|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
|
|
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... |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
My Lost Brothers: The Untold Story by the Yarnell Hill Fire's Lone Survivor
Brendan McDonough · Hachette Books
Pages: 278
Format: Print book
|
|
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... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
Nicholas Pyenson · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
|
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... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
CRAIG GROSSI · William Morrow
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
|
|
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... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather
Christopher Dewdney
Format: Paperback
|
|
From the bestselling author of Acquainted with the Night comes a brilliant and witty look at our favourite topic - weather We live at the bottom of an ocean of air - 5, 200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Ponds and Small Lakes: Microorganisms and Freshwater Ecology
Brian Moss · Pelagic Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
|
|
Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. Many people have tried pond-dipping and encountered a few unfamiliar creatures, such as dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae. However, there is a far richer world of microscopic organisms, such as diatoms,... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World
Mark O'Shea · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
|
|
For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of fascination and revulsion. Some people recoil in fear at the very suggestion of these creatures, while others happily keep them as pets. Snakes can convey both beauty and menace in a single tongue flick and so these... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Horse Hoof Care
Cherry Hill · Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
|
|
Cherry Hill, America's most trusted equine expert, teams up with Richard Klimesh, a professional farrier and her frequent writing partner, to address the twin topics of hoof care and horseshoeing. Proper hoof care is one of the most important contributors to a horse's health and well-being.... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America
Jon L Dunn · National Geographic
Pages: 431
Format: Print book
|
|
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,... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines
Tony Juniper · Island Press
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
|
|
Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity - but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
