles have awed us ever since their fossils were first identified as the bones of creatures from the distant past.For millions of years, dinosaurs ruled the prehistoric world. And now, millions of years after their mass extinction, they continue to rule our imaginations.But how did dinosaurs live, what did they eat, how did they move about, and what were the differences between their ...

Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The FBI vs. the Earth Liberation Front - Paperback

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by Craig Rosebraugh (Author), Tamsin Omond (Foreword by)A harrowing, captivating firsthand history of the rise of the radical environmental movement the Earth Liberation Front (ELF). Since 1997, the ELF has inflicted over $100 million in damages on entities they believe to be causing environmental destruction, mostly through brazen arson attacks on timber companies, ski resorts, and car dealerships. Former ELF spokesperson Craig Rosebraugh charts the history and ideology of the ELF and explor...

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by Steve Brill (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Steve Brill (Illustrator) Dimensions: 0.1 x 9.5 x 4.5 IN Publication Date: November 15, 2022

Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights - Paperback

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by Sue Donaldson (Author), Will Kymlicka (Author)Zoopolis offers a new agenda for the theory and practice of animal rights. Most animal rights theory focuses on the intrinsic capacities or interests of animals, and the moral status and moral rights that these intrinsic characteristics give rise to. Zoopolis shifts the debate from the realm of moral theory and applied ethics to the realm of political theory, focusing on the relational obligations that arise from the varied ways that animals re...

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by Sabrina Imbler (Author)Through intertwined threads of autofiction, lyric science writing, and the tale of a newly queer Hawaiian volcano, Sabrina Imbler delivers a coming out story on a geological time scale. This is a small book that tackles large, wholly human questions-what it means to live and date under white supremacy, to never know if one is loved or fetishized, how to navigate fierce desires and tectonic heartbreak through the rise and eventual eruption of a first queer love."When ...

A Land Made from Water: Appropriation and the Evolution of Colorado's Landscape, Ditches, and Water Institutions - Paperback

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by Robert R. Crifasi (Author)A Land Made from Water chronicles how the appropriation and development of water and riparian resources in Colorado changed the face of the Front Range--an area that was once a desert and is now an irrigated oasis suitable for the habitation and support of millions of people. This comprehensive history of human intervention in the Boulder Creek and Lefthand Creek valleys explores the complex interactions between environmental and historical factors to show how tho...

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by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn (Author)An arresting memoir of love and unbending religion, toxicity and disease, and one family's desperate wait for a miracle that never came. Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn was the oldest of five children, a twelve-year-old from Lubbock, Texas, whose evangelical family eschewed public education for homeschooling, and wove improbable scientific theories into literal interpretations of the Bible. Then her father, a former air force pilot, was diagnosed with cancer a...

Fragile: Birds, Eggs and Habitats - Hardcover

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by Colin Prior (Author), Des Thompson (With)Birds' eggs are true wonders of the natural world: they are strong enough to protect the embryo as it grows and to withstand incubation by the parent, yet sufficiently fragile to allow the chick to hatch. Little wonder that the enormous diversity of avian eggs - the amazing range of shapes, sizes, colours, textures and patterns - has long fascinated us. Since boyhood, the renowned landscape photographer Colin Prior has had a passion for wild birds. ...

American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood - Paperback

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by Paul Greenberg (Author)INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS & EDITORS Book Award, Finalist 2014 "A fascinating discussion of a multifaceted issue and a passionate call to action" --Kirkus From the acclaimed author of Four Fish and The Omega Principle, Paul Greenberg uncovers the tragic unraveling of the nation's seafood supply--telling the surprising story of why Americans stopped eating from their own waters in American Catch In 2005, the United States imported five billion pounds of seafood, n...

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes: And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients - Paperback

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by Lucy H. Spelman (Editor), Ted Y. Mashima (Editor)A moray eel diagnosed with anorexia...A herd of bison whose only hope is a crusading female doctor from Paris...A vet desperately trying to save an orphaned whale by unraveling the mystery of her mother's death...This fascinating book offers a rare glimpse into the world of wild animals and the doctors who care for them. Here pioneering zoological veterinarians--men and women on the cutting edge of a new medical frontier--tell real-life tale...

The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal - Paperback

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by Vicki Croke (Author)Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke gives us the remarkable account of Ruth Harkness and her extraordinary journey, and restores Harkness to her rightful place a...

The Best of Outside: The First 20 Years - Paperback

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by Outside Magazine (Author)The man-eating proclivities of Komodo dragons. The complicated art of being a cowgirl. A picaresque ramble with a merry band of tree-cleaners. The big-wave crusaders of the world's best surfers. For the past twenty years, Outside magazine has set the standard for original and engaging reports on travel, adventure, sports, and the environment. Along the way, many of America's best journalists and storytellers--including such writers as Jon Krakauer, Tim Cahill, E. A...

A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America: Second Edition - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Glassberg (Author)A thoroughly revised edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative photographic field guide to North American butterflies This is a revised second edition of the most detailed, comprehensive, and user-friendly photographic field guide to the butterflies of North America. Written by Jeffrey Glassberg, the pioneering authority on the field identification of butterflies, the guide covers all known species, beautifully illustrating them with 3,500 large, gorgeou...

Grizzly Bear Science and the Art of a Wilderness Life: Forty Years of Research in the Flathead Valley - Paperback

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by Bruce McLellan (Author)In all scientific disciplines, there is an expanding gap between what is known by the general public and what is known by scientists. In this book, Dr. Bruce McLellan tries to bridge that gap. Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an increasing challenge and require a deep understanding of these large carnivores and what factors make their populations tick. Based on perhaps the longest uninterrupted wildlife research project done by one individual, th...

Hawaii: Interlink Traveller's Wildlife Guide - Paperback

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by Les Beletsky (Author), Pratt (Illustrator)All the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Hawaii's unique land animals and magnificent sea life can be found in this convenient easy-to-carry guide. Travellers to Hawaii go for sun, sand, and surf, but increasingly leave the beach for part of their stay to explore the islands' incredible natural attractions: stunning mountain scenery, wonderful hiking trails, glimpses of birds--many of them highly endangered--that occur nowhe...

Jane Austen on Nature: The Novels as Pastoral Literature - Paperback

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by Mary Jane Curry (Author) Jane Austen's heroines respond to the power of the natural world, seeking comfort in nature's calm or referencing "verdure"--meaning fresh greenness and fertility--in relation to their awakening sexuality. This book focuses on the interactions between Austen's heroines and the uncontrollable, wild world. Femininity and nature are interwoven; male characters often exploit nature as they exploit women. In the fragment _Sanditon_, Austen satirizes resort developers w...

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by Tyler E. Bagwell (Author)Since the 1940s, Jekyll Island has gone through a transformation from an exclusive private club where America's wealthiest families vacationed to a state-owned resort enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. The changes that came to Jekyll brought bothdisappointments and triumphs, and involved people from all walks of life--the former employees of the Jekyll Island Club who remained after its closing in 1942, the military servicemen who were stationed on the isl...