Natural history
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The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History
$35.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated guide to lichens and their biology
Existing at the margins of life, lichens are the result of symbiotic relationships between fungi and photosynthesizing partners in the form of a- Series: Lives of the Natural World #10
- Author: Lücking, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691247277
- Language: English
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Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World
$30.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, an “utterly delightful…hugely entertaining” (Air Mail) book about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur … [more below]
- Author: Dolnick, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 198219961X
- Language: English
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Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science
$32.00 Add to cartA captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature
Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was kn- Author: Bergland, Renée
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0691235287
- Language: English
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The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
$35.00 Add to cartTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER
One of The Economist’s Best Books of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the i- Author: Winegard, Timothy C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593186087
- Language: English
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Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
$26.00 Add to cartInfused with Mary Roach-style humor and science, this narrative illuminates the gross, strange, morbid, and outright absurd realities of our bodies, the Earth, and universe.
Filled to the brim with fa- Author: Engelhaupt, Erika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1426220979
- Language: English
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Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants
$45.00 Add to cartWelcome to the extraordinary world of ferns – plants that have survived since prehistoric times!
Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, both complex and beautiful. Among Earth’s most ancient plant- Author: Li, Fay-Wei
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1958417858
- Language: English
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The Lives of Frogs: A Natural History
$35.00 Add to cartA marvelously illustrated introductory guide to frogs and their natural history
Frogs are among the most diverse and adaptable animals on the planet, with a rich evolutionary history and a vitally imp- Series: Lives of the Natural World
- Author: Labisko, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 0691255016
- Language: English
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Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist’s Journey
$29.95 Add to cartProfessional wildlife biologist Scott McCorquodale observed the natural world from a unique and intimate perspective. His compelling, dramatic, and detailed accounts describe forty years of research o
- Author: Scott McCorquodale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: April 30 2025
- ISBN10: 0874224365
- Language: English
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50 Plants That Changed the World
$40.00 Add to cartThe world as we know it would not exist without plants.
Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans to the grass for the ca
- Author: Harris, Stephen A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1851246525
- Language: English
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The Apple: A Delicious History
$29.99 Add to cartThe Apple: A Delicious History tells the engrossing and richly informative story of a fruit with a unique attachment to the human story. The 10,000-year tale of the round and pleasantly crunchy produc
- Author: Coulthard, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1803287969
- Language: English
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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
