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My Chickens and I
Isabella Rossellini - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover
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In this delightful illustrated book, actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini shares her newfound passion for raising chickens. When a cardboard carton dotted with airholes arrived at her door, Rossellini expected to welcome 38 yellow chicks to her Long Island farm. Much to her surprise,... |
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A Dog Runs Through It: Poems
Linda Pastan - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A moving selection of poems for dog lovers, accompanied by charismatic line drawings, from a poet with an "unfailing mastery of her medium" (New York Times Book Review) .Reflecting on her long and celebrated career in poetry, two-time National Book Award finalist Linda Pastan... |
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Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees
Jules Acton - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover
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'[T]he joyful verve with which Acton imparts wisdom gathered in the wild is impossible to resist.' - The Observer. 'As rich, satisfying and revelatory as a long walk in the woods.' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees. What connects Robin Hood, the history... |
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Elephant Speak: A Devoted Keeper's Life Among the Herd
Crandall, Melissa - OOLIGAN PR
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When Roger Henneous first dons his keeper uniform and sets foot in the Oregon Zoo, he doesn't know what to expect. But over his thirty-year career, Roger discovers the joys, difficulties, and dangers of life in a zoo, all the while maintaining an unwavering devotion to Belle, Packy, and the rest... |
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The Great Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two's Unknown Tragedy
Hilda Kean - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September 1939, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were massacred in Britain. The government, vets, and animal charities all advised against this killing. So why would thousands of British citizens line... |
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Being Ecological
Timothy Morton - The MIT Press
Format: Hardcover
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A book about ecology without information dumping, guilt inducing, or preaching to the choir.Don't care about ecology? You think you don't, but you might all the same. Don't read ecology books? This book is for you. Ecology books can be confusing information dumps that are out of date... |
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Complete Dehydrator Cookbook: How to Dehydrate Fruit, Vegetables, Meat & More
Carole Cancler - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback
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The Complete Dehydrator Cookbook: the definitive guide to deliciously easy meals From sun-dried produce in ancient Egypt to salty air-dried fish aboard Viking ships, dehydration is one of the oldest, most versatile methods of preservation -- creating foods that are compact, perfect for traveling,... |
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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 Shotgun Conservationist: Why Environmentalists Should Love Hunting
Brant MacDuff - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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