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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

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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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London

Christopher Skaife - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world's eeriest monumentThe ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall. The title of Ravenmaster, therefore, is a serious...
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Spiders: The Ultimate Predators

Stephen Dalton - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

"I have never warmed much to spiders . . . [they] are too creepy . . . Well, I'm wrong and this book has changed my mind. Spiders are tops. . . . One is tempted to think there is no such thing as a dull spider." -- British Wildlife "The hair-raising factor will attract...
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The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna

Michael Parfit - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called...
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Comfortably Wild: The Best Glamping Destinations in North America

Mike Howard - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Think outside the big-box hotels and discover North America's most inspiring outdoor getaways. In the first guide of its kind, authors Mike and Anne Howard of the acclaimed blog HoneyTrek.com dive into the origins of glamping and the 21st-century craving for unconventional experiences...
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Retired Greyhounds: A Guide to Care and Understanding

Carol Baby - Crowood Press
Format: Paperback

Every year many thousands of racing greyhounds retire from the racetrack and are successfully re-homed through dedicated greyhound charities. Written in association with Greyhound Rescue West of England, this guide is essential reading for anyone who owns or is thinking of owning a retired...
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New

Annie Dillard - Ecco, 2016.
Format: Print book

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 plodded her way through...
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Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captains Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans

Charles Moore - Avery
Format: Paperback

The researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - and remains one of todays key advocates for plastic pollution awareness - inspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age. In 1997, environmentalist Charles Moore discovered the worlds largest collection of floating...
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Bob Langrish's World of Horses: A Master Photographer's Lifelong Quest to Capture the Most Magnificent Horses in the World

Bob Langrish - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Bob Langrish's World of Horses is the culminating collection of a master photographer who has traveled six continents in search of the most compelling horses in their native habitats. From the Mongolian steppe to the South African desert, barrier islands to city streets, Langrish...
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