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Untamed Mushrooms: From Field to Table

Michael Karns · Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Step into nature, whether in a park, forest, prairie, or lakeland, and you are surrounded by edible wild foods-if you know where to look. Old traditions of foraging have seen a passionate resurgence of interest among midwestern chefs and home cooks intrigued by the vitality of foods growing...
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Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America's Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks

Mary Caperton Morton · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Sit back and enjoy a new view

Filled with fun facts, fascinating histories, and atmospheric photography, Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America's 100 most spectacular geological formations.

Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands...
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Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America

Nathan Pieplow · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback

The first comprehensive guide to the sounds of eastern North American birds, featuring an innovative visual index that allows readers to quickly look up unfamiliar sounds in the field.

Bird songs and calls are just as important as visual field marks in identifying birds. But until...
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The Art of Naming

Michael Ohl · The MIT Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

From Tyrannosaurus rex to Heteropoda davidbowie: scientific naming as a joyful and creative act. Tyrannosaurus rex. Homo sapiens. Heteropoda davidbowie. Behind each act of scientific naming is a story. In this entertaining and illuminating book, Michael Ohl considers scientific naming as a joyful...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cat Really Did That?: 101 Stories of Miracles, Mischief and Magical Moments

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Our cats make us smile every day, but some days they really outdo themselves! This book is full of those hilarious and heartwarming stories about the many ways our mischevious feline friends surprise us, make us laugh, and touch our hearts.With a focus on rescue cats, these 101 true, personal...
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Start Mushrooming: The Foolproof Way to Forage

Stan Tekiela · Adventure Publications
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Begin identifying and collecting seven edible mushrooms! Mushrooms are beautiful, bountiful, and delicious. But foraging for them often makes people nervous -- and for good reason! Start Mushrooming takes away the worry by introducing seven of the most unmistakable, edible mushrooms in North...
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The Practical Encyclopedia of Chicken Keeping: Breed Identifier - Rearing - Care

Fred Hams · Lorenz Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Directory of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys and how to keep them, with 700 photographs.
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The Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping: Everything You Need to Know

Samantha Johnson · Voyageur Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

This expanded version of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) -licensed Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping?? is the complete DIY guide for budding beekeepers. Raising bees is becoming increasingly popular in backyards and on farms large and small - and it's easy to see why. These resourceful...
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At the Lightning Field

Laura Raicovich · Coffee House Press
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

Walter De Maria's "Lightning Field" is 400 stainless steel poles, positioned 220 feet apart, in the desert of central New Mexico. Over the course of several visits, it becomes, for Raicovich, a site for confounding and revealing perceptions of time, space, duration, and light;...
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Living with Chickens: Everything You Need To Know To Raise Your Own Backyard Flock

JAY ROSSIER · Lyons Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback


A revised and updated bestseller

Revised in coordination with the American Poultry AssociationCovers all the essentials of raising and keeping chickens.More than 75 color photographs and illustrations.People across the country are raising chickens, whether for food or companionship....
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The Seasons Alter: How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts

Philip Kitcher · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A landmark work of environmental philosophy that seeks to transform the debate about climate change.

As the icecaps melt and the sea levels rise around the globe -- threatening human existence as we know it -- climate change has become one of the most urgent and controversial issues...

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Following Fifi: My Adventures Among Wild Chimpanzees: Lessons from our Closest Relatives

John Crocker · Pegasus Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An exhilarating quest into a remote African forest to examine chimpanzees and understand the roots of human behavior.As a young student, John Crocker embarked on the adventure of a lifetime, spending eight months in the Gombe forest working with Jane Goodall. He followed families of wild...
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The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet

Paul Greenberg · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

By the bestselling author of Four Fish and American Catch, an eye-opening investigation of the history, science, and business behind omega-3 fatty acids, the "miracle compound" whose story is intertwined with human health and the future of our planet

Omega-3...
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The Oceans: A Deep History

Eelco J Rohling · Princeton University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The 4.4-billion-year history of the oceans and their role in Earth's climate systemIt has often been said that we know more about the moon than we do about our own oceans. In fact, we know a great deal more about the oceans than many people realize. Scientists know that our actions...
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Science Is Beautiful: Botanical Life: Under the Microscope

COLIN SALTER · Batsford
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From pollen grains to a rose pistil to magnolia wood, these incredible close-up photos, taken from under an electron microscope, reveal the beauty of plants as never before! In images that are as exquisite as any art, this stunning collection unearths some of the most unique photographs...
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