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Manny the Frenchie's Art of Happiness

MANNY FRENCHIE · Touchstone
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Based on his popular Instagram feed @Manny_the_Frenchie and Facebook profile, this is an illustrated and humorous guide to living a happy and fulfilling life by "the most famous French bulldog in the world ... who's downright amazing" (Buzzfeed.com) .In 2011, Manny was the runt...
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The Book of Cheese: The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses You'll Love

Liz Thorpe · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

EXPLORE THE WORLD OF CHEESE BY ASKING YOURSELF ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT CHEESES DO I ALREADY LOVE?This is the first book of its kind to be organized not by country, milk type, or any other technical classification. The Book of Cheese maps the world of cheese using nine familiar favorites,...
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Beginning Beekeeping

Tanya Phillips · Alpha Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Beginning Beekeeping is a simple, straightforward approach that gives you the basics to get started with beekeeping, while following a balanced, objective approach that weighs the pros and cons of conventional and organic methodologies. Featuring more than 120 beautiful color photos, this...
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Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

Sy Montgomery · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery. "In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry...
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Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows, and Horses

GAVIN EHRINGER · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A thought-provoking and surprising book that explores the ever-evolving relationship between humans and domesticated animals. The domestication of animals changed the course of human history. But what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection?...
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Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat

JACKSON GALAXY · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

This comprehensive cat care guide from the star of the hit Animal Planet show "My Cat from Hell," Jackson Galaxy, shows us how to eliminate feline behavioral problems by understanding cats' instinctive behavior.Cat Mojo is the confidence that cats exhibit when they are at ease...
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BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show

Ellen Blackstone · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One hundred entertaining and informative essays from the popular public radio feature program, BirdNote, accompanied by original illustrations throughout--an illuminating volume for bird and nature lovers across North America.Here are the best stories about our avian friends from the public...
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On Thin Ice: An Epic Final Quest into the Melting Arctic

Eric Larsen · Falcon
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In March 2014, Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters set out to traverse nearly 500 miles across the melting Arctic Ocean, unsupported, from Northern Ellesmere Island to the geographic North Pole. Despite being one of the most cold and hostile environments on the planet, the Arctic Ocean has seen...
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The Wasting of Borneo: Dispatches from a Vanishing World

Alex Shoumatoff · Beacon Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Acclaimed naturalist Alex Shoumatoff issues a worldwide call to protect the drastically endangered rainforests of BorneoIn this wide-ranging narrative, seasoned travel and environmental writer Alex Shoumatoff takes readers on a journey from the woods of rural New York to the rain forests...
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Never Out of Season: How Having the Food We Want When We Want It Threatens Our Food Supply and Our Future

Robert Dunn · Little
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A Fast Food Nation for the foods we grow and depend onThe bananas we eat today aren't your parents' bananas: We eat a recognizable, consistent breakfast fruit that was standardized in the 1960s from dozens into one basic banana. But because of that, the banana we love is dangerously susceptible...
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Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami: The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

David Shonting · Springer
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover

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Weather: A Very Short Introduction

Storm Dunlop · Oxford University Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realize the vast global movements and forces...
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Detector Dog: A Talking Dogs Scentwork Manual

Pam Mackinnon · Hubble & Hattie
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

As a drug detector dog handler with HM Customs & Excise, Pam Mackinnon searched all over the UK, from oil rigs to cruise ships, postal depots to airports and vehicles to houses. Combining her detection skills with her work as a dog training and behaviour consultant, Pam developed the UK's...
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Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon

Ronald A Jenner · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species....
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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History

ULRICH RAULFF · Liveright
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of The Invention of Nature and The Soul of an Octopus.Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build...
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