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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest (Audubon Society Field Guide) by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest belongs in the home of every Pacific Northwest resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor. This compact volume... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods Publisher Comments Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets. In the past decade, we have... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Kinship With All Life (54 Edition) 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: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Salmon Nation: People, Fish, and Our Common Home by Edward C. Wolf and Seth Zuckerman Publisher Comments "Whether you live in the tiniest village or the largest metropolis, you live in a watershed, an area whose run-off flows via a network of streams through one outlet into a larger body of water such as a river, bay, or ocean. If that watershed drains more... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest: Tracking and Identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates by David Moskowitz Publisher Comments Wild animals fascinate yet are rarely seen. It is possible, though - if you know what to look for and where, and if you understand what you see - to increase your chances of wildlife sightings, whether you are far from civilization or right in your own... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $22.95 Used - Flexible
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The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod by Henry Beston Publisher Comments The seventy-fifth anniversary edition of the classic book about Cape Cod, “written with simplicity, sympathy, and beauty” (New York Herald Tribune) A chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach, The Outermost House has long been... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.95 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 US... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place 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... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pine Barrens 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... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life among the Baboons 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 $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich Publisher Comments A stunning collection of personal observations that uses images of the American West to probe larger concerns in lyrical, evocative prose that is a true celebration of the region.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 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 $21.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Flexible
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America by James Halfpenny Publisher Comments With Halfpenny's Field Guide to Mammal Tracking anyone can be a nature detective, able to reconstruct the behavior of mammals from mice to moose. Based on field research, the book brings the amateur naturalist the latest information on animal gaits and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild Publisher Comments Lawrence Anthony devoted his life to animal conservation, protecting the world's endangered species. Then he was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand. His common sense told him to refuse, but he was... (read more) This Edition: SOLD OUT add to wish list |
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Why We Run: A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsf Comstock Publisher Comments 'A matchless handbook for decades, this classic has been the natural history bible of countless teachers and others who seek information about their natural environment. Written originally for those elementary school teachers who knew little of common... (read more) List Price $34.50 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Control of Nature by John Mcphee Publisher Comments The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Kindred Beings: What 73 Chimpanzees Taught Me about Life, Love, and Connection by Sheri Speede Publisher Comments Enter a world of tender friendships, staunch loyalties, violent jealousies — and enduring love. As a child, Sheri Speede knew that she wanted to advocate for animals in any way she could. But it was not until many years after veterinary school,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (Audubon Society Field Guide) by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Flexible
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Birds of Oregon: Field Guide by Stan Tekiela Publisher Comments See a yellow bird and donít know what it is? No problem! This remarkable field guide features 130 bird species (only Oregon birds!) organized by color. Full-page photos, detailed descriptions, Stanís Notes and range maps help to ensure correct I.D.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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