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Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
Nicholas Pyenson · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A dive into the secret lives of whales, from their evolutionary past to today's cutting edge of scienceWhales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-sized creatures into animals that move like... |
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Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
EARL SWIFT · Dey Street Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction from rising sea levels - part natural history of an extraordinary ecosystem, starring the beloved blue crab; part paean to a vanishing way of life;... |
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Happy Cactus: Cacti, Succulents, and More
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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In-depth profiles, care tips, and display inspiration for more than 50 popular cactus and succulent varieties.Your cactus might be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Get right to the point with practical advice from... |
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The Names of the Stars: A Life in the Wilds
PETE FROMM · Picador
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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2016 Montana Book Award Honor BookFrom the Author of Indian Creek Chronicles and the Winner of Five PNBA Awards, Pete Fromm's New Memoir Sees His Return to the Wilderness to Explore a Life Lived in the Wilds.Twenty-five years after his beloved memoir Indian Creek Chronicles, Pete Fromm... |
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The Living Forest: A Visual Journey into the Heart of the Woods
Joan Maloof · Timber Press
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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"With precise, stunning photographs and a distinctly literary narrative that tells the story of the forest ecosystem along the way, The Living Forest is an invitation to join in the eloquence of seeing." - Sierra Magazine From the leaves and branches of the canopy to the roots... |
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Insect Microscopy
Andrew Chick · Crowood Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Insects, and their close relatives, the arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and woodlice, make ideal material for study by the recreational microscopist. Moreover for the entomologist, the addition of the use of the microscope to their tool kit adds a whole new dimension to their study,... |
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Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery
Anna Laurent · Univ Of Chicago Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, wall charts were a familiar classroom component, displaying scientific images at a large scale, in full color. But it's only now that they've been superseded as a teaching tool that we have begun to realize something their ubiquity... |
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The Curious Cat: Facts and breed information on our feline friends
Fern Collins · Chartwell Books
Pages: 255
Format: Flexibound
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Originally valued for their ability to hunt vermin, cats and humans function very well together as partners. Felines are stereotypically solitary hunters in the wild, and the domesticated house cat remains fiercely independent like their wild counterparts. However, cats are part of 100 million... |
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The Dogist Puppies
Elias Weiss Friedman · Artisan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The Dogist Puppies, the follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Dogist, is a beautiful, funny, and endearing look at puppies. And with their sweet faces, soft bellies, and oversized paws, the puppies in The Dogist Puppies make this book even more irresistible than Friedman's first... |
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Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans
John W. Kress · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Explores the causes and implications of the Anthropocene, or Age of Humans, from multiple points of view including anthropological, scientific, social, artistic, and economic.Although we arrived only recently in Earth's timeline, humans are driving major changes to the planet's... |
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Florence Williams · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An intrepid investigation into nature's restorative benefits by a prize-winning author.For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; and Nikola Tesla... |
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The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply
Tara Layman Williams · Atlantic Publishing Group
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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In this book, you will learn how chickens are raised on a small farm, from hatching to egg cultivation, and ultimately slaughter. A 16-page color insert showcases different breeds as well as general chicken photos. With more than 200 breeds, you will learn which kind is right for you, and how to purchase... |
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