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Glacier National Park: A Culmination of Giants
George Bristol · University of Nevada Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Bristol takes readers on a journey through the history of Glacier National Park, beginning over a billion years ago from the formation of the Belt Sea, to the present day climate-changing extinction of the very glaciers that sculpted most of the wonders of its landscapes. He delves into... |
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future. Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about... |
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Penguin the Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family
Cameron Bloom · Atria Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Penguin the Magpie is the extraordinary true story of recovery, hope, and courage as one injured bird and her human family learn to heal and celebrate life, featuring the gorgeous photography of Cameron Bloom and a captivating narrative by New York Times bestselling author... |
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The Horse-Lover's Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition: A–Z Guide to All Things Equine: Barrel Racing, Breeds, Cinch, Cowboy Curtain, Dressage, Driving, Foaling, ... Riding, English & Western, and So Much More
Jessie Haas · Storey Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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Here is a completely revised, full-color second edition of the established go-to source for equestrian information. This comprehensive A-to-Z guide covers "everything horse" and bridges gaps in the equestrian universe between English and Western styles. More than 1,700 entries... |
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Utah's Greatest Wonders: A Photographic Journey of the Five National Parks
Christopher Cogley · Plain Sight Publishing
Pages: 138
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the natural beauty, breathtaking scenery, and gorgeous vistas of Utah's national parks--known locally as "The Mighty Five"--all from the comfort of your living room. This stunning collection of photographs will inspire you to seek out new vistas every day no matter... |
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Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat
Barbara J King · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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In recent years, scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds have led to major changes in how we think about, and treat, animals in zoos and aquariums. The general public, it seems, is slowly coming to understand that animals like apes, elephants, and dolphins have not just... |
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A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America
Jeffrey Glassberg · Princeton University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
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A thoroughly revised edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative photographic field guide to North American butterfliesThis is a revised second edition of the most detailed, comprehensive, and user-friendly photographic field guide to the butterflies of North America. Written by Jeffrey... |
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Saving Central Park: A History and a Memoir
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers · Knopf
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The story of how one woman's long love affair with New York's Central Park led her to organize its rescue from a state of serious decline, returning it to the beautiful place of recreational opportunity and spiritual sustenance that it is today.Elizabeth Barlow Rogers opens with... |
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National Parks of Europe
NOT AVAILABLE. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Explore the best of Europe's amazing national parks. From the Lake District to the Black Forest, this beautiful introduction to 60 of Europe's parks is packed with panoramic photography, original illustrations, practical information, and inspiring tips on what to do and see in each.... |
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Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology
Andreas Weber · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process -- constantly transforming... |
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Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide
WALTER STURGEON · Ohio University Press
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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From one of the region's foremost mushroom hunters - Walter E. Sturgeon - comes a long-overdue field guide to finding and identifying the mushrooms and fleshy fungi found in the Appalachian mountains from Canada to Georgia. Edibility and toxicity, habitat, ecology, and detailed diagnostic... |
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This Phenomenal Life: The Amazing Ways We Are Connected with Our Universe
Misha Blaise · Lyons Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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Entertaining, colorful, and deceptively full of facts, This Phenomenal Life tells the story of the wondrous ways that humans are always completely at one with our surrounding world. From the vast galaxies above to the miniature microbes within, humans are organically connected to the complex... |
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Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird
Katie Fallon · Foreedge
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
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Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja,... |
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