Outdoors & Nature | November Newsletter

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The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Matthew J. Davenport - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm.At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching...
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Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses

David Scheel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A behavioral ecologist's riveting account of his decades-long obsession with octopuses: his discoveries, adventures, and new scientific understanding of their behaviors.Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine...
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National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States, 3rd Edition: 400 Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historic Sites, Scenic Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores

National Geographic - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

National Geographic's wide-ranging travel guide to recreation areas, trails, historic sites, nature hikes, seashores, camping, and campgrounds is geared to everyone who loves outdoor recreation. This 544-page reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, filled...
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Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion

Koshin Paley Ellison - Balance
Format: Hardcover

Though we are seemingly more connected to our world than ever before, many of us cannot ignore a nagging sense of loneliness and isolation. To keep this anxiety and discontentment at bay, we can search for connection through unhealthy distractions, believing these will bring us true nourishment....
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