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Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever... |
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What's Bugging You?: A Fond Look at the Animals We Love to Hate
Arthur V. Evans · University of Virginia Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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We are told from the time we are children that insects and spiders are pests, when the truth is that most have little or no effect on us--although the few that do are often essential to our existence. Arthur Evans suggests we take a closer look at our slapped-at, stepped-on, and otherwise... |
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future. Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about... |
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Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
CRAIG GROSSI · William Morrow
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity." In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence... |
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Birds of North America: East
Fred Alsop · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 751
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The winning photo-encyclopedic formula of the DK Handbook series, which have sold over five million copies, is taken to new heights in these comprehensive guides to the birds of North America. Created in association with one of America's leading learning institutions, the Smithsonian,... |
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Hummingbirds: A Life-size Guide to Every Species
Marianne Taylor · Harper Design
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity, jewel-like color, and remarkably small size. This is the first book to profile all 338 known species, from the Saw-billed Hermit to the Scintillant Hummingbird. Every... |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
Jon L Dunn · National Geographic
Pages: 431
Format: Print book
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New enthusiasts are flocking in record numbers to the fascinating pastime of birding. National Geographic has been meeting their need for clear and accurate information for 25 years with our million-selling Field Guide to the Birds of North America. Now, to better serve the expanding market,... |
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Wolf Spirit: A Story of Wolves and Wonder
Gudrun PfluÌ?ger · Rocky Mountain Books
Pages: 247
Format: Print book
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When diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor, Gudrun Pflüger was told she had eighteen months left to live. Taking the wolf - a true "endurance athlete" - as her model, she immerses herself in the wilderness of the mountain ranges of western Canada and focuses her mind and body... |
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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 science
Whales 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... |
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The Weather Handbook: An Essential Guide to How Weather is Formed and Develops
Alan Watts · Adlard Coles; 3 edition
Format: Print book
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The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky and interpret its signs, and combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely... |
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My Lost Brothers: The Untold Story by the Yarnell Hill Fire's Lone Survivor
Brendan McDonough · Hachette Books
Pages: 278
Format: Print book
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A gripping first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict... |
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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... |
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