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Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon
Bronwen Dickey - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs - and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate,... |
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Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction
Helen Pilcher - Bloomsbury SIGMA
Format: Print book
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Helen Pilcher is uniquely qualified to explain the cutting-edge science that makes the resurrection of extinct animals a very real possibility, while acknowledging the serious and humorous aspects of giving a deceased animal a second chance to live. If you could bring back to life a person... |
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Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
Alexandra Horowitz - Scribner
Format: Print book
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Alexandra Horowitz, the author of the lively, highly informative New York Times bestselling blockbuster Inside of a Dog, explains how dogs perceive the world through their most spectacular organ - the nose - and how we humans can put our under-used sense of smell to work in surprising... |
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Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics
JAMES CHESHIRE - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"Where the Animals Go is beautiful and thrilling, a combination of the best in science and exposition, and a joy to study cover to cover." -- Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard UniversityFor thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints.... |
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Blue Planet II: A New World of Hidden Depths
James Honeyborne - BBC Books
Format: Hardcover
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Our understanding of ocean life has changed dramatically in the last decade, with new species, new behaviors, and new habitats being discovered at a rapid rate. Blue Planet II, which accompanies an epic 7-part series, is a ground-breaking new look at the richness and variety of underwater... |
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The Secret Life of Cows
Rosamund Young - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this affectionate, heart-warming chronicle, Rosamund Young distills a lifetime of organic farming wisdom, describing the surprising personalities of her cows and other animalsAt her famous Kite's Nest Farm in Worcestershire, England, the cows (as well as sheep, hens, and pigs) all roam... |
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At the Lightning Field
Laura Raicovich - Coffee House Press
Format: Paperback
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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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Mushrooms
Thomas Laessoe - Dk Pub
Format: Book
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The perfect book for mushroom enthusiasts everywhere, this is an authoritative field guide to more than 450 species of wild mushrooms. Poisonous and edible mushrooms are clearly labeled throughout the book along with essential information on size, range, and habitat. Each entry is accompanied... |
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Horse Whisperings
Bob Tabor - Acc Art Books
Format: Hardcover
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* A photographic homage to the horse* A unique slant on capturing the equine essence; these stunning photographs illuminate the natural beauty of the horse "Bob Tabor's images of horses are simply amazing. Striking. Gorgeous. And incredibly unique. I would say impossible, but here... |
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How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea
Tristan Gooley - The Experiment
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Bestseller Read the sea like a Viking and interpret ponds like a Polynesian - with a little help from the "natural navigator"! In his eye-opening books The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs and The Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley helped... |
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Water Rights and the Environment in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide
John R Burch - Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Format: eBook
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This sweeping study traces the development of water policy in the United States from the 19th century to the present day, exploring the role of legislation in appropriating access to water to the American people.* Addresses recent events including the handling of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill... |
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Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Michael Kodas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant exploration of the rising phenomenon of megafires - forest fires of alarming scale, intensity, and devastation - that captures the danger and heroism of those who fight them In Megafire, a world-renowned journalist and forest fire expert travels to the most dangerous... |
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Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery
Anna Laurent - Univ Of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, wall charts were a familiar classroom component, displaying scientific images at a large scale, in full color. But it's only now that they've been superseded as a teaching tool that we have begun to realize something their ubiquity... |
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
Stephen Brusatte - William Morrow
Format: Book
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In this ambitious and engrossing narrative history that spans nearly 200 million years, Stephen Brusatte, a young American paleontologist who has emerged as one of the foremost stars of the field - discovering ten new species and leading groundbreaking scientific studies - tells the complete... |
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The Milk Lady of Bangalore: An Unexpected Adventure
SHOBA NARAYAN - Algonquin Books
Format: Paperback
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The elevator door opens. A cow stands inside, angled diagonally to fit. It doesnt look uncomfortable, merely impatient. "It is for the housewarming ceremony on the third floor," explains the woman who stands behind the cow, holding it loosely with a rope. She has the sheepish... |
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Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows, and Horses
GAVIN EHRINGER - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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A thought-provoking and surprising book that explores the ever-evolving relationship between humans and domesticated animals. The domestication of animals changed the course of human history. But what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection?... |
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Fun and Games for a Smarter Dog: 50 Great Brain Games to Engage Your Dog
Sophie Collins - Lumina Media
Format: Print book
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Mental exercise provides just as many benefits for dogs as physical exercise does. But once you have basic training - sit, down, come, stay - under your belt, what can you do to build your dog's brainpower? Take your pup's repertoire of skills to the next level with an array of games... |
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American Seafood: Heritage, Culture & Cookery From Sea to Shining Sea
Barton Seaver - Sterling Epicure
Format: Hardcover
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From prestigious writer, chef, and sustainability advocate Barton Seaver comes a seminal reference on every aspect of American seafood. With the growing trend to reintroduce US-caught seafood into our culinary lexicon, this trustworthy reference will be the go-to source for home... |
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How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom
Patricia Carlin - Quirk Books
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The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if you know how to cash in. With How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity, readers can unlock the secrets of grooming... |
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us
LUCY JONES - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to comeEarthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed... |
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Mozart's Starling
LYANDA LYNN HAUPT - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet.... |
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Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Chris D. Thomas - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world. Throughout history we've introduced species and infectious diseases to foreign shores; hunted slow-moving (and slower-reproducing) mammals to extinction; and polluted previously pristine tracts of land.... |
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Raptor: A Journey through Birds
James Macdonald Lockhart - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockhart's stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks... |
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The Book of Cheese: The Essential Guide to Discovering Cheeses Youll Love
Liz Thorpe - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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EXPLORE THE WORLD OF CHEESE BY ASKING YOURSELF ONE SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT CHEESES DO I ALREADY LOVE?. This is the first book of its kind to be organized not by country, milk type, or any other technical classification. The Book of Cheese maps the world of cheese using nine familiar favorites,... |
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Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change
Geoff Dembicki - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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A declaration of independence, and a call for systemic change, from the generation that will be most impacted by climate change.If anyone doubted the potential political power of the Millennial generation, Bernie Sanders' campaign put it in the spotlight. Are We Screwed makes clear... |
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The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Abigail Tucker - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A lively adventure through history, natural science, and pop culture in search of how cats conquered the world, the Internet, and our hearts.House cats rule back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, and our bedrooms. Clearly, they own the Internet, where a viral cat video can easily be viewed... |
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National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States, 2nd Edition
Mel White - National Geographic Society
Format: Print book
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From recreation areas and trails to historic sites, from nature hikes to seashores, this comprehensive travel guide and reference to the United States National Parks has been completely revised and updated, with a brand-new cover, more than 30 new photos, and 15 new properties that have... |
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Drinking Water: A History
JAMES SALZMAN - The Overlook Press
Format: Paperback
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The completely revised and updated edition of the definitive book on one of the most important and controversial topics of our time: drinking waterWhen we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably don't give a second thought about where our drinking water comes... |
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Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone
Juli Berwald - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering her passion for marine science and the sea's imperiled ecosystems. Jellyfish are an enigma. They have no centralized brain, but they see and feel and react to their environment in complex ways. They... |
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Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion
JIM WILLIAMS - Patagonia
Format: Hardcover
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During a time when most wild animals are experiencing decline in the face of development and climate change, the intrepid mountain lion -- also known as a puma, a cougar, and by many other names - has experienced reinvigoration as well as expansion of territory. What makes this cat, the fourth... |
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Nature is the Worst: 500 reasons you'll never want to go outside again
E Reid Ross - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Print book
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500 of the most absurd and horrifying things that happen in nature! Crashing waves, stunning sunsets, sprawling landscapes. Nature is beautiful, right? Wrong. Nature Is the Worst. Need proof?The giant pitcher plant not only eats bugs, it's large enough to trap small mammals.Almost... |
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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea
Jack E Davis - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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The tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic.When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented... |
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A Marriage in Dog Years
Nancy Balbirer - Little A
Format: Hardcover
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When Nancy Balbirer learns her beloved eleven-year-old beagle has kidney failure, she's devastated. She and her husband had gotten Ira as a puppy - a wedding gift to each other, and their first foray into "parenthood." Now, her dog is terminal, her marriage is on life support,... |
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World
NOAH STRYCKER - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the world's 10,000 species of birds in one year. In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the world's birds in one year.... |
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The Man Who Ate the Zoo: Frank Buckland: Forgotten Hero of Natural History
RICHARD GIRLING - Random House UK
Format: Paperback
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Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man - a surgeon, a natural historian, a sell-out lecturer, a bestselling writer, a museum curator, and a conservationist, before the concept even existed. Eccentric, revolutionary, popular, prolific, he was one of the 19th century's authentic geniuses.... |
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The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
Brantley Hargrove - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A tale of obsession and daring. A contest between humankind and nature's fiercest phenomenon. The saga of the greatest storm chaser who ever lived.At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American... |
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Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution
Jonathan W Silvertown - University Of Chicago Press
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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On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners on India's Mythic River
GEORGE BLACK - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Journey along one of the world's greatest rivers and catch a glimpse into the lives and cultures of the people who live along its banksThe Ganges flows through northern India and Bangladesh for more than 1,500 miles before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It is sacred to Hindus who worship... |
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Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro
GEORGE MICHELSEN FOY - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of A Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, a harrowing account of the incredible true story of the recent shocking disappearance of El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship that sank suddenly in the Bermuda Triangle in 2015 - taking with it thirty-three lives.On... |
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Note to Self
Connor Franta - Atria/Keywords Press
Format: Print book
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In his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Exploring his past with humor and astounding insight, Connor reminded his fans of why they first fell in love with... |
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Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies: 150 Herbal Remedies to Heal Common Ailments
Anne Kennedy - Althea Press
Format: Print book
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Everyday ailments. Herbal remedies. Your complete resource to start feeling better, naturally.When a headache, cough, or other common ailment hits, many people turn to over-the-counter medications for relief. But for those who prefer to use herbal medicine, it can be difficult and overwhelming... |
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Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life
Matin Durrani - Bloomsbury SIGMA
Format: Print book
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The principles of physics lie behind many of the ways animals go about their daily lives. Scientists have discovered that the way cats and dogs lap up liquids can be explained by the laws of surface tension, how ants navigate is due to polarized light, and why pistol shrimps can generate... |
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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
ELIZABETH RUSH - Milkweed Editions
Format: Book
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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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Autumn
Karl Ove Knausgaard - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons28 August. Now, as I write this, you know... |
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The Art of Astrophotography
Ian Morison - Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
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In The Art of Astrophotography, astronomer and Astronomy Now columnist Ian Morison provides the essential foundations of how to produce beautiful astronomical images. Every type of astroimaging is covered, from images of the Moon and planets, to the constellations, star clusters and nebulae... |
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Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change
Ashley Dawson - Verso
Format: Hardcover
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A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisis. How will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply felt? Are we doing enough to protect ourselves from the coming chaos? In Extreme Cities, Ashley... |
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Making Sense of Weather and Climate: The Science Behind the Forecasts
Mark Denny - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next days, the next weeks, or the next months weather? Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why? Making Sense of Weather and Climate takes readers through key topics in atmospheric physics and presents a cogent view... |
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav Ghosh - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability - at the level... |
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Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
Steve Olson - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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Survival narrative meets scientific, natural, and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster.For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled... |
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National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Mans Quest to Document the Worlds Animals
Joel Sartore - National Geographic; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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The lush and unique photography in this book represents National Geographics Photo Ark, a major initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the worlds animals - especially those that are endangered. His powerful message, conveyed with humor, compassion,... |
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My Patients Like Treats: Tales from a House Call Vet
Duncan MacVean - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizards -- each of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their... |
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Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
CRAIG GROSSI - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity."In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine... |
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Afterglow
EILEEN MYLES - Grove Press
Format: Hardcover
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Prolific and widely renowned, Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work "set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match" (New York Review of Books) . This newest book paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved... |
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Our Native Bees: North America's Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
Paige Embry - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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All the buzz about North America's bees Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees - an endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies - is just as crucial. Our Native Bees is the result of Paige Embry's yearlong quest... |
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Quakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake
KATHRYN MILES - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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A journey around the United States in search of the truth about the threat of earthquakes leads to spine-tingling discoveries, unnerving experts, and ultimately the kind of preparations that will actually help guide us through disasters. It's a road trip full of surprises. Earthquakes.... |
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A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice
William E Glassley - Bellevue Literary Press
Format: Paperback
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"Very few people have spent as much time as William E. Glassley in such deep wilderness. So it would behoove us to pay attention even if he had not brought back such a fascinating, lovely, and useful set of observations. This is a remarkable book." -- Bill McKibben, author of The... |
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Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
Lauren Watt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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"A lightbeat, epic account of how the 20-something author brought her giant English Mastiff to her first tiny New York apartment after college, while navigating boyfriends, first jobs, her mother's illness and a bucket list that involves her dog's participation, "--NoveList."Lauren... |
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The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution
Charles Cockell - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking new view on the theory of evolution, arguing that life develops in predictable waysWe are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't.... |
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A Future in Ruins: UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace
LYNN MESKELL - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity," the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)... |
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Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Butterfly Delight
Peter Marren - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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Like fluttering shards of stained glass, butterflies possess a unique power to pierce and stir the human soul. Indeed, the ancient Greeks explicitly equated the two in a single word, psyche, so that from early times butterflies were not only a form of life, but also an idea. Profound and deeply... |
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The Secret Language of Cats
Susanne Sch tz - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered what your cat is saying Cats do not meow randomly, nor do they growl or hiss because they have nothing better to do. Cat sounds have a purpose, and they can carry important messages, whether for us or other cats.Susanne Schtz is hard at work on breaking the cat code.... |
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My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian's Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope
SUZANNE FINCHAM-GRAY - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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A moving memoir of a life spent in the company of animals - a veterinarian sheds light on the universal experiences of illness, healing, and how we care for loved ones. The pursuit of a childhood dream has taken Suzy Fincham-Gray on a journey in veterinary medicine from pastoral farms... |
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Gems of the World
Cally Oldershaw - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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This new book is a practical, comprehensive guide to the identification and use of precious and semi-precious gems, novelty stones, agates and crystals. Presenting the latest information on the gemstone industry, with an extensive section on ethical mining, conflict diamonds, and the emergence... |
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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Stephen O'Shea - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from "a graceful and passionate writer" (Washington Post) .For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers, and the dreams... |
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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside
Tim Birkhead - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book
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Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead opens this gripping story as a female guillemot chick hatches, already carrying her full quota of tiny eggs within her undeveloped ovary. As she grows into adulthood, only a few of her eggs mature, are released into the oviduct, and are fertilized by sperm... |
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China Lake: A Journey into the Contradicted Heart of a Global Climate Catastrophe
Barret Baumgart - University Of Iowa Press
Format: Paperback
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Barret Baumgart's literary debut presents a haunting and deeply personal portrait of civilization poised at the precipice, a picture of humanity caught between its deepest past and darkest future. In the fall of 2013, during the height of California's historic drought, Baumgart... |
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Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs
Cara Sue Achterberg - Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook
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When Cara felt her teenaged children slipping away and saw an empty nest on the horizon, she decided the best way to fill that void was with dogs - lots of them - and so her foster journey began. In 2015, her Pennsylvania farm became a haven for Operation Paws for Homes. There were the nine... |
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How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
SY MONTGOMERY - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals - her friends - who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.Understanding someone who belongs to another species... |
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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
Bill Schutt - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A masterful and compulsively readable book that challenges our preconceived notions about a behavior often sensationalized in our culture and, until just recently, misunderstood in the scientific world." - Ian Tattersall, Curator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History,... |
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
A N WILSON - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin - hailed as the man who "discovered evolution" - was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo,... |
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The Outrun: A Memoir
Amy Liptrot - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"The Outrun will no doubt sit alongside . . . Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk -- the sheer sensuality of Liptrot's prose and her steely resolve immediately put her right up there with the best of the best." -- New StatesmanWhen Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more than a decade... |
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan - W. W. Norton & Company
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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Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves
Brenda Peterson - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Peter Matthiessen's Wildlife in America or Aldo Leopold, Brenda Peterson tells the 300-year history of wild wolves in America. It is also our own history, seen through our relationship with wolves. The earliest Americans revered them. Settlers zealously exterminated... |
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Bolt and Keel: The Wild Adventures of Two Rescued Cats
Kayleen VanderRee - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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Stunning photographs of two adorable cats -- Instagram stars -- who hike, paddle, and snowshoe through the wilderness.Two kittens were abandoned in a park. The women who found them were about to head off on a mountain trek. And the animal shelter was closed. The cats seemed game so their... |
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Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
Nicholas Pyenson - Viking
Format: Book
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Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-sized creatures into animals that move like fish, breathe like us, can grow to 300,000 pounds, live 200 years and travel entire ocean basins. Whales... |
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Ben Goldfarb - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers... |
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The Dogs of Camelot: Stories of the Kennedy Canines
Margaret Reed - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover
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Before that tragic day on November 22, 1963, the Kennedy years were filled with hope and promise. As the White House gardener put it, they were also filled with children and dogs. The Dogs of Camelotilluminates the inside story of the Kennedys' lifelong love of dogs and the unparalleled... |
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The Secret Language of Dogs: Unlocking the Canine Mind for a Happier Pet
Victoria Stilwell - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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The star of Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog Victoria Stilwell reveals how to both interpret and "speak" the hidden language of dogs. Recent studies into the minds of canines show that they have a rich social intelligence and a physical and vocal language as complex and subtle... |
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American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Nate Blakeslee - Crown
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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Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans
John W. Kress - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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Explores the causes and implications of the Anthropocene, or Age of Humans, from multiple points of view including anthropological, scientific, social, artistic, and economic.Although we arrived only recently in Earth's timeline, humans are driving major changes to the planet's... |
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Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family
Sarah Hodgson - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book
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You and your dog are a lot alike. By several behavioral measures, your dog's mental abilities are equivalent to those of a two to three and a half-year-old toddler. Dogs can learn up to 250 words, count from one to five and understand basic arithmetic. Your dog can imitate and understand... |
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Animal Babies
Laura Barwick - BBC Books
Format: Hardcover
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Animal Babies collects over 120 incredible, heart-warming images of creatures in the wild. It captures precious moments in the young lives of a host of animals, from wolf pups squabbling in the pack and elephant calves wobbling to their feet to baby turtles flipping their way to the sea and baby... |
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Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets
Jessica Pierce - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there's another emotion, less often acknowledged, that can be nearly as powerful: guilt. When we see our cats... |
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Doggy Desserts: 125 Homemade Treats for Happy, Healthy Dogs
Cheryl Gianfrancesco - Lumina Media
Format: Paperback
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The marriage of two of the world's favorite topics -- dogs and desserts -- Doggy Desserts offers dog owners over 125 recipes to spoil (and nourish) their pampered pooches. This beautifully photographed and designed book presents easy-to-do, fun recipes divided into six categories:... |
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The Meaning of Birds
SIMON BARNES - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeously illustrated and enchanting examination of the lives of birds, illuminating their wondrous world and our connection with them. One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live... |
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Waggish: Dogs Smiling for Dog Reasons
Grace Chon - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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To be "waggish" is to be playful and mischievous -- the very definition of these adorable dogs and the things they (might) think about us There's no mistaking a happy dog. The wagging tail, the eager eyes, the smile that's impossible to fake. A happy dog radiates pure... |
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Trooper: The Bobcat Who Came in from the Wild
FORREST BRYANT JOHNSON - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Whenever middle-aged desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went out on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful and serene. But one beautiful summer day in 1987, Forrest heard a cry of distress. Following the cries, he came upon a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned,... |
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William Wegman : being human
William Wegman - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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William Wegman's whimsical photographs of his Weimaraner dogs have been celebrated in the art world and enjoyed by pet lovers for nearly four decades. In this entirely new volume, renowned photography curator William A. Ewing presents more than 300 images from the artist's personal archive,... |
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Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey
STEPHEN KUUSISTO - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence.At the age of thirty-eight, Stephen Kuusisto - who has managed his whole life without... |
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