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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (P.S.)
by Bernd Heinrich  Publisher Comments An award-winning scientist presents a lyrical and scientific exploration of the raven, one of the most complex and engaging creatures known to man. Photo insert. Line drawings throughout....
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The Pond Lovers
by Gene Logsdon Publisher Comments To his legions of readers, Gene Logsdon is best known as the Contrary Farmer. His writings, which blend commonsense advice, curmudgeonly wit, and respect for the earth, are manna to anyone who wants to live, as Logsdon puts it, at nature's pace. The Pond...
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Teewinot: Climbing and Contemplating the Teton Range
by Jack Turner Publisher Comments Jack Turner grew up with an image of the Tetons engraved in his mind. As a young man, he climbed the peaks of this singular range with basic climbing gear and friends. Later in life, he led treks in India, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Tibet, and Peru, but he...
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Winter: Notes from Montana
by Rick Bass Publisher Comments 'This book is a classic celebration of winter in a remote Montana valley.'...
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Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination
by Barbara Hurd Publisher Comments In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature...
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Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
by Clare Walker Leslie Publisher Comments From the day it was released in 2000, Keeping a Nature Journal has struck a profound chord among professional, casual, and occasional naturalists of all ages. In response to this groundswell of enthusiasm, we have revised KEEPING A NATURE JOURNAL...
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Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams Publisher Comments In "The Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and the bestselling "Dirk Gently" novels, Douglas Adams has taken his millions of fans on wild excursions through time and space. Last Chance to See continues the trip--but this time the place is Earth, the date is today...
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing (Best American Science & Nature Writing)
by Natalie Angier Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-309)....
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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...
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
by Olivia Judson From Powells.com The sex act is, admittedly, a major preoccupation for most humans. But consider the plight of the female stick insect whose mate has been copulating with her for ten weeks straight while all she wants is a good night's sleep, or the male...
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Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments Oregon Trees and Wildflowers is an accessible reference to familiar trees and wildflowers found in this state. This durable folding guide, printed on laminate material, is an essential resource for any level of nature explorer. The...
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Hawks Rest: A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone
by Gary Ferguson 
Publisher Comments “ Wildness is something best measured in the dark. On black, moonless nights when the horizon goes limp, and every scratch and thud and snap of branch outside the tent touches off spot fires in your brain. Sort of like now. The sow grizzly is...
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About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory
by Barry Lopez Publisher Comments The acclaimed National Book Award winner gives us a collection of spellbinding new essays that, read together, form a jigsaw-puzzle portrait of an extraordinary man. <BR>With the publication of his best-selling "Of Wolves and Men, and with the...
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A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds
by Gary Snyder Publisher Comments In this classic collection of 29 pieces that span half a century, Gary Snyder explores humans’ complex, ever-evolving attitudes toward the environment. He argues that nature is not separate from humanity, but intrinsic to it, and that since...
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Hiking Alone: Trails Out, Trails Home
by Mary Beath Publisher Comments In this collection of personal essays, Mary Beath often does follow trails in solitude--both literally and metaphorically. With the focus of a scientist, the attention to detail of an artist, and the lyrical language of a poet, she recasts a classic...
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Pine Barrens (68 Edition)
by John Mcphee Publisher Comments Most people think of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that runs between New York and Philadelphia. Yet in the low center of the state is a near wilderness, larger than most national parks, which has been known since the seventeenth century as...
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Entering the Stone: On Caves and Feeling Through the Dark
by Barbara Hurd Publisher Comments In this exhilarating work, Barbara Hurd explores some of the most extraordinary places on earth, from sacred caves in India to secret caves in Arizona. With passionately informed prose, Hurd makes these strange dark spaces -- with their stalactites and...
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Redwood National and State Parks: An Introduction to Familiar Plants and Animals (Pocket Traveller)
by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments OC Ocean cold ocean water, offshore seastacks, rocky shores and sand beaches provide a wide-range of habitats for marine-associated plants and animals. CS Coastal Strand desiccating ocean winds, salt spray, rocky shores, sand...
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto): Notes from a Secret Journal
by Edward Abbey Publisher Comments For the first time in softcover, Edward Abbey's last book, a collection of unforgettable barbs of wisdom from the best-selling author of The Monkey Wrench Gang. Notes from a Secret Journal Edward Abbey on: Government-"Terrorism: deadly violence against...
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The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City
by Robert Sullivan Publisher Comments Imagine a grunge north Jersey version of John McPhee's classic The Pine Barrens and you'll get some idea of the idiosyncratic, fact-filled, and highly original work that is Robert Sullivan's The Meadowlands. Just five miles west of New York City, this...
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