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American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow Publisher Comments This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nations history. Like many of us, historians have long been guilty of taking trees for granted. Yet... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants: Identification and Cultivation of Over 3000 Tropical Plants by Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Comments A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora. Accessing detailed and accurate information on tropical plants is not always easy, yet there is a huge interest in the beautiful and fascinating flora from the tropical regions of... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $34.98 Sale - Hardcover
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California Natural History Guides #67: Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington by Philip A Munz Publisher Comments The diverse coastal habitats of the spectacular Pacific Coast include sandy beaches and dunes, salt- and freshwater marshes, coastal prairies and bluffs, riparian woodlands, and coniferous forests. This guide, first published nearly forty years ago, has... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb Publisher Comments Newcomb's Wildflower Guide covers more plants than any other guides and has more color illustrations, a more complete glossary, and most important a more accurate identification system, easilt mastered by nonbotanists. It is... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets Publisher Comments More mushrooms, less pollution! Yes, you heard right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment and mushroom expert Paul Stamets explains how in MYCELIUM RUNNING, a groundbreaking manual for saving the world through... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $22.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species (Collins Complete Photo Guides) Publisher Comments A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain, in the same format as the bestselling Complete British Wildlife. There are 1,039 main entries, which include wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges, and rushes. A botanical hotspots... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $15.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws Publisher Comments The fascinating stories of the plants that changed civilizations. Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully presented guide to the plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Entries feature a description of the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Botany Coloring Book (HarperCollins Coloring Books) by Paul G Young Publisher Comments The Botany Coloring Book is an exciting, new approach to learning botany. The structure and function of plants, a survey of the Plant Kingdom, and associated botanical terminology are all learned through the coloring process. Coloring provides an... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Lives of Conifers: A Comparative Account of the Coniferous Trees by Graham R Powell Synopsis Dominant throughout the temperate northern hemisphere, conifers form the backbone of boreal ecosystems. This comprehensive reference work explains the complex life cycles of these trees. Based on more than five decades of study, Graham R. Powell provides... (read more) List Price $54.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree by Susan Freinkel Publisher Comments The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees--a "perfect tree" that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with the force of a... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Trees & Forests of America by Tim Palmer Publisher Comments Trees & Forests of America is an unprecedented collection of 200 stunning photographs by award-winning author Tim Palmer. Along with breath-taking images, his expressive text celebrates the exquisite beauty of nature and explains why trees and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert by Craig Childs Publisher Comments Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. As Craig Childs makes clear in this highly praised book, there are two easy ways to die in the desert: thirst or drowning. His... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mushrooms Demystified 2ND Edition by David Arora Publisher Comments Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's... (read more) List Price $39.99 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms (Nature Guide Series) by Giovanni Pacioni Publisher Comments Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms is indispensable to anyone fascinated by mushrooms and other fungi. Lavishly illustrated, it contains detailed information about 420 types of mushrooms and other fungi found in the United States and Europe. The... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Flowering Plant Families of the World by V H Heywood Publisher Comments Featuring more than one thousand full-color illustrations and distribution maps, a thorough reference on flowering plants presents up-to-date information on more than five hundred flowering plant families, including descriptions of each plant's... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Oranges by John Mcphee Publisher Comments A classic of reportage, Oranges was first conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and orange juice, but the author kept encountering so much irresistible information that he eventually found that he had in fact written a book. It contains... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America by Roger Phillips Publisher Comments The ultimate illustrated handbook on mushrooms. More than 1,000 handsome color photographs by Roger Phillips illustrate this comprehensive guide to mushrooms and other fungi of North America, in all their astonishing variety. Amateur collectors, expert... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets Publisher Comments After years of living in awe of the mysterious fungi known as mushrooms-chefs, health enthusiasts, and home cooks alike can't get enough of these rich, delicate morsels. With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, detailed... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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California Natural History Guides #68: Introduction to California Mountain Wildflowers by Philip A Munz Publisher Comments Many landscapes in California's mountains are still relatively untouched by human activity and provide excellent opportunities for viewing wildflowers. This guidebook describes and illustrates the wildflowers that grow from the yellow pine belt up into... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Plants: Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology; A Comprehensive Guide by Bob Watson Publisher Comments From soft plants to shrubs, ferns, and woody climbers, this expansive resource is an all-in-one guide to plants of all varieties. An introductory section addresses the identification, classification, and nomenclature of plants and provides a brief... (read more) List Price $95.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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