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A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
by Aldo Leopold
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"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)

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The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures)
The Good Rain: Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest (Vintage Departures)
by Timothy Egan
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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)

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Weeds of the West
Weeds of the West
by Tom Whitson
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Learning to identify unwanted plants around the home, farm or ranch will be much easier with this book published by the Western Society of Weed Science and co-sponsored by the Cooperative Extension of the United States. Weeds of the West will help you... (read more)

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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
by Bryan Sykes
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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... (read more)

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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
by David Abram
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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)

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The Immense Journey (Vintage)
The Immense Journey (Vintage)
by Loren Eiseley
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Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.... (read more)

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The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
by Janine M Benyus
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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)

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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
by Terry Temp Williams
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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)

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Rediscovery of North America
Rediscovery of North America
by Barry Holstun Lopez
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Five hundred years ago an Italian whose name, translated into English, meant Christopher Dove, came to America and began a process not of discovery, but incursion -- "a ruthless, angry search for wealth" that continues to the present day. This... (read more)

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
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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)

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Yosemite: The Grace & Grandeur (Pictorial Discovery Guides)
Yosemite: The Grace & Grandeur (Pictorial Discovery Guides)
by George Wuerthner
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From legendary photographer Ansel Adams to renowned writer John Muir, Yosemite National Park has inspired generations of artists, photographers, and writers. Today, Yosemite’s dramatic waterfalls and vibrant meadows, exalted mountains and glassy... (read more)

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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
by Lawrence Weschler
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A nondescript storefront operation in Los Angeles, California, the Museum of Jurassic Technology actually exists — that may be the only thing about it that is for certain. The creation of David Wilson, a man of prodigiously unusual imagination, the... (read more)

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Primate's Memoir (01 Edition)
Primate's Memoir (01 Edition)
by Robert M. Sapolsky
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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)

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Grayson
Grayson
by Lynne Cox
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This captivating bestseller tells the true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California. It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout... (read more)

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The World without Us
The World without Us
by Alan Weisman
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"Let us try a creative experiment," Alan Weisman proposes on page three: If humans disappeared from earth, what would happen? To your home, for example. To our cities, farms, and oceans. To the animals that remain. Or to the billion tons of plastic we'd... (read more)

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F U, Penguin: Telling Cute Animals What's What
F U, Penguin: Telling Cute Animals What's What
by Matthew Gasteier
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Attention, all you clumsy pandas, lovable puffins, huggable bunnies, and penguins that elicit ooohs and aaahs: The jig is up We have lived under your furry fists for too long. There is a cute and present danger lurking out there-in the wild, in the zoos,... (read more)

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Klamath Knot : Explorations of Myth and Evolution (03 Edition)
Klamath Knot : Explorations of Myth and Evolution (03 Edition)
by David Rains Wallace
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-167).... (read more)

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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
by Susan Casey
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A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators — and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them. Susan Casey was in her living room when she... (read more)

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The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
by Jonathan Rosen
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The Life of the Skies is at once a history of bird-watching in America, a meditation on changes in our views about killing animals, and a deeply personal book about the transforming qualities of a life spent observing the natural world. It is a book to... (read more)

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Insects: Revised and Updated (Golden Guide)
Insects: Revised and Updated (Golden Guide)
by Herbert S Zim
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Enjoy and Learn!Expert Knowledge!Easy-to-Read!This handy guide to the most common, important and showy North American insects will help the novice begin a fascinating study. Includes: A key to insect groupsMature and immature formsHow insects grow and... (read more)

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