The American Woman's Garden
New York Graphic Society, October 1984. Oversized Hardcover. Jacket clipped and bit shelfworn. More
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Making the Modern Garden
Monacelli Press, October 2007. Oversize Softcover. A superlative analysis of contemporary gardens as well as a fascinating collection of landscapes around the world, Making the Modern Garden is a definitive study of the philosophy and practice of garden design at the outset of the twenty-first century. Author Christopher Bradley-Hole, himself..... More
Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories
Harvard University Press, October 1999. Hardcover. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. Built to fix an unquestionable date for Easter, they also housed instruments that threw light on the disputed geometry of the solar system, and so within sight of the..... More
The Last American Man
Penguin (Non-Classics), June 2003. Trade Paperback. Finalist for the National Book Award From the New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and City of Girls comes a riveting exploration of manhood and all its complicated meanings through the portrait of an American Mountain Man. In this..... More
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
Crown, May 2012. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities. Early in..... More
Best of James Herriot: Favorite Memories of a Country Vet
St. Martin's Press, April 1999. Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated collection of favorite stories from all four of James Herriot's volumes of memoirs. Full-color photography and fascinating marginal notes in a one-of-a-kind gift book. Jacket quite chipped. Gift inscription on front free endpaper; else, near fine. More
Social History of the American Alligator: The Earth Trembles with His Thunder
St. Martin's Press, September 1991. Hardcover. An entertaining history of alligator lore that traces early legends and follows the gator's emergence as a vital factor in literature and roadside commerce. Elegantly illustrated, A Social History of the American Alligator is a snappy yet serious portrait of the fascinating impact of..... More
Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, October 2008. Hardcover. For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes, not just in America, but throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist..... More
Beyond Einstein : The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe
N/A, October 1995. Paper Back. "Beyond Einstein" takes readers on an exciting excursion into thediscoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect intheoretical physics today -- superstring theory. What is superstring theory andwhy is it important? This revolutionary breakthrough may well be thefulfillment of Albert Einstein's lifelong dream..... More
The Bathysphere Book: Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
Astra House, May 2023. Hardcover. "Hypnotic . . . Beautifully written and beautifully made." --W. M. Akers, The New York Times Book Review "Mesmerizing . . . Original and often profound, [The Bathysphere Book] is a moving testament to the wonders of exploration." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Imbued with the..... More
Vesper Flights
Grove Press, August 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us..... More
Sand Creek: A Childhood Legacy
Vantage Press, October 2009. Paper Back. Octavo. Like new. Signed by author, Carl Soren Hoveland on dedication page with a note also signed by Hoveland on a post-it note. [270 pages]. More
Odyssey: Young Charles Darwin, The Beagle, and The Voyage that Changed the World
Pegasus Books, February 2022. Hardcover. An illuminating and lively narrative of Charles Darwin's formative years and his adventurous voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle. Winner of the Georgia Author of the Year Award for Biography/Memoir The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life..... More
The Two Cultures and a Second Look: An Expanded Version of the Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
Cambridge University Press, May 1969. Trade Paperback. More
Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement (P.S.)
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, March 2009. Trade Paperback. "A most important book that will change the way many of us look at animals--and, ultimately, at ourselves." -- Chicago Tribune Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"--our systematic disregard..... More
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Herbs (Harper Collins, 2018)
Generic, January 2018. Oversize Softcover. More
Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World
Harvest Books, May 2002. Trade Paperback. The story of the compass is shrouded in mystery and myth, yet most will agree it begins around the time of the birth of Christ in ancient China. A mysterious lodestone whose powers affected metal was known to the Chinese emperor. When this piece..... More
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
Harper, August 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology.In..... More
Supernavigators
The Experiment, May 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. "Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."--Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys. Animals..... More
The Origin of Species (Mentor)
Signet, October 1999. Mass Market PaperBack. In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by 'natural selection'. Development, diversification, decay, extinction and absence..... More
An almanac for moderns (A Nonpareil book)
D.R. Godine/ Nonpareill Book, January 1980. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo. In tan jacket with sun tanned spine, with black & red inked letteering & woodblock reproductions. Front flap is not clipped. Olive green cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. A Darker green end pages. Laid within is Nonpareil folded..... More
Size: How It Explains the World
William Morrow, May 2023. Hardcover. From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness "No one writes about..... More
Toward a History of Needs
Bantam Books, August 1980. Reprint. Paper Back. Mass market paperback with shelf wear. [172 pages plus three pages of advertisements]. More
In and Out of the Garden
Workman Publishing, January 1989. Cloth. Sara Midda's richly illustrated In and Out of the Garden has delighted readers and critics alike. Diana Vreeland praised it as "delightful and delicious," and Laura Ashley called it "pure inspiration." The most elegant and subtle of books to give and to have, it evokes..... More
The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine (The World As Home)
Milkweed Editions, August 2007. Trade Paperback. The western mindset is arguably one of the greatest threats to the world's ecological balance. Corporatism and globalization are two of the obvious villains here, but what part does human nature play in the problem? Since its inception in 1982, Orion magazine has been..... More
