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Why Does My Dog Do That?: Answers to the 50 Questions Dog Lovers Ask
Sophie Collins · Ivy
Pages: 128
Format: Book
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Why does your dog get so possessive over the sofa, or so excited when someone calls at the front door? And why does he bark at bicycles and growl at men in hats? This book will help you solve the riddles of your dogs behaviour and put your own into context |
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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... |
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How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction
Beth Shapiro · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction.... |
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Wendell Berry: Essays 1969-1990
Wendell Berry · Library of America
Pages: 842
Format: Hardcover
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The first volume of the Library of America's definitive two-volume selection of the nonfiction writings of our greatest living advocate for sustainable culture.Writing with elegance and clarity, Wendell Berry is a compassionate and compelling voice for our time of political and cultural... |
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Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
Lisa Margonelli · Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning journalist Lisa Margonelli, national bestselling author of Oil on the Brain: Petroleum's Long, Strange Trip to Your Tank, investigates the environmental and economic impact termites inflict on human societies in this fascinating examination of one of nature's... |
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The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions
Thomas McNamee · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Our feline companions are much-loved but often mysterious. In The Inner Life of Cats, Thomas McNamee blends scientific reportage with engaging, illustrative anecdotes about his own beloved cat, Augusta, to explore and illuminate the secrets and enigmas of her kind.
As it begins,... |
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Southeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Angelica to Wild Plums
Chris Bennett · Timber Press
Format: Print book
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From seashores and riverbanks to mountains, valleys, and overgrown fields, the beautiful Southeast is rich in wild edibles. Forager, farmer, teacher, and chef Chris Bennett helps you find the most delicious plants—from delectable wild greens, like the often-overlooked sweet,... |
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American Seafood: Heritage, Culture & Cookery From Sea to Shining Sea
Barton Seaver · Sterling Epicure
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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From prestigious writer, chef, and sustainability advocate Barton Seaver comes a seminal reference on every aspect of American seafood.
With the growing trend to reintroduce US-caught seafood into our culinary lexicon, this trustworthy reference will be the go-to source for home... |
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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
ELIZABETH RUSH · Milkweed Editions
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
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Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant -- and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable... |
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Louisiana Birding: Stories on Strategy, Stewardship and Serendipity
John K. Flores · The History Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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From the bayous of the coast to prairies and rolling hills, Louisiana is home to a vibrant and thriving avian population. Herons, American goldfinches, snow geese and more call the state coastline home during the winter months. The music of neotropic songbirds like the parula and the prothonotary... |
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