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The Deer Camp: A Memoir of a Father, a Family, and the Land that Healed Them

Dean Kuipers - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

For readers of The Stranger in the Woods and H Is for Hawk, a beautifully written and emotionally rewarding memoir about a father, his three sons, and a scrappy 100-acre piece of land in rural Michigan.Some families have to dig hard to find the love that holds them together....
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How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say

MELISSA CAUGHEY - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact,...
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The Lambs: My Father, a Farm, and the Gift of a Flock of Sheep

Carole Shelbourn George - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

"An enchanting book -- please read." -- Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE; Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceIn this touching memoir about the relationship between father, daughter, and animals, Carole explores life after adopting thirteen pet Karakul lambs....
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Cleaning and Maintaining Modern and Antique Firearms: A concise guide

Bill Harriman - Quiller Publishing Ltd.
Format: Paperback

In this official BASC Handbook, firearms expert Bill Harriman shares his extensive knowledge of all aspects of the care and maintenance of firearms. Topics covered will include: The pros and cons for each type of shotgun and the different bores The pros and cons for the differenct types...
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The Sea: Stories, Trivia, Crafts, and Recipes Inspired by the World's Best Shorelines, Beaches, and Oceans

Isobel Carlson - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

"The sea is as near as we come to another world." - Anne Stevenson This book celebrates oceans, coasts and shorelines the world over. Bringing together incredible stories and legends of the sea, delicious recipes and activities inspired by the coast, and fascinating trivia on everything...
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Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states

Maria Goodavage - Dutton
Format: Print book

In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever...
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The Good Living Guide to Keeping Sheep and Other Fiber Animals: Housing, Feeding, Sh: Housing, Feeding, Shearing, Spinning, Dyeing, and More

Janet Garman - Good Books
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive and inspiring guide small-scale fiber farming and wool crafting. Fiber crafts - such as knitting, weaving, and crocheting - continue to surge in popularity, with sites like Ravelry (a social media community for the wool obsessed) gaining more than six million members....
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Pet Goldfish

Cecelia H Brannon - Enslow Publishing
Format: Print book

Simple text supported by large color photos and an illustrated Words to Know help readers learn about goldfish, including what they eat, how often their tanks must be cleaned, and the many different colors they come in. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares...
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Warblers & Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding

Sneed B. Collard III - Mountaineers Books
Format: Hardcover

"In the grandest sense, the Big Year is more than just a game. Though few mortals will ever tackle the endeavor, most of us can appreciate the decision to follow a passion to its outer limits. Dedicating a whole year to birds is an exhausting, exhilarating, occasionally demoralizing,...
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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore

ELIZABETH RUSH - Milkweed Editions
Format: Hardcover

Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant -- and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable...
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