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Extreme Conservation: Life at the Edges of the World
Joel Berger · University of Chicago Press Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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"By turns lyrical, despairing, and hilariously funny. . . . Informative and impassioned." - Publishers Weekly On the Tibetan Plateau, there are wild yaks with blood cells thinner than those of horses' by half, enabling the endangered yaks to survive at 40 below zero and in the lowest... |
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Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion
JIM WILLIAMS · Patagonia Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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During a time when most wild animals are experiencing decline in the face of development and climate change, the intrepid mountain lion -- also known as a puma, a cougar, and by many other names - has experienced reinvigoration as well as expansion of territory. What makes this cat, the fourth... |
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Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names
Stephen Moss · Faber & Faber Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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We use names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? And where did they come from?From the common starling to the many-colored rush tyrant, the names we have given to birds are some of the most vivid and evocative words in the English language.... |
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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 Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
MARTIN DOYLE · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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How rivers have shaped American politics, economics, and society from the beginnings of the Republic to today. In this fresh and powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle explores how rivers have often been the source of arguments at the heart of the American experiment -- over... |
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Horses of the World
E?lise Rousseau · Princeton University Press Pages: 528 Format: Print book
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Horses of the World is a comprehensive, large-format overview of 570 breeds of domestic and extant wild horses, including hybrids between the two and between domestic breeds and other equids, such as zebras. This beautifully illustrated and detailed guide covers the origins of modern horses,... |
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The Secret Language of Dogs: Unlocking the Canine Mind for a Happier Pet
Victoria Stilwell · Ten Speed Press Pages: 151 Format: Print book
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The star of Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog Victoria Stilwell reveals how to both interpret and "speak" the hidden language of dogs. Recent studies into the minds of canines show that they have a rich social intelligence and a physical and vocal language as complex and subtle... |
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Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth
Gordon L. Dillow · Scribner Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Combining history, pop science, and in-depth reporting, a fascinating account of asteroids that hit Earth long ago, and those streaming toward us now, as well as how we are preparing against asteroid-caused catastrophe.One of these days, warns Gordon Dillow, the Earth will be hit by a comet... |
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
Christopher Skaife · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world's eeriest monumentThe ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall. The title of Ravenmaster, therefore, is a serious... |
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Field Guide to Snowflakes
Kenneth Libbrecht · Voyageur Press (MN) Pages: 112 Format: Print book
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This pocket-size field guide to snowflakes is perfect for science- and weather-loving readers who are curious about these beautiful ice crystals.Snowflakes begin as water vapor in the air. Just add a pinch of dust, an icy-cold temperature and, like magic, you've got a delicate, crystalline... |
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The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons From the Sawtooth Pack
Jim Dutcher · National Geographic Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike.For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before.... |
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Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens...Naturally
Lisa Steele · St. Lynn's Press; General edition Format: Book
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More than ever, Americans care about the quality and safety of the food they eat. They're bringing back an American tradition: raising their own backyard chickens for eggs and companionship. And they care about the quality of life of their chickens. Fresh Eggs Daily is an authoritative,... |
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Vaquita: Science, Politics, and Crime in the Sea of Cortez
Brooke Bessesen · Island Press Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In 2006, vaquita, a diminutive porpoise making its home in the Upper Gulf of California, inherited the dubious title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Nicknamed "panda of the sea" for their small size and beguiling facial markings, vaquitas have been in decline for decades,... |
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