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Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa S. Gardiner (Author)How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene With rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there's no question that today's coral reefs are in trouble. As predictions about the future of these ecosystems grow increasingly dire, scientists are looking in an unlikely place for new ways to save corals: the past. The reefs of yesteryear fac...

How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales and Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters

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Report copyright infringementby Wondery (Author)Inspired by Wondery's hit podcast Against the Odds--learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brinkHow to Survive Against the Odds places you at the center of fifteen real life-or-death scenarios. Each story explores the physiological responses of the human body under unbearable conditions, how to counteract them, and strategies for survival from doctors and psychologists. Through ...

Everyday Wild: An Illustrated Guide for Mindfulness in Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Hunter (Author), Bo Hunter (Author)A colorful, charming, and immersive guide to exploring and treasuring the complex, miraculous natural world in your own backyard and beyond. Everyday Wild is an illustrated celebration of the vast natural diversity of the world, one that you can find by simply stepping outside. This guide to backyard (or front stoop!) ecology encourages you to notice every sight, sound, and smell--the rustle of falling leaves, the chir...

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Carson (Author), Sy Montgomery (Introduction by) From the author of one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring, The Edge of the Sea is part handbook, part hymn to ecological complexity that conveys the sense of wonder in nature for which Rachel Carson is justly celebrated. With a new introduction from New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery for the 70th anniversary, it is a brilliant, beautiful exploration of the At...

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Report copyright infringementby Jessica Vaughan (Author), Dawn Hewitt (Author), Julie Zickefoose (Author)Birds are everywhere. Why not start really watching them?Sometimes, all it takes is a "spark bird" to open the door. A bird, seen well, so unexpectedly beautiful and interesting that it cracks you wide open. Bird Watching For Dummies is a spark book, teaching you all you need to know about this fun, affordable, and accessible hobby. It gently guides as you explore your local habitats, lear...

The Nature of the Place: On the Flora and Fauna of the Adirondacks

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Kanze (Author), Ross Whaley (Foreword by)A love letter to the Adirondacks, revealing the hidden wonders and interconnected lives of its wildlife by one of the region's most prolific and prominent residents.The Nature of the Place is Kanze's love letter to his home, the Adirondacks. Gathering materials from his decades-long column at the Adirondack Explorer and elsewhere, extensively revised and rewritten for this book, Kanze's singular meditations on the...

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Report copyright infringementby David L. Wagner (Author)A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's moths With more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and gardens, and as unwelcome visitors to our woolens. They come in a variety of colors, from earthy greens and browns to gorgeous patterns of infinite variety, and range in size from enormous atlas moths to tiny leafmining moths. Moths of the ...

Bird Lore: The Myths, Folklore and Meaning of Birds

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Report copyright infringementby Sally Coulthard (Author)From bestselling author, Sally Coulthard, comes this charmingly illustrated guide to our favorite feathered friends and the myths and folklore that surround their lives. Even today, birds are hugely symbolic. From songbirds to seagulls, nightingales to morning larks, we still use the cultural language of the avian world. Doves bring peace, storks carry newborn babies. Robins mark Christmas, hens Easter. Blackbirds and thrushes herald th...

Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce M. Beehler (Author), Alan T. Messer (Illustrator)Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world's greatest nonstop travelers An immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder's bookshelf, with 30 gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and a birdwatching species checklist Flying more than 8,000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the ...

Clouds: How to Identify Nature's Most Fleeting Forms

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Graham (Author), Richard Hamblyn (Foreword by)A one-of-a-kind illustrated guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them The mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how to use the meteorological techniques of nephology to identify these elusive and transmutable shapes. It curates, classifies, and measures every species--including those recently discovered--considering the height, size...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles W. Kane (Author) Number of Pages: 64 Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: April 25, 2025

My Head for a Tree: The Extraordinary Story of the Bishnoi, Guardians of Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Goodman (Author), Ram Niwas Bishnoi Budhnagar (Preface by), Peter Wohlleben (Foreword by)For readers of Barry Lopez and Wade Davis comes a remarkable journey among India's Bishnoi people, passionate defenders of nature whose ecological wisdom carries a powerful message for the world. Meet the Bishnoi, followers of a religion with nature conservation at its heart. Today, Bishnois remain fierce defenders of trees and animals, living by principles set by th...

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea

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Report copyright infringementby Matt Ridley (Author)"Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike." --Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God DelusionThe New York Times bestselling author of Genome and The Evolution of Everything revisits Darwin's revelatory theory of mate choice through the close study of the peculiar rituals of birds, and considers how this mating process complicates our ...

Pacific Intertidal Life: Identifying Marine Life of the Pacific Coast, Including Rocky Reefs and Tidepools

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Russo (Author), Pam Frazier (Illustrator)Identify marine life of the Pacific Coast--from Alaska to Baja California--with this pocket-size guide.Whether you're strolling along the beach, wading across a tidepool, or snorkeling with your family, you're bound to encounter a variety of marine life. If you're curious about the underwater organisms you see, then Pacific Intertidal Life by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can ...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles W. Kane (Author)Wild Edible Plants of Missouri profiles the state's most useful wild edibles. Included in each plant's discussion is its preparation, habitat, range, medicinal use (if applicable), and cautions. 160+ color photos. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.3 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: March 25, 2025

Yuck: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia

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Report copyright infringementby Barret Baumgart (Author)Yuck is a prismatic collage, a poetic wandering, a compact history of the West as twisted and weird and ominous and beautiful as the plant it obsesses over. From divine providence to gaseous landfill to Instagram paradise, Yuck deftly traces the modern history of a small patch of desert to leave us with a big warning about America's demented relationship with the land. Baumgart's brief book will turn your Joshua Tree vacation into a terr...

The Urban Naturalist: How to Make the City Your Scientific Playground

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Report copyright infringementby Menno Schilthuizen (Author), Jono Nussbaum (Illustrator)A manifesto--and a field guide--for a new dawn of natural history, practiced by community scientists in their own urban jungle. Imagine taking your smartphone-turned-microscope to an empty lot and discovering a rare mason bee that builds its nest in empty snail shells. Or a miniature spider that hunts ants and carries their corpses around. With a team of citizen scientists, that's exactly what Menno Schilt...

The Mycelial Healer: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms

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Report copyright infringementby Katherine Parker (Author), Christopher Parker (Author)A groundbreaking and accessible exploration of ancestral and Indigenous medicinal uses of mushrooms and their cultivation. Fungi are the Alpha and Omega of this planet. Through their connections to the rock, soil, air, water, plants, animals, and humans, fungi hold our ecosystems together. They carry medicinal compounds that can be isolated and studied by scientists, and they carry something less available t...

White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-In Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Lohmann (Author)"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed--a beautiful book." --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky A profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it--told through the fate of phosphorus "There would be no life without constant death." So begins Jack Lohmann's remarkable debut, White Light, a mesmerizing swirl of ecology, geology, ch...

Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Kenn Kaufman (Author)At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. Maybe not all that unusual a thing to do in the seventies, but what Kenn was searching for was a little different: not sex, drugs, God, or even self, but birds. A report of a rare bird would send him hitching nonstop from Pacific to Atlantic and back...

The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life

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Report copyright infringementby David Coggins (Author)The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions--"an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart" (Kirkus Reviews). In The Optimist, David Coggins tackled the techniques of fly-fishing and meditated on its virtues, recounting his triumphs and failures. Now, in The Believer, he deftly mixes travel, lo...

Kew: The Psychedelic Garden: Mind-Altering Plants in Folklore, Superstition and Popular Culture

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Lawrence (Author)The ancient Aztecs, the cannabis-smoking farmers of Neolithic China and the Woodstock hippies. Psychoactive plants have been used by different cultures for thousands of years for everything from shamanic rituals to staying awake. From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Sandra Lawrence, Psychedelics is a fascinating exploration of the mind-altering plants that for centuries have helped shape the way we see the world. Packed with expert te...

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 Environment in Brazilian Culture: Literature, Cinema, and the Arts

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Vieira (Editor)Examining Brazilian artists' engagement with the natural world from 1900 to the present The Environment in Brazilian Culture explores the centrality of the natural world in shaping Brazilian literature, cinema, and art since 1900. This collection, exceptional in its representation of material from diverse locations and cultures within Brazil, as well as in its investigation of a range of artistic mediums and genres, portrays the human co...

The Weird South: Ecologies of Unknowing in Postplantation Literature

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Report copyright infringementby Melanie Benson Taylor (Author), Doug Thompson (Foreword by)How do we read southern literature in a postplantation, postregional, and posthuman moment? How do we address the urgent contemporary catastrophes of the Anthropocene in these newly leveled landscapes? Put simply, how do we parse the levels of human responsibility--both for apocalypse and for deliverance--in contexts where settler-colonial and racial capitalist histories dramatically shape our reality? ...

Milieu: A Creaturely Theory of the Contemporary Novel

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Report copyright infringementby Elisha Jane Cohn (Author)In this creaturely theory of the novel, Elisha Cohn rethinks the status of animals in recent global fiction, arguing that literary representation of animals should matter to any reader invested in the novel as a form, and showing how literary style makes knowable our imperiled multispecies worlds. Cohn argues that the animal lives of contemporary fiction move beyond allegories of globalization's fracture of subjectivity by emphasizing t...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Nuernberger (Author)From award-winning author Kathryn Nuernberger, Held is a collection of essays about mutualisms, mutual aid, and ways of being together in a time of climate crisis. Here is a collection about living in and with the consequences of terrible mistakes--Held contemplates our collective experiences of loss in an age of climate change and mass extinctions, as well as more personal tragedies. Each essay in this book describes a remarkable in...

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Report copyright infringementby Ted Huffman (Author) Number of Pages: 222 Dimensions: 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2025

The Quinobequin Review (Fall '25 / Winter '26)

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Report copyright infringementby Boston Area Artists and Writers (Author) Number of Pages: 118 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 22, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Snyder (Author)This collection of essays by Gary Snyder, now in paperback, blazes with insight. In his most autobiographical writing to date, Snyder employs fire as a metaphor for the crucial moment when deeply held viewpoints yield to new experiences, and our spirits and minds broaden and mature. Snyder here writes and riffs on a wide range of topics, from our sense of place and a need to review forestry practices, to the writing life and Eastern thought....

Horse Anatomy for Performance: A Practical Guide to Training, Riding and Horse Care - Hardcover

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by Gillian Higgins (Author)Author BiographyGillian Higgins is an equine sports therapist. She has a first class degree in Equine Business Management and regularly lectures all over the world to great acclaim. She has written two books and produced one DVD. Her book How Your Horse Moves, is published by David and Charles. Gillian lives in Gloucestershire. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.7 x 10.6 x 7.8 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: April 27, 2012

Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part

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Report copyright infringementby Pablo Ribeiro Dias (Author) Number of Pages: 278 Dimensions: 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 07, 2025