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Extreme Weather
Dennis Mersereau - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback
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Extreme weather has the ability to leave us devastated, but with the easy-to-follow Extreme Weather Survival Manual you'll be ready for anything Mother Nature throws at you. Dennis Mersereau and the editors of Outdoor Life magazine offer their life saving advice to help you survive... |
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Bestseller From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.What separates your mind from an animal's? Maybe you think it's your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your... |
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Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
John Hargrove - Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Print book
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*Now a New York Times Best Seller*Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales... |
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Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days
Brandon Mcmillan - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The celebrity dog trainer and Emmy-winning star of the CBS show Lucky Dog shares his training system to transform any dog - from spoiled purebred puppy to shelter-shocked rescue - into a model companion in just seven days.Each week on Lucky Dog, Brandon McMillan rescues an untrained, unwanted,... |
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Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values and Lapidary Uses
Patti Polk - Krause Publications
Format: Print book
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A rockhound's must-have resource! Easy to use and lavishly illustrated, this new and completely revised and expanded edition of Collecting Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is designed with beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for seasoned collectors. This guide... |
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Bugs Up Close: A Magnified Look at the Incredible World of Insects
Lars-Åke Janzon - Skyhorse Publishing; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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Take a close-up look into a world youve never noticed. Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless jumble of legs, wings, and antennae suddenly start staring back at us. About percent... |
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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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Walden
Henry David Thoreau - Macmillan Collector's Library
Format: Hardcover
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Henry Thoreau is considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book. It recounts the author's experiences living in a small... |
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Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend
Rachel Warren-Chadd - Bloomsbury Natural History
Format: Print book
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Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory, or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new and engaging book. By re-telling the many legends,... |
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Butterflies: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior
Dick Vane-Wright - Comstock Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Butterflies immediately catch our attention with their beautiful wing patterns and colors. They exemplify metamorphosis with the creeping caterpillar transforming into a soaring butterfly. They have also come to be creatures of science, revealing much to biologists about evolution and the ecological... |
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A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm
Dave Goulson - Picador USA
Format: Hardcover
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A CONSERVATIONIST'S DEEPLY PERSONAL AND FASCINATING REFLECTION ON OWNING AND REVITALIZING A FARM IN RURAL FRANCEA Sting in the Tale, Dave Goulson's account of a lifetime studying bees, was a powerful call to arms for nature lovers everywhere. Brilliantly reviewed, it was shortlisted... |
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Forager's Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients
Amy Zavatto - Sterling Publishing (NY)
Format: Hardcover
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From farmers' markets to speakeasies, delectable drinks made from foraged and grown ingredients are the latest trend to hit mixology. Full of mouth-watering color photos, this handy guide to imbibing the great outdoors offers 40 inspiring recipes, divided into seasons, as well as tips... |
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Dream Treehouses: Extraordinary Designs from Concept to Completion
Sonia Buchard - Abrams
Format: Print book
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French design company La Cabane Perche presents 40 extraordinary treehouses designed and built by the acclaimed team. Featuring houses in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Italy, Spain, and the United States, Dream Treehouses showcases both exterior and interior images of each... |
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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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Stories in the Stars: An Atlas of Constellations
Susanna Hislop - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures - an endless carnival played out in shining... |
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Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide
Charles Foster - Metropolitan Books
Format: Print book
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A passionate naturalist explores what it's really like to be an animal -- by living like themHow can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans,... |
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Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Carl Safina - Picador Usa
Format: Print book
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I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you? Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about... |
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Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard: Month-by-month projects for family fun
Marcus Schneck - Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book
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Make your backyard the best little wildlife sanctuary on the block. There are many ways to attract birds and butterflies to your backyard—and a lot of them work, giving us all a chance to enjoy these beautiful, coveted creatures. But have you ever tried to tempt a turtle, lure... |
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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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Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home
Jackson Galaxy - Tarcher
Format: Paperback
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In this book, Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet's hit show My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, cat design wizard, show cat guardians everywhere how to use home design tricks to address everyday cat care issues. Does your feline friend like to pee everywhere but in his or her litter... |
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Basic Illustrated Animal Tracks
Jonathan Hanson - Falcon Pr Pub Co
Format: Print book
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For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether... |
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How earth works
Quarto Publishing. - Chartwell Books
Format: Print book
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Covers animals, climate samples, earth history, biomes, volcanoes, geology, water, radiation, earthquake samples, plant samples, and so much more Will teach you how continents move. Show how mountains are built and then eroded away. Follows our world on her ever-changing journey in slow... |
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Cat Shaming
Pedro Andrade - Andrews Mcmeel
Format: Print book
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Dog Shaming:now for Cats! Cat Shaming is a humorous book filled with pictures of unapologetic, darling cats that are being shamed for their misdeeds.What happens when your cat makes a mistake like ruining something valuable or going outside the litter box? You can't ground or take... |
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Asteroid Hunters (TED Books)
Carrie Nugent - Simon & Schuster/ TED
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time, scientists could have the knowledge to prevent a natural disaster epic in scale - an asteroid hitting the earth and in this exciting, adventuresome book, Carrie Nugent explains how.. What are asteroids, and where do they come from? And, most urgently: Are they going... |
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DIY for Your Dog: 30 Toys, Treats, and Treasures to Make
Rachelle Blondel - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Full of handmade goodness meant to be chewed, rummaged in, chased around, and worn proudly, DIY for Your Dog is a treasury of delightful DIY projects to make for your furry companions. Suitable for all breeds, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes, these sweet and easy projects are presented... |
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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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Basic Illustrated Medicinal Plants
Jim Meuninck - Falcon Guides; First edition
Format: Book
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An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. With this guide, youll discover how to identify medicinal plants in the contiguous United States., |
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Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage
Robert Clark - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Exquisite images from award-winning National Geographic photographer Robert Clark offer a captivating perspective on the vast beauty and myriad functions of a seemingly simple thing: the bird feather. Each detailed close-up is paired with informative text about the utility and evolution... |
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Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (4th Edition)
Richard H Pitcairn - Rodale
Format: Paperback
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For more than 30 years, Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats has been the go-to resource for health-conscious animal lovers. This fourth edition is updated with the latest information in natural pet health, including groundbreaking research on the benefits... |
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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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Birds: The Art of Ornithology
Jonathan Elphick - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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This remarkably beautiful volume gathers together a selection of the most important and vibrant ornithological art from London’s Natural History Museum. Birds tells the remarkable story of the development of ornithological art through the ages, from the earliest images of birds in the Renaissance,... |
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Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage
Kathleen Winter - Counterpoint LLC
Format: Hardcover
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In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter (Annabel) embarked on a journey across the storied Northwest Passage, among marine scientists, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and curious passengers. From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along the passage, Winter bears witness... |
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CatWise: America's Favorite Cat Expert Answers Your Cat Behavior Questions
Pam Johnson-Bennett - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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Top feline behavior expert (and author of Penguin's bestselling Think Like a Cat and Cat vs. Cat) answers the 150 questions most often asked by puzzled cat owners.Even those of us who have lived with and loved our cats for decades are constantly stymied by their seemingly... |
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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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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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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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Environmental Protection: What Everyone Needs to Know
Pamela Hill - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Although climate change and pollution make near-daily appearances in the news, humans have not always recognized that the environment needs to be protected. Only after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 did environmental protection became a political and social... |
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David Bellamy's Arctic Light: Painting Watercolours in a Frozen Wilderness
David Bellamy - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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This book is the culmination of various expeditions made by well-known artist and bestselling author David Bellamy to his beloved Arctic. His descriptions of his travels, written from an artist's point of view, vividly bring to life the challenges he faced when painting outdoors in one of the harshest... |
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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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The Global Water Crisis: A Reference Handbook
David E. Newton - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover
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Human society depends on sufficient clean water. In many parts of the world, however, this most basic commodity is in very short supply. Even in developed, first-world nations, climate change and other factors have begun to create alarming water supply issues. The Global Water Crisis: A Reference... |
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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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Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live In
Erich Hoyt - Firefly Books; Second Edition, Updated and Expanded edition
Format: Hardcover
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Praise for the first edition More than a picture book ... Hoyts elegant writing provides both the historical background for deep-sea exploration and an ecological perspective on life in the oceans depths. -- American Scientist A magnificent bestiary ... and a reminder of how little... |
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