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Urban Foraging: Find, Gather, and Cook 50 Wild Plants

Lisa M Rose - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Take a stroll to discover the ingredients for a wild apple tarte tatin. Turn the lilac bush found in a vacant lot into a delicious, delicately flavored jelly for your morning pastry. Your city is full of wild food, you just need to know where to find it. In this stylish, scrumptious guide...
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The Camping Cookbook: Over 60 Delicious Recipes for Every Outdoor Occasion

Heather Thomas - ?HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Where's your sense of adventure?Everything tastes so much better when it's cooked over hot coals or on an open fire. If you want to get back to nature and spend a few nights under the stars, all you need is the right kit, an adventurous streak and this essential cookbook.The Camping...
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Stories in the Stars: An Atlas of Constellations

Susanna Hislop - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures - an endless carnival played out in shining...
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Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded

Joan Maloof - Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback

An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservation. Standing in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood....
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The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

Vince Beiser - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives.After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every...
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Basic Illustrated Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs

Jim Meuninck - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether...
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

Dan Egan - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens...
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National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States, 3rd Edition: 400 Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historic Sites, Scenic Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

National Geographic's wide-ranging travel guide to recreation areas, trails, historic sites, nature hikes, seashores, camping, and campgrounds is geared to everyone who loves outdoor recreation. This 544-page reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, filled...
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Dinosaurs: A Smithsonian Coloring Book

Smithsonian Institution
Format: Paperback

Dinosaurs come to life--with your help! The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and IDW Publishing present a fascinating new coloring book that provides a beautiful and informative tour through the prehistoric world of dinosaurs.Withthis exquisitely designed coloring book,...
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The World's Best National Parks in 500 Walks

Mary Caperton Morton - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring and practical reference guide for hikers of all abilities who want to explore the world's national parks.Ever since Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 as the world's first national park, the movement to preserve natural landscapes and habitats has spread...
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