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Elephant Don: The Politics of a Pachyderm Posse
Caitlin O'Connell · University Of Chicago Press |
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Meet Greg. Hes a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. Hes been the intimidating yet sociable don of his posse of friends—including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, Torn Trunk, and Willie. But one arid summer the tide begins to shift and the third-ranking Kevin starts to get ambitious, seeking... |
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All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West
David Gessner · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 368 |
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An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it. Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints all over the western landscape. Now, award-winning nature writer David Gessner follows... |
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Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat
Barry Estabrook · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition |
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An eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America.Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland and a writer of "great skill and compassion" (Eric Schlosser), now explores... |
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A Wolf Called Romeo
Nick Jans · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
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The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska  No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from... |
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Trees of Eastern North America
Gil Nelson · Princeton University Press; Illustrations by David More, Edited by Amy K. Hughes. edition |
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Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the eastern United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains--including... |
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The Storm and the Tide: Tragedy, Hope and Triumph in Tuscaloosa
Lars Anderson · Sports Illustrated |
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THE MOVING STORY OF HOW A SHARED TRAGEDY INSPIRED A COLLEGE FOOTBALL DYNASTY On April 27, 2011, a powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Tuscaloosa, Ala., leaving 53 dead and a path of unimaginable devastation. In the aftermath, Alabama coach Nick Saban and his football team went... |
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White Beech: The Rainforest Years
Germaine Greer · Bloomsbury USA |
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One bright day in December sixty-two-year-old Germaine Greer found herself confronted by an irresistible challenge in the shape of sixty hectares of dairy farm one of many in southeast Queensland Australia which after a century of logging clearing and downright devastation had been abandoned... |
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The Pocket Book of Weather: Entertaining and Remarkable Facts About Our Weather
Michael Bright · Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition |
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Featuring three thousand essential facts and figures, illustrated with more than fifty color photographs and diagrams, this entertaining and informative guide explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives. From the weather you face each day to the glory of rainbows... |
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Avalanches
Patrick Merrick · Child's World
Pages: 24 |
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Discusses, in question and answer format, what avalanches are, how they occur, and how to protect oneself from avalanches. |
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