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Upstream: Selected Essays

Mary Oliver · Penguin Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be." So begins Upstream, a collection of essays in which beloved...
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Wild Babies: Photographs of Baby Animals from Giraffes to Hummingbirds

Traer Scott
Format: Print book

Bestselling author and photographer Traer Scott captures the magic and wonder of a young animal's first weeks of life in this heartwarming collection of photographs. Featuring portraits of more than 30 baby animals, Wild Babies provides a glimpse into the rarely seen world of newborn...
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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: Second Edition: A Beginner's Guide to Finding, Identifying and Enjoying Birds

Pete Dunne · Stackpole Books; 2 Updated edition
Format: Print book

Birding is one of the most popular and fastest-growing outdoor activities, but it can seem intimidating for beginners who dont know where, when, or how to search for birds. Fortunately, Pete Dunne, one of the most popular and respected writers in the field, has written a guide that will...
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What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins

Jonathan Balcombe · Scientific American/Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Do fishes think? Do they really have three-second memories? And can they recognize the humans who peer back at them from above the surface of the water? In "What a Fish Knows, " the myth-busting ethologist Jonathan Balcombe addresses these questions and more, taking us under the sea,...
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The Life of Corgnelius and Stumphrey: The Cutest Corgis in the World

Susie Brooks · Harlequin
Format: Hardcover

Corgnelius was living the good life with his owners in sunny Los Angeles—he was happy, healthy, likely the cutest corgi known to man and was the star of his own blog. Then along came Stumphrey, a corgi puppy and Corgnelius's new brother. After a short-lived rough beginning,...
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The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass: Beach Comber's Edition: Finding, Collecting, Identifying, and Using the Ocean's Most Beautiful Stones

Mary Beth Beuke · W W Norton
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

As the owner of one of the world's most elaborate sea glass collections, Mary Beth Beuke gets to talk about these prized ocean gems on a daily basis. Unfortunately, with each passing day, sea glass becomes more and more difficult to find, making the hunt more of a challenge to the seeker...
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Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Butterfly Delight

Peter Marren · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Like fluttering shards of stained glass, butterflies possess a unique power to pierce and stir the human soul. Indeed, the ancient Greeks explicitly equated the two in a single word, psyche, so that from early times butterflies were not only a form of life, but also an idea. Profound and deeply...
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97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile

Jenny Langbehn · Workman Publishing Company; Reissue edition
Format: Print book

News for dogs and dog lovers to smile about: The irresistible bestseller is now even more irresistible with a 4-by-6-inch "chunky" format. As quirky, colorful, and giftable as ever, 97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile is now fresher and more appealing. Developed by Jenny Langbehn, a veterinary...
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The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail

Mark Larabee · Rizzoli
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

This official book celebrates the history, beauty, and importance of the West Coast's most iconic hiking trail. Designated as one of the first two national scenic trails in 1968, the Pacific Crest Trail is a continuous footpath of more than 2,650 miles - from the Mexican border to the Canadian...
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I Could Pee on This, Too: And More Poems by More Cats

Francesco Marciuliano · Chronicle Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

There's a new cat in town! This feisty sibling of the international bestseller I Could Pee on This will be making its own sensational mark in the cat-poetry world. I Could Pee on This, Too explores fresh feline emotions and philosophical musings through cats' own poetry, such as "Welcome...
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