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Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, and More in the Wild

John Plant - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild. John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube star. With over 8 million subscribers...
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American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

Nate Blakeslee - Crown
Format: Hardcover

The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s....
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World

Stephen Brusatte - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Sapiens, Your Inner Fish, The Sixth Extinction, and I Contain Multitudes, a sweeping narrative scientific history - the only one of its kind - that tells the epic story of the dinosaurs, examining their origins, their habitats, their extinction, and their living legacy, from...
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Poetry from Scratch: A Kitten's Book of Verse

Jennifer McCartney - Countryman Press
Format: Print book

The newest entry in the feline literary canon is here ... so pee on this, cat poet wannabes Hipster cats, stay-at-home-mom cats, windowsill cats, and outdoor cats -- you'll find them all here, immortalized in prose about, for, and sometimes by, cats. With a Brooklyn edge, author Jennifer...
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Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds

Nancy J Hajeski - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds packs in a lot of information. Illustrations, text, charts, tables and icons make it an ideal reference for all dog lovers, who will enjoy flipping through the pages. The over 450 breeds are thoroughly researched and represent canines from...
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Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame

Michael Kodas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant exploration of the rising phenomenon of megafires - forest fires of alarming scale, intensity, and devastation - that captures the danger and heroism of those who fight them In Megafire, a world-renowned journalist and forest fire expert travels to the most dangerous...
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Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy

Zazie Todd - Greystone Books
Format: Paperback

"Zazie Todd does dogs the immeasurably good favor of taking their happiness seriously. Todd is dialed in to the science of dogs and a thoughtful trainer of dogs. Everything she writes about, you want to know. Wag is a welcome addition to the books geared to helping you help your dog."...
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Visionary Women

Andrea Barnet - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

Four influential women we thought we knew well - Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters - and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movementThis is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women - linked not by friendship...
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Infested: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedrooms and Took Over the World

Brooke Borel - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

Bed bugs. Few words strike such fear in the minds of travelers. In cities around the world, lurking beneath the plush blankets of otherwise pristine-looking hotel beds are tiny bloodthirsty beasts just waiting for weary wanderers to surrender to a vulnerable slumber. Though bed bugs today...
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson - Broadway; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Bill Bryson is one of the worlds most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journeyinto the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. Its a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime,...
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