Nature - General

Peter J. Marchand's Life in the Cold remains the one book that offers a comprehensive picture of the interactions of plants and animals-including humans-with their cold-weather environment. Focusing on the problems of "winter-active" organisms, Marchand illuminates the many challenges of sustaining life in places...

Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 6,200 homes and 8,900 structures and were destroyed. Author Brian Fies's firsthand account of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his personal experiences,...

The world view of the Iroquois League or Confederacy--the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations--is based on a strong cosmological belief system. This is especially evident in Iroquois medical practices, which connect man to nature and the powerful forces in the supernatural...

A Stanford University Press classic.Author: Edmund C. JaegerISBN-10: 0804703655ISBN-13: 9780804703659Publisher: Stanford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1940Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 8.52h x 5.53w x 0.89d

Starting with historical background, including the origins and meanings of concepts essential to the practice of acupuncture, the text proceeds to a discussion of the anatomical and pathophysiological concepts of Oriental medicine, concluding with a detailed review of diagnostic methods. A practical guid for...

Studies the land and waters of MichiganAuthor: John A. Dorr, Donald F. EschmanISBN-10: 0472082809ISBN-13: 9780472082803Publisher: University of Michigan RegionalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/03/1970Pages: 488Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.16lbsSize: 11.32h x 8.79w x 1.29d

Though she knows that fire rages / in a nation's soul as surely as in its forests, Cindy Ellen Hill has the soul of a Druid in love with the wild world and the full-blown beauty of "ordinary days." Her love is as strong...

This is written in Tongan and English. Tapani Mangisi shares his memories of growing up in the village of Ha'avakatolo in the 1950's, where his grandfather provided sanctuary to the Flying Foxes in the Hihifo district, after their historic roosts in Kolovai were disturbed....

An enthralling book on monkeys and apes of the rainforests. Fascinating facts about several primate species are reflected and appealingly narrated from experiential encounters in the wilderness of Borneo. The author brilliantly takes readers through the evolution of man by selectively highlighting the physical...

Can you imagine ice fishing at -40oF, being so exhausted and hypothermic, laying down in a pool of slushy water appearing to be the only option, having outboard motor problems, and rowing back six miles? This story highlights some of the thrills, adventures, challenges,...

Our Ocean Coloring Book for Adults contains a variety of designs and patterns to help you enter the beautiful world of coloring and relaxation.With a unique coloring experience featuring beautiful patterns and ocean designs, this book will provide lots of hours of fun through...

Lazy In Nature's Hiking Journal. Utilize this wonderfully created 6" x 9" hardcover journal with over 100 pages to detail and log each of your hiking experiences. This journal is a high quality feel and design with sections to notate trail characteristics and information,...

Do you sometimes find it difficult to engage your loved one with dementia? To help them stay calm in the midst of an emotional reaction? To find activities you can share with them that encourage peaceful interaction? This book can help. Autumn (A Season...

Do you sometimes find it difficult to engage your loved one with dementia? To help them stay calm in the midst of an emotional reaction? To find activities you can share with them that encourage peaceful interaction? This book can help. Spring (A Season...

This is the only comprehensive guide available covering all aspects of English walnut culture. Applicable worldwide, includes over 50 color photographs, practical considerations on walnut varieties, hedgerow planting and agricultural chemicalsAuthor: David D. RamosISBN-10: 1879906279ISBN-13: 9781879906273Publisher: Regents of the University of CaliforniaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/1997Pages:...

After a distinguished career in climate science as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, David Goodrich returned home to the United States to find a nation and a people in denial. Concerned that the American people are willfully deluded...

An indispensable guide for teachers in the method of nature study that will inform their efforts to bring children in direct contact with things, to cultivate the habit of careful observation and discrimination, to create a living interest in the surroundings, and to encourage...

There is scientific evidence proving evolution cannot be responsible for life on Earth. It is time to question what biology text books and nature documentaries claim about our origins. Even Darwin admitted, "I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and...

Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the...

At the heart of the lessons in Natural Science Through the Seasons is the belief that children and teachers need to experience the science in nature instead of rely on books and "blackboard lessons." Mr. Partridge provides a stunning array of nature-related activities that...

This book uses cartoon illustrations and humor to help the reader shorten the learning curve and master the advanced techniques of mountain biking.Author: William NealyISBN-10: 0897321146ISBN-13: 9780897321143Publisher: Menasha Ridge PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/1992Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 10.01h x 7.01w x 0.48d

In this fascinating autobiography from the foremost genius of twentieth-century physics, Max Planck tells the story of his life, his aims, and his thinking. Published posthumously, the papers in this volume were written for the general reader and make accessible his scientific theories as...

A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). Line drawings.Author: David M....

When the mercury starts to rise and the days stretch out longer, it can only mean one thing. It's spring! This season of changing weather brings rain, sunshine, and more. Explore all kinds of spring weather through simple, inviting text paired with vibrant images...

Explains climate change is real but not caused by human contribution. Further, human beings cannot stop it.Author: Joseph S. JableckiISBN-10: 1954886942ISBN-13: 9781954886940Publisher: Litprime SolutionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2021Pages: 98Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d

This book is respectfully dedicated by the writer-publisher to L.M. (Yellow Creek) Watson; whose life work with hounds of all kinds has been a quality of which this nation's breeders of dogs may justly be proud; and whose forthright courage in standing behind his...

An unparalleled collection of the finest writings about hunting dogs.Author: Lamar UnderwoodISBN-10: 1493058533ISBN-13: 9781493058532Publisher: Lyons PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2021Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.07h x 6.10w x 0.62d

Greyscale drawings of forests and wilderness for you to color. You will find fields, trees, forest expanses, wilderness and details of nature. You will love this new kind of colouring images. The greyscale adds depth and makes it look like a photo. Fun and...

This new edition of Bradt's Sri Lankan Wildlife has been fully updated to reflect all the most recent developments relevant to visitors to this beguiling island who come to watch wildlife. Whale watching, now a major part of Sri Lanka's wildlife experience, is covered,...

Dog-Speak or DoggoLingo (alternately at times referred to as woof, bork or yiff) is the idea is that such words are a dog's own idiom and are purported to be the thinking words that go on in a dog's own brain. In other words,...

Rhymed Prose Poetry. Personal and mystical. Full of heart, humor, and goodwill. Escape town on a freshet-driven and log raft-hewed tidal river, strategically survive a windstorm in comfort, examine the rhythm of life through a cow traffic jam, economize like skunk cabbage, test generational...

After three years working as a young vet in rural Aberdeenshire, Hugh Cran decided that it was time for a change. He got it. He took a post in Kenya and, forty years later, he's still there, still working, still loving every exasperating, challenging,...

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...

Trees offer gems of wisdom. You will be delightfully surprised in their conversations about life. You will be inspired by each tree's response, photo personally taken, and auric field description. If you are a tree lover, you will enjoy the ways to communicate with...

Welcome to A Mixed Bag, an eclectic assortment of poems inspired through the experience of living an ordinary life, a mixture of tears and sorrow . . . joys and laughter. The poems collected here, born from my mother's passing, reflect the fact life...

This book has resulted from collaborative interactions between academic institutions and animal shelters. It contains a collection of eleven papers (one review and ten research articles) on the behavior of dogs and cats in animal shelters, which can be very challenging environments. The papers...

A novel fusing of multiple approaches and range of examples exploring the dimensions, objects, and import of aesthetic encounters.Author: Robert E. InnisISBN-10: 1438488254ISBN-13: 9781438488257Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2022Pages: 214Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

The recent emergence of the vegetal world in contemporary art is the symptom of a new cultural shift. No longer just interested in their aesthetic beauty, artists now look at plant-agency and intelligence or focus on new considerations of plants as key players in...

In this beautifully illustrated book of tales, ikebana master Koka Fukushima introduces the reader, season by season, to the personalities of the flower materials she has interacted with in her half-century of flower arranging in Japan and around the world. One by one, she...

While the influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences, his legacy reaches far beyond the field notebooks of naturalists. Humboldt's 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland not only set the course for the...

In this novel exploration of Reformed spirituality, Belden C. Lane uncovers a "green theology" that celebrates a community of jubilant creatures of all languages and species. Lane reveals an ecologically sensitive Calvin who spoke of himself as ''ravished'' by the earth's beauty. He speaks...

A collection of short poems that follow a journey from darkness into light, and the ultimate realization that once we have discovered our own light and power, we have a duty and a privilege to spread this light into the world. "Walking With Light"...

The first in the series, 'Chameleon' is a book that will touch your heart and soul. The story follows a young Ben who witnesses the brutal murder of a lion while on a jungle safari with his family. The incident incites a spark inside...

This book allows birders with no familiarity of Costa Rica to know where to travel for great birds, great photos of superior species and information helpful to them in their journey. Life listers will likely pick up 350-400 lifers in a couple weeks of...

Dogs seem to be happy all the time, with no worries, no cares, living every day to the fullest. How do they do this? In this moving and uplifting work, W. R. Pursche examines how dogs live and translates their way of life into...

Established in 1836, the Bristol Zoo is the world's oldest surviving zoo outside of a capital city and has frequently been at the vanguard of zoo innovation. In The Wild Within, Andrew Flack uses the experiences of the Bristol Zoo to explore the complex...

"I have the crazy idea to represent in one work the entire material universe, everything we know today of the phenomena in the celestial spaces and of life on earth, from the stars in the nebulae to the geography of mosses and gigantic rocks,...

Learn the essentials of Asian spices and herbs with this useful and portable reference book. The Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Herbs & Spices introduces over 35 different herbs, spices and aromatics commonly found in Asia. Each item is clearly presented and described in...

In books such as The Complete Walker and The Man Who Walked Through Time, Colin Fletcher has established a reputation as a literate and witty apostle of roughing it. Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher is a highly personal celebration of solitary backpacking (and day...

More than 400 years ago William Gilbert said, "The Earth itself is a great magnet." Today, we know that it is also a great magnetic tape recorder. This work is a comprehensive, up-to-date textbook on extracting and using rock and paleomagnetic data in archaeological,...