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Gulf Stream Chronicles: A Naturalist Explores Life in an Ocean River

David S. Lee - University of North Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover

Off the shore of Hatteras Island, where the inner edge of the Gulf Stream flows northward over the outer continental shelf, the marine life is unlike that of any other area in the Atlantic. Here the powerful ocean river helps foster an extraordinarily rich diversity of life, including Sargassum...
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Horse Tack and Saddlery: The Complete Illustrated Guide To Riding Equipment

Sarah Muir - Lorenz Books
Format: Print book

A comprehensive directory of tack for riding, showing, dressage, jumping and racing, with 400 photographs.
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Temple Grandin's Guide to Working with Farm Animals: Safe, Humane Livestock Handling Practices for the Small Farm

Temple Grandin - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin's fascinating explanations of how herd animals think - describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories...
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The Shotgun Conservationist: Why Environmentalists Should Love Hunting

Brant MacDuff - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Adventures at the intersection of hunting and conservation.. The Shotgun Conservationist doesn't teach us how to hunt, it explores why we should hunt. As public lands remain imperiled, factory farms pollute the earth and subject animals to inhumane conditions, and global uncertainty...
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How to Read the Wilderness: An Illustrated Guide to the Natural Wonders of North America

Nature Study Guild - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

This book invites you to see the natural world in all its intricacy and intense beauty and become a knowledgeable steward of the wild.From the mountains to the ocean shores, from the wetlands to the deserts, North America teems with flora and fauna in delicately balanced ecosystems found...
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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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Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Fossil Skeleton and the Battle to Define Human Origins

Kermit Pattison - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Discusses the search for the fossilized remains of the earliest human ancestors in the hopes that the discoveries will offer new insights into the development, origins and evolution of the human species and reveals what is known about existing fossils.
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Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man

Jason Mark - Island Press
Format: Hardcover

In New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, 106 Mexican gray wolves may be some of the most monitored wildlife on the planet. Collared, microchipped, and transported by helicopter, the wolves are protected and confined in an attempt to appease ranchers and conservationists alike. Once a symbol...
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The Rough Guide to the USA

Rough Guides

The Rough Guide to the USAMake the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.World-renowned 'tell it like it is' travel guide, now with free eBook.Discover the USA with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest...
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