Topical/Ecology
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Drifting Into Darien: A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River
$23.95 Add to cartJanisse Ray was a babe in arms when a boat of her father’s construction cracked open and went down in the mighty Altamaha River. Tucked in a life preserver, she washed onto a sandbar as the craft sank
- Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
- Author: Ray, Janisse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0820345326
- Language: English
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Fields Without Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Idea
$21.95 Add to cartFocusing on the personal experiences of a California fruit farmer and the struggles of his neighbors in the San Joaquin Valley, a celebration of the agrarian lifestyle contrasts the corrupt values of … [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Victor Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 13 2001
- ISBN10: 0684835703
- Language: English
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Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit
$20.00 Add to cartThe basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme. Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high lan… [more below]
- Series: Landscapes
- Author: MacFarlane, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 13 2004
- ISBN10: 0375714065
- Language: English
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Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North
$21.99 Add to cartA thrilling journey by canoe across Alaska, by critically acclaimed writer Adam Weymouth.
The Yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this- Author: Weymouth, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0316396699
- Language: English
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Change Comes to Dinner
$22.00 Add to cartA fascinating exploration of America’s food innovators, that gives us hopeful alternatives to the industrial food system described in works like Michael Pollan’s bestselling Omnivore’s Dilemma
Change- Author: Gustafson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0312577370
- Language: English
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Grizzly 399: The World’s Most Famous Mother Bear
$65.00 Add to cartAn intimate view into the lives of this celebrated bear family that draws thousands to Yellowstone each year hoping for even a glimpse.
The most famous population of grizzly bears in the world lives i- Author: Mangelsen, Thomas D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0847899241
- Language: English
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White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree
$30.00 Read moreAmerica was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation’s ships and houses, barns, and bridges. It became a symbol of independence, adorning t… [more below]
- Author: Pastor, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: January 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1642831417
- Language: English
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The Bee Book: Discover the Wonder of Bees and How to Protect Them for Generations to Come
$27.99 Add to cartThe Bee Book shows you step-by-step how to create a bee-friendly garden, get started in beekeeping, and harness the power of honey for well-being.
Fully illustrated with full-color photographs througho
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1465443835
- Language: English
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The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks
$22.99 Add to cartJournalist Susan Casey joins a strange band of surfer-scientists on a remote island off the California coast for some close encounters with the jaws of the world’s most mysterious and fearsome predato
- Author: Casey, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 30 2006
- ISBN10: 0805080112
- Language: English
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Ocean, New Edition
$50.00 Read moreAn enhanced edition of DK’s exhaustive guide to the underwater world.
This authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and in- Series: DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias
- Author: Cousteau, Fabien
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 0744051703
- Language: English
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Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures Farming the Ocean to Fight Climate Change
$19.00 Add to cartJAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER
IACP Cookbook Award finalist
In the face of apocalyptic climate change, a former fisherman shares a bold and hopeful new vision for saving the planet: farming the ocean. Here B… [more below]- Author: Smith, Bren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 27 2020
- ISBN10: 110197432X
- Language: English
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Wilderness Survival for Dummies
$19.99 Read moreBe prepared for anything, so you can explore where others fear to tread
Wilderness Survival For Dummies takes a practical approach to teaching you the skills you need to stay alive outside. Learn surv
- Author: Haslett, John F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 1394159889
- Language: English
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The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
$19.99 Add to cartAs seen on PBS’s American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of Buzz and Feathers presents a natural and human history of seeds, the marvels of the plant kingdom.
“The genius of Hanson’s fascinati- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0465097405
- Language: English
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Razor Clams: Buried Treasure of the Pacific Northwest
$19.95 Add to cartIn this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig,
- Author: Berger, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 11 2019
- ISBN10: 0295745444
- Language: English
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Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
$18.99 Read more“Remarkable . . . Emma Marris explores a paradox that is increasingly vexing the science of ecology, namely that the only way to have a pristine wilderness is to manage it intensively.” –The Wall Stre
- Author: Marris, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 20, 2013
- ISBN10: 160819454X
- Language: English
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The Prairie That Nature Built
$8.99 Read moreLearn about the plants and critters that depend upon one of the most endangered ecological systems in the world: the prairie! A beautiful picture book perfect for any young nature enthusiast, classroo
- Author: Lorbiecki, Marybeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1584694920
- Language: English
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Sand and Fire: Exploring a Rare Pine Barrens Landscape
$22.95 Add to cart“While many people are familiar with the pristine and federally protected Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers of northwestern Wisconsin, few know much about the Namekagon Barrens, a rare pine and oak barre… [more below]
- Author: Peters, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1976600057
- Language: English
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Seashells of the World
$8.99 Read moreSeashells of the World is an introduction to the world of marine seashells, emphasizing the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to:
-Identify
-Classify
-Understand the beaut- Series: Golden Guide from St. Martin’s Press
- Author: Abbott, R. Tucker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 14 2001
- ISBN10: 1582381488
- Language: English
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Why Sharks Matter: A Deep Dive with the World’s Most Misunderstood Predator
$26.95 Read moreGet submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how–and why–we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardia
- Author: Shiffman, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1421443643
- Language: English
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Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America
$30.00 Read more“Eloquent and detailed…precise and well-thought-out…Read her book — and listen.” — Jane Smiley, The Washington Post.
Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a jour- Author: Hoffman, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 164283159X
- Language: English
