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Evelio's Garden is a lyrical meditation on cultural values, friendship, aging, loss, and, ultimately, the healing power of the natural world. "The conversational prose is rich in detail about the wide variety of trees, flowers, fruits, and vegetables that blanket the area, and there...

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Museum's 2021 week-to-view diaries feature stunning photographs of the natural world from past years of the competition. The perfect gifts for wildlife enthusiasts, they...

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the international showcase for the very best photography featuring natural subjects. The Museum's 2021 week-to-view diaries feature stunning photographs of the natural world from past years of the competition. The perfect gifts for wildlife enthusiasts, they...

Perfect for display or close observation, the posters in this elegantly produced collection of Ernst Haeckel's exquisite illustrations of natural forms demonstrate his exceptional artistry. Biologist, physician, philosopher, and artist, Ernst Haeckel was also a prescient observer of the natural world. His highly detailed...

This unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides, and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation to...

The book, The Gaia Hypothesis, is a fascinating eye-opener into the natural philosophy and law guiding our planet yesterday, today, and always.Author: Elissa RubensteinISBN-10: 1982228067ISBN-13: 9781982228064Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2019Pages: 222Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d

A Feather in the Wind: Poetry for the Mind, Body, Spirt and Soul is a collection of poems to stimulate the mind, open the heart, and make the soul sing. A Feather in the Wind is presented in six sections: Peace and Harmony, The...

With life's ups and downs, Botanical Reflections can be the prescription for you to help your days be more enjoyable. Explore feelings, reduce anxiety, and reconcile emotional conflicts when you purchase and use this book to answer a daily question, read an inspiring quote,...

Wyoming is the least-populated state in America, and it is filled with long, silent stretches of prairie, mountains that see snowfall every month of the year, and a red desert filled with sand dunes and the fossilized past. It is perhaps this vastness and...

Clean & Green is filled with new and traditional ideas for living free of hazardous household products: create a fantastic cleaner and a soft scrubberclean produce effectivelyeliminate mold without disinfectantsdiscover the cleaning power of lemon, rhubarb and other plantsuse little-known cleaning agents like pumice...

If you've travelled the Deep South's highways in the fall, you know how gorgeous its grasses can be. This book describes over 100 species of native and naturalized grasses. It discusses grasses in history, the origin of grass names, distinctions between grasses, sedges and...

Through past and present, the country and the city, Peter Fiennes takes a literary journey through the British Isles 'As enjoyable a guide to the relationship of writers to the landscape of Britain as one could hope to read: beautifully written, moving in its...

Learn serious musky fishing techniques and lessons from mistakes on and off the water, with dozens of true hilarious tales. Brad and his band of dyed in the slime Wisconsin musky bum's embark on their annual right of passage musky hunt on the legendary...

Atomic Paradise explores the nuclear history and the dawn of the atomic age. This collection of poems focus on the author's experiences living in New Mexico, a land of incredible beauty, that is in the heart of the nuclear military/industrial complex. Atomic Paradise takes...

This wonderfully detailed account of a solo journey taken along the back roads, shoreline trails and mountain paths of coastal California is a comprehensive celebration of nature and travel with a classic-rock soundtrack that puts the reader enjoyably in the passenger seat. From forested...

Children's gardens are magical places where kids can interact with plants, see where food and fibers grow, and experience the role of birds, butterflies, and bees in nature. These gardens do more than just expose youngsters to outdoor environments, they also provide marvelous teaching...

Explore the forest represents a forest full of diversity and breathtaking landscapes with lots of wonderful animals, rivers, and weird real-creatures that you may see for the first time and animals are threatened with extinction, it is in one word ''magical'', with all this...

Six decades of hunting stories. David Humphries is a retired Troop Captain with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and has also served as a probation/parole agent for the state of Mississippi. He is a firearms instructor, competitive shooter, reloader and outdoorsman. He has, throughout the...

This is the second book in a series of turkey hunting recollections written by Tom "Doc" Weddle. It details not only the excitement and thrills generated during his annual 12-week trek across America chasing after this greatest of gamebirds, but also many of the...

Through past and present, the country and the city, Peter Fiennes takes a literary journey through the British Isles 'As enjoyable a guide to the relationship of writers to the landscape of Britain as one could hope to read: beautifully written, moving in its...

Donald R. Belik and four of his friends took their first fishing trip in August 1967 as a way to celebrate their graduation from high school. The idea was to enjoy one last time together, but their journey to the Bottle Lakes twenty miles...

Widely acknowledged as an original creator who defined her own rules for poetry, Emily Dickinson remained unsung during her lifetime, with very few published works. The unconventional brilliance of her poems was only discovered posthumously. Dickinson experimented with grammar, form, structure and expression of...

In October 2019, a large multidisciplinary team of geologists, biologists, social scientists, and local residents explored the rivers, forests, and human communities around the junction of the Putumayo and Cotuh Rivers in the lowland Amazonian regions of Colombia and Peru. This report describes what...

This lush pocketbook from Kew offers a snapshot of the prickly world of cacti, all the way from giants of the desert to smaller flowering splendors. Forty paintings of this popular group of plants are gorgeously reproduced from Kew's Library, Art and Archives, one...

This beautiful pocketbook from Kew offers a window into the diverse and beautiful world of palms, from tropical coconut trees to smaller varieties perfect for home planters. Forty paintings of this lush group of plants are gorgeously reproduced from Kew's Library, Art and Archives,...

The book "" Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...

There is evidence of weaving in Yorkshire dating back to the Bronze Age but there was weaving everywhere where there were sheep, and there were sheep everywhere in England. There was nothing special about Yorkshire wool, but when a missionary preacher came back from...

Mountainous West, Denali to Pico de Orizaba includes the author's personal experiences within many of North America's highest mountains. They include Alaska's Denali; Rocky Mountain's Mount Revelstoke, The Whistlers, and the Grand Tetons; Cascade's magnificent Mount Rainier, Lassen, and Shasta; Death Valley's Panamint Mountains;...

Euell Gibbons The fatheer of Modern Foraging and back to nature movment. A wounderful writer.... Clasic... His chatty, informative, and funny style are sure to please anyone interested in plants, wild plants, food, or survival. If you're interested in plants, survival food, or even...

Despite their different appearances, all the squirrels native to the Sonoran Desert are ground squirrels! Burrow into this book to learn about their shared and unique features. This is a great family read for ages 5 and up. If your little ones are curious...

The novel, "IN THE DARK PINE", is a compilation of experiences researching the iconic Sasquatch and other phenomena. The book reads like fiction but is based on real experiences that have occurred over the last thirteen years. It delves into quantum mechanics and theories...

You will laugh and cry as you read this 50+ year snapshot of time in Deb Sue's life where she shares the joys and sorrows from her youth through adulthood of working with animals. Each experience, from the innocent and inexperienced costly mistakes of...

This book is a reflexion of the personal journey of the author, a journey of the heart, a spiritual quest and a very unique search for freedom, understanding, integration, healing, and hopefully eventual wisdom. The author, early in his life, chose the path less...

Recipient of the 2018 Thomas D. Clark Medallion"What a pleasure it is as a Kentuckian to know that Richard Taylor dwells among us. I can't imagine a better guide to the rivers and streams of our state. With a poet's eye and a historian's...

Each year millions of people visit the area of rugged California coastline and wild mountains known as Big Sur. Finally here is a book that is both a natural history of this beautiful region and an excellent guide to its extensive public lands. The...

Playful designs and patterns fill this travel-size coloring book that can be enjoyed anywhere, anytime. The 46 pages overflow with creative allover patterns featuring nature-inspired combinations such as frogs and water lilies, flamingos and pineapples, monkeys and bananas, bees and honeycombs, and many other...

Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool -- Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey -- often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites -- he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first...

Few landscapes are as striking as that of the Hebrides, the hundreds of small islands that speckle the waters off Scotland's northwest coast. The jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling waves serve as a reminder of the islands' dramatic geological history, inspiring awe and dread...

"It is hard to put this profound book into a category. Despite the author's criticisms of Thoreau, it is more like Walden than any other book I have read. . . . The book makes great strides toward bringing the best insights from medieval...

In UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO MICHIGAN ZOOS the author shares his experiences and descriptive reviews about all of Michigan's zoos and other properties that he deemed as a zoo by representing them in this book. Though this is an unofficial guide, the map on the...

A plant will tell you what it requires if you learn to read the signs. If the color is not a vibrant green, it needs more nutrition, such as a natural fertilizer like compost or manure. Carrots, for example, need nutrients to produce big,...

As an artist, Grandma spent countless hours searching the woods for wildlife to draw. Always having believed there was a link with nature and humans, she encounters a special tree that proved her theories and gave her more than she even bargained for. Read...

Native Americans have long survived off the land of New Jersey's plains and mountain-lands. The many species of trees, bushes and plants throughout the state have provided them with food, medicine and shelter. Whether for survival, curiosity or just for fun, this book will...

Native Americans have long survived off the land of New York's plains and mountain-lands. The many species of trees, bushes and plants throughout the state have provided them with food, medicine and shelter. Whether for survival, curiosity or just for fun, this book will...

Few places on the planet can boast the diversity of natural landscape found in San Diego County. From the enormous Anza-Borrego desert to the Peninsular Range of mountains to the coastal wetlands of the Pacific Ocean, the breadth of San Diego County's environment is...

The name of this book really says it all; it is the ULTIMATE book for anyone that is thinking about purchasing or a Dachshund Hound. The author is not only a dog owner, but also a breeder who showed and raised champions for over...

Fifty-five islands, nineteen countries, seventeen thousand miles ... and one amazing adventure. A fascinating story of four sailors who discovered the magic of the South Pacific ... and the islands time forgot After recovery from a serious illness, Graham Morse vowed to achieve his...

Originally published in Germany in 1923, "The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture" is the English translation of what is probably the most important book ever published on this popular breed. This volume is highly recommended for owners and breeders alike, and it...

First published in 1943, "Animal Breeding Plans" contains a detailed guide on animal breeding designed for students with experience of genetics, embryology, breeds, and stock judging. It aims to furnish the reader with a clear understanding of the means available for improving the heredity...

This book shows the co-relation between the four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and the stages of life ie. from infancy through maturation. The grandmother is explaining the comparisons, in a simplistic form, to her attentive grand-daughter.Author: Purusha Jackson-CoxISBN-10: 1434340309ISBN-13: 9781434340306Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished:...