Harlan Hubbard and the River: A Visionary Life
Oyo Pr, January 1989. Trade Paperback. Very minor rubbing on the cover. Previous owners name neatly in pen on the front free endpaper. More
Nature
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Random House Trade Paperbacks, June 2002. Trade Paperback. "Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world." --The New York Times "A wry, informed pastoral." --The New Yorker The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author..... More
Braiding Sweetgrass
Milkweed Editions, September 2014. Trade Paperback. A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller Named a Best Essay Collection of the Decade by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the..... More
Sibley Backyard Birding Flashcards, Revised and Updated: 100 Common Birds of Eastern and Western North America
Clarkson Potter, March 2023. Unknown. A beautifully illustrated, fully revised and updated flashcard deck for birdwatchers at every level from leading ornithologist David Sibley Calling birders of all ages: There's no better way to start learning your birds! This new edition of the beloved Sibley Backyard Birding Flashcards offers 100..... More
Wild Souls: What We Owe Animals in a Changing World
Bloomsbury Publishing, March 2023. Paper Back. Winner of the 2022 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award * Winner of the 2022 Science in Society Journalism Award (Books) * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Thoughtful, insightful, and wise, Wild Souls is a landmark work."--Ed Yong, author of An Immense..... More
Beyond Words
Picador, July 2016. Trade Paperback. I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you? Weaving decades of field observations with exciting..... More
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Tim Duggan Books, March 2020. Trade Paperback. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon."--Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon With a new afterword It is worse, much worse, than you think..... More
Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet
W. W. Norton & Company, March 2023. Paper Back. Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of..... More
All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures (Peterson Field Guide)
Mariner Books, November 2007. Trade Paperback. Roger Tory Peterson's unique perspective on birding comes to life in these highly personal narratives. Here he relates his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature. Though Peterson was widely known for his illustrations, this collection..... More
On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, May 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. When Richard Reynolds began planting flowers secretly at night outside his tower block in South London he had no idea he was part of a growing global movement committed to combating the forces of neglect, land shortage and apathy towards public spaces..... More
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Eastern)
Knopf, June 1980. Flexible Boards. The most comprehensive field guide available to the trees of North America's eastern region--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. Nearly 700 species of trees are detailed in beautiful, full-color photographs of..... More
The Invention of Nature
Knopf, September 2015. First American. Hardcover. The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BEST SELLER One of the New York Times 10..... More
Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World
Storey Publishing, January 2015. Oversize Softcover. See the world in a whole new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch..... More
Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Edition
W. W. Norton, January 2008. Trade Paperback. With Plan A, business as usual, we have neglected these issues overly long. In Plan B 3.0, Lester R. Brown warns that the only effective response now is a World War II-type mobilization like that in the United States after the attack on..... More
Wilder Journeys: True Stories of Nature, Adventure and Connection
Watkins Publishing, March 2023. Hardcover. Environmental writer Laurie King and internationally bestselling author Miriam Lancewood present a collection of narrative non-fiction stories and poems on the human connection with nature. Follow the call of the wild with these incredible true stories from an international group of nature lovers, nomads and..... More
The Appalachian Trail: A Biography
Mariner Books, May 2022. Paper Back. The Appalachian Trail is America's most beloved trek, with millions of hikers setting foot on it every year. Yet few are aware of the fascinating backstory of the dreamers and builders who helped bring it to life over the past century. The conception and..... More
On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon
Knopf Publishing Group, September 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant, a passionate observer of nature, recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon--an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths. "On the Wing "transports us from the..... More
California Rivers and Streams: The Conflict Between Fluvial Process and Land Use
University of California Press, November 1995. Trade Paperback. California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in..... More
Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors
Houghton Mifflin, April 1989. Trade Paperback. A lively text bring this noble species of birds to life. This volume covers the 23 most common diurnal raptors of North America identified by body shape, habitat, and movement. 92 illustrations. 173 photos. More
Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold
Pantheon Books, November 2004. Hardcover. Gretel Ehrlich is a woman who loves extremes--extreme weather; extreme cold--is exhilarated by the challenges they present, and is keenly alive to sensation and impression at every turn. In The Future of Ice, she travels to extreme points (from Tierra del Fuego to the top..... More
Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction
Penguin Books, March 2023. Paper Back. A finalist for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "[A] glorious guide to the miracle of life's sound." --The New York Times Book Review A lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and..... More
A Year of Birdsong: 52 stories of songbirds
Batsford, March 2023. Hardcover. Fascinating stories about birdsong for every week of the year. Leading bird expert Dominic Couzens takes us on a journey around the world to enjoy an authentic year of birdsong, from the influence of the blackbird's song on classical music to the amazing imitations of the..... More
How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Storey Publishing, LLC, October 2021. Paper Back. With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the art need a reliable guide to distinguishing the safe fungi from the toxic. But for beginner foragers who just want to answer the question "Can I eat it?", most of the..... More
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Random House Trade Paperbacks, April 2021. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds..... More
Complete Birder Pa
Houghton Mifflin, March 1988. Paper Back. By a conservative estimate, about seven million Americans are "fairly interested birders." This book is aimed at the 95 percent of them who want to become better birders. Lively, anecdotal, and authoritative, "The Complete Birder" takes you by the hand, leads you into the..... More
