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Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America's Most Fearsome Predator

Kevin Grange - Harper Horizon
Format: Hardcover

In Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange - former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton - comes face-to-face with North America's most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic...
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Trash Talk: An Eye-Opening Exploration of Our Planet's Dirtiest Problem

Iris Gottlieb - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

An eye-opening, illustrated look at something we often take for granted - our trash, and the systems in place that make it disappear (or not) . In a world of mass consumption and busy schedules, taking the time to understand our own trash habits can be daunting. In Trash Talk, the ever-curious...
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The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future

Wayne McCrory - Harbour Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The Chilcotin's wild horses are romantic and beautiful, but they are also controversial: they are seen by government policy as intruders competing for range land with native species and domestic cattle and, as a result, they have been subject to culls and are not officially protected.In...
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Cowboy American Icon: A Short History of Wild West Culture

Daniel Pruitt - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

May your belly never grumble May your heart never ache May your horse never stumble May your cinch never break --Cowboy blessing Cattle were introduced to North America as early as the 1680s. But the true era of the cowboy required an intersection of inventions and conditions that finally...
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Antiracism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World

Jennifer Harvey - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"Nurturing and inspiring." -- Kirkus Reviews. "An essential book of practical wisdom.... If you're white and have been asking, 'What can I do now?' this lively and timely book is for you." -- Robert Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Roots...
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