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After Man: A Zoology of the Futureby Dougal DixonISBN 0312011628 (0-312-01162-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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The Amateur Naturalistby Lee Durrell, Gerald Malcolm Lee DurrellISBN 0241108411 (0-241-10841-1)
Hardcover, H. Hamilton
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Amateur Naturalist: A Practical Guide to the Natural Worldby Gerald Durrell, Lee DurrellISBN 0394533909 (0-394-53390-9)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Amateur Naturalist: A Practical Guide to the Natural World'Book summary:Now available in paperback, a practical guide to the natural world which offers advice on observing, monitoring, recording, studying and helping to conserve nature. First published in 1982. [via]
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Art Forms In Natureby PrestelISBN 3791332082 (3-7913-3208-2)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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Art Forms in Nature Miniby Prestel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August HaeckelISBN 3791330853 (3-7913-3085-3)
Hardcover, Prestel Pub
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Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckelby Ernst HaeckelISBN 3791319906 (3-7913-1990-6)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel'Book summary:The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. [via]
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Beasts in My Belfryby Gerald DurrellISBN 0002111780 (0-00-211178-0)
Hardcover, Collins
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Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bayby William W. WarnerISBN 0316923354 (0-316-92335-4)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Softcover, Penguin Books - Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay: ISBN 0140044051 (0-14-004405-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Books - Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay: ISBN 0316923265 (0-316-92326-5)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co - Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay: ISBN 0316923354 (0-316-92335-4)
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- Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay: ISBN 0140170049 (0-14-017004-9)
Birds Song & Calls of Britain & Northern Europeby Geoff SampleISBN 0002200376 (0-00-220037-6)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugsby Sue HubbellISBN 0395883261 (0-395-88326-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs'Book summary:God, the English biologist J.B.S. Haldane once observed, has an inordinate fondness for beetles--and, for that matter, for all the other little bugs and insects that abound on the earth. Sue Hubbell, a beekeeper-turned-essayist, shares that fondness, and after reading her notes on camel crickets, gypsy moths, and water striders, among other creatures, you will as well. Hubbell's appreciation extends even to bugs that we find noxious ("Silverfish," she writes, "are gregarious, sociable animals, liking their own company so much that they often eat one another"), although she admits to harboring a few favorites among the innumerable insect orders, notably bees, of course, and daddy longlegs spiders, whose "otherness" she rightly prizes. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Catch Me a Colobusby Gerald Malcolm DurrellISBN 0002111489 (0-00-211148-9)
Hardcover, Collins
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Collins Bird Guideby Lars Svensson, Peter J. GrantISBN 0007113323 (0-00-711332-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europeby L. Svensson, Killian Mullarney, ZetISBN 0002197286 (0-00-219728-6)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Compleat Anglerby Izaak Walton, Edward H. NewISBN 1853261807 (1-85326-180-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Compleat Angler'Book summary:For a book to stay in print for nearly 350 years, its merits must continually entice and satisfy. The Compleat Angler qualifies on both counts. On the most obvious level, it remains as good a primer on fishing as any angler would want. But its most enduring distinction is hinted at in the subtitle--"the Contemplative Man's Recreation." Izaak Walton's sometimes convoluted 17th-century grammar can still reel in our imaginations with his graceful evocations of a life free from hurly-burly in the company of friends intent on physical and moral sustenance. "He that hopes to be a good Angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit," suggests the master, "but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience.... Doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be like a virtue, a reward to itself." Just like Walton's magnificent literary catch. --Jeff Silverman [via]
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The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreationby Izaak Walton, Charles CottonISBN 1930585209 (1-930585-20-9)
Softcover, Coachwhip Pubns
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The Complete Angler 1653 Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreationby Isaak WaltonISBN 1846375711 (1-84637-571-1)
Softcover, Echo Library
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Darwin and the Beagleby Alan MooreheadISBN 0060130172 (0-06-013017-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Darwin and the Beagle'Book summary:When the Beagle sailed in 1831, she carried a young naturalist, Charles Darwin, at age 22 still unknown. Destined for the church, Darwin was cozily at ease with creation as explained in Genesis.
But everything he encountered on the voyage -- from the primitive people of Tierra del Fuego to the finches of the Galapagos Islands, from earthquakes and eruptions to fossil seashells gathered at 12,000 feet in the Andes -- challenged biblical assumptions and led finally to ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
"Mr. Moorehead's admirable prose style, his entrancing narrative...are beyond praise." (The London Times) [via]
The Desert Yearby Joseph Wood KrutchISBN 0140044485 (0-14-004448-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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Desertsby James MacMahonISBN 0394731395 (0-394-73139-5)
Softcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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The Edge of the Seaby Rachel Carson, Bob Hines, Sue HubbellISBN 0395924960 (0-395-92496-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Field Guide to Animal Tracksby Olaus Johan MurieISBN 0395199786 (0-395-19978-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to Animal Tracks'Book summary:Peterson FlashGuides are the most compact and convenient field guides ever made. Unfolding in a flash, they show at a glance all the most common wildlife and plant life of a particular type or a particular region, and they employ the famous Peterson Identification System to pinpoint the key differences between species. Animal Tracks is based on Olaus Murie's classic A FIELD GUIDE TO ANIMAL TRACKS, one of the most popular titles in the Peterson series. It shows how to identify the tracks and other signs of more than 100 mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, and amphibians of North America.[via]More editions of A Field Guide to Animal Tracks:
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A Field Guide to Animal Tracksby Olaus J. MurieISBN 0395910943 (0-395-91094-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North Americaby Gordon Morrison, John C. Kricher, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Roger Tory Peterson InstituteISBN 0395928958 (0-395-92895-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Field Guide to Ecology of Eastern Forests: North Americaby Gordon Morrison, John C. Kricher, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Roger Tory Peterson InstituteISBN 0395479533 (0-395-47953-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Field Guide to Ecology of Eastern Forests: North America'Book summary:Contained in one easy-to-use, pocket-sized book is information on birds, trees, wildflowers, mushrooms, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. [via]
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A Field Guide to Rocks and Mineralsby Frederick H. Pough, Jeffrey ScovilISBN 039591096X (0-395-91096-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals'Book summary:Modern policing is a vital institution for the defense of political and civil rights, and the protection of citizens from crime and fear of crime. Private security is also playing an increasingly important role in crime prevention and order maintenance, and also in protecting government assets and services. At the same time, crime and disorder remain major problems in contemporary societies, and there are ongoing issues of integrity and competency in many police departments and in the security industry. Policing and Security in Practice: Challenges and Achievements addresses questions of 'best practice' across police and security work by focusing on what the scientific literature says about how to achieve optimal outcomes in law enforcement, crime prevention and professional standards. Each chapter is written by subject experts with many years of research experience and collaborative work with policing and security agencies. The book is a highly readable, inspiring and fully grounded guide to achieving the best in policing and security. [via]
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Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395081068 (0-395-08106-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395240476 (0-395-24047-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395910978 (0-395-91097-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 039591096X (0-395-91096-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
- A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395240492 (0-395-24049-2)
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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Field Marks of All Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines That Grow Wild in the Northeastern and North-Central United Staby George A. PetridesISBN 0395175798 (0-395-17579-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Field Marks of All Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines That Grow Wild in the Northeastern and North-Central United States and in Southeastern and South-Central Canadaby George A. PetridesISBN 0395136512 (0-395-13651-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and Southeastern and South-Central Canadaby George A. PetridesISBN 039535370X (0-395-35370-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and Southeastern and South-Central Canada'Book summary:All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to the Dakotas and Kansas are described in detail. Accounts of 646 species include shape and arrangement of leaves, height, color, bark texture, flowering season, and fruit. Clear, accurate drawings illustrate leaves, flowers, buds, tree silhouettes, and other characteristics. [via]
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Gorillas in the Mistby Dian FosseyISBN 0395489288 (0-395-48928-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gorillas in the Mist'Book summary:In 1963, an occupational therapist from Kentucky, in uncertain health and spirits, traveled to central Africa in the quixotic hope of seeing a mountain gorilla in its natural habitat. Dian Fossey had read everything she could about the reclusive and much-feared animal, and she returned from her trip convinced that most of the books were wrong.
During her seven-week stay in Africa, Fossey had a chance encounter with the famed primatologists Mary and Louis Leakey, who encouraged her to follow her dream of living among the mountain gorillas and learning their ways. In 1967 she did just that, setting up a camp on the slopes of the 14,000-foot Virunga Volcanoes of Rwanda and studying four gorilla families there. Although it took them some time to accept Fossey's presence among them, she was immediately impressed by their peaceful nature and by their generous, guileless behavior--so unlike the images found in popular culture.
But, Fossey discovered, despite their peaceable way of life, the gorillas had many enemies in the form of poachers who hunted them for their hands, skins, and heads--ghastly remains sold to the tourist market. Much of Fossey's thoughtful but often rightly angry memoir Gorillas in the Mist is a well-reasoned plea for the protection of the gorillas and the suppression of the poachers' black market. That argument found a wide audience when her book was published in 1983, but Fossey's work remains unfinished: she was murdered, probably by those very poachers, in 1985, and today there are fewer than 650 mountain gorillas in the wild. To read Gorillas in the Mist is a first step for anyone concerned with their preservation, and that of other wild species everywhere. --Gregory McNamee [via]
A Guide to Nature in Winter: Northeast and North Central North Americaby Donald W. StokesISBN 0316817201 (0-316-81720-1)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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The Illustrated History of the Countrysideby Oliver RackhamISBN 0297843354 (0-297-84335-4)
Hardcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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John Steinbeckby John SteinbeckISBN 1883011159 (1-883011-15-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'John Steinbeck'Book summary:This second volume in the authoritative edition of John Steinbeck (with "Novels and Stories, 1932-1937") features the Pulitzer-Prize winning masterpiece "The Grapes of Wrath" in a newly corrected text based on the author's manuscript, typescript, and galleys. "The Harvest Gypsies is Steinbeck's investigative report on migrant farm workers which laid the groundwork for the novel. "The Long Valley" displays his brilliance with short stories, including such classics as "The Chrysanthemums," "Flight," and "The Red Pony." "The Log from the Sea of Cortez," about a marine biological expedition, combines science, philosophy, and adventure. [via]
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King Solomon's Ringby Konrad LorenzISBN 0061319767 (0-06-131976-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Land of Little Rainby Mary Hunter AustinISBN 0140249192 (0-14-024919-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Land of Little Rain'Book summary:A stunning tribute to the savage beauty of the area known as Death Valley. To most travelers it is a parched, empty territory, unwelcoming and forgiving. In a collection of essays that date back almost a century, naturalist and writer Mary Austin (1868-1934) breathes life into the desert landscape, describing its savage beauty, its plants and animals, and the occasional human visitor. [via]
The Longshoreman: A Life at the Water's Edgeby Richard SheltonISBN 1843541610 (1-84354-161-0)
Hardcover, Atlantic Books
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The Malay Archipelagoby Alfred R. WallaceISBN 9625936459 (962-593-645-9)
Softcover, Periplus Editions (HK), Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Malay Archipelago'Book summary:A work of astounding scope and originality that provides some of the first evidence of the modern theory of evolution. Wallace, a contemporary of Charles Darwin, spent nearly a decade cataloging the plant and animal species which inhabited the unique geographical area of the Malay Archipelago, and remains to this day one of the most extensive works of natural history ever written. [via]
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The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise a Narrative of Travel with Studies of Man and Natureby Alfred Russel WallaceISBN 9971947501 (9971-947-50-1)
Softcover, G. Brash
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Menagerie Manorby Gerald Malcolm Durrell, Ralph ThompsonISBN 0143038532 (0-14-303853-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Mind of the Ravenby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0060930632 (0-06-093063-2)
Softcover, Cliff Street Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind of the Raven'Book summary:Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Ravens in Winter, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among ravens, including strong pair-bonding, use of tools, elaborate vocal communication, and even play. Ravens are just plain smart, and we can see much of ourselves in their behavior. They seem to be affectionate, cranky, joyful, greedy, and competitive, just like us. And in Mind of the Raven, Heinrich makes no bones about attributing emotions and intellect to Corvus corax--just not the kind we humans can understand. He mostly catalogs their behaviors in the manner of a respectful anthropologist, although a few moments of proud papa show through when he describes the pet ravens he hand-raised to adulthood.
Heinrich spends hundreds of loving hours feeding roadkill fragments to endlessly hungry raven chicks, and cold days in blinds watching wild ravens squabble and frolic. He is a passionate fan of his "wolf-birds," a name he gave them when he made the central discovery of the book: that ravens in Yellowstone National Park are dependent on wolves to kill for them. Mind of the Raven offers inspiring insight into both the lives of ravens and the mind of a truly gifted scientist. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birdsby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0061136050 (0-06-113605-0)
Softcover, Perennial
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Heinrich spends hundreds of loving hours feeding roadkill fragments to endlessly hungry raven chicks, and cold days in blinds watching wild ravens squabble and frolic. He is a passionate fan of his "wolf-birds," a name he gave them when he made the central discovery of the book: that ravens in Yellowstone National Park are dependent on wolves to kill for them. Mind of the Raven offers inspiring insight into both the lives of ravens and the mind of a truly gifted scientist. --Therese Littleton [via]
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The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptile and Amphibiansby Roger Tory PetersonISBN 0394508246 (0-394-50824-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptile and Amphibians'Book summary:Why are some frogs able to freeze solid and still survive? How can secretions from amphibians offer scientists clues for treating human ailments? What allows reptiles and amphibians to regenerate their limbs? Reptiles & Amphibians, an exciting new Explore Your World" handbook, incorporates the Discovery Channel's unique authoritative approach and acclaimed visuals to answer these and other questions in a captivating blend of information and entertainment.
Reptiles & Amphibians features:
¸ Background information on evolution, anatomy, physiology, habitats, and life cycles of a range of reptile and amphibian families.
¸ A detailed look at how reptiles and amphibians survive-how they eat, move around, defend themselves, and combat temperature extremes.
¸ Examinations of metamorphosis, growth and longevity, and vocalization techniques.
¸ Practical advice on how to responsibly study reptiles and amphibians in the wild or care for them as pets.
¸ An identification guide to more than 160 of the most fascinating herpetological species from around the world, organized by environment.
¸ More than 300 full-color photos and illustrations. [via]More editions of The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptile and Amphibians:
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: An Ingenious New Key System for Quick, Positive Field Identification of the Wildflowers, Flowering Shrubs and Vines of Northeastern and North Centralby Lawrence Newcomb, Gordon MorrisonISBN 0316604429 (0-316-60442-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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North With the Spring: A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000-Mile Journey With the North American Springby Edwin Way TealeISBN 0312044577 (0-312-04457-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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One Day on Beetle Rockby Sally Carrighar, Carl Dennis Buell, David Rains WallaceISBN 1890771538 (1-890771-53-8)
Softcover, Heyday Books
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Back in print in a beautiful new edition illustrated by Carl Dennis Buell, with a new foreword by David Rains Wallace, this is a book to treasure, to read and reread many times. [via]
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Orangesby John A. McPheeISBN 0374512973 (0-374-51297-3)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Mineralsby Frederick H. PoughISBN 0395935431 (0-395-93543-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predatorsby Gordon GriceISBN 0385318901 (0-385-31890-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Remarkable Trees of the Worldby Thomas PakenhamISBN 0393325296 (0-393-32529-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Selfish Geneby Richard DawkinsISBN 0199291152 (0-19-929115-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Selfish Gene'Book summary:Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from Darwin, Watson, and Crick, Richard Dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves and the world with the publication of The Selfish Gene. Suppose, instead of thinking about organisms using genes to reproduce themselves, as we had since Mendel's work was rediscovered, we turn it around and imagine that "our" genes build and maintain us in order to make more genes. That simple reversal seems to answer many puzzlers which had stumped scientists for years, and we haven't thought of evolution in the same way since.
Why are there miles and miles of "unused" DNA within each of our bodies? Why should a bee give up its own chance to reproduce to help raise her sisters and brothers? With a prophet's clarity, Dawkins told us the answers from the perspective of molecules competing for limited space and resources to produce more of their own kind. Drawing fascinating examples from every field of biology, he paved the way for a serious re-evaluation of evolution. He also introduced the concept of self-reproducing ideas, or memes, which (seemingly) use humans exclusively for their propagation. If we are puppets, he says, at least we can try to understand our strings. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Snow Geese : A Story of Homeby William FiennesISBN 0375758577 (0-375-75857-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Springtime in Britain: An 11,000 Mile Journey through the Natural History of Britain from Land's End to John O'Groatsby Edwin Way TealeISBN 0396062091 (0-396-06209-1)
Hardcover, Dodd, Mead
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Stokes Guide to Nature in Winterby Donald W. StokesISBN 0316817236 (0-316-81723-6)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Teaching a Stone to Talkby Annie DillardISBN 0060150300 (0-06-015030-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encountersby Annie DillardISBN 0060915412 (0-06-091541-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida,: The Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactawsby William Bartram, James DickeyISBN 0140253009 (0-14-025300-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia,East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creekby William BartramISBN 0140170081 (0-14-017008-1)
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The Tree Where Man Was Bornby Peter MatthiessenISBN 0140239340 (0-14-023934-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape : The Complete History of Britain's Trees, Woods and Hedgerowsby Oliver RackhamISBN 1842124692 (1-84212-469-2)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Two in the Bushby Gerald Durrell, Barry DriscollISBN 0140044574 (0-14-004457-4)
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Walden And Civil Disobedienceby Henry David Thoreau, Jonathan LevinISBN 1593082088 (1-59308-208-8)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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Henry David Thoreau was a sturdy individualist and a lover of nature. In March, 1845, he built himself a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived until September 1847. Walden is Thoreaus autobiograophical account of his Robinson Crusoe existence, bare of creature comforts but rich in contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience is the classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty, and is considered one of the most famous essays ever written. This newly repackaged edition also includes a selection of Thoreau's poetry.Jonathan Levin is Dean of the School of Humanities and Professor of Literature and Culture at SUNY-Purchase. His research interests include nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature and culture, modernism and modernity, and environmental studies. He is the author of The Poetics of Transition: Emerson, Pragmatism, and American Literary Modernism, as well as numerous essays and reviews.
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Wandering Through Winter: A Naturalist's Record of a 20,000-Mile Journey Through the North American Winterby Edwin Way TealeISBN 0312044585 (0-312-04458-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Wild Animals at Homeby Ernest T. SetonISBN 1885529155 (1-885529-15-5)
Softcover, Stevens Pub Co
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Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survivalby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0060957379 (0-06-095737-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Because winter drastically affects the mostelemental component of all life -- water -- radical changes in a creature's physiology and behavior must take place to match the demands of the environment. Some creatures survive by developing antifreeze; others must remain in constant motion to maintain their high body temperatures. Even if animals can avoid freezing to death, they must still manage to find food in a time of scarcity, or store it from a time of plenty.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author's delicate drawings and infused by his inexhaustible enchantment with nature, Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival awakens thewonders and mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.
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A Year in the Maine Woodsby Bernd HeinrichISBN 0201489392 (0-201-48939-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Escalando El Monte Improbableby Richard DawkinsISBN 8483105837 (84-8310-583-7)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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