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The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures) by Timothy Egan Publisher Comments A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by Aldo Leopold Publisher Comments "We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape -- the... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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A Shadow Falls by Nick Brandt and Peter Singer and Vicki Goldberg Staff Pick A Shadow Falls is the most gorgeous book I've seen this year. Brandt's photographs of animals are evocative and emotional, and this oversized book will make a stunning gift for anyone interested in art, ecology, or the natural world.... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs Staff Pick Animal Dialogues is one of the best collections of nature writing I've read in years, which puts Craig Childs in the company of giants: Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Terry Tempest Williams. I found myself wondering how Childs... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Publisher Comments The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram Publisher Comments David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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.... (read more) List Price $10.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States by Janine M Benyus Publisher Comments A noted outdoors expert and an acclaimed illustrator have banded together to create a stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States. Complete with observation tips. 75 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon Publisher Comments Biologist and journalist Carol Kaesuk Yoon takes us beyond genus and species to deep cognition, revealing our drive to name life. She tells the strange story of scientists leading people away from the impulse to name the living world, even as they are... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Temp 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... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Kinship with All Life: Simple, Challenging, Real-Life Experiences Showing How Animals Communicate with by J Allen Boone Publisher Comments Is there a universal language of love, a "kinship with all life" that can open new horizons of experience?Example after example in this unique classic -- from "Strongheart" the actor-dog to "Freddie" the fly -- resounds with entertaining and inspiring... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Ravens and River Notes: The Dance of Herons by Barry Holstun Lopez Synopsis Here, for the first time in one volume, are two of Lopez's masterpieces, "River Notes and "Desert Notes. From the thundering power of the river's swift current, to the stillness of clear freshwater pools; to desert springs, birds and wind, and... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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What the Stones Remember: A Life Rediscovered by Patrick Lane Publisher Comments Part memoir, part homage to the healing power of nature, this exquisitely written book evokes the poignancy of time lost and the ever-present possibility of renewal.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Primate's Memoir (01 Edition) 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 $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders (Audubon Society Field Guide) by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Klamath Knot : Explorations of Myth and Evolution (03 Edition) by David Rains Wallace Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-167).... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Staff Pick One of the most revealing, readable books about the mind to come along in years. A simply fascinating glimpse into animal behavior — on the farm, at home, and even in the mirror.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Trees & Forests of America by Tim Palmer Publisher Comments Trees & Forests of America is an unprecedented collection of 200 stunning photographs by award-winning author Tim Palmer. Along with breath-taking images, his expressive text celebrates the exquisite beauty of nature and explains why trees and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $17.00 Used - Hardcover
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Last Chance To See (90 Edition) 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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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