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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
Stephen Brusatte · William Morrow
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Sapiens, Your Inner Fish, The Sixth Extinction, and I Contain Multitudes, a sweeping narrative scientific history - the only one of its kind - that tells the epic story of the dinosaurs, examining their origins, their habitats, their extinction, and their living legacy, from... |
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Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, 2nd Edition
Andrew Fazekas · National Geographic
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Explore the star-studded cosmos with this fully updated, user-friendly skywatcher's guide, filled with charts, graphics, photographs, and expert tips for viewing -- and understanding -- the wonders of space.Stargazing's too much fun to leave to astronomers. In these inviting pages, "Night... |
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Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One of History's Most Iconic Creatures
BEN MEZRICH · Atria Books
Pages: 293
Format: Hardcover
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Science fiction becomes reality in this Jurassic Park-like story of the genetic resurrection of an extinct species - the woolly mammoth - by the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and The 37th Parallel."With his knack for turning narrative nonfiction into stories worthy... |
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Talking to Animals: How You Can Understand Animals and They Can Understand You
Jon Katz · Atria Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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There are so many benefits to learning how to communicate with animals. Love, trust, a spiritual connection that goes to the heart of the human-animal bond. Every time I listen to them, I learn about myself.We seem to need animals in our disconnected lives more and more, yet we understand... |
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America
Arthur V Evans · National Geographic
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects and spiders, this guide combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers navigational devices... |
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Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Judith D Schwartz · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Water scarcity is on everyone's mind. Long taken for granted, water availability has entered the realm of economics, politics, and people's food and lifestyle choices. But as anxiety mounts - even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow and extremist groups worldwide... |
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Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states
Maria Goodavage · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever... |
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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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Warblers and Other Songbirds of North America: A Life-size Guide to Every Species
PAUL STERRY · Harper Design
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning full-color photographic field guide of 285 species of North American songbirds and warblers, captured in glorious life-sized detail and featuring concise descriptions, location maps, and useful facts for both experienced birdwatchers and armchair ornithologists alike.Birds such... |
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Birds of a Feather: A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals
LORIN LINDNER · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring story of how one woman's vision helped create a unique healing communityLee Woodruff: "This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world."Vicki Myron: "A heartwarming book." Animal lover though she was, Lorin Lindner... |
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Peterson Guide to Bird Identification?in 12 Steps
STEVE N G HOWELL · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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The perfect introduction for beginning birders: a 12-step path to a lifelong addiction Part of the satisfaction of watching birds is being able to name what you see. Yet, open a field guide, and there are hundreds of species to choose from, some with different appearances for males, females,... |
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The Man Who Climbs Trees
James Aldred · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A professional tree climber encounters gorillas, snakes, spiders, and birds of prey, as well as answers and perspective, hundreds of feet up, all over the world Every child knows the allure of climbing trees. But how many of us get to make a living at it, spending days observing nature... |
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Animal: Exploring the Zoological World
Phaidon Editors · Phaidon Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Explore the beauty and diversity of the animal world through more than 300 captivating images from across time and from every corner of the globeAnimal: Exploring the Zoological World is a visually stunning and broad-ranging survey that explores and celebrates humankind's ongoing fascination... |
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