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ZooBorns: The Newest, Cutest Animals from the World's Zoos and Aquariums by Andrew Bleiman Publisher Comments ZooBorns showcases the newest and cutest animal babies from accredited zoos and aquariums around the world. With interesting animal facts and background stories on the featured babies, ZooBorns illustrates the connections between zoo births and... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Frog the Amphibian World Revealed by Thomas Marent Publisher Comments Featuring more than 400 photographs taken on locations around the globe, showing amphibians in their natural habitats, and including personal stories from the photographer, Frog is a celebration of the fascinating range of the planet's frogs and toads... (read more) Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Alligators: Prehistoric Presence in the American Landscape by Martha A Strawn Publisher Comments I ran as fast as I could toward the banana trees with the gator right behind me, gaining on me with every step. Her jaws popping together sounded like a door slamming. I reached the first banana tree just ahead of the gator and climbed right up it like... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $3.25 Sale - Hardcover
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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: $21.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Part Wild: One Woman's Journey with a Creature Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs by Ceiridwen Terrill Publisher Comments Part Wild is the unforgettable story of Ceiridwen Terrill's journey with a creature whose heart is divided between her bond to one woman and her need to roam free. When Terrill adopts a wolfdog—part husky, part gray wolf—named Inyo to... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects by Josie Glusiusz Publisher Comments Falling into that irresistible category of things we probably don't want to know, here is an up-close, personal look at insects as you've never seen them before. Striking a balance between the bizarre and the beautiful, Buzz features eye-popping and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Brutal Kinship by Michael Nichols Publisher Comments Brutal Kinship explores the relationship between humankind and its closest relative, the chimpanzee, presenting these extraordinary animals in the wild, in captivity, and in sanctuaries created expressly for their protection. In his revealing photographs... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $3.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn by Hannah Holmes Publisher Comments The suburban lawn sprouts a crop of contradictory myths. To some, it's a green oasis; to others, it's eco-purgatory. Science writer Hannah Holmes spent a year appraising the lawn through the eyes of the squirrels, crows, worms, and spiders who think of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the World's Most Prized Fungi by Matt Trappe and Frank Evans and James Trappe Publisher Comments The second most expensive food in the world after saffron, truffles are treasured, coveted, and savored for their mysterious and exotic flavor. This complete field guide shows chefs and fungi aficionados how to forage for and identify the wide variety of... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn Publisher Comments A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Meerkat Manor: Flower of the Kalahari by Tim Clutton Brock Publisher Comments Written by the Cambridge professor who made them stars, Meerkat Manor is an exclusive, detailed look inside the lives of the Whiskers, the meerkat clan featured on the hit Animal Planet show. Behind-the-scenes detail provided by expert author Tim Clutton-... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year by Robert Michael Pyle Publisher Comments Part road-trip tale, part travelogue of lost and found landscapes, all good-natured natural history, Mariposa Road tracks Bob Pyles journey across the United States as he races against the calendar in his search for as many of the 800 American... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide by Paul Stamets Publisher Comments From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided, as well as... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $15.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Richness of Life: The Essential Stephen Jay Gould by Stephen Jay Gould and Stephen Rose Staff Pick If you are a fan, this collection of forty-four of Stephen Jay Gould's best known essays, as well as a few never before published speeches, will make a wonderful keepsake; a beautiful volume that will be pulled from your bookshelf and savored, time and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Elephas Maximus: A Portrait of the Indian Elephant by Stephen Alter Publisher Comments Revered in Indian religion and culture, coveted for its ivory tusks, the majestic Asian elephant has captured the fascination of humans for more than four thousand years. In an effort to shed light on this regal animal and its unique relationship with... (read more) List Price $31.00 Your price: $3.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg Publisher Comments "A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why." -Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book Review. Writer and life-long fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Sex and the River Styx by Edward Hoagland Publisher Comments Edward Hoagland Awarded John Burroughs Medal!Named by Amazon.com as a "Best Book of the Month" for February 2011!Edward Hoagland Elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesCalled the best essayist of his time by luminaries like Philip Roth, John... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs Publisher Comments From one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals. Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) by Laura Erickson Publisher Comments How many feathers does a bird have? Do birds sleep while in flight? Why do Blue-Footed Boobies have blue feet? How do migrating birds know where to go and how to get there? For these and hundreds of other questions, The Bird Watching Answer Book has... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Flexible
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