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Irrationally Yours: On Missing Socks, Pickup Lines, and Other Existential Puzzles
Dan Ariely · Harper Perennial
Format: Print book
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Three-time New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely teams up with legendary The New Yorker cartoonist William Haefeli to present an expanded, illustrated collection of his immensely popularWall Street Journal advice column, Ask Ariely.Behavioral economist Dan Ariely revolutionized... |
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Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Ed.
James H Harding · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
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The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great Lakes region. Fully updated treatments of over 70 species feature detailed information on the distribution, habitat, behavior, and life history of these... |
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Mushrooms
Thomas Laessoe · Dk Pub
Format: Book
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The perfect book for mushroom enthusiasts everywhere, this is an authoritative field guide to more than 450 species of wild mushrooms. Poisonous and edible mushrooms are clearly labeled throughout the book along with essential information on size, range, and habitat. Each entry is accompanied... |
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Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928
Robert Mykle · Taylor Trade Publishing
Pages: 235
Format: Paperback
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Killer 'Cane takes place in the Florida Everglades, which was still a newly settled frontier in the 1920s. On the night of September 16, 1928, a hurricane swung up from Puerto Rico and collided, quite unexpectedly, with Palm Beach. The powerful winds from the storm burst a dike and sent... |
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The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion
Wendy Williams · Scientific American/Farrar
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Best Book of 2015, The Wall Street Journal "Love is the driver for Wendy Williams's new book, The Horse . . . [an] affectionate, thoroughgoing, good-hearted book."... |
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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
David George Haskell · Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of 2013 Best Book Award from the National Academies. Finalist for 2013 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.Winner of the 2013 Reed Environmental Writing Award. Winner of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature.Runner-up for 2013 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary... |
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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... |
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Beekeeping Handbook, The: A Practical Apiary Guide for the Yard, Garden, and Rooftop
Vivian Head · Fox Chapel
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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This book will tell you everything you need to know - from the cost of the set-up process and keeping your bees happy and healthy, to selling your produce and how to deal with stings. Provides the backyard farmer and honey artisan with all the fundamental knowledge needed for beekeeping. |
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Great White Shark: Myth and Reality
Alexandrine Civard-Racinais · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive new look at the great white shark. The 1975 film Jaws tragically and erroneously marked the great white shark as a savage man-eating monster. Three decades later conservationists are still trying to dispel that myth. Great White Shark returns the creature to its proper... |
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
Christopher Skaife · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world's eeriest monument The ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall. The title of Ravenmaster,... |
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