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Hives in the City: Keeping Honey Bees Alive in an Urban World
Alison Gillespie - Croydon Hill
Format: Book
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They keep their honey bees in unlikely places -- on the rooftops of high-rises, next to charter schools, behind row homes, and on abandoned lots. Some want to give the bees a haven away from the pesticides so often found in rural and suburban locations. Others want to increase the production... |
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The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods
Greg King - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive story of the California redwoods, their discovery and their exploitation, as told by an activist who fought to protect their existence against those determined to cut them down.Every year millions of tourists from around the world visit California's famous redwoods. Yet few who strain... |
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George the Dog, John the Artist: A Rescue Story
John Dolan
Format: Print book
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An inspiring true story of a canine friendship that led one man from life on the streets to artistic success For years, John Dolan had been living rough, trying his best to get by. Born and bred on the estates of east London, his early life was marked by neglect and abuse, and his childhood... |
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Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
Elsa Panciroli
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For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist |
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Landmarks
Robert Macfarlane - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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From Robert Macfarlane, the acclaimed author of The Old Ways - a celebration of the language of landscape and the power of words to shape our sense of place For years now, the British writer Robert Macfarlane has been collecting place-words: terms for aspects of landscape, nature, and weather,... |
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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Gay Salisbury - W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend . . . reflects a transcendent understanding and impeccable research."―Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin,... |
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The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History
Brian Fagan - Bloomsbury Press
Format: Print book
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Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond... |
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Don't Fart When You Snuggle: Lessons on How to Make a Human Smile
From Frank - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Frank. His goal in life is to make humans smile. And that's exactly what he and his wisecracking pals do in this guide to living the good life - of a dog! From the creator of the popular greeting card line From Frank, this playful book offers advice for dogs, by dogs, that's... |
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Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living
KAREN AUVINEN - Scribner
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... |
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