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Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer Holland Publisher Comments It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Urban Bestiary: Encountering the Everyday Wild by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of Crow Planet, a compelling journey into the secret lives of the wild animals at our back door. In The Urban Bestiary, acclaimed nature writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt journeys into the heart of the everyday wild, where coyotes,... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.90 Sale - Hardcover
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Animals Behaving Badly: Boozing Bees, Cheating Chimps, Dogs with Guns, and Other Beastly True Tales by Linda Lombardi Publisher Comments There's a lot that animals don't want you to know, and the better their public image, the worse their secrets are: gang-rapist dolphins; lazy, infanticidal lions; and, of course, our own dogs, who eat our money, set our houses on fire, and in more than... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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ZooBorns Cats!: The Newest, Cutest Kittens and Cubs from the World's Zoos 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: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature by Kathleen Dean Moore Publisher Comments In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds by Edwin Scholes Publisher Comments "You’ll initially find it hard to believe that these pictures are real—but they are. These are the most beautiful photographs of the world’s most beautiful birds. The birds’ behavior, richly described in the text, is as remarkable... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $17.98 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: $1.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods Publisher Comments Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets. In the past decade, we have... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Reptiles & Amphibians for Dummies (For Dummies) by Patricia Bartlett Publisher Comments Packed with tips to care for your special critter Choose the right lizard, turtle, or snake - and give your pet the best care Fanatical about frogs? Gaga over geckos? This essential guide tells you what you must know before you own a reptile or amphibian,... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mushrooms Demystified 2ND Edition by David Arora Publisher Comments CN... (read more) List Price $39.99 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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All That the Rain Promises, and More...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms by David Arora Publisher Comments Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 Western mushrooms by their key features.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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: $1.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Swamplandia! by Karen Russell Staff Pick Russell's debut novel is in a literary class of its own. Swamplandia! is a mystical, fascinating coming-of-age story told from the perspective of the charming 13-year-old Ava. A shabby tourist attraction in Florida and unpredictable family members flavor... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins Publisher Comments Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life among the Baboons by Robert M. Sapolsky Staff Pick I never imagined that a book written by a primate behaviorologist would make me laugh out loud. Sapolsky is a born storyteller, and I found his experiences of twenty years in Africa studying baboons absolutely fascinating. You get to know the baboons... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Publisher Comments Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Spiders (Collins Gem) by Paul Hillyard Publisher Comments A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to 220 of the world's spiders Information on size, web, habitat, distribution range, and the times of the year when the spider is most likely to be spotted An icon shows the potency of each spider's venom Full-color... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Mass Market
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Why We Run: A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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