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BirdNote: Chirps, Quirks, and Stories of 100 Birds from the Popular Public Radio Show

Ellen Blackstone - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

One hundred entertaining and informative essays from the popular public radio feature program, BirdNote, accompanied by original illustrations throughout--an illuminating volume for bird and nature lovers across North America.Here are the best stories about our avian friends from...
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The Secret Life of Flies

Erica McAlister - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

Stories and science about nature's most complex, crucial and highly adaptive insect. The Secret Life of Flies takes readers into the hidden world of snail killers, con artists, crazy sex and a great many silly names. It dispels common misconceptions about flies and reveals how truly...
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The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World

Tim Halliday - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book

With over 7,000 known species, frogs display a stunning array of forms and behaviors. A single gram of the toxin produced by the skin of the Golden Poison Frog can kill 100,000 people. Male Darwin's Frogs carry their tadpoles in their vocal sacs for sixty days before coughing them out into...
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Frans de Waal - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

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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100 Things to See in the Night Sky

Dean Regas - Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Discover the amazing wonders of the night sky with this expanded edition to 100 Things to See in the Night Sky, perfect for every amateur stargazer and armchair astronomer! Keep your feet on the ground and experience the night sky to the fullest by exploring planets, satellites, and constellations...
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Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping (Travel Guide)

TOM STIENSTRA - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

20 million acres of forest, 1,200 miles of coastline, and countless wilderness areas: Your California camping adventure awaits! Find the perfect place to pitch your tent with Moon California Camping.A Campsite for Everyone: A variety of campgrounds and RV parks, from secluded Sierra hike-ins...
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The Voyage of the Beagle: The Illustrated Edition of Charles Darwin's Travel Memoir and Field Journal

Charles Darwin - Zenith Press
Format: Hardcover

Enjoy the best-selling memoir of Charles Darwin's journey of discovery aboard the HMS Beagle--now fully illustrated for the first time. The Voyage of the Beagle is Darwin's fascinating account of his groundbreaking sea voyage that led to his writing On the Origin of Species. When...
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RV Vacations For Dummies

Dennis C. Brewer - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Get ready to take your vacation on the road! Vacations go by in a flash. With all the frantic travel arrangements, hotels bookings, and racing from place to place, it's a wonder they're considered a vacation at all! A great way to slow down and fully experience the sights is to hit the open...
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London

Christopher Skaife - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The first behind-the-scenes account of life with the legendary ravens at the world's eeriest monumentThe ravens at the Tower of London are of mighty importance: rumor has it that if a raven from the Tower should ever leave, the city will fall. The title of Ravenmaster, therefore, is a serious...
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Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

Bryce Andrews - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

"Andrews' wonderful Downfrom the Mountain is deeply informed by personal experience and made all the stronger by his compassion and measured thoughts...Welcome and impressive work." - Barry Lopez The story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs,...
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