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The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem - Paperback

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by Richard Conner (Author)Though small among its woodpecker relatives, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker poses a huge dilemma for its human neighbors. Uniquely adapted to live in the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has nearly disappeared as the forests have been cleared for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses over the last two centuries. Today, it waits at a crossroads. Scientific management practices could restore the woodpecker's h...

Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal - Paperback

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by James Wright Steely (Author)State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came into being during the depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival records and examining especially the political context of the New Deal, James Wright Steely here provides the first comprehensive history of the founding and building of the Texas s...

The Impact of Global Warming on Texas: Second edition - Paperback

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by Jurgen Schmandt (Editor)When The Impact of Global Warming on Texas was first published in 1995, it discussed climate change as a likely future phenomenon, predicted by scientific studies. This entirely rewritten second edition presents evidence that early climate change impacts can now be observed and identifies the threats climate change will pose to Texas through the year 2050. It also offers the hopeful message that corrective action, if taken now, can avert unmanageable consequences. T...

The Road to El Cielo: Mexico's Forest in the Clouds - Paperback

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by Fred Webster (Author)Hidden high in the Sierra de Guatemala mountain range of northeastern Mexico in the state of Tamaulipas is the northernmost tropical cloud forest of the Western Hemisphere. Within its humid oak-sweetgum woodlands, tropical and temperate species of plants and animals mingle in rare diversity, creating a mecca for birders and other naturalists. Fred and Marie Webster first visited Rancho del Cielo, cloud forest home of Canadian immigrant Frank Harrison, in 1964, drawn by...

Hawthorn: The Tree That Has Nourished, Healed, and Inspired Through the Ages - Paperback

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by Bill Vaughn (Author)An engaging introduction to the ancient hawthorn tree and its varied roles in human history One of humankind's oldest companions, the hawthorn tree is bound up in the memories of every recorded age and the plot lines of cultures across the NorAuthor BiographyBill Vaughn writes for many publications about topics ranging from sports to the paper industry, fashion to the cattle business. He lives outside Missoula, MT. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.7 x 9 x 5.8 IN Publ...

Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals - Hardcover

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by Ross Piper (Author), Mike Shanahan (Illustrator)Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet has to offer. In the dark depths of the oceans, in the seemingly inhospitable Polar Regions, in the driest deserts, even within the bodies of other animals, there are animal species that have developed unique and extraordinary means of surviving and thriving. Extraordina...

Sold Into Extinction: The Global Trade in Endangered Species - Hardcover

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by Jacqueline L. Schneider (Author)This revealing and compelling title analyzes the illegal trade in endangered species from a criminological viewpoint and presents specific crime reduction techniques that could help save thousands of species from extinction. The illegal trade in endangered species is a worldwide problem that involves not only animals but also plants, and it contributes to troubling factors such as organized crime as well as the further decline of the earth's natural climate....

The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild - Paperback

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by Craig Childs (Author)From one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals. Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with sharks off the coast of British Columbia, watching a peregrine falcon perform acrobatic stunts at 200 miles per hour, or engaging in a tense face-off with a mountain lion near a desert waterhole, Craig Childs captures the mo...

House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest - Paperback

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by Craig Childs (Author)A "beautifully written travelogue" that draws on the latest scholarly research as well as a lifetime of exploration to light on the extraordinary Anasazi culture of the American Southwest (Entertainment Weekly). The greatest "unsolved mystery" of the American Southwest is the fate of the Anasazi, the native peoples who in the eleventh century converged on Chaco Canyon (in today's southwestern New Mexico) and built what has been called the Las Vegas of its day, a flour...

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World - Paperback

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by Jeff Goodell (Author)What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's thermometer, we are mo...

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by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (Author)On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencing his work and serving as his companion, distraction, consolation, and muse. Two centuries later, starlings are revile...

The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild - Hardcover

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by Joanna Greenfield (Author)Joanna Greenfield dreamed of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees. When she was offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance, the young student set off from peaceful Kenya into politically hazardous Uganda. From there, a small team of guides led her into the mountains. In stunningly evocative language, Greenfield depicts the beauty of the rainforest and the determination required to wait for one transcendent encounter in ...

Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? - Hardcover

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by Alan Weisman (Author)A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his hope that we would be inspired to find a way to add humans back to this vision of a restored, healthy planet-only in harmony, no...

The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert - Paperback

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by Craig Childs (Author)Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme.Author BiographyCraig Childs -- naturalist, adventurer, desert ecologist, and frequent contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition -- lives in Crawford, Colorado. His previous books include House of Rain, The Way Out, Th...

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence - Paperback

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by Carl Sagan (Author)"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday . . . It's a delight."--The New York Times Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries. "How can I persuade every intelligent person to read this important and eleg...

Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America - Paperback

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by Craig Childs (Author)The first people in the New World were few, their encampments fleeting. On a side of the planet no human had ever seen, different groups arrived from different directions, and not all at the same time. The land they reached was fully inhabited by megafauna--mastodons, giant bears, mammoths, saber-toothed cats, enormous bison, and sloths that stood one story tall. These Ice Age explorers, hunters, and families were wildly outnumbered and many would themselves have been ...

Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence - Hardcover

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by Paco Calvo (Author), Natalie Lawrence (With)Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with each other, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is that although plants may not have brains, their internal workings reveal a system not unlike the neuronal networks running through our own bodies. They can learn and remember, possessing an intelligence that allows them to behave in flexible, forward-looking, and goal-dire...

Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place - Hardcover

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by Laura Wright (Editor), Jessica Cory (Editor), Elisabeth Aiken (Contribution by)Ecocriticism and Appalachian studies continue to grow and thrive in academia, as they expand on their foundational works to move in new and exciting directions. When researching these areas separately, there is a wealth of information. However, when researching Appalachian ecocriticism specifically, the lack of consolidated scholarship is apparent. With Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place, editors ...

Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher - Paperback

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by Mark S. Foster (Author)This is the definitive biography of a famous developer and fascinating entrepreneur. Born in Indiana, Carl Fisher helped build the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and headed promotion for the Indy 500. But these feats were only prologue to his grandest adventure, as primary developer and promoter of Miami Beach. Number of Pages: 370 Dimensions: 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 09, 2023

Birdwatching with American Women: A Selection of Nature Writings - Paperback

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by Deborah Strom (Editor)American women have long been writing with wit and style about birds, but most of these writers (with exceptions such as Sarah Orne Jewett and Celia Thaxter) have been little known. Deborah Strom now offers a sampling of the fine birding literature produced by women from the late 1800s through World War II, introducing the writers "intriguingly, succinctly limning lives of often great fascination" (Booklist)Back JacketAmerican women have long been writing with wit and...

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by Barbara Ward (Author), René Dubos (Author), Thor Heyerdahl (Author) Number of Pages: 174 Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: March 17, 1973

Death at Buffalo Creek: The Story Behind the West Virginia Flood Disaster of 1972 - Paperback

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by Tom Nugent (Author) Number of Pages: 192 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 23, 2007

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells - Hardcover

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by National Audubon Society (Author)The most comprehensive field guide available to North American seashells--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. Featuring a durable vinyl binding and over 700 full-color identification photographs organized visually by color and shape, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells is an essential book for beach-combers and divers on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf c...

A Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs - Hardcover

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by Christopher Hobbs (Author), Steven Foster (Author)The most complete guide ever written on the medicinal plants of western North America.Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs offers the best information in the world on the current popular and traditional uses of the nearly 500 species covered--much of it available for the first time.This comprehensive guide contains more than 530 color photographs that illustrate the plants and their flowers, leaves, and fruits; the des...

A Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada, Including the Midwest - Paperback

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by Janet Wehr (Author), George A. Petrides (Author)Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides--their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for ident...

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by Jennifer Ackerman (Author)"Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains, ' Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . ." --New York Times Book Review "A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence." --Scientific American An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds r...

What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky - Hardcover

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by Kelsey Oseid (Author)A richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more. Combining art, mythology, and science, What We See in the Stars gives readers a tour of the night sky through more than 100 magical pieces of original art, all accompanied by text that weaves related legends and lore with scientific facts. This beautifully packag...

The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing: Finding Calm, Creativity, and Connection in the Natural World - Hardcover

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by Julia Plevin (Author)An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness. Forest bathing is the art of spending intentional time in nature and is practiced throughout the world to increase health and restore well-being. More and more people are turning to forest bathing as an evidence-based way to unplug, relieve stress and anxiety, and spar...

Animals, Welfare and the Law: Fundamental Principles for Critical Assessment - Paperback

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by Ian A. Robertson (Author)In this objective, practical and authoritative introductory text the author reveals how the fundamental principles of the human-animal relationship drive the development of animal law. The book explains the criteria by which the lawful use of animals is determined, and how these criteria impact evolving standards of animal protection and define the responsibilities of people in their interactions with animals. The author identifies 29 key principles which constitu...

Political Ecologies of Meat Production and Consumption - Paperback

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by Jody Emel (Editor), Harvey Neo (Editor)Livestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, in part due to economic growth and demand for meat in industrializing countries. Yet there are many concerns about the sustainability of increased meat production and consumption, from perspectives including human health, animal welfare, climate change and environmental pollution. This book tackles the key issues of contemporary meat production and consumption through a lens of political ecology, w...

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by Leonard M. Wright Jr. (Editor)The definitive collection of trout fishing adventure and advice, lore and legend Spanning almost a century of American angling, here is a book that you will read and reread, whatever your mood, for adventure, for humor, for the sheer joy of it. This veritable who's who of trout fishing, drawn from the pages of Field & Stream, describes the joy and pain, the camaraderie and solitude, the strategy, the patience, and the triumph of one of the great sporting...

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by Brenda Peterson (Author)After 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 women's bathing rituals, salmon or friendship, rain forests or life-saving dreams, Peterson weaves a compelling story of the bond between nature and ourselves. This rich, expanded collection was first hailed by critics ...