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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
ELIZABETH RUSH · Milkweed Editions Pages: 312 Format: Hardcover
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Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant -- and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable... |
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The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
Brantley Hargrove · Simon & Schuster Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A tale of obsession and daring. A contest between humankind and nature's fiercest phenomenon. The saga of the greatest storm chaser who ever lived.At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American... |
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The Man Who Ate the Zoo: Frank Buckland: Forgotten Hero of Natural History
RICHARD GIRLING · Random House UK Pages: 304 Format: Paperback
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Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man - a surgeon, a natural historian, a sell-out lecturer, a bestselling writer, a museum curator, and a conservationist, before the concept even existed. Eccentric, revolutionary, popular, prolific, he was one of the 19th century's authentic geniuses.... |
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My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian's Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope
SUZANNE FINCHAM-GRAY · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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A moving memoir of a life spent in the company of animals - a veterinarian sheds light on the universal experiences of illness, healing, and how we care for loved ones. The pursuit of a childhood dream has taken Suzy Fincham-Gray on a journey in veterinary medicine from pastoral farms... |
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My Patients Like Treats: Tales from a House Call Vet
Duncan MacVean · Skyhorse Publishing Pages: 160 Format: Hardcover
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Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizards -- each of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their... |
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Blue Planet II: A New World of Hidden Depths
James Honeyborne · BBC Books Pages: 312 Format: Hardcover
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Our understanding of ocean life has changed dramatically in the last decade, with new species, new behaviors, and new habitats being discovered at a rapid rate. Blue Planet II, which accompanies an epic 7-part series, is a ground-breaking new look at the richness and variety of underwater... |
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Planet Dinosaur: The Next Generation of Killer Giants
Cavan Scott · Firefly Books Format: Hardcover
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The companion book to the upcoming Discovery Channel television series, Planet Dinosaur is an introduction to the latest and most exciting dinosaur discoveries. The last decade has been particularly fruitful in the study of dinosaurs, with more new species found than were discovered... |
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Mystical Animals of Ancient Oak
Cynthia Fain · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Pages: 252 Format: Paperback
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Alone in the tapestry of a shimmering green forest, standing on a mist covered mountain top, or crossing a rippling creek, we find her majesty. In that place of serenity, nature sends her emissaries. If only we are willing to see and hear, her subtle yet powerful ways. Mystical Animals... |
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The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future
Jim Robbins · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating investigation into the miraculous world of birds and the powerful - and surprising - ways they enrich our lives and sustain the planetOur relationship to birds is different from our relationship to any other wild creatures. They are found virtually everywhere and we love to watch... |
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The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs
David Hone · Bloomsbury Sigma Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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'Gripping and wonderfully informative' Tom Holland, New Statesman Adored by children and adults alike, Tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, Triceratops or velociraptors in Jurassic... |
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