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The Nueces River: Río Escondido
Margie Crisp · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 284
Format: NOOK Book
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First appearing on early Spanish maps as the Río Escondido, or hidden river, and later named Río de las Nueces after the abundant pecan trees along its banks, the Nueces today is a stream of seeming contradictions: a river that runs above and below ground; a geographic reminder of a history... |
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The Vanishing Cowboy
Jim Bertoglio · Tate Publishing
Pages: 115
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever dreamed of being a cowboy? Who of us hasn't? The mere mention of it brings to mind images of boots and saddles, horses and cattle, and being in the great outdoors. This much is true, cowboy stories never cease to hold our attention, and The Vanishing Cowboy is an especially... |
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The Life and Love of the Sea
Lewis Blackwell · Abrams, in association with PQ Blackwell, 2015.
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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Showcasing cutting-edge underwater photography from the world's leading marine and nature photographers, The Life & Love of the Sea is a breathtaking visual tour of the ocean's great diversity. Readers will experience land meeting sea with images of dramatic coastlines, barrier... |
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Restoring Texas: Raiford Stripling's Life and Architecture
Michael McCullar · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 161
Format: Hardcover
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Restoration architect Raiford Stripling rescued some of Texas' most historic sites from oblivion, including Ashton Villa in Galveston, the French Legation in Austin, Independence Hall at Washington-on-the-Brazos, and Presidion La Bahía in Goliad. This handsome volume, inspired by the 1983... |
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Matagorda Island: A Naturalist's Guide
Wayne H. McAlister · Univ of Texas Pr
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
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Once, all barrier islands were natural places where sand dunes and sea grasses, water birds and beach creatures flourished, undisturbed by human development. Matagorda Island still is. Part of a chain of five major barrier islands that shelter the Texas coastline from the Gulf of Mexico,... |
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The Border Collie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Mary R Burch · Howell Book House
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
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Books for novice pet owners that combine the most breed-specific information with loads of helpful tips and superb color photos. These are the books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a four-footed family member. There are chapters on-- feeding-- grooming--... |
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This I Can Leave You: A Woman's Days on the Pitchfork Ranch
Mamie Sypert Burns · Texas a & M Univ Pr
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover
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When D Burns arrived at the mighty Pitchfork Ranch as the new manager in 1942, he walked straight into the hostility of a lot of longtime hands who did not want to take orders from an outsider. Gradually, though, D and his wife, Mamie, won allies and made a place for themselves on the historic... |
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Backyard Astronomy: Your Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe
Robert Burnham · Time Life Education
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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BACKYARD ASTRONOMY guides you through the mysteries of the universe and tells you everything you need to know about becoming a proficient backyard astronomer. Chapters included are: Exploring the Universe; Skywatching Tools; Sun and Moon; The Planets; Other Lights in the Sky; and Starhopping... |
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Reader's Digest North American Wildlife: Birds
Reader's Digest Association. · Readers Digest
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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Focusing on abundant, wide-ranging, or conspicuous birds in particular, a profusely illustrated handbook of bird species lists their distinguishing traits and behavior patterns and sorts swimming and wading birds from land birds. Original. |
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Beautiful Chickens
Christie Aschwanden · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Print book
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An awe-inspiring collection featuring commissioned photographic portraits of the best in feathered beautiesBeautiful Chickens takes the humble farmyard fowl and places it in the frame of a top portrait photographer. Stylishly lit and shot against a studio background, the portraits showcase... |
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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
Mark Bittman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning champion of culinary simplicity who gave us the bestselling How to Cook Everything and How to Cook Everything Vegetarian comes Food Matters, a plan for responsible eating that's as good for the planet as it is for your weight and your health.We are finally starting... |
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