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Seahorses: A Life-Size Guide to Every Species
Sara A Lourie · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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Absolutely captivating creatures, seahorses seem like a product of myth and imagination rather than of nature. They are small, elusive, and are named for their heads, which are shaped like miniature ponies with tiny snouts. They swim slowly upright by rapidly fanning their delicate dorsal... |
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Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family
Sarah Hodgson · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 308
Format: Print book
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You and your dog are a lot alike. By several behavioral measures, your dog's mental abilities are equivalent to those of a two to three and a half-year-old toddler. Dogs can learn up to 250 words, count from one to five and understand basic arithmetic. Your dog can imitate and understand... |
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Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.
Allen Kurta · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
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Now in an extensively revised 3rd edition, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region has been an essential reference for countless amateur and professional naturalists since 1957. Easily tucked into a backpack and carried into the field, this heavily illustrated guidebook offers detailed information... |
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Will's red coat : a story of friendship, faith, and one old dog's choice to live again
Tom Ryan · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus.Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home... |
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Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront
Heather Wolf · The Experiment
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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An astonishing variety of birds, stunningly photographed by the first birder to fully explore Brooklyn's gorgeous new waterfront park Heather Wolf fell in love with birding among the tropical birds of Florida. When she moved to Brooklyn, just steps from downtown, she thought she would... |
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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
David George Haskell · Viking
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature's most magnificent networkers - trees "At once lyrical and informative, filled with beauty." - Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionDavid Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim... |
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Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide
Charles Foster · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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A passionate naturalist explores what it's really like to be an animal -- by living like themHow can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans,... |
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The Age of the Horse: An Equine Journey Through Human History
SUSANNA FORREST · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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An essential book for anyone who's ever been captivated by horses, The Age of the Horse is a breathtaking exploration of the enduring connection between humans and Equus caballus. Equestrian expert Susanna Forrest presents a unique, sweeping panorama of the animal's prominent role... |
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Landmarks
Robert Macfarlane · Penguin Books
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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From Robert Macfarlane, the acclaimed author of The Old Ways - a celebration of the language of landscape and the power of words to shape our sense of place For years now, the British writer Robert Macfarlane has been collecting place-words: terms for aspects of landscape, nature, and weather,... |
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Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds
Nancy J Hajeski · Firefly Books
Pages: 536
Format: Paperback
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Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds packs in a lot of information. Illustrations, text, charts, tables and icons make it an ideal reference for all dog lovers, who will enjoy flipping through the pages. The over 450 breeds are thoroughly researched and represent canines from around... |
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Identifying Trees of the East: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America
Michael D Williams · Stackpole Books
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
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All-season field guide for identifying common trees of eastern NAThis popular, field-tested guide for identifying trees in any season, not just when they are in full leaf, features 600 color photos and 200 line drawings showing bark, branching patterns, fruits, flowers, nuts, and overall... |
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Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vet
Dr. Jan Pol · Gotham; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the in Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wilds hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been... |
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Rail-Trails Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio: The definitive guide to the region's top multiuse trails
RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY. · WILDERNESS PR
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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Across the country, more than 1,600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this updated guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents... |
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Scuba Diving 5th Edition
Dennis Graver · Human Kinetics
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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The best-selling authoritative resource returns updated and better than ever. "Scuba Diving, Fifth Edition, " is the most up-to-date resource for experiencing secure, satisfying dives. Packed with full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this is the ideal companion... |
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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
Andy Hall · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
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Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to the locals as Denali - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.... |
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