Natural history
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Plants That Cure: Plants as a Source for Medicines, from Pharmaceuticals to Herbal Remedies
$29.95 Add to cartA full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of plants with medicinal properties
Of the nearly 400,000 plants that have evolved on Earth, around seven percent of them have been used in tradit- Author: Dauncey, Elizabeth A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0691200181
- Language: English
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The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
$20.00 Add to cart**The instant New York Times bestseller**
“Hugely impressive, a major work.”–NPR
*An international bestseller*
A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new pe- Author: Winegard, Timothy C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1524743429
- Language: English
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Racing to Extinction: Why Humanity Will Soon Vanish
$20.00 Add to cartGlobal warming, loss of biodiversity, and toxic chemicals are undermining the ability of the planet to support complex life. Routinely overlooked in causing our current predicament is that several mil… [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Lyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 9798989638109
- Language: English
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Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology
$17.95 Add to cartOver the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previous
- Series: Rediscovered
- Author: Benton, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0500295530
- Language: English
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The Lives of Seaweeds: A Natural History of Our Planet’s Seaweeds and Other Algae
$35.00 Add to cartAn engaging and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of seaweeds and other algae
As photosynthetic organisms, seaweeds and other algae transfer billions of tons of carbon globally fro- Series: Lives of the Natural World #4
- Author: Phillips, Julie A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0691228558
- Language: English
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How to Read a Rock: Our Planet’s Hidden Stories
$34.95 Read moreRocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth’s incredible rock formations and the stories they hold
Like rings on a tree stump hold the h- Author: Zalasiewicz, Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1588347281
- Language: English
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Life Sculpted: Tales of the Animals, Plants, and Fungi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth
$27.50 Read more“There is much to love between this book’s covers. . . . There are many eureka moments in Life Sculpted–and some truly beautiful ones.”–Eugenia Bone, Wall Street Journal
Meet the menagerie of lifef- Author: Martin, Anthony J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: June 02 2023
- ISBN10: 022681047X
- Language: English
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Planting Our World
$25.99 Read moreWith fun, fascinating vignettes, a renowned neurobiologist illuminates the interconnectedness of plant life and how we can learn from it to better plan our communities.
We animals account for a paltry- Author: Mancuso, Stefano
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1635422566
- Language: English
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Reef Coral Identification: Florida Caribbean Bahamas, Including Marine Plants
$39.95 Read moreThe Reef Coral Identification Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach, originally published in 1993, is the most comprehensive field guide ever compiled for the visual identification … [more below]
- Series: Reef Set (New World) #03
- Author: Humann, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: November 01 2013
- ISBN10: 187834854X
- Language: English
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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors
$19.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING
“Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they… [more below]- Author: Haskell, David George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 143111302
- Language: English
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The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology
$38.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated exploration of the world’s most extraordinary animals
With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse g- Author: Grimaldi, David A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0691243107
- Language: English
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Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
$45.00 Add to cartMore than a history, Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is a book of science, natural history, and imagination, a call for us to stretch our thoughts back to 1609 when Henry Hudson first s… [more below]
- Author: Sanderson, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 1419707485
- Language: English
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In the Beginning
$25.99 Add to cartThis book is a sequel (or better: a prequel) to Immanuel Velikovsky’s main work, the best-selling Worlds in Collision, in which he gave a detailed reconstruction of two global natural catastrophes bas
- Author: Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1906833109
- Language: English
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Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
$34.95 Add to cartThis timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed ou
- Author: Benton, Michael J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0500025460
- Language: English
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The Lives of Fungi: A Natural History of Our Planet’s Decomposers
$29.95 Add to cartA fascinating and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of fungi
We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains myster- Series: Lives of the Natural World #2
- Author: Bunyard, Britt A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691229848
- Language: English
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Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth
$18.99 Add to cartThe Sunday Times Bestseller
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.
Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animal
- Author: Attenborough, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0008477868
- Language: English
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A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
$18.99 Add to cart“An arresting vision of this relentless natural world” (New York Times) by a leading ecologist, who urges us to heed nature’s iron laws
Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which
- Author: Dunn, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1541603125
- Language: English
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Reef Creature Identification: Florida Caribbean Bahamas
$44.95 Add to cartThe Reef Creature Identification book has been significantly expanded in a new 3rd Edition. The popular, user-friendly field guide, has grown to include 900 species beautifully documented with more th… [more below]
- Series: Reef Set (New World) #02
- Author: Humann, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 295
- Publish Date: November 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1878348531
- Language: English
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Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape
$19.00 Add to cartA beautiful, lyrical exploration of the places where nature is flourishing in our absence
“[Flyn] captures the dread, sadness, and wonder of beholding the results of humanity’s destructive impulse, an- Author: Flyn, Cal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1984878212
- Language: English
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Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making
$40.00 Read more‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe‘ Guardian
A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part
- Author: Packham, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 16, 2024
- ISBN10: 0008507201
- Language: English
