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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
A N WILSON · Harper
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin - hailed as the man who "discovered evolution" - was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo,... |
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Yellowstone: A Journey Through America's Wild Heart
David Quammen · National Geographic
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Best-selling author David Quammen takes readers on a breathtaking journey through America's most inspiring and imperiled ecosystem - Yellowstone National Park - in this monumental book on America's first national park. Yellowstone's storied past, rich ecosystem, and dynamic landscape are brilliantly... |
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The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Abigail Tucker · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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A lively adventure through history, natural science, and pop culture in search of how cats conquered the world, the Internet, and our hearts.House cats rule back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, and our bedrooms. Clearly, they own the Internet, where a viral cat video can easily be viewed... |
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Will's red coat : a story of friendship, faith, and one old dog's choice to live again
Tom Ryan · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus.Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home... |
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Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, Americas Horse
DAVID PHILIPPS · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's history of wild horses in America -- and an eye-opening story on their treatment in our time.Wild horses -- also known as mustangs -- live in a strange twilight. They are deeply American but not native; they are free-born symbols of liberty but tightly... |
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Bugged: The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them
David MacNeal · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs -- there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In Bugged, journalist David MacNeal takes us on an off-beat scientific journey that weaves together... |
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens... |
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The Best Cat Book Ever: Super-Amazing, 100% Awesome
Kate Funk · St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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What's more super-amazing, more awesome than a cat dressed up as:- A Unicorn- A Lumberjack- The Abominable Snowman - A Ninja...Nothing--that's what! The Best Cat Book Ever features the super-amazing, 100% awesome AC the cat in tons of purrrrfectly hilarious costumes. But really,... |
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Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
David Owen · Riverhead Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant, eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from... |
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The Meaning of Birds
SIMON BARNES · Pegasus Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeously illustrated and enchanting examination of the lives of birds, illuminating their wondrous world and our connection with them. One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live... |
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Dog Training 101: Step-by-Step Instructions for raising a happy well-behaved dog
KYRA SUNDANCE · Quarry Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Sit! Stay! It's easy with Dog Training 101Using a visually driven, playful presentation as style, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions every dog owner needs and wants to know as they care for and raise their dogs. Author and veteran dog trainer Kyra Sundance helps you learn... |
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