Natural history
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Macroevolutionaries: Reflections on Natural History, Paleontology, and Stephen Jay Gould
$27.95 Add to cartOne of the twentieth century’s great paleontologists and science writers, Stephen Jay Gould was, for Bruce S. Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, also a close colleague and friend. In Macroevolutionaries, t
- Author: Lieberman, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0231208103
- Language: English
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Wayfinding
$20.00 Add to cart- Author: O’Connor, M. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1250380286
- Language: English
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Carbon: The Book of Life
$28.00 Add to cartA journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the New York Times bestselling author Paul Hawken
Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living w- Author: Hawken, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0525427449
- Language: English
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Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
$30.00 Add to cartAn award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks
We all live on nature’s doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1541601246
- Language: English
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The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life
$32.00 Add to cartHow rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind
In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species’ past, something strange happen- Author: Dunn, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 154160573X
- Language: English
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Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life
$23.00 Add to cartAn epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth–a competition “with continued repercussions for Western views of race. [This] vivid doub… [more below]
- Author: Roberts, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1984855220
- Language: English
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The Book of the Frog
$21.00 Read moreFrogs are extraordinary creatures. Unlike most other animals, they have mastered both land and water, and are capable of breathing through their skins and their lungs. Some of them are so poisonous th
- Author: Coulthard, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1803288000
- Language: English
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King Tyrant: A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus Rex
$39.95 Add to cartA marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus rex is the world’s favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject of intense st- Author: Witton, Mark P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 691245584
- Language: English
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The Lives of Bats: A Natural History
$35.00 Add to cartA wonderfully illustrated guide to the natural history of the world’s bats
Bats are the second-largest order of mammals and inhabit almost every corner of the globe, but these secretive creatures are- Series: Lives of the Natural World
- Author: Reeder, Deeann M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0691257620
- Language: English
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North American Deserts: Ecology of Our Arid Lands
$40.00 Read moreDeserts cover about one third of the earth’s surface and are the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They are the only biome that is actually expanding, largely due to human activities and cl
- Series: W. L. Moody JR. Natural History
- Author: Graham, Sean P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1648432212
- Language: English
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The Lives of Snakes: A Natural History of the World’s Snakes
$35.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated introduction to the marvelous world of snakes
Descended from prehistoric lizards, snakes have been slithering across the earth for more than a hundred million years. There are som- Series: Lives of the Natural World
- Author: Mattison, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 069125060X
- Language: English
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Forty Ways to Know a Star: Using Stars to Understand Astronomy
$25.95 Add to cartExplore the fascinating facts and visual wonder of stars in this easy-to-read and beautifully illustrated guide from astrophysicist and popular science blogger Dr. Jillian Scudder.
Stars, the building- Author: Scudder, Jillian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1797235001
- Language: English
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The Urban Naturalist: How to Make the City Your Scientific Playground
$32.95 Add to cartA manifesto–and a field guide–for a new dawn of natural history, practiced by community scientists in their own urban jungle.
Imagine taking your smartphone-turned-microscope to an empty lot and dis- Author: Schilthuizen, Menno
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0262049090
- Language: English
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Moths of the World: A Natural History
$29.95 Add to cartA marvelously illustrated guide to the world’s moths
With more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and- Series: Guide to Every Family #11
- Author: Wagner, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0691248281
- Language: English
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What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees
$25.00 Read moreFor many of us, the buzzing of a bee elicits panic. But the next time you hear that low droning sound, look closer: the bee has navigated to this particular spot for a reason using a fascinating set o… [more below]
- Author: Buchmann, Stephen L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1642833916
- Language: English
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The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History
$26.95 Add to cartA 300-million-year tour of the prominent role of the neck in animal evolution and human culture.
Humans give a lot of attention to the neck. We decorate it with jewelry and ties, kiss it passionately- Author: Dunlap, Kent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0520393031
- Language: English
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Edible Wild Plants
$24.99 Add to cartForage more than 100 delicious edible plants straight from your backyard with this useful, engaging, beautifully illustrated guide.
Nature-lovers, gardeners, and foodies can turn their backyard into a- Series: National Geographic Backyard Guides
- Author: Hernandez, Mimi Prunella
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1426223706
- Language: English
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Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness
$34.00 Add to cartFrom the icy seas of our poles to remote coral islands, David Attenborough has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet Earth. Now, with long-term collaborator Colin Butfield, he shares the story of ou… [more below]
- Author: Attenborough, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1538772299
- Language: English
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Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World
$30.00 Add to cartA spellbinding scientific and cultural study of snakes, the fascination and fear they inspire, and how surprising new science is indelibly changing our perception of these stunning and frightening cre
- Author: Hall, Stephen S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1538741334
- Language: English
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The Monarch Butterfly Migration: Its Rise and Fall
$29.95 Add to cartEach fall, millions of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico. Their incredible journey–nearly 3,000 miles long–takes them through Oklahoma, Texas, and other US states, where butterfly de… [more below]
- Author: Maeckle, Monika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0806194561
- Language: English
