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The Sugar Season: A Year in the Life of Maple Syrup, and One Family's Quest for the Sweetest Harvest

Douglas Whynott · Da Capo Press,
Pages: 279
Format: Hardcover

A year in the life of one New England family as they work to preserve an ancient, lucrative, and threatened agricultural art--the sweetest harvest, maple syrup...How has one of America's oldest agricultural crafts evolved from a quaint enterprise with "sugar parties" and the delicacy...
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The Star Guide: Learn How To Read The Night Sky Star By Star

Robin Kerrod · Prentice Hall General Reference
Pages: 160
Format: Book

More than 150 full-color photographs and illustrations capture the spectacular wonder and drama of space More than 60 easy-to-read color star charts guide you star by star and month by month through the winter, spring, summer, and fall skies Reference pages and feature boxes provide further...
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The Stokes Purple Martin Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins

Donald Stokes · Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Book

Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and understand purple martins to their backyard.,
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The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion?Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

PETER WOHLLEBEN · Greystone Books
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

"Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours...

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Reader's Digest North American Wildlife: Birds

Reader's Digest Association. · Readers Digest
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

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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Restoring Texas: Raiford Stripling's Life and Architecture

Michael McCullar · Texas A&M University Press
Pages: 161
Format: Hardcover

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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The Complete Cat Breed Book

DK Publishing · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Combining cat breeds, behavior, and training tips in one easy volume, The Complete Cat Breed Book is an essential reference to the basics of choosing and looking after a cat.

Packed with practical advice on cat maintenance, from handling and grooming to nutrition, exercise, and health,...

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Reader's Digest North American wildlife.

Reader's Digest Association. · Reader's Digest
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

A colorful, illustrated identification guide provides general information on each species, including behavior patterns, diet, and dominant physical characteristics, as well as individual profiles and tips on locating and approaching each animal. Original.
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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

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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Basic Texas Birds: A Field Guide

Mark Lockwood · University of Texas Press
Pages: 403
Format: Paperback

Finding all the birds in Texas can be a lifetime pursuit. Basic Texas Birds, an easy-to-use field guide, will help you identify over 180 species of birds that are found across the state, including a selection of the rarer "Texas specialties" that draw birders to Texas from around...
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Kingdom of the Seashell

R Tucker Abbott · Rutledge Books / Crown Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This is the first truly comprehensive survey of seashells. It delves into all of the shells' intriguing facets - from their biology and their influence upon art, medicine, religion, archaeology and commerce to the practical aspects of shellfisheries and to the fascinating, rewarding...
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries From a Secret World

Peter Wohlleben · David Suzuki Institute
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other. In "The Hidden Life of Trees, " Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains...
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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

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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The Vanishing Cowboy

Jim Bertoglio · Tate Publishing
Pages: 115
Format: Hardcover

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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Chasing Warblers

Bob Thornton · University of Texas Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Southern Books CompetitonKnown to many as "the butterflies of the bird world," wood warblers allure even the most experienced and discriminating birders. Their annual migrations to and from nesting areas in the United States and Canada draw thousands of birders to places such...
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