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Cattail Moonshine Milkweed Medicine: The Curious Stories of 43 Amazing North American Native Plants

Tammi Hartung · Storey Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

History, literature, and botany meet in this charming tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertain us. Did you know that during World War II, the US Navy paid kids to collect milkweed's fluffy white floss, which was then used as filling...
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Birds & Blooms: Birds in Your Backyard

Robert J. Dolezal · Thunder Bay Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

With a bit of careful planning and planting, you can turn your backyard into an avian sanctuary! Landscaping tips will help you choose plants and trees that will attract your favorite birds. A how-to guide offers step-by-step instructions for 33 projects, from birdhouses to perches. When...
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Butterflies of Pennsylvania: A Field Guide

James L. Monroe · University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

How do you tell a Striped Hairstreak butterfly from a Regal Fritillary butterfly? By using Butterflies of Pennsylvania, the most comprehensive, user-friendly field guide to date of all of the species ever recorded within Pennsylvania's 46,056 square miles. Over 900 brilliant...
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Clouds: Nature and Culture

Richard Hamblyn · Reaktion Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variety having inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Described by Aristophanes as "the patron goddesses of idle men," clouds and the ever-changing patterns...
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Beekeeper's Lab: 52 Family-Friendly Activities and Experiments Exploring the Life of the Hive

KIM LEHMAN · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Flexibound

Fill the year ahead with weekly activities from around and about the hive, including art projects, recipes, experiments, garden activities, and more!If you keep bees or are interested in keeping bees, Beekeeper's Lab is the book for you. Filled with 52 beekeeping and hive-inspired projects...
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Raptor: A Journey through Birds

James Macdonald Lockhart · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockhart's stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks...
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Biomorphic Structures: Architecture Inspired by Nature

Asterios Agkathidis · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

From leaves to liquids, caves to crystal formations, nature has always been a major source of inspiration for architects. This book examines how nature can act as a precedent for design solutions through twelve case studies. Packed with computer drawings, sketches, models, and photographs,...
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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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Hello, My Name Is Ice Cream: The Art and Science of the Scoop

Dana Cree · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

With more than 100 recipes for ice cream flavors and revolutionary mix-ins from a James Beard-nominated pastry chef, Hello, My Name is Ice Cream explains not only how to make amazing ice cream, but also the science behind the recipes so you can understand ice cream like a pro.Hello, My Name...
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Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table

LANGDON COOK · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food: salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild - thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV, perhaps. For others, it's the catch of the day on a restaurant...
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Being with Flowers: Floral Art as Spiritual Practice - Meditations on Conscious Flower Arranging to Inspire Peace, Beauty and the Everyday Sacred

Anthony Ward · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Learn to become one with nature and create beautiful flower arrangements with Being with Flowers.Floral arrangements are so much more than a decoration. They provide a way to connect to nature and the world around us. Master floral sculptor, Anthony Ward, shows you how to work with flowers...
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On Trails: An Exploration

Robert Moor · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

"The best outdoors book of the year" - Sierra Club "Stunning ... A wondrous nonfiction debut" - Departures "Moor's book is enchanting" - The Boston Globe "A wanderer's dream" - The Economist From a brilliant new literary voice comes a groundbreaking...
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Practice Resurrection: And Other Essays

Erik Reece · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

A student of Wendell Berry and Guy Davenport, Erik Reece is a strong and eloquent voice for a new generation of dedicated activists fighting on behalf of the embattled wilderness and the future of our planet. A master of the personal essay, his work has also deeply explored the role of religion...
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Odd Birds

Ian Harding · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A 7-time Teen Choice Award Winner on Freeform's most-watched series, Pretty Little Liars ... A social media influencer with over 7 million followers ... An avid birdwatcher? Yes, you read that correctly. Ian Harding is all of these things, and so much more. In this memoir, explore the unexpected...
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Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

David A Rothery · John Murray Learning
Pages: 434
Format: Print book

Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis is the essential guide to what causes the most frightening geological events with which we are faced today. It covers plate tectonics, the intricacies of each terrible phenomena, and their effects as well as the impact they have on each other, how they...
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