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Billion-Dollar Fish: The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock
Kevin M. Bailey - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Alaska pollock is everywhere. If youre eating fish but you dont know what kind it is, its almost certainly pollock. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in california rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions as fish sticks in school cafeterias and Filet-O-Fish... |
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Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table
LANGDON COOK - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food: salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild - thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV, perhaps. For others, it's the catch of the day on a restaurant... |
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Smithsonian: Flora: Inside the Secret World of Plants
DK. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world--and how plants work--with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet.From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Flora invites you to explore the plant... |
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Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond
Alexandra Horowitz - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike.We keep dogs and are kept by them.... |
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Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat
JACKSON GALAXY - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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This comprehensive cat care guide from the star of the hit Animal Planet show "My Cat from Hell," Jackson Galaxy, shows us how to eliminate feline behavioral problems by understanding cats' instinctive behavior.Cat Mojo is the confidence that cats exhibit when they are at ease... |
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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 Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
Annie Dillard - Ecco, 2016.
Format: Book
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In recognition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection, including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the author herself.
"A writer who never seems tired, who has never... |
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Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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"In the beginning I was so young and such a stranger to myself I hardly existed. I had to go out into the world and see it and hear it and react to it, before I knew at all who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be." So begins Upstream, a collection of essays in which... |
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Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
David Owen - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant, eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from... |
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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Pam Houston - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us."On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons,... |
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Moon Galpagos Islands
Lisa Cho - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback
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Take the Trip of a Lifetime with Moon Travel Guides!The Galpagos archipelago is one of the most beautiful, wild, and untouched places on earth. Travel back in time with Moon Galpagos Islands.Strategic tour information with advice on visiting sustainably, which boats to take, how long to stay,... |
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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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Ancient Sentinels: The Sequoias of Yosemite National Park
H Thomas Harvey - Yosemite Conservancy
Format: Paperback
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Giant sequoias are some of the few things on earth that can literally be described as "awesome." For many, spending time among the largest living things on the planet is a highlight of their lives. The knowledge packed into this slim book will unlock the secrets of these trees... |
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Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution
Michiel Roscam Abbing - Island Press
Format: Hardcover
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Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive - they are cheap to make, light, and durable - spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated... |
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Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?
Alan Weisman - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful investigation into the chances for humanitys future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us.In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanitys constant pressures.... |
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The New Birder's Guide to Birds of North America
Bill Thompson III - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback
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"I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called 'Wow' and 'Remember' on each page will elicit 'I never knew that!' from many readers. This is a winner for the new birder from four to one hundred and four."... |
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Seafurrers: The Ships' Cats Who Lapped and Mapped the World
PHILIPPA SANDALL - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover
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A cat's-eye view of maritime history We remember the bold seafarers of yore - from Magellan to Shackleton - for their extraordinary exploits: new lands discovered, storms weathered, and battles won. But somehow history has neglected the stalwart, hardworking species who made it all possible... |
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Homing Instincts: Early Motherhood on a Midwestern Farm
Sarah Menkedick - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Sarah Menkedick spent her twenties trekking alone across South America, teaching English to recalcitrant teenagers on Reunion Island, picking grapes in France and camping on the Mongolian grasslands; for her, meaning and purpose were to be found on the road, in flight from the ordinary.... |
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Two Dogs and a Parrot: What Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About Life
JOAN CHITTISTER - BlueBridge
Format: Paperback
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Two Dogs and a Parrot offers both heartwarming stories and thought-provoking reflections about sharing life with an animal companion. The relationships we form with them -- with dogs, birds, cats, horses, rabbits, and other pets -- are full of joys and rewards. Their personalities, their... |
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Jellyfish: A Natural History
Lisa-ann Gershwin - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Jellyfish, with their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, are as fascinating and beautiful as they are frightening and dangerous. They are found in every ocean at every depth, and they are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean... |
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America
Arthur V Evans - National Geographic
Format: Print book
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An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects and spiders, this guide combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers navigational devices... |
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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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Dog Training 101: Step-by-Step Instructions for raising a happy well-behaved dog
KYRA SUNDANCE - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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Sit! Stay! It's easy with Dog Training 101Using a visually driven, playful presentation, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions every dog owner needs and wants to know as you care for and raise your canine best friend. From basic commands like sit, stay, and come to everything... |
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Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction
Britt Wray - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer Britt Wray.A captivating whirlwind tour through the birth and early life of the scientific idea known as "de-extinction." - Beth... |
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Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
Terry Masear - Mariner Books
Format: Print book
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"I cannot believe what a gripping read this is." - Robin Young, host of NPR's Here and Now "A book that will change forever the way you look at these little birds." - Los Angeles Times Before he collided with a limousine, Gabriel, an Anna's hummingbird with... |
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Michael Finkel - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality; not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.A New York... |
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Ruthless Tide: The Tragic Epic of the Johnstown Flood
AL ROKER - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood - the deadliest flood in US history - from New York Times bestselling author, NBC Host, and legendary weather authority Al Roker.May 1889: After a deluge of rainfall - nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours - swelled the Little... |
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Coming of Age at the End of Nature: A Generation Faces Living on a Changed Planet
Julie Dunlap - Trinity University Press
Format: Print book
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Coming of Age at the End of Nature explores a new kind of environmental writing. This powerful anthology gathers the passionate voices of young writers who have grown up in an environmentally damaged and compromised world. Each contributor has come of age since Bill McKibben foretold the doom... |
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Water: Exploring the Blue Planet
Markus Eisl - Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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Water is in crisis. We are in crisis. All life depends on water and we are running out of it, but where exactly is the water and where is it going? This book provides new insight into the world of water and contributes to a wider understanding of the current predicament. Water: Exploring... |
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Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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"This travel companion will shed new light on all that flourishes and flowers, or creeps and crawls in the vast urban-yet-still-wild sprawl of the city and surrounding area." - Publishers Weekly Los Angeles may have a reputation as a concrete jungle, but in reality, it's... |
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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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Cooking for Two--Your Cat & You!: Delicious Recipes for You and Your Favorite Feline
Brandon Schultz - Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Cat lovers can forget about eating solo, and cats no more have to look longingly at the meals their caretakers have prepared in hope of getting a bite. Now, with the help of Cooking for Two: Your Cat & You, felines and their friends can share a meal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!In... |
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The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast
Andrew Blum - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour through the global network that predicts our weather, the people behind it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planetThe weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones,... |
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How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency
Akiko Busch - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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It is time to reevaluate the merits of the inconspicuous life, to search out some antidote to continuous exposure, and to reconsider the value of going unseen, undetected, or overlooked in this new world. Might invisibility be regarded not simply as refuge, but as a condition with its own meaning... |
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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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Water and Los Angeles: A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941
William Deverell - University of California Press
Format: Paperback
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex... |
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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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The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age
David Biello - Scribner
Format: Print book
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With the historical perspective of The Song of the Dodo and the urgency of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, a brilliant young environmental journalist argues that we must innovate and adapt to save planet Earth.Civilization is in crisis, facing disasters of our own making on the only... |
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Kumeyaay Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias
Michael Wilken-Robertson - Sunbelt Pubns
Format: Paperback
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"For thousands of years, the Kumeyaay people of northern Baja California and southern California made their homes in the diverse landscapes of the region, interacting with native plants and continuously refining their botanical knowledge. Today, many Kumeyaay Indians in the far-flung... |
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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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A Song for the River
Philip Connors - Cinco Puntos Press
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the last working fire lookouts comes this sequel to the award-winning Fire Season -- a story of calamity and resilience in the world's first Wilderness.A dozen years into his dream job keeping watch over the Gila National Forest of New Mexico, Philip Connors bore witness... |
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American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America
Paul D. Hess - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America is the complete photographic guide to the 657 species of birds found in the United States and Canada.Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this... |
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Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California's Shore
Thomas J Osborne - University of California Press
Format: Paperback
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There are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast. The state is home to 1,100 miles of uninterrupted coastline defined by long stretches of beach and jagged rocky cliffs. Coastal Sage chronicles the career and accomplishments of Peter Douglas, the longest-serving... |
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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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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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The New York Pigeon: Behind the Feathers
Andrew Garn - powerHouse Books
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Pigeon is a photography book that reveals the unexpected beauty of the omnipresent pigeon as if Vogue magazine devoted its pages to birds, rather than fashion models. In spite of pigeons' ubiquity in New York and other cities, we never really see them closely and know very... |
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A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Alaska to California
Valerie A Kells - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Print book
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From the Arctic waters of Alaska to the southern tip of California, this fully illustrated guide captures the stunning diversity of fishes along the western coastlines of the United States and Canada. The combined work of renowned marine science illustrator Val Kells and distinguished ichthyologists... |
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What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
Jonathan Balcombe - Scientific American/Farrar
Format: Print book
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Do fishes think? Do they really have three-second memories? And can they recognize the humans who peer back at them from above the surface of the water? In "What a Fish Knows, " the myth-busting ethologist Jonathan Balcombe addresses these questions and more, taking us under the sea,... |
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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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Horizon
Barry Lopez - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the National Book Award-winning author of the now-classic Arctic Dreams, a vivid, poetic, capacious work that recollects the travels around the world and the encounters--human, animal, and natural--that have shaped an extraordinary life.Taking us nearly from pole to pole--from... |
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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History
ULRICH RAULFF - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of The Invention of Nature and The Soul of an Octopus.Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build... |
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The Hidden Life of Wolves
Jim Dutcher - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Detailing the emotional and social lives of the Sawtooth Pack, the authors recount wolf behavior rarely documented: grief at the death a pack mate; exuberant play and friendships; excitement over the birth of pups; and the shared role of raising young pack members, teaching them needed... |
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Mountain Lions
Jack Ballard - Falcon Guides; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Mountain Lions presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on these mysterious big cats. Where do mountain lions live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in the sometimes controversial relationship between mountain lions and humans?This... |
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Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
Les Beletsky - becker&mayer! Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Bird Songs, ornithologist Les Beletsky profiles 250 birds alongside colorful illustrations, and includes a digital audio player that provides the corresponding song for each of the 250 birds. Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,... |
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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
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"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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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea
JACK E DAVIS - Liveright
Format: Paperback
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In this "cri de coeur about the Gulf's environmental ruin" (New York Times) , "Davis has written a beautiful homage to a neglected sea" (front page, New York Times Book Review) . Hailed as a "nonfiction epic . . . in the tradition of Jared Diamond's best-seller... |
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Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir
Jennifer McGaha - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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When life gets your goat, bring in the herdJennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn't expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet... |
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Great American Horse Stories: Lyons Press Classics
Sharon B Smith - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback
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A collection for equine enthusiasts An all-new collection of the best of the classicsEditor was anchor of horse sports in ESPNFresh, new series designA perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever... |
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Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear
Bryce Andrews - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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"Andrews' wonderful Downfrom the Mountain is deeply informed by personal experience and made all the stronger by his compassion and measured thoughts...Welcome and impressive work." - Barry Lopez The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs,... |
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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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Cactus
DAN TORRE - Reaktion Books
Format: Hardcover
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Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might... |
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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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Saving Central Park: A History and a Memoir
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers - Knopf
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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The Lost Species: Great Expeditions in the Collections of Natural History Museums
Christopher Kemp - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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The tiny, lungless Thorius salamander from southern Mexico, thinner than a match and smaller than a quarter. The lushly white-coated Saki, an arboreal monkey from the Brazilian rainforests. The olinguito, a native of the Andes, which looks part mongoose, part teddy bear. These fantastic... |
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Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America
Craig Childs - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Apocalyptic Planet comes a vivid travelogue through prehistory, tracing the arrival of the First People in North America at least twenty thousand years ago and the artifacts that tell of their lives and fates. This book upends our notions of where these people... |
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Kitten Care & Training: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
Amy D. Shojai - Wiley
Format: Hardcover
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An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet is the series to turn to when you want a basic reference that's reliable, up-to-date, and complete.These guides feature:Expert authors, plus renowned guest contributors on specialized topicsFull-color photos throughoutBasic information on the breed,... |
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Beehive Alchemy: Projects and recipes using honey, beeswax, propolis, and pollen to make your own soap, candles, creams, salves, and more
Petra Ahnert - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound
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From crayons to cough drops, cookies to candles, Beehive Alchemy offers a comprehensive introduction to incorporating the miracle of bees into everyday life.Beehive Alchemy is a continuation of Petra Ahnert's best-selling Beeswax Alchemy. With this new book, beekeepers... |
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The Killer Whale Who Changed the World
Mark Leiren-Young - Greystone Books
Format: Print book
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The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale - a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save themKiller whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer... |
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Peterson Field Guide to Finding Mammals in North America
Vladimir Dinets - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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Peterson The best-selling field guides of all time To see a fog shrew, should you go to Muir Woods National Monument? If you're planning to visit Yellowstone National Park, what animals can you expect to see? When should a photographer visit to get a shot of a gray fox? A mammal... |
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Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North
ADAM WEYMOUTH - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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One man's thrilling and transporting journey by canoe across Alaska in search of the king salmonThe Yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes... |
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Butterflies
Thomas Marent - Firefly Books
Format: Print book
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Here are some of the most colorful, spectacular and sometimes weird examples of the world's butterflies and moths. From the common swallowtail to the iridescent blue morpho, Thomas Marent's stunning photographs provide a close-up view of the remarkable family of insects known as Lepidoptera.... |
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Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird
Katie Fallon - Foreedge
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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Ultimate Dog Grooming
Eileen Geeson - Firefly Books; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book
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"This large-format, colorfully illustrated handbook will find a place on library shelves where a good, general instruction manual for grooming one's own pet and even establishing oneself as a professional groomer is called for." --BOOKLIST A professional groomer is expensive,... |
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Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
Garret Romaine - Falcon Guides; Second Edition edition
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Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to more than 100 of the most common and sought-after rocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed photographs, this informative guide makes it easy to identify... |
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Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies
Sara Lewis - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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For centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shrouded in mystery: How do fireflies make their light? What are they saying with their flashing? And what do fireflies look for in a mate? In Silent Sparks, noted biologist and firefly... |
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Horses of the World
Élise Rousseau - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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Horses of the World is a comprehensive, large-format overview of 570 breeds of domestic and extant wild horses, including hybrids between the two and between domestic breeds and other equids, such as zebras. This beautifully illustrated and detailed guide covers the origins of modern horses,... |
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Al Gore - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback
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The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a daring call to action, exposing the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and groundbreaking information on what you can do now.Vice... |
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The Wisdom of Wolves: Lessons From the Sawtooth Pack
Jim Dutcher - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike.For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before.... |
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Bird Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds
Frank M Chapman - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback
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From the sparrow to the starling, the woodpecker to the warbler, the eagle to the egret, and every species in between, birds are some of the most plentiful and most diverse creatures in North America. Soaring high above us, these winged beauties have long been a source of fascination and enchantment.... |
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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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How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say
MELISSA CAUGHEY - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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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 Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award Midwest Booksellers Choice Award Winner "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative. ... Egan's book is bursting with life... |
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PIG/PORK: Archaeology, Zoology and Edibility
Pía Spry-Marqués - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Hardcover
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Pigs unite and divide people, but why? Pig/Pork explores the love-hate relationship between humans and pigs through the lenses of archaeology, biology, history, and gastronomy, providing a close and affectionate look at the myriad causes underlying this multi-millennial bond. What is it that... |
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