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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America
Arthur V Evans · National Geographic Pages: 240 Format: Print book
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An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects and spiders, this guide combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers navigational devices... |
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American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America
Paul D. Hess · DK Pages: 752 Format: Hardcover
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Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America is the complete photographic guide to the 657 species of birds found in the United States and Canada.Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this book includes... |
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Al Gore · Rodale Books Pages: 320 Format: Paperback
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The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a daring call to action, exposing the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and groundbreaking information on what you can do now.Vice President... |
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Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life
Matin Durrani · Bloomsbury SIGMA Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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The principles of physics lie behind many of the ways animals go about their daily lives. Scientists have discovered that the way cats and dogs lap up liquids can be explained by the laws of surface tension, how ants navigate is due to polarized light, and why pistol shrimps can generate... |
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The Wild Wisdom of Weeds: 13 Essential Plants for Human Survival
Katrina Blair · Chelsea Green Publishing Format: Print book
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The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the thirteen weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit. More than just a field guide to wild edibles, it is a global... |
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Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver · Penguin Books Pages: 192 Format: Print book
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"In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be." So begins Upstream, a collection of essays in which beloved... |
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Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America
Craig Childs · Pantheon Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Apocalyptic Planet comes a vivid travelogue through prehistory, tracing the arrival of the First People in North America at least twenty thousand years ago and the artifacts that tell of their lives and fates. This book upends our notions of where these people came... |
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Extinction and Evolution: What Fossils Reveal About the History of Life
Niles Eldredge · Firefly Books Ltd. Pages: 256 Format: Book
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"This book is a splendidly illustrated and thoughtfully constructed account of one of the greatest ideas ever conceived by the human mind -- evolution. Eldredge has cleverly combined our knowledge of living organisms with instructive insights into the fossil record to convincingly... |
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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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