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A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife by Richard Sale Publisher Comments Abundantly illustrated with color photographs, illustrations, maps and charts, every page is chock full of unexpected and astonishing lists, rankings, facts and juxtapositions. The most comprehensive field guide to Arctic wildlife. Firefly's World of... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $49.95 New - Hardcover 
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Dogs of Courage: Stories of Service Dogs, Police Dogs, Therapy Dogs, and Other Heroic Dogs from Around the World by Lisa Rogak Publisher Comments A celebration of the amazing canines who perform feats of bravery every day Dogs don't just make lovable pets. They also work at an incredible number of jobs, helping humans in countless ways. From working with search-and-rescue... (read more) Available October 16, 2012 Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by John Marzluff Publisher Comments New research indicates that crows are among the brightest animals in the world. And professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington John Marzluff has done some of the most extraordinary research on crows, which has been featured in The New... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $29.99 New - MP3 CD
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National Geographic Bird-Watcher's Bible: A Complete Treasury by Jonathan Alderfer Publisher Comments A lighthearted and broadly cultural and visual approach to learning everything there is to know about birds, bird-watching, birds in history and the arts, and life on the wing. Short narrative pieces are interspersed with sidebars, quotes, top-ten lists,... (read more) Available October 2, 2012 Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by John Marzluff Publisher Comments CROWS ARE MISCHIEVOUS, playful, social, and passionate. They have brains that are huge for their body size and exhibit an avian kind of eloquence. They mate for life and associate with relatives and neighbors for years. And because they often live near... (read more) Available June 5, 2012 Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Flowers 2013 Gallery Calendar by Workman Publishing Publisher Comments A lush bouquet of peonies. A sweep of a single orchid. The soft white blossoms of an apple tree. The wild colors of a Texas Flame Tulip. All year long, brighten your desktop with flowers so beautiful and so fresh, you can practically smell them. Flowers... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $15.99 New - Other
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Modeling Forest Trees and Stands by Harold E. Burkhart Publisher Comments Drawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands. It opens by describing methods for quantifying individual trees, progresses to a... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $99.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss Publisher Comments A memoir by the worlds leading dolphin and whale expert, revealing the extraordinary richness of these animals intelligence and exposing our terrible mistreatment of the smartest creatures in the sea. For centuries, humans and dolphins have enjoyed a... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Practicing Sustainability by Guruprasad Madhavan Publisher Comments Sustainability applies to everybody. But everybody applies it differently, by defining and shaping it differently--much as water is edged and shaped by its container. It is conceived in absolute terms but underpinned by a great diversity of relatively... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $45.50 New - Hardcover
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Mosquito (Animal) by Richard Jones Publisher Comments Bug zappers were invented for one purpose: to kill mosquitoes, the bane of many summer evenings, camping trips, and exotic vacations. These blood-sucking insects do more than leave us with itchy bites, though. The diseases they carry and inject... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Coral Reefs of the World #2: The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management by P. Hutchings Publisher Comments The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 344 400 square kilometres in size and is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $170.50 New - Trade Paper
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Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me about Life, Love, and Coming Clean by Jackson Galaxy Publisher Comments Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit television show My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, a.k.a. “Cat Daddy,” isn't what you might expect for a cat expert (as the New York Times noted, with his goatee and tattoos he “looks like a... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $24.99 New - MP3 CD
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Arches and Canyonlands National Parks: In the Land of Standing Rocks (Adventures with the Parkers) by Mike Graf Publisher Comments [use series copy]... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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Audubon Nature Calendar 2013 by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments America the beautiful: Snowcapped mountains encircle the aquamarine waters of Lake Tahoe. The sun rises on Wyoming's Teton Rouge. A carpet of Desert Sand Verbena paints the Borrego Valley brilliantly purple. And a fast-moving river cuts through the dense... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $12.99 New - Other
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Geoplanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences #5: Sediments and Sedimentation Regime in the Barents Sea by Agata Zaborska Publisher Comments Changes of environmental conditions in the Arctic will result in significant alterations of the dynamics of sedimentation processes in the region. Pronounced changes are expected to occur at the sources with marked effects on biogenic elements and... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $140.25 New - Hardcover
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Hawk Ridge: Minnesota's Birds of Prey by Laura Erickson Publisher Comments Was Caesar like the eagle because of his aquiline (from aquila, for “eagle” in Latin) nose, or does the eagle seem imperial because of his Caesar-like beak? Does the sharp vision of a “hawk-eyed” observer have any basis in nature?... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Wolves: A Falcon Field Guide (Falcon Field Guide) by Jack Ballard, Jr. Synopsis Wolves: A Falcon Field Guide presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this most feared yet misunderstood predator. Where do wolves live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in... (read more) Available November 2012 Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sustainable Forests (Earthscan Reference Collections) by Jeff Sayer Publisher Comments This four-volume set is edited by leading experts on the evolving role of forests in providing raw materials and environmental services to meet society's changing needs. It brings together in one collection a series of papers that have helped to shape... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $1240.50 New - Hardcover
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Mechanics of Wood Machining by Etele Csan Dy Publisher Comments Wood is one of the most valuable materials for mankind, and since our earliest days wood materials have been widely used. Today we have modern woodworking machine and tools; however, the raw wood materials available are continuously declining. Therefore... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $150.50 New - Hardcover
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Life Along the Delaware Bay: Cape May Gateway to a Million Shorebirds by Larry Niles Publisher Comments The Delaware Bay is the second largest and most diverse bay on the East Coast. It has a rich cultural history, has played an important role in the region’s commerce and tourism, and has spectacular and vital natural resources. Birdwatchers gather... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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