Coast Redwood: A Natural and Cultural History
Cachuma Press, January 2001. Oversize Softcover. More
Nature
Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges
Routledge, October 2010. Trade Paperback. This book comprehensively addresses the economic, social and institutional difficulties in conserving biodiversity and the ecosystem services that it provides. It covers a wide range of issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuation in the context of diverse ecosystems such as tropical forests, marine..... More
Drawdown
Penguin Books, April 2017. Oversize Softcover. - New York Times bestseller - The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world "At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution..... 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
Gatherings of Angels: Migrating Birds and Their Ecology
Comstock Pub Assoc, May 1999. First Edition. Cloth. The migration of birds has forever amazed and confounded onlookers. How do birds find their way to their destinations? How do they withstand the dangers and rigors of long-distance flight? The survival of migrant birds is increasingly threatened by environmental degradation and..... More
The Oxford Book of Nature Writing
Oxford University Press, May 1995. First Edition. Cloth. The Great Central Plain of California, during the months of March, April, and May, was one smooth, continuous bed of honey-bloom, so marvelously rich that, in walking from one end of it to the other, a distance of more than 400 miles..... More
Taxidermy
Rizzoli, September 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. An unsurpassed survey of the world's finest examples of this popular art form--in situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists, stylists, and cutting-edge interior designers. Taxidermy is everywhere these days, from hip restaurants to posh..... More
The Trainable Cat
Penguin. Trade Paperback. 'Amazing' Guardian From the on-screen experts for BBC2's Cat Watch, and based on their groundbreaking research - this is the ultimate guide to making your cat a happier, more sociable animal. The idea of a trained cat is a contradiction in terms, isn't it? Naturally solitary, wary..... More
We All Live Downstream: Writings about Mountaintop Removal
MOTES, May 2009. Trade Paperback. WE ALL LIVE DOWNSTREAM is a multi-genre anthology of noted authors and young writers speaking out against mountaintop removal coal mining. There is the fifth-grader who vows to fight the destruction until he's "laid in the ground," the college student who recalls her shock and..... More
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
Harper, October 2001. Hardcover. In the mode of her esteemed bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman's new book, Cultivating Delight celebrates the sensory pleasures she discovers in her garden. Ackerman delights in her garden through all the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the..... More
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Penguin Press, June 2023. Hardcover. An instant New York Times bestseller! Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls--the most elusive of birds--and why they exert such a hold on human..... More
Eternal Quest: The Story of the Great Naturalists
G. P. Putnam's Sons, January 1969. Book Club. Cloth. {6' x 9 & 1/4'} In jacket that is coming apart at the flap folds and re-enforced with darkened tape at base of spine with soiling & stains. More stains on fore-edge. Textblock top edge tinted rose red. Bright red cloth..... More
Wild Things, Wild Places
Knopf, September 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists. From..... More
The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac Trade Edition (Old Farmer's Almanac, 232)
Old Farmer's Almanac, August 2023. Paper Back. Happy New Almanac Year! It's time to celebrate the 232nd edition of The Old Farmer's Almanac! Long recognized as North America's most beloved and best-selling annual, this handy yellow book fulfills every need and expectation as a calendar of the heavens, a time..... More
The Peace of Nature and the Nature of Peace (Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy of Peace)
Brill | Rodopi, June 2015. Trade Paperback. The essays collected in The Peace of Nature and the Nature of Peace consider connections between ecology, environmental ethics, nonviolence, and philosophy of peace. Edited by Andrew Fiala, this book includes essays written by important scholars in the field of peace studies, pacifism..... More
Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
Anchor, September 2023. Paper Back. From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects..... More
The 1826 Journal of John James Audubon
University of Oklahoma, January 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Solid binding, gently worn at spine; Clean, sturdy blue and black boards w/ gilt text at spine; Pages free of markings; Price-clipped dust jacket moderately worn w/ some tearing present at jacket rear; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further..... More
Audubon and His Journals
Dover Pubns, January 1986. Trade Paperback. 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
Beatrix Potter: The Unknown Years (Armitt Trust)
Stapled Pamphlet. More
Archives of Joy: Reflections on Animals and the Nature of Being
Greystone Books, May 2023. Hardcover. For readers of World of Wonders and the poetry of Mary Oliver comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform the life of one writer. Two mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun..... More
Cache: Creating Natural Economies
Ecotrust, September 2010. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Cache offers a fresh, hopeful perspective at a time when global economic, social, and environmental crises are growing. It is a compelling book for business people who wish to build businesses with more than the bottom line in mind, for conservationists who wish..... 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
Everest, the Hard Way
Random House, February 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. In mildly edgeworn jacket with two inch tear from top of rear panel. Flap is not clipped. Foxing/mild soiling of DJ. Black cloth covered boards & pale blue paper covered boards with moderate soiling/stains. Grey end papers with darkened..... More
A Countryman's Woods
Knopf, October 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gilt lettering at spine; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket mildly worn, now housed in protective mylar to ensure futher preservation; An excellent copy. More
