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The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World

Gary Ferguson · Dutton
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A riveting manifesto for the millions of people who long to forge a more vital, meaningful connection to the natural world to live a better, more fulfilling life Looking around at the world today - a world of skyscrapers, super highways, melting ice caps, and rampant deforestation - it is easy...
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The Illustrated Bestiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Inspiring Animals

Maia Toll · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

People across cultures and through the centuries have felt a spiritual, symbolic connection to animals. In The Illustrated Bestiary, author and spiritual wellness guide Maia Toll turns the insight and wisdom that birthed The Illustrated Herbiary - her best-selling volume on the mystical...
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The Drowning of Money Island: A Forgotten Community's Fight Against the Rising Seas Threatening Coastal America

Andrew S. Lewis · Beacon Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

The story of the Bayshore, a community ravaged by Superstorm Sandy, where lack of recovery, sea level rise, and a state effort to buy out and demolish neighborhoods has fractured the community and foreshadowed coastal America's sinking future.Andrew Lewis grew up on the Bayshore, a 40-mile...
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Nature's Giants: The Biology and Evolution of the World's Largest Lifeforms

Graeme D. Ruxton · Yale University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the science behind the awe-inspiring giants of past and present The colossal plants and animals of our world - dinosaurs, whales, and even trees - are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral...
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Gun Digest 2020, 74th Edition: The World's Greatest Gun Book!

Lee, Jerry · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback

For more than 70 years, Gun Digest has been the No. 1 go-to source and research guide for firearms enthusiasts worldwide. Informative and entertaining articles by the top writers in the field cover every aspect of guns and shooting, including hunting, personal defense, target practice,...
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The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California

Arax, Mark · Knopf
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil--an epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought"A stunning history of power, arrogance, and greed."--Kirkus Reviews (starred) Mark...
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Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond

Alexandra Horowitz · Scribner
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike.We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love...
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The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts

Gaul, Gilbert M. · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history -- but who bears the brunt of these monster storms?Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion) , Ike ($40...
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