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Art meets science in Book of Earth, artist and ochre specialist Heidi Gustafson's guide to creating color with Earth's extraordinary pigments, exploring their fascinating uses today and throughout history and culture. Part anthropological study, part art book, and part how-to, Book of Earth is...

The Vintage Journal Geyser near Calistoga, California pocket journal features a travel poster illustration of the Geyser near Calistoga, water shooting out of the ground. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next...

The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles Charles Darwin's five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution...

Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species. The Voyage Of The Beagle, also known as Darwin's Journal of Researches, is a vivid travel memoir as well as a detailed...

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What goes around comes around. From the water cycle to cash flow to human behavior, most things in our lives revolve around a cycle. The earlier we understand them, the better we can learn to work with them. This illustration book offers a bird's...

In The Power of Nature archaeologists address the force and impact of nature relative to human knowledge, action, and volition. Case studies from around the world focusing on different levels of sociopolitical complexity--ranging from early agricultural societies to states and empires--address the ways in...

A nutrition book masquerading as one on climate change, Air Pollution's the Answer! is the culmination of ten years of research into how human health has declined as climate change has risen. Ending with a simple but unexpected conclusion, the book helps solve the...

Analyzes a film genre's confrontation of a regional identityKnown for their progressive environmental policies and nature-loving citizens, Nordic countries also produce what may seem a counterintuitive film genre: ecohorror, where distinctions between humans and nature are blurred in unsettling ways. From slashers to arthouse...

Landscape Liturgies offers outdoor worship material drawn from 2,000 years of outdoor Christian practice. It contains prayers, rituals, blessings and liturgies compiled from Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist and Orthodox sources, as well as early church material, the desert tradition and monastic spirituality. It includes...

Analyzes a film genre's confrontation of a regional identityKnown for their progressive environmental policies and nature-loving citizens, Nordic countries also produce what may seem a counterintuitive film genre: ecohorror, where distinctions between humans and nature are blurred in unsettling ways. From slashers to arthouse...

This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles, and demonstrates the ways in which his landscape experiences transformed his understanding of nature. Famous as the author of the Botanic...

After spending much of her life as a psychologist, Dr. Mary Baures adopted baby elephants and took up wildlife photography. Sitting around nighttime campfires in Zambia, Botswana, and Kenya she felt intimately connected to the eerie whoop of hyenas mixed with the deep reverberating...

Filled with photographic innovation and vision, this book journeys to Queensland's tropical rainforest, capturing not only the moods and cycles of this unique area, but also its very essence. Telling the story of flowering plant evolution through camera lenses, the collection demonstrates why few...

Since its first publication "Agriculture for Beginners" has found a welcome in thousands of schools and homes. Naturally many suggestions as to changes, additions, and other improvements have reached its authors. Naturally, too, the authors have busied themselves in devising methods to add to...

Green Rush Fever, placed as a finalist in the African American Non-Fiction book category for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards contest. The book tells the story of how Jimmy and his family, as farming partners participating in the inaugural year of Florida's...

Charles William Beebe (July 29, 1877 - June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his...

You have in your hands the most rigorous, complete and readable book ever written about the fascinating science of human sexuality. This book goes beyond the well-worn sexual education advice and the usual evolutionist psychology. After The Brain Snatcher, Pere Estupinyà comes back with...

This is a true story from authors who are soulmates and mental health therapists. It is a tale of love, sorrow, forgiveness, mystery, and perseverance that celebrates life and the human spirit. Jingles tells the story of his Appalachian Trail hike from Georgia to...

Buck Tales: Stories From the Deer Stand is a compilation of more than three dozen short stories written by Joe Shead, former managing editor of Deer & Deer Hunting magazine. Joe's storytelling captures all the emotions of deer hunting. You'll root for triumphant hunters...

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was published on November 24, 1859. The book's full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. This book is a...

On January 4, 2022, a yearling deer wandered in to my yard while I was reading a children's storybook, "The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs. My dog, Leif, barked at something moving in the backyard. When I looked out the patio doors, a yearling stood...

Author: Dominique G. W. MazeaudISBN-10: 8218003797ISBN-13: 9798218003791Publisher: Earthheartist PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2022Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

A pioneer in the strange art and ambiguous science of zo phagy-that is, of studying animals by eating them-British natural historian FRANCIS TREVELYAN BUCKLAND (1826-1880) was a wildly popular speaker and writer of the Victorian era. In his classic four-volume Curiosities of Natural History,...

Among the many outdoor occupations, animal trapping of the furbearing animals is perhaps the most pleasant and in many instances is also very profitable. Although trapping was one of the earliest industries of this country, the occupation has not passed away, along with the...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Edouard CuyerISBN-10: 1511953071ISBN-13: 9781511953078Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

The overall aim of this book was to devise the priority list of the pesticides that are more likely to pose a risk to ground water contamination and can be potentially harmful to non-target organisms.It is recommended that the priority list of the chemicals...

Wildfires-unplanned wildland fires-can result in significant, long-lasting impacts to ecological, social, and economic systems; therefore, it is necessary to identify and quantify the risks posed by wildfire, and to subsequently develop cost-effective mitiga-tion strategies. To do so, fire and fuel managers require information on...

The demand of food packaging has increased along with food consumption. Among all types of packaging materials petroleum-based packaging are most commonly used owing to their good mechanical, barrier and permeability characteristics. However, most petroleum based plastics are non-biodegradable and their raw materials come...

These proceedings provide a synopsis of the Third Workshop on Genetics of Bark Beetles and Association Microorganisms, which was held May 20-2, 2006 in Asheville, NC. Twenty- five participants from five countries attended the meeting. The proceedings are structured into four parts: Phylogenetics of...

The energy sector is one of the main sectors that contribute in the development of nations. Proper and efficient use of energy will help to reduce the gap between demand and supply of energy. Energy-efficient home appliances (EEHA) are considered important sources of energy...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: F. Z. S. R. KeartonISBN-10: 1508622795ISBN-13: 9781508622796Publisher:...

Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for organic micro pollutants such as antibiotics, personal care products, plasticizers, surfactants, herbicides, etc., because they generate significant environmental problems. Unfortunately, conventional waste water treatment techniques can not completely remove all residues of these emerging contaminants....

Have you ever wondered how some of nature's smallest creatures spend their days? Here's your chance to take a scientifically accurate peek into the life of a mealworm, (Tenebrio molitar), beginning with egg-laying. Striking illustrations and a lively storyline capture the real life challenges...

Growing visitor traffic and resource use, as well as natural and anthropogenic land and climatic changes, can place increasing stress on lake ecosystems in Denali National Park and Preserve.Author: U. S. Department of the InteriorISBN-10: 149734977XISBN-13: 9781497349773Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 38Format:...

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Winner of the 2020 Award of Excellence in Botanic Art and Illustration from the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Shotaro Kaga was a pioneering horticulturist and businessman whose orchid collection started a craze in Japan that continues to this day. In 1946, Kaga...

Out of the Night Out of the stillness of the night Came the sound of the night bird's trill It came through the window loud and clear From the brow of the distant hill. As I lay there and listened To his melodious call...

The Deerhound - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a...

Joseph Hooker (1817-1911) was a groundbreaking botanist who circled the globe discovering, describing, naming, or introducing over 12,000 plants that have since changed the makeup of our gardens and landscape. His plant collecting expeditions, first to Antarctica and later to India and the Himalayas,...

Shortlisted for Travel Memoir Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020 / Winner - GOLD in Personality of the Year, SILVER in The Extra Mile Award as well as SILVER in Book of the Year all in The Great Outdoor Awards...

The West-Highland White Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken...

Capture the essence of the forest with Drawing Trees and Leaves.Trees are a perennially inspiring subject for artists. Think of their beautiful multicolored leaves in the fall, or the way the snow settles on their branches in the winter. Start by learning how to...

Originally published in 1896 and updated in 1934. The object of this book is to assist the prospective dog owner in choosing their dog. Firstly it points out the uses and peculiarities in the dispositions of the different varieties of dogs, secondly, their respective...

Allow yourself to be gently led to a greater connection with nature. As a nature a educator you help others learn about nature, but please remember how important it is for you to have your own special experiences in nature. The 52 cards in...

This book contains the first volume of a four-part treatise on the keeping and management of pigeons. It deals primarily with anatomy, physiology, types of pigeons, conformation, and the reproducers. The author of this book draws his knowledge from forty years worth of experience...

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionFinalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography "An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times and also through the life and times of roses." --Margaret Atwood "A captivating account of Orwell as gardener,...

THE DOG: MAN'S BEST FRIEND- A BOOK FOR ALL DOG LOVERS. By Captain A.H. Trapman A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT. Originally published in 1929, this extremely scarce early work on the dog is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition....

In their own words the Nature Spirits tell us about their "Elemental" world and the jobs they do; detailing that unbreakable connection that exists between mankind and Mother Nature.Author: Cheri BarstowISBN-10: 1412072719ISBN-13: 9781412072717Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2006Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x...

What you see is what you feel. Every day is an experience to feel nothing, something, or everything. There is more to feel in life than meets the eye. Who we are is not all that we are, and all that we are is...