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What's really happening to our planet
Dk. · Dk Publishing Pages: 224 Format: Print book
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An easy-to-understand overview of the state of our planet and its future, using eye-opening and accessible charts, graphs, and infographics. By 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion. "What's Really Happening to Our Planet? " uses a graphic approach to chart... |
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Labradoodles
JOAN HUSTACE WALKER · Barron's Educational Series Pages: 96 Format: Paperback
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The perfect resources for Labradoodle lovers!These friendly, energetic, and charming dogs came into existence in 1988 when a breeder looking for a service dog sought to combine the low-shedding coat of the poodle with the gentleness and eager-to-please trainability of the Labrador Retriever.... |
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Dog Decor: Canines Living Large
SARAH ESSEX BRADLEY · Glitterati Pages: 160 Format: Hardcover
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After years of working as a professional photographer, Sara Essex Bradley eventually turned her lens from capturing interior design to documenting the home owners' dogs in various elegant and high-design environments. Walk through some of the most fashionable homes in New Orleans and find... |
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Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils
Lydia V Pyne · Viking Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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An irresistible journey of discovery, science, history, and myth making, told through the lives and afterlives of seven famous human ancestorsOver the last century, the search for human ancestors has spanned four continents and resulted in the discovery of hundreds of fossils. While most... |
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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide
Julie Cornthwaite · Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes... |
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Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide
Charles Foster · Metropolitan Books Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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A passionate naturalist explores what it's really like to be an animal -- by living like themHow can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans,... |
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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea
Jack E Davis · Liveright Publishing Corp Pages: 608 Format: Print book
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The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic.When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented... |
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Medicine Dog: The Miraculous Cure That Healed My Best Friend And Saved My Life
Julia Szabo · Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, Pages: 231 Format: Print book
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Julia Szabo was a nationally-recognized pet reporter when her dog Sam collapsed from osteoarthritis. Diligently researching how to restore his quality of life, she discovered Vet-Stem, a service that provides cutting-edge regeneration therapy for pets, using stem cells harvested from animals'... |
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Beyond Control: The Mississippi River's New Channel to the Gulf of Mexico
James F Barnett · University Press of Mississippi Pages: 292 Format: Hardcover
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Beyond Control reveals the Mississippi as a waterway of change, unnaturally confined by ever-larger levees and control structures. During the great flood of 1973, the current scoured a hole beneath the main structure near Baton Rouge and enlarged a pre-existing football-field-size crater.... |
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Swamp Rat: The Story of Dixie's Nutria Invasion
Theodore G Manno · University Press of Mississippi Pages: 252 Format: Hardcover
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Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroying the environmentally and economically important wetlands along the Gulf Coast. In this definitive book on "swamp rats," Manno vividly... |
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Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds
Nancy J Hajeski · Firefly Books Pages: 536 Format: Paperback
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Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds packs in a lot of information. Illustrations, text, charts, tables and icons make it an ideal reference for all dog lovers, who will enjoy flipping through the pages. The over 450 breeds are thoroughly researched and represent canines from around... |
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Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat
Jackson Galaxy · Penguin Books Pages: 291 Format: Book
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A New York Times bestseller! The star of Animal Planet's hit television series My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, shows cat owners everywhere how to make their homes both cat-friendly and chic.Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both functional and stylish for owner... |
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Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality: On Care for Our Common HomeÂ
Catholic Church. Pope · Melville House Publishing Pages: 165 Format: Print book
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The complete text of Laudato Si', the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that, as Time magazine reported, "rocked the international community"In the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact... |
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Zooburbia: Meditations on the Wild Animals Among Us
Tai Moses · Parallax Press Format: Paperback
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Every animal has a story.In ZOOBURBIA, urban naturalist Tai Moses launches a lively exploration into "the extraordinary, unruly, half-wild realm where human and animal lives overlap." The author's woodsy backyard at the base of the Oakland hills becomes a laboratory for encounters... |
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