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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry
Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry
by Glenn Drowns
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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry is the only book you need to naturally and humanely raise a wide range of poultry, from chickens and turkeys to waterfowl and game birds -- even uncommon species, such as pigeons, emus, doves, ostriches, peafowl, and... (read more)

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What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
by Jon Young
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A lifelong birder, tracker, and naturalist, Jon Young is guided in his work and teaching by three basic premises: the robin, junco, and other songbirds know everything important about their environment, be it backyard or forest; by tuning in to their... (read more)

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Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's so Hard to Think Straight about Animals
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's so Hard to Think Straight about Animals
by Hal Herzog
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Combining the intellect of Malcolm Gladwell with the irreverent humor of Mary Roach and the paradigm-shifting analysis of Jared Diamond, a leading social scientist offers an unprecedented look inside our complex and often paradoxical relationships with... (read more)

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Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned
Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned
by Scott McMillion
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People too often portray the grizzly as a vicious killer or as Winnie the Pooh when neither case is true. Sometimes grizzlies kill people, and in exceptionally rare cases they even eat them. Those incidents are the focus of this book because that's what... (read more)

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Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness: Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation of Appalachia
Lost Mountain: A Year in the Vanishing Wilderness: Radical Strip Mining and the Devastation of Appalachia
by Erik Reece
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A cautionary analysis of the consequences of radical strip mining, otherwise known as "mountaintop removal," links its practice to virtually every leading social issue today, from groundwater pollution to corporate ethics, in an account that warns... (read more)

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Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail
Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail
by Leonard M. Adkins
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The combination of photographers Joe Cook and Monica Cook's elegant full-page photographs, combined with detailed descriptions expertly crafted by author Leonard Adkins, lends this magnificent book beauty as well as authority. Wildflower information... (read more)

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American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation
American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation
by Eric Rutkow
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Out of the Woods tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of the nation's history. How forests morphed from dark, unmapped infinities, to timber reserves essential to the creation of the American... (read more)

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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
by Marc Bekoff
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Biologist Marc Bekoff is one of the world's foremost experts on animal emotions. After years of fieldwork studying the communication patterns of coyotes and domestic dogs, Bekoff began challenging the scientific status quo that argued that no scientific... (read more)

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Collins Field Guide – Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific
Collins Field Guide – Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific
by Ber van Perlo
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The essential guide to identifying every species of bird you may see in this area, for both tourists and wildlife enthusiasts. Featuring over 750 species, Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central and West Pacific is the only field guide to illustrate and... (read more)

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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life among the Baboons
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life among the Baboons
by Robert M. Sapolsky
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The author offers a memoir of his two decades in the field studying Kenyan baboons as he describes the members of the baboon troop and their behavior and his interaction with the neighboring Masai tribe.... (read more)

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Biophysics DeMYSTiFied
Biophysics DeMYSTiFied
by Daniel Goldfarb
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Learn biophysics without overexerting yourself Biophysics DeMYSTiFied offers easy-to-understand coverage of this relatively new science. The book provides an introduction to the topic, then moves on to cover biophysical tools and techniques, sub-cellular... (read more)

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The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros
The Soul of the Rhino: A Nepali Adventure with Kings and Elephant Drivers, Billionaires and Bureaucrats, Shamans and Scientists and the Indian Rhinoceros
by Hemanta Mishra
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The story of a Nepalese who has spent his entire life safeguarding an endangered species This new release is a spirited yet humble account of one man’s scientific career and personal journey to save the endangered rhinoceros in his native Nepal. Fresh... (read more)

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Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii
Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii
by Haruyuki Kamemoto
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Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii summarizes more than forty years of research done by the book's principal author, Haruyuki Kamemoto, whose work with breeding systems, plant genetics, and the development of horticulturally improved varieties of Anthurium... (read more)

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Oxidative Stress in Plants
Oxidative Stress in Plants
by Dirk Inze
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Results of recent experimental studies and modern theoretical concepts are combined in this volume to provide a comprehensive analysis of sulfide mineral oxidation processes. Introductory chapters discuss the properties of sulfide minerals and various... (read more)

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Forestry Budgets and Accounts
Forestry Budgets and Accounts
by Geoff Bright
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Few people who are involved with the management of forests are comfortable with the accounting side of their role. This book is set out in an approachable and structured way, providing clear guidance for students and practitioners on how to proceed. The... (read more)

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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Ocean and Coastal Economy
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Ocean and Coastal Economy
by James C. Cato
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The many economic factors affecting sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico region are perhaps as important as the waves on its shores and its abundant marine life. This second volume in Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota(a multivolumed work edited by... (read more)

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Finding Beauty in a Broken World
Finding Beauty in a Broken World
by Terry Tempest Williams
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The naturalist author of Refuge and An Unspoken Hunger reflects on what it means to be human, the interconnection between the natural and human worlds, and how they combine to produce both tumult and peace, ugliness and beauty. 30,000 first printing.... (read more)

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Wild Moments
Wild Moments
by Ted Williams
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A collection of writings and essays by one of America's leading nature writers and conservationists features the author's evocative seasonal observations on the natural world throughout North America, ranging from a study of the weather conditions that... (read more)

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The Morphometric Affinities of the Qafzeh and Skhūl Hominans: Method and Theory
The Morphometric Affinities of the Qafzeh and Skhūl Hominans: Method and Theory
by Conrad B. Quintyn
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In the arguments on modern human origins the Qafzeh-Skhul hominans, based on skeletal analyses, are accepted as "anatomically modern" and given the lofty title of "Proto-Cro-Magnons." However, their modernity has been questioned in the literature. In... (read more)

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Tracks & Sign of Insects & Other Invertebrates: A Guide to North American Species
Tracks & Sign of Insects & Other Invertebrates: A Guide to North American Species
by Charley Eiseman
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TRACKS & SIGN OF INSECTS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATESA Guide to North American SpeciesCharley Eiseman and Noah Charney$39.95 US - $52.95 CANPB, 592 pages, 927 color photos, 5 1 2 x 8 1 4, 978-0-8117-3624-4, WorldAPRIL 2010 - Stackpole... (read more)

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