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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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Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology
Michael J. Benton · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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In this fascinating and accessible overview, renowned paleontologist Michael J. Benton reveals how our understanding of dinosaurs is being transformed by recent fossil finds and new technology.Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline.... |
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Backpacker The Survival Hacker's Handbook: How to Survive with Just About Anything
Ted Alvarez · Falcon Guides
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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Backpacker The Survival Hacker's Handbook provides detailed instruction on how to use everyday items to survive in extraordinary circumstances. Sure, the quirk is here. For instance, learn how to make a fishhook out of a beer can, start a fire with hand sanitizer, or purify water with... |
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Basic Illustrated Medicinal Plants
Jim Meuninck · Falcon Guides
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
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An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. With this guide, you'll discover how to identify medicinal plants in the contiguous United States. |
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Lipsmackin' Vegetarian Backpackin'
Christine Conners · Three Forks
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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This collection of more than 150 trail-tested recipes, the meat-free sequel to the best-selling Lipsmackin' Backpackin', features instructions for at-home preparation, packable trailside cooking instructions, nutritional information, serving details, and the weight of the ingredients. |
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Evergreen Dreaming: Trail Tales of an Aging Hiker
Peter Kurtz · Longitudes Press
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
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A 55-year-old man with a yen for the outdoors feels time running out. One day he decides to dig out his old backpack from the basement and hike a section of the Appalachian Trail. He doesn't know that this weeklong hike through Georgia and North Carolina will propel him into other mountain... |
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections... |
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Hiking Waterfalls New York: A Guide To The State's Best Waterfall Hikes
Randi Minetor · Falcon Guides
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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From the top of the Adirondack Northway to the precipitous drop that creates Niagara Falls, Hiking Waterfalls in New York State provides all of the information readers need to find their way to waterfalls hidden in the crevices of the Catskill Mountains, high on the faces of the High Peaks,... |
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Hiking Waterfalls Kentucky: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes
Johnny Molloy · Falcon Guides
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
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Hiking Waterfalls in Kentucky includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for some of the state's most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Hiking Waterfalls in Kentucky will take you through state and national... |
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