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The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Schneider (Author)A New York Times Notable Book "Conjures the Adirondack wilderness as a vast and imposing stage on which a succession of human dramas--from the romantic to the terrifying--come alive." --John Berendt, #1 New York Times-bestselling author This book is a romance, a story of first love between Americans and a thing they call "wilderness." For it was in the Adirondacks that masses of non-Native Americans first learned to cherish the wilderness...

Toward Integrated Water Resources Management in Armenia

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Report copyright infringementby Winston Yu (Author), Rita E. Cestti (Author), Ju Young Lee (Author)This report aims to assess the overall water resources management situation in Armenia to identify opportunities for strengthening water security in the country. The proper management of water resources will continue to play a key role in the socioeconomic development of Armenia. The performance of the irrigation, hydropower, municipal, industrial, and environment sectors depends on the judiciou...

Modern Marine Weather: From Time-honored Traditional Knowledge to the Latest Technology - Hardcover

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by David Burch (Author), Tobias Burch (Designed by)A comprehensive text on how to take weather into account for the planning and navigation of voyages, local or global, using the latest technologies as well as the time-honored skills of maritime tradition, so that your time on the water remains as safe and efficient as possible. Covers practical applications of GRIB files, ASCAT wind measurements, and other modern resources. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.63 x 11 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Yes...

The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)

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Report copyright infringementby Lucy Jones (Author)By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they hav...

The Ocean: The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge - Hardcover

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by Chris Dixon (Author), Jeremy K. Spencer (Author)A beautifully illustrated and completely unique nautical book. This celebration of all things ocean features an unprecedented wealth of 21st-century know-how and storytelling. Informative, inspirational, and incredibly entertaining, The Ocean is the definitive guide to the world's greatest nature treasure and playground. Filled with more than 200 enlightening and evocative illustrations, this beautiful ocean book features short-subject deep ...

Hunt for Justice: The True Story of a Woman Undercover Wildlife Agent

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Report copyright infringementby Lucinda Schroeder (Author)Selected for the 2007 Amelia Bloomer Project list of recommended feminist literature for young readers. For thirty years, Lucinda Delaney Schroeder held an unusual government position: she was one of the handful of women special agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Her job: to investigate crimes against wildlife. Unlike the majority of hunters who respect both their prey and the laws, evidence was piling up against an unscru...

The Old Village Road: Songs of a Vietnamese American

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Report copyright infringementby Hao C. Tran (Author)The second collection of short memoir pieces by Hao C. Tran, author of Skinny Woman in a Straw Hat."A deeply lyrical call home, a searing act of witness, and an unapologetically personal testament to exile and return."--J.K. Fowler, Executive Director, Bay Area Book Festival"A gifted writer and humanitarian, Hao Tran shares deeply moving stories of his life in Vietnam before the fall of Saigon, his travels and studies in Australia and the US...

Stepping Off: Rewilding and Belonging in the South-West

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas M. Wilson (Author)As I grew up, it became apparent to me that I didn't really understand the natural environment of the place where I was born. I found myself wishing that my parents had given me a book that revealed to me my homeland beyond the suburbs and the city.Stepping Off is a book for locals and travellers alike. It is the story of the south-western corner of Western Australia: an environmental history, a social history, an invitation to reconnec...

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Report copyright infringementby Valerie Helps (Author)After years of cruising along the French waterways in their canal boat, de Villehardouin, Valerie Helps and her husband Geoffrey, decide to put down roots on terra firma.In the Loiret region of central France they discover a pond, a dilapidated farmhouse and a neglected garden which tick all their boxes. What follows is a great deal of backbreaking work and commitment, but the love the two have for each other, for the country and for the f...

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Report copyright infringementby C. D. Yonge (Translator)Cicero's Treatise On The Nature Of The Gods is a philosophical work that explores the nature of the gods and the universe. Written by the Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, the book is a dialogue between three characters who represent different schools of thought: the Epicureans, the Stoics, and the Academics. The book is divided into three parts, each of which examines a different perspective on the nature of the god...

The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

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Report copyright infringementby Ellen Meloy (Author)In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape. From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. Her keen visi...

Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909 Volume 58

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Lowitt (Author), Judith Fabry (Author)When Franklin D. Roosevelt's agriculture secretary and vice-president, Henry A. Wallace, had completed his junior year at Iowa State College in 1909, his family sent him on a western tour "in search of the Corn Belt farmer." Young Henry was to report to the family journal, Wallace's Farmer, how former Corn Belt farmers were prospering in the districts newly irrigated under public or private auspices, such as Arizon...

Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera

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Report copyright infringementby Phaidon Editors (Author), David G. James (Contribution by), Tamar Riessen (Contribution by)An expansive and awe-inspiring visual survey celebrating the stunning beauty of butterflies and moths across art, history, science, and culture 'Tap[s] into the myriad ways in which these marvelous bugs pollinate not only our fragile ecosystems but our imaginations, too.' - Colossal A BEST ART BOOK OF THE YEAR: Christian Science MonitorButterflies have enchanted people f...

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Report copyright infringementby Henry David Thoreau (Author)The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our wor...

Back in the City: Journals of a Park Superintendent

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Report copyright infringementby Wallace Keck (Author)The following is a true story of the adventures and experiences of a professional naturalist and park superintendent. The journal entries published here constitute part three of a trilogy as follows: [Book 1] "In Devil's Den: Journals of a Park Interpreter 1988-1994"[Book 2] "An Idaho Calling: Journals of a Park Ranger 1994-1997"[Book 3] "Back in the City: Journals of a Park Superintendent 1997-2024"Readers of this third book now join the a...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Henry Huxley (Author)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1888 Edition. Number of Pages: 186 Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: March 30, 2014

One Garden Against the World: In Search of Hope in a Changing Climate

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Bradbury (Author)WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGFINALIST IN THE GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDS Five years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.It's busy: home to all sorts of wildlife, from red mason bees and house sparrows to hedgehogs and dragonflies. Brighton and Hove's entire frog population seems to breed in her small p...

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Report copyright infringementby Carveth Wells (Author)"Six Years in the Malay Jungle" is a captivating firsthand account of life and exploration in the dense wilderness of the Malay Peninsula during the early 20th century. Written by engineer and adventurer Carveth Wells, the narrative chronicles his experiences surveying for a railway line through some of the most challenging terrain on Earth. The book stands out for its unique blend of scientific curiosity and high-spirited humor, as Wells ...

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Miller (Author)Matt Miller's debut essay collection, Leaves of Healing: A Year in the Garden, journeys through the garden year and the church year together to uncover how life in both realms can help us rediscover our bodies and our sense of time, thereby helping us reach toward the sense of wholeness we all seek. Following the cycles of physical and liturgical seasons from a residential permaculture garden in the Ozarks, each meditation combines reflectio...

Brain Games - Sticker by Number - Vintage: Butterflies (28 Images to Sticker)

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Report copyright infringementby Publications International Ltd (Author), Brain Games (Author), New Seasons (Author)Beautiful images based on vintage lithographs fill Sticker By Number: Vintage Butterflies. Piece together sticker tiles to discover a variety of colorful scenes. Features 28 butterfly and moth images to sticker, including the monarch, swallowtail, Atlas moth, and Queen Alexandra's birdwing. Puzzle designs range in difficulty. Perforated pages make the book easy to use. Inc...

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Report copyright infringementby Gretel Ehrlich (Author)A transcendent, lyrical meditation on life in the American West "Wyoming has found its Whitman." --Annie Dillard Poet and filmmaker Gretel Ehrlich went to Wyoming in 1975 to make the first in a series of documentaries when her partner died. Ehrlich stayed on and found she couldn't leave. The Solace of Open Spaces is a chronicle of her first years on "the planet of Wyoming," a personal journey into a place, a feeling, and a way of life. Eh...

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Report copyright infringementby John Muir Laws (Author), David Allen Sibley (Foreword by)John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, "To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To cr...

Bird Feathers & Eggs of the Midwest: Identify 40 Species of Common Backyard Birds

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Report copyright infringementby Stan Tekiela (Author)Identify bird eggs, feathers, and nests with this pocket-size booklet, organized by feather size for convenience of use.Whether you're a tracker who studies animal signs, a bird watcher, a gardener, or simply someone who appreciates nature and its curiosities, keep this handy guide close at hand. Written by award-winning author, photographer, and naturalist Stan Tekiela and designed for ease of use, the booklet is organized by birds' typica...

Spring and Fall Scenes in Chester County, Pa

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Report copyright infringementby David Nalin (Author)Dr. David Nalin is a research physician whose work developing oral rehydration therapy for acute dehydrating intestinal infectious is credited with saving over fifty million lives globally. His avocations include collecting South Asian and Himalayan art and photography of natural scenery, examples of the latter being the subject of this book.Born in New York City, he moved to West Chester in 1988 and became fascinated with the natural beauty...

Ephemeral Coast: Visualizing Coastal Climate Change (Color)

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Report copyright infringementby Celina Jeffery (Editor)Ephemeral Coast - Visualizing Coastal Climate Change considers the ways that art can offer a means through which to discover, analyze, re-imagine and re-frame emotive discourses about the ecological and cultural transformations of the coastline. This edited anthology takes ephemerality as its central conceptual and methodological framework and presents a series of essays that create interconnections between environmental and social consid...

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Report copyright infringementby Elena Skvirski (Author)A coloring book that features the relaxing contemplative mandala patterns and fauna images of Azores islands, Portugal. These captivating symmetrical designs provide inspiration, creativity and harmony. Number of Pages: 26 Dimensions: 0.05 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: April 01, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby David Sibley (Author)Written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected illustrator and naturalist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to just what the curious beginner needs to know. 48 of the most common indigenous and cultivated tree species are covered, including descriptions, size, range, and illustrations of bark, leaves, blossoms, and fruits and berries, all taken from his award-winning The Sibley Guide to Trees. The Paci...

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 ...

The California Naturalist Handbook, Second Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Greg De Nevers (Author), Deborah Edelman (Author), Adina Merenlender (Author)The go-to guide to California's natural history, now updated with fresh insights on stewardship for a changing climate and diverse naturalist perspectives.The California Naturalist Handbook offers a fun, science-based introduction to California's natural history, emphasizing observation, discovery, communication, and stewardship. This accessible guidebook explores geology, native plant...

Facilitating Watershed Management: Fostering Awareness and Stewardship

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Report copyright infringementby Robert M. Abbott (Contribution by), Carolyn A. Adams (Contribution by), Steven I. Apfelbaum (Contribution by)Facilitating Watershed Management brings together myriad distinctive voices to create an experiential learning process drawn from the most important innovators in the field. Presenting an introduction to the diversity of tools (sociological, pedagogical, phenomenological) needed to implement watershed management in the real world trenches, the book helps...

Life Lessons: Poems by Richard Aronowitz

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Aronowitz (Author)Richard Aronowitz's Life Lessons is a book about coming into knowledge. Not so much from reading, but from living close to the natural world, to family and to history. Tied to a conviction that "We are what we have always been", these thoughtful, well-crafted poems evoke an English pastoral tradition almost as a birthright, except that today the poet escapes, not the tensions of the Elizabethan Court, but the gargantuan features of an ...

Entrepreneurial Vernacular: Developers' Subdivisions in the 1920s

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Report copyright infringementby Carolyn S. Loeb (Author)Originally published in 2001. Suburban subdivisions of individual family homes are so familiar a part of the American landscape that it is hard to imagine a time when they were not common in the U. S. The shift to large-scale speculative subdivisions is usually attributed to the period after World War II. In Entrepreneurial Vernacular: Developers' Subdivisions in the 1920s, Carolyn S. Loeb shows that the precedents for this change in sin...