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Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Kuitenbrouwer (Author)The captivating story behind Canada's beloved sweet treat From the quiet beauty of sugar maple forests to the high-tech, high-stakes world of syrup production, this book takes you on a remarkable journey into one of Canada's most cherished traditions. Led by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, a forester with a deep appreciation for the land, this beautifully illustrated narrative uncovers the rich Indigenous heritage of maple syrup, explores its c...

Morgan McAllister, Super Scientist and The Garden Mystery

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Report copyright infringementby Charline Norton (Author)What happened in their garden? Morgan and Chase plan, prepare, and plant; water, watch, and wait. Little seeds sprout . . . and then . . . something destroys all of the tiny seedlings. Find out who or what the alien garden invaders are as Morgan and Chase work to solve the mystery of the disappearing plants Ms. Norton is an "Active Professional" in the field of Education, working as an elementary teacher. She holds a degree in Art, a St...

Neurodivergent, by Nature: Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Harkness (Author)A BBC WILDLIFE BEST BOOK OF 2025 Exploring the connections between nature and neurodiversity Time in nature supports our wellbeing. If we are neurodivergent, it can stimulate our senses, feed our curiosity and help us find others with the same deep interests. But why do natural environments have such profound effects? After receiving an ADHD diagnosis in his thirties, Joe Harkness began to question whether his bond with nature was intrinsic...

Effective Ecology: Seeking Success in a Hard Science

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Report copyright infringementby Roger D. Cousens (Author)Ecology is one of the most challenging of sciences, with unambiguous knowledge much harder to achieve than it might seem. But it is also one of the most important sciences for the future health of our planet. It is vital that our efforts are as effective as possible at achieving our desired outcomes. This book is intended to help individual ecologists to develop a better vision for their ecology - and the way they can best contribute to...

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Report copyright infringementby William Emrich (Author)A lifelong dream comes true as the author builds his cabin in the Maine woods surrounded by wildlife and excellent fishing. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.24 x 10 x 7 IN Publication Date: February 22, 2016

Hiking the Mojave Desert: Natural and Cultural Heritage of Mojave National Preserve - Paperback

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by Michel Digonnet (Author)This guidebook to the Mojave National Preserve presents nearly 100 hiking options, as well information on the area's natural and cultural histories.Author BiographyMichel Digonnet is a professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University. Other than his lifelong interest in photonics and fiber sensors, he has been exploring many of the deserts of North America and other continents, and he has written several books on desert national parks of the United States. Number...

Nature's Geography: New Lessons for Conservation in Developing Countries - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Karl S. Zimmerer (Author)Developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are increasingly influenced by human-induced environmental changes. It is crucial that sustainable development be based on insights into these expanding processes--conservation as well as deterioration. Nature's Geography offers a new perspective on the geographical nature of these changes. The book reveals how human-environment relations must be understood at multiple scales and t...

Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: Policies and Principles for a Durable Equilibrium - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Tamar Belt (Editor), Jose I. Dos R. Furtado (Editor)More than one billion people around the world still live in acute poverty and the earth's population is likely to double in the next forty years. Therefore, far more economic development will be required in order to achieve acceptable minimal standards of living for everyone. However, in the attempt to improve living standards, little attention has been paid to the negative effects of economic development on t...

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

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Report copyright infringementby Sy Montgomery (Author), Rebecca Green (Illustrator)A New York Times bestseller!National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming animal memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer ...

Foraging New York: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods

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Report copyright infringementby Brill (Author)From beach peas to serviceberries, cattails to burdock root, and ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New York uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Empire State. Helpfully organized by food group and season, this book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and gastronomes. Inside you'll find: - Species ranging from herbs to trees - Expert advice on identifying, preparing, freezing, drying, storing...

Climate Neutral and Resilient Farming Systems: Practical Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

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Report copyright infringementby Udaya Sekhar Nagothu (Editor)This book presents evidence-based research on climate-neutral and resilient farming systems and further provides innovative and practical solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impact of climate change.Intensive farming systems are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to global warming and the acceleration of climate change. As paddy rice farming is one of the largest con...

Who Owns the World: The Surprising Truth about Every Piece of Land on the Planet

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin Cahill (Author), Rob McMahon (With)You don't have to be a student of geography or cartography to have an interest in the world around you, especially with globalization making our planet seem smaller than ever. Now you can IM someone in Alaska, purchase coffee beans from Timor-Leste, and visit Dubai. But what do we really know about these lands? Who Owns the World presents the results of the first-ever landownership survey of all 197 states and 66 territo...

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Report copyright infringementby Kingsley Ross Hill (Author)After his parents divorce, a young man's life falls apart. In his disengagement from society, he seeks solace living in the wild, hunting and fishing for his food and taking shelter in a cave.After barely surviving falling from a rock face and being swept out to see, his life is miraculously saved by a wild horse, and a journey of healing begins.He develops a relationship with a wild horse family and in particular a young stallion who...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Benton (Author), Bob Nicholls (Illustrator)Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were--or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. In this new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, world-leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton shows how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see these extinct beasts forever. Stunning new illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and m...

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Report copyright infringementby Bhaskar Majumdar (Author)This is a book of poetry and images of the natural beauty that surrounds us and on the flow and rhythms of life. You will find reflections on nature, the environment, sustainability and the effects of climate change that disturbs and threatens our way of life. Experience the splendor of the Rocky Mountains, the magnificence of the Himalayas and the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. Travel to the Sundarbans in Bengal and exp...

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Report copyright infringementby M. E. S. Wright (Author)Delve into the fascinating world of weather prediction with "A Medly of Weather Lore," a captivating collection of folklore, proverbs, and traditional weather signs. This meticulously prepared edition gathers wisdom from various sources, offering a glimpse into historical methods of forecasting based on observation and natural patterns. Explore time-honored beliefs about the skies, seasons, and animal behavior, gleaned from almanacs and ...

Stella Maris Speaks: Dolphin Wisdom for a New World

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Report copyright infringementby Adena Tryon (Author), Florencia Burton (Illustrator)(b&w ed) After swimming with wild dolphins, Adena began receiving messages from angelic dolphin beings who called themselves Stella Maris. This book shares their light messages, dolphin wisdom, and healing blessings for humanity. Stella Maris invites us to remember our special connection and to work together with them to heal our world.Dive into the waters of oneness with these delightful divine messengers...

Until the Streets of the Hood Flood with Green: The Story of the Electric Smoothie Lab Apothecary - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Kelly Curry (Author)"Healing our bodies, returning to natural patterns of sleeping and eating and being in community and with the earth...whatever that looks like for you, may be the first steps towards sustainability and balance. For me it started with tapping into my own abundant energy field by harvesting greens with my own hands, from local soil and herbs and local seasonal fruit and blending all into a power pack of life and richness. All of this is what w...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Kostich (Author)MANY BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN about cougar attacks in the wild, providing readers with much-needed information about how to avoid becoming the victim of a dangerous predator's natural hunting instincts. Author and noted wildlife photographer Mark Kostich takes a different approach. He describes in riveting prose the true story of his deadly encounter with a cougar that attacks him when he enters its enclosure in a carnivore sanctuary. He liv...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Blair First (Author)What We Hold In Our Hands: a Slow Road Reader ranges widely across the realm of relationships-with family, community, and the global order of nature-both as blessings and as obligations we hold in our hands. Like his first book, this one is, in part, a memoir of place, a "personal ecology" with more about his Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains environment and the non-human neighbors the author lives with. First also brings the reader to...

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Report copyright infringementby John Ruskin (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of P...

Mythographic Color and Discover: Wild Summer: An Artist's Coloring Book of Mesmerizing Animals

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Catimbang (Author)Revel in a sun-kissed kingdom of wild imagination Enter a summertime exploration of endless illusion. Mythographic Color and Discover: Wild Summer is an entrancing safari through wondrous habitats and luminous dream worlds in larger-than-life detail. Make your way through tendrilled jungles to reveal mystical tree frogs and elephants with monarch wings. Explore gemstone-crusted beaches with basking otters, enthralling dunes where majest...

The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Childs (Author)A breakout book from a writer increasingly celebrated as the 21st-century bard of the American Southwest -- a writer in the tradition of Barry Lopez, Peter Matthiessen, Terry Tempest Williams, among others. In March 2003, Craig Childs received the Spirit of the West Literary Achievement Award, given to a writer whose body of work captures the unique spirit of the American West. As a chronicle of adventure, as emotionally charged human drama...

Urban Nature: Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Michelle L. Cocks (Editor), Charlie M. Shackleton (Editor)This book showcases the diversity of ways in which urban residents from varying cultural contexts view, interact, engage and give meaning to urban nature, aiming to counterbalance the dominance of western depictions and values of urban nature and design. Author BiographyMichelle L. Cocks is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, South Africa.Charlie M. Shackleton is Pro...

Gunfight at the Eco-Corral: Western Cinema and the Environment

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Report copyright infringementby Robin L. Murray (Author), Joseph K. Heumann (Author)Most film critics point to classic conflicts--good versus evil, right versus wrong, civilization versus savagery--as defining themes of the American Western. In this provocative examination of Westerns from Tumbleweeds (1925) to Rango (2011), Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann argue for a more expansive view that moves beyond traditional conflicts to encompass environmental themes and struggles. The environ...

Permafrost Is an Archive: And Other Inheritances from the Alaska-Yukon Borderlands

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Report copyright infringementby Corinna Cook (Author)The Yukon Ice Patch Project reveals ancient lives. A road through the boreal forest reads like a map of climate upheaval. Those houses with broken doorknobs--a legacy of government regulation over Indigenous life. Corinna Cook, who was born white on Áak'w Kwáan Tlingit land in Juneau, Alaska, wrestles with the past and future into Canada's Yukon Territory. With writing that blends research and reverie, her essays ask how we might come into ...

The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family

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Report copyright infringementby Darryl Cheng (Author), Darryl Cheng (Photographer)For indoor gardeners everywhere, Darryl Cheng's New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family offers a new way to grow healthy house plants. "While this book does cover how to care for and propagate plants, its real value comes from helping readers understand the whys behind plant care. By learning to care for a plant holistically, and tapping into how each plant would grow in ...

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Report copyright infringementby Vanessa Mooncie (Author)Crocheted Dinosaurs contains patterns for 10 terrific dinosaurs, including a pterodactyl and triceratops.This amazing collection of crocheted dinosaurs will enchant children and adults alike. Inside this fun, colorful book there are ten Jurassic giants to choose from. Each project contains detailed, easy-to-follow patterns, photographs and hand-drawn charts. There is also an extensive techniques section explaining all the stitches and te...

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Abbey (Author)"Rough, tough, combative . . . a passionately felt, deeply poetic book."--Edwin Way Teale, The New York Times Book Review "This is not primarily a book about the desert," writes Edward Abbey in his introduction. "In recording my impressions of the natural scene I have striven above all for accuracy, since I believe that there is a kind of poetry, even a kind of truth, in simple fact. But the desertis a vast world, an oceanic world, as deep ...

Becoming Ecological: Navigating Language and Meaning for Our Planet's Future

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Report copyright infringementby Derek Gladwin (Author), Kedrick James (Author)Our lives are profoundly connected to the planet's unfolding ecological crisis, and the language we use--our words, stories, conversations, and beliefs--determines our ability to respond.Becoming Ecological offers a fresh and empowering perspective on the natural world by insisting that our relationship with language can transform issues of sustainability and environmental catastrophe. The book explores how language...

Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes

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Report copyright infringementby Andy Lamb (Author), Bernard Hanby (Author), Bernard Hanby (Photographer)Finalist for 2006 BC Booksellers' Choice Award In Honour Of Bill DuthieWith 1,700 superb colour photographs of over 1,400 species, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published. It is designed to allow the reader to recognize ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)A collection of essays from the father of the American transcendentalism, including "Nature," "Self-Reliance," "Love," and "Art." Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay "Nature" declared that understanding nature was the key to understanding God and reality, and laid the groundwork for transcendentalism. His legacy of boldly questioning the doctrine of his day and connecting with nature will resonate with today's readers in search of mea...