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Fungi: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms

Lynne Boddy - DK
Format: Hardcover

A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global species. Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!. Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavor...
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This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild

NATE SCHWEBER - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge - and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor,...
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Strange Sea Creatures

Erich Hoyt - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

10 inches x 10 inches, hardcover with flap, 112 pagesFull color photographs throughout, glossary, index Praise for Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live In: "Erich Hoyt captures the excitement and beauty of recent advances [in ocean science]....
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Mushroom Botanical Art

Toshimitsu Fukiharu - ?PIE International
Format: Hardcover

The best-selling book of Mushroom Art is now available in a new luxury English edition!Mushroom Botanical Art is a collection of mushroom and fungi paintings by European and Japanese naturalists in 18th to 19th century. The paintings each show the plant in its natural habitat and have been...
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Adapt: How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future

Amina Khan - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

Amina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the problems that humans attempt to solve with decades worth of the latest and greatest technologies, time, and money. Humans are animals too, and animals are incredibly...
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In Full Velvet

Jenny Johnson - Sarabande Books
Format: Print book

Sinuous and sensual, the poems of In Full Velvet interrogate the nuances of desire, love, gender, ecology, LGBTQ lineage and community, and the tension between a body's material limits and the forms made possible by the imagination. Characterized by formal poise, vulnerability, and compassion,...
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Camping Pennsylvania: A Comprehensive Guide To Public Tent And RV Campgrounds

Bob Frye - Falcon Guides; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback

This guide to nearly 100 public campgrounds in the state of Pennsylvania is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each of the campground listings is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings...
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Aerial Geology: A High-Altitude Tour of North America's Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks

Mary Caperton Morton - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Sit back and enjoy a new view Filled with fun facts, fascinating histories, and atmospheric photography, Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America's 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great...
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Identifying Trees of the East: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America

Michael D Williams - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

All-season field guide for identifying common trees of eastern NAThis popular, field-tested guide for identifying trees in any season, not just when they are in full leaf, features 600 color photos and 200 line drawings showing bark, branching patterns, fruits, flowers, nuts, and overall...
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Nature Obscura: A City's Hidden Natural World

Kelly Brenner - Mountaineers Books
Format: Paperback

With wonder and a sense of humor, Nature Obscura author Kelly Brenner aims to help us rediscover our connection to the natural world that is just outside our front door--we just need to know where to look. Through explorations of a rich and varied urban landscape, Brenner reveals the complex...
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