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How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation
Bear Grylls · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
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In the spirit of the multi-million copy bestselling SAS Survival Handbook comes the ultimate survival guide for the 21st century, from world-famous adventurer and former SAS soldier Bear Grylls.For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness... |
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us
LUCY JONES · Doubleday
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to comeEarthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed... |
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Weather: A Very Short Introduction
Storm Dunlop · Oxford University Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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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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Juniper: The Happiest Fox
Jessika Coker · Chronicle Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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With millions of followers on Instagram, Juniper the fox is the internet's cutest pet!Juniper's adorable snaggletooth smile and fun-loving personality are vibrantly captured in this heartwarming book. With gorgeous photos, a charming narrative about Juniper's life, and a behind-the-scenes... |
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A Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast
Mark Mikolas · Countryman Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Identify maple, ash, oak, and more with easy-to-learn visual techniques.In this friendly and approachable field guide, writer and avid hiker Mark Mikolas shares a unique approach for year-round tree identification. His method, which centers on the northeastern United States where 20 species... |
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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History
ULRICH RAULFF · Liveright
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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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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Why Dinosaurs Matter
KEN LACOVARA · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
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What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth.By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological... |
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
NOAH STRYCKER · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the world's 10,000 species of birds in one year. In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the world's birds in one year.... |
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Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North
ADAM WEYMOUTH · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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One man's thrilling and transporting journey by canoe across Alaska in search of the king salmonThe Yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes... |
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How We're F***ing Up Our Planet
Tony Juniper · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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What impact are we having on global warming? Does a more sustainable way of living hold the answer to climate change and the other environmental problems facing our planet?How We're F***ing Up Our Planet charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption. Using the latest... |
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