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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
by Ralph Helfer  
Publisher Comments Raised together in a small German circus town, Modoc, the elephant, and Bram, his faithful boyhood companion and later trainer, formed a bond that lasted their entire lives. It was an extraordinary friendship that was tested time and again until, in the...
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The Solace of Open Spaces
by Gretel Ehrlich Publisher Comments Writing of hermits, cowboys, changing seasons, and the wind, Ehrlich draws us into her personal relationship with this "planet of Wyoming" she has come to call home. She captures the incredible beauty and the demanding harshness of natural forces in...
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The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow: The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley
by Opal Whiteley and Benjamin Hoff
Publisher Comments Long before environmental consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whiteley captured America's heart. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1920, became an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time. Wistful,...
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Holy the Firm
by Annie Dillard Publisher Comments In 1975 Annie Dillard took up residence on an island in Puget Sound in a wooded room furnished with "one enormous window, one cat, one spider and one person." For the next two years she asked herself questions about time, reality, sacrifice death, and...
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Refuge (91 Edition)
by terry Tempest Williams
Publisher Comments As Utah-born naturalist Terry Tempest Williams records the simultaneous tragedies of her mother's death of cancer and the flooding of the Bear River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, she creates a document of renewal and spiritual grace destined to become a...
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American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
by Bill (edt) Mckibben Publisher Comments As America and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change, writer and activist Bill McKibben offers this unprecedented, provocative, and timely anthology, gathering the best and most significant American environmental writing...
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Looking for Hickories: The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest
by Tom Springer Publisher Comments A new voice reveals the unique character of the upper Midwest In the spirit of other writers who share an affinity for the natural world---authors such as Robert Frost, Emerson, and Bill Bryson---Looking for Hickories is Tom Springer's ode to the people,...
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Sierra Nevada Natural History Rev Edition
by Tracy I Storer Publisher Comments The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the Range of Light by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to...
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The Immense Journey (Vintage)
by Loren Eiseley Publisher Comments Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man....
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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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Ducks: A Field Guide to Familiar North American Species
by James Kavanagh Publisher Comments 12 folded panels, laminated, features over 125 color illustrations...
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The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences)
by John Muir Laws Synopsis A comprehensive, breathtaking guide for users to identify commonly encountered organisms in the Sierra foothills and mountains, fully illustrated and field tested by Academy of Sciences nature illustration teacher Jack Laws....
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Back on the Fire: Essays
by Gary Snyder Publisher Comments This collection of essays by Gary Snyder, now in paperback, blazes with insight. In his most autobiographical writing to date, Snyder employs fire as a metaphor for the crucial moment when deeply held viewpoints yield to new experiences, and our spirits...
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Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing
by Joel (edt) Greenberg Publisher Comments In the literary imagination, Chicago evokes images of industry and unbridled urban growth. But the tallgrass prairie and deep forests that once made up Chicago’s landscape also inspired musings from residents and visitors alike. In Of Prairie...
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Out There: In the Wild in a Wired Age
by Ted Kerasote Publisher Comments WINNER, 2004 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD! (Outdoor Literature) Who hasnt wanted to get away from cell phones, e-mail, roads, and traffic? And what better place to escape our wired world than the far northwestern corner of Canadas Northwest Territories...
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
by Edward Abbey Publisher Comments "A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey...
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Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee Publisher Comments Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with...
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region (Audubon Field Guide)
by Audubon Publisher Comments Introduced in 1977 and completely revised in 1994, these bestselling photographic field guides have become the birding bibles of more than four million enthusiasts. Virtually every bird found in North America is brought to life in a full-color photograph...
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Botanica North America: The Illustrated Guide to Our Native Plants, Their Botany, History, and the Way They Have Shaped Our World
by Marjorie Harris Publisher Comments Did you know that the smell of sassafras blowing offshore convinced Columbus he was near land? Or that the American sycamore, which has the largest tree trunk in the eastern forest, can live for 500 to 600 years? Or that in the period before the American...
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Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
by Wendell Berry Publisher Comments Since its publication by Sierra Club Books in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. In it, Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural development and spiritual discipline. Today’s...
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