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Rain: A Natural and Cultural History
Cynthia Barnett · Crown Publishers Pages: 355 Format: Print book
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Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents... |
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American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Nate Blakeslee · Crown Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover
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The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s.... |
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens... |
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Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution
Jonathan W Silvertown · University Of Chicago Press Pages: 232 Format: Hardcover
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What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolutionary function: eggs, seeds (from which we derive flour by grinding) , and milk have each evolved to nourish offspring. Indeed, ponder the genesis... |
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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery · Atria Books Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this "fascinating ... touching ... informative ... entertaining" (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus - a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature... |
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Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living
KAREN AUVINEN · Scribner Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Helen MacDonald's H Is for Hawk, a stunning, inspirational memoir from an award-winning poet who ventures into the wilderness to seek answers to life's big questions and finds her way back after losing everything she thought she needed.During... |
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The Man Who Climbs Trees
James Aldred · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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A professional tree climber encounters gorillas, snakes, spiders, and birds of prey, as well as answers and perspective, hundreds of feet up, all over the world Every child knows the allure of climbing trees. But how many of us get to make a living at it, spending days observing nature... |
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Still Waters: The Secret World of Lakes
Curt Stager · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea.More than a century and a half have passed since Walden was first published, and the world is now a very different place. Lakes are changing rapidly, not because we are separate from nature but because... |
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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
David George Haskell · Viking Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature's most magnificent networkers - trees "At once lyrical and informative, filled with beauty." - Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionDavid Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim... |
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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
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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 planetOmega-3 fatty acids have long... |
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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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The Sea Inside
Philip Hoare · Random House Inc Pages: 374 Format: Hardcover
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A yearlong adventure through the world's oceans with Philip Hoare, the award-winning author of The WhaleIn colorful prose and lively line drawings, Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea and its islands, birds, and beasts. Starting at his home on the shores of Britain's Southampton... |
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