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Grumpy Cat: No-It-All: Everything You Need to No

Grumpy Cat · Chronicle Books

Grumpy Cat is back with a mission: Teach the world to "NO" everything. She's collected all her least favorite things and can't wait to tell everyone what to think about them. Grumpy Cat: No-It-All is packed with feel-good topics just begging for a cranky makeover: kittens,...
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The Curious Nature Guide: Explore the Natural Wonders All Around You

Clare Walker Leslie · Storey Books, 2015.
Pages: 144

With dozens of simple prompts and exercises, best-selling author, naturalist, and artist Clare Walker Leslie invites you to step outside for just a few minutes a day, reignite your sense of wonder about the natural world, and discover the peace and grounding that come from connecting with...
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Firefly Complete Guide to Stargazing

Robin Scagell · Firefly Books, 2015.
Pages: 320

Firefly Complete Guide to Stargazing is a comprehensive introduction to an increasingly popular leisure pursuit. The book's flexi-paperback format makes it easy to use while telescope viewing, a welcome feature for the growing number of stargazers. The rapid growth in astronomy is due in large...
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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean

Scott Weidensaul · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 352

This comprehensive work covering all the owls of North America, including Mexico and the Caribbean, is the newest addition to the trusted Peterson Reference Guide series. Owls are perhaps the most intriguing of all birds - instantly recognizable and endlessly fascinating. Whether viewed...
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How Dogs Work

Raymond Coppinger , · University Of Chicago Press

How well do we really know dogs? People may enjoy thinking about them as "man's best friend," but what actually drives the things they do? What is going on in their fur-covered heads as they look at us with their big, expressive eyes? Raymond Coppinger and Mark Feinstein...
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Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home

Jackson Galaxy · Tarcher
Pages: 272

In this book, Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet's hit show My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, cat design wizard, show cat guardians everywhere how to use home design tricks to address everyday cat care issues. Does your feline friend like to pee everywhere but in his or her litter...
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

Jonathan Franklin · Atria Books, 2015.
Pages: 274

"The best survival book in a decade" (Outside magazine) , 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend...
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Energy Healing for Animals: A Hands-On Guide for Enhancing the Health, Longevity, and Happiness of Your Pets

Joan Ranquet · Sounds True, 2015.
Pages: 280

Natural healing for pets has emerged into the mainstream-veterinarians across the nation are now providing acupuncture, chiropractic, and other alternative methods. With Energy Healing for Animals, acclaimed animal communicator Joan Ranquet offers an essential guide for anyone seeking to enhance...
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This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason

Mark Molesky · Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Pages: 496

The captivating and definitive account of the most consequential natural disaster of modern times.On All Saints' Day 1755, tremors from an earthquake measuring perhaps 9.0 (or higher) on the moment magnitude scale swept furiously from their origin along the Atlantic seabed toward...
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