University Of Chicago Press,, Chicago:, January 1963. Reprint. Cloth. {5' x 7&3/4'} In edgeworn jacket with tears. Rubbing. 6th printing. Jade cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine and gold illustrated bird on front panel. Map of mexico (with indications of vegetation & climate) on front end pages. Tradition..... More
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
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
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
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2003. Trade Paperback. The wake-up call will come, Brown believes, when 1.3 billion Chinese consumers with an $80 billion trade surplus start competing with Americans for U.S. grain, driving up food prices. Rising food prices could create political instability in low-income countries, disrupting global..... More
Atlantic Monthly Press, March 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species profoundly shocked Victorian..... More
Cornell University Press, April 2014. Trade Paperback. From 1971 to 1985, battles raged over Westway, a multibillion-dollar highway, development, and park project slated for placement in New York City. It would have projected far into the Hudson River, including massive new landfill extending several miles along Manhattan's Lower West Side..... More
Island Press, May 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. "Engaging hybrid - part lyrical travelogue, part investigative journalism and part jeremiad, all shot through with droll humor." --The Atlanta Journal Constitution In 1867, John Muir set out on foot to explore the botanical wonders of the South, keeping a detailed journal of..... More
Westcliff, April 1995. Trade Paperback. Corners lightly bumped. All text clean and clear. More
Patagonia Books, May 2012. Trade Paperback. The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia - and knowledge of current efforts by other companies - to articulate the elements of responsible..... More
Mountaineers Books, May 1996. Trade Paperback. More
Lewis Publishing, February 1995. Hardcover. This new edition of the best-selling book describes the main types of fishways and fish facilities used around the world to assist the passage of fish over dams and other obstructions to their migration. It also focuses on the protection of fish (mainly young fish)..... More
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
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
UNKNO, November 1987. Trade Paperback. Unlike social wasps, hunting wasps fill their life with action and battle. Crompton describes their lives like a veteran war reporter. "A lot of curious and enticing information". -- Kirkus Reviews. More
Rainbow Books, December 1995. Trade Paperback. Well-organized advice on all important aspects from hiker who regrets what he didn't know when he first stepped out at Springer. Highly recommended by many A.T. clubs. More
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
Liveright, March 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher..... More
Liveright, March 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher..... More
Liveright, March 2017. Hardcover. When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America's sea--bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience--and yet, there has never been a comprehensive history of..... More
Mudlark, January 2023. Hardcover. From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them. Something happens to you the first time you dive with sharks... We have a perennial fascination with..... More
Mudlark, January 2023. Hardcover. From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them. Something happens to you the first time you dive with sharks... We have a perennial fascination with..... More
Scribner, April 2023. Hardcover. Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don't Exist in this brilliant, fascinating memoir about a young scientist's experience studying penguins in Antarctica--a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of fieldwork. Naira..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, March 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama's Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of..... More
Knopf, May 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs--and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the..... More
