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Counting Sheep: Reflections and Observations of a Swedish Shepherd
Axel Linden · Atria Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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Norwegian Wood meets The Tao of Pooh in this philosophical, witty, and heartwarming collection of daily observations from a Swedish academic-turned-sheep farmer who finds peace and meaning outside the hustle and bustle of modern, urban life. One of the fun things about keeping sheep is that... |
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Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Ed.
James H Harding · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
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The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great Lakes region. Fully updated treatments of over 70 species feature detailed information on the distribution, habitat, behavior, and life history of these... |
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A Song for the River
Philip Connors · Cinco Puntos Press
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the last working fire lookouts comes this sequel to the award-winning Fire Season -- a story of calamity and resilience in the world's first Wilderness.A dozen years into his dream job keeping watch over the Gila National Forest of New Mexico, Philip Connors bore witness... |
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Eat the Beetles!: An Exploration of Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects
David Waltner-Toews · ECW Press
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
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Will eating insects change the world for the better??Meet the beetles: there are millions and millions of them and many fewer of the rest of us - mammals, birds, and reptiles. Since before recorded history, humans have eaten insects. While many get squeamish at the idea, entomophagy - people... |
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Medicinal Plants of North America: A Field Guide
Jim Meuninck · Falcon Guides
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge... |
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North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring
BRUCE M BEEHLER · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The story of an ornithologist's journey to trace the spring migration of songbirds from the southern border of the United States through the heartland and into Canada.In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo four-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward... |
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Carnivore Minds: Who These Fearsome Animals Really Are
G. A. Bradshaw · Yale University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers - dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion. But is this portrait valid? By exploring their inner lives, this pioneering book refutes the many misperceptions that hide the true nature of these... |
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A Naturalist at Large: The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Some of the world's greatest writings on ravens and other birds, insects, trees, elephants, and more, collected for the first time in book form showing why Bernd Heinrich is so beloved for his "passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science" (New York Times) From... |
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The Lost Words
ROBERT MACFARLANE · Anansi International
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world -- Dandelion,... |
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Ferns of the North Woods: Including Horsetails & Clubmosses
Joe Walewski · Kollath Stensaas Publishing
Pages: 263
Format: Print book
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Ferns, horsetails and clubmosses are a surprisingly diverse group with a fascinating natural history. Some ferns are as tiny as golf tees, and others may tower to head height. Horsetail stems contain so much abrasive silica that they can be used to scour pots! Did you know that the spores... |
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It's Not You, It's Brie: Unwrapping America's Unique Culture of Cheese
Kirstin Jackson · Perigee Trade
Format: Book
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There’s more to American cheese than tangerine orange or white bricks. In It’s Not You, It’s Brie, cheese expert Kirstin Jackson tells the whole cheese story. Through fifty American cheese profiles, she takes us “backstage” into underground caves, into funky... |
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The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs
PETER WOHLLEBEN · Dutton
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.In this first-ever... |
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Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life
Matin Durrani · Bloomsbury SIGMA
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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The principles of physics lie behind many of the ways animals go about their daily lives. Scientists have discovered that the way cats and dogs lap up liquids can be explained by the laws of surface tension, how ants navigate is due to polarized light, and why pistol shrimps can generate... |
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Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers: A Gallery of Memorable Southerners
Hal Crowther · Blair
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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"I don't have any children, so I've decided to claim all the future freedom-fighters and hell-raisers as my kin," wrote journalist Molly Ivins. Ivins is one of the biggest hell-raisers profiled in this collection of essays by Hal Crowther, but there is plenty hell-raising... |
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