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Why does a bit of ocean floor lie on top of Mt. Diablo? Why is Red Rock, that small, knobby island in San Francisco Bay, red? Why is Loma Prieta high? This book is for San Francisco Bay Area residents and visitors who want...

The Santorini Greece coloring books for adults is a book for pure enjoyment. This coloring book consists out of 30 images. Explore with Colette Art Therapy beautiful Santorini, visit street Cafe's, houses, holiday homes, greek culture and Santorini it self Adult coloring books by...

Orchids are one of the most fascinating plant families to grow. With their tremendous variety of sizes, colors, shapes, habits, and fragrances, orchids offer the opportunity of unparalleled pleasure and excitement to the plant enthusiast. This book shows you how to produce flowering orchids...

A comprehensive and readable history of Native Americans in the Upper Great Lakes regionAuthor: Charles E. ClelandISBN-10: 0472064479ISBN-13: 9780472064472Publisher: University of Michigan RegionalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/1992Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 8.58h x 6.02w x 1.02d

Hmmm: M the Humdinger is an interactive and intergenerational story about love and friendship across difference.Dorothy Lander illustrates her botanical musical story with collages crafted from pressings of flowers, leaves and evergreens, moss and mycelium, gathered from the gardens, meadows and verges of northeastern...

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY & WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP LITERARY PRIZE 'Lovely: full of fascinating detail and anecdote, but the undertow of the virus moving in real time beneath its sunlit surface gives it...

Native Americans have long survived off the land of Pennsylvania's plains and mountain-lands. The many species of trees, bushes and plants throughout the state have provided them with food, medicine and shelter. Whether for survival, curiosity or just for fun, this book will walk...

Weeds are not simply costly nuisances; with their often sinister beauty, remarkable adaptability and vigor, and their frequent medicinal, narcotic or nutritional uses they can be fascinating members of the plant family. The 45 weeds illustrated here by Stefen Bernath are typical, important weeds,...

Featuring folklore, symbology and practical rituals alongside ancient crafts and modern techniques this beautifully illustrated book contains over 50 creative ways to use the gifts of the natural world to make charms, talismans, amulets, altars and much more. These natural offerings provide us with...

This special 6"x9" edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press. Originally published in the early 1900's, Anna Comstock intended that the pupil would use these notebooks, with their teacher- and alongside her Handbook of Nature Study, to create...

Shedding years of societal conditioning that dictates school, work and life, Patrice and Justin La Vigne do their best to maintain a nomadic whimsy. However, this nontraditional life presents just as many moments of joy and grace as moments of stress and hardship. It's...

A journal format specific to the needs of an angler, allowing them to document, describe, and draw anything related to a day gone fishing. Specially formatted for a fisher, this journal provides the space the writer needs to record anything and everything about their...

Petrichor: Life, Respite, and the Pursuit of Her takes a poetic journey through the mind of an ordinary human learning what it means to be alive. Rather than seeking to impart knowledge, the author simply invites feeling. He does not tell a story so...

This special 6"x9" edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press. Originally published in the early 1900's, Anna Comstock intended that the pupil would use these notebooks, with their teacher- and alongside her Handbook of Nature Study, to create...

Second Edition of this Bestselling Book Does your dog bark at everyone he sees? Are you trying hard to settle your dog on frantic, noisy walks? Do you live with canine reactivity and wish you could turn things around? Are you looking for a...

"The Natural History of New Jersey" is a comprehensive guide to the nature of the state. There are more than 400 full-color photographs, maps and illustrations covering everything from bears and beavers to snakes and spiders to weather and wildflowers. Learn about the state's...

From images of ethereal sprites to portrayals of earth mothers, these 31 gorgeous illustrations depict fictional women within fanciful and realistic scenes from the natural world. The designs incorporate the influence of Art Nouveau as well as nature motifs from a variety of cultures....

2017 Reprint of 1919 Edition. "Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution" is a 1902 work by Russian anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin explores the role of mutually-beneficial cooperation and reciprocity (or "mutual aid") in the animal kingdom and human societies both past and present....

Land is key to the operations of coloniality, but the power of the land is also the key anticolonial force that grounds Indigenous liberation. This work is an attempt to articulate the nature of land as a material, conceptual, and ontological foundation for Indigenous...

Ronnie Smith's Mystic Land and Celtic Saints is a wonder-full expression of Celtic poetry, scholarship, and art; an amazing creation that needs to be read meditatively so that its spirituality can sink deeply into one's heart. It is divided, as the title suggests, into...

Two Undaunted Men Frank Wells was the head of a major motion picture studio. Dick Bass had made his fortune as an energy and resort entrepreneur. In middle age, both men left behind home, family, and successful careers to share an impossible dream. Seven...

Looking for perfect gift for Seniors? "Natural Wonders Picture Book" contains 40 Premium photos of 'Natural Wonders' of the World, color printed on quality 70lb paper.They are very popular as picture books for people with dementia, and are also suitable for: People who have...

Georgiana Keable introduces a staggering wealth ofworld stories about nature and our role in it. These are traditional storiesthat have stood the test of time and often speak of what is universal andenduring in our experiences of and relationship with nature. Culturally diverseand told...

Explore the natural beauty of Maryland by water.With the Chesapeake Bay--the largest estuary in the United States--the Potomac, Monocacy, and Patapsco Rivers, and countless streams, creeks, swamps, and marshes, Maryland is an ideal locale for people to take to the water and enjoy the...

This book presents a detailed social history of the back-country stockmen, hunters, and woodsmen of the Neches River in southeastern Texas. As in parts of Appalachia, many elements of centuries-old herding and hunting lifeways survived in the Neches Valley into the 1960s. In what...

This book is a practical, portable guide to all of the Arctic's natural history-sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish, and insects-for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand and for armchair travelers who would just as soon read about its...

Most of us live our lives oblivious to the miracles going on around us.Our minds are so ensnared by all we "have to do" that we never pause long enough for messages from our Creator to get through. We ask for a miracle and...

Tongass Odyssey is a biologist's memoir of personal experiences over the past four decades studying brown bears, deer, and mountain goats and advocating for conservation of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. The largest national forest in the nation, the Tongass encompasses the most significant expanse...

A dynamic examination that traces the lives of two of the most influential figures--and their dueling approaches--on America's natural landscape. John Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National...

A memoir of spiritualism and self-discovery from the acclaimed, award-winning author At fifty, Alix Kates Shulman, author of the celebrated feminist novel, Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, left a city life dense with political activism, family and literary community, and went to live alone...

Inspired by the words of Thoreau, Leopold, Abbey, and others exploring the intimate connections between people, place, and nature, Johnny Carrol Sain offers thoughtful commentary on the culture, wild places, and wild things of his home.Author: Johnny Carrol SainISBN-10: 0578926032ISBN-13: 9780578926032Publisher: American Pokeweed PressLanguage:...

A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor...

"Mountains Piled upon Mountains features nearly fifty writers from across Appalachia sharing their place-based fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. Moving beyond the tradition of transcendental nature writing, much of the work collected here engages current issues facing the region and the planet (such as...

This is the much-awaited sequel to LaMotte's ever-popular Pure Sea Glass. The reader is presented with more aspects on shard identification and exposed to the role history plays in what is found along their shores. More than 100 color photos Looks at the role...

"In the pages of Reclaiming the Wild Soul, the forests and mountains, the deserts and the oceans, the rivers and the grasslands find their voice. Once heard, we can never forget what they have to say. Nor do we want to. May we all...

The songs and pieces in the book were selected from the author's work with young people over a period of more than fifty years, from kindergarten to high school. They are not intended so much for the specialized Waldorf music lesson, but mainly for...

Examine the beauty and wonder of nature--through Jewish eyes.Ô ΩAuthor: Behrman HouseISBN-10: 0874416868ISBN-13: 9780874416862Publisher: Behrman House PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2000Pages: 1Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d

One of the most important contributions in the field of plant ecology during the twentieth century, this definitive survey established the geographical limits, species compositions, and as much as possible of the environmental relations of the communities composing the vegetation of Wisconsin.Author: John T....

The Little Book of Remedies is an Illustrated handbook to accompany the Lasavia vibrational remedy range. This Book covers the fundamentals of how to use vibrational remedies and the ideas behind them. It includes a commentary on each of Lasavia's thirty-five vibrational remedies which...

This book is an anthology of "Stories of Water" written from the heart by writers from around the world. Water is an ancient being on this planet we call home. Older than the Sun, the fact that Water came to our planet is a...

This special 6"x9" edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press. Originally published in the early 1900's, Anna Comstock intended that the pupil would use these notebooks, with their teacher- and alongside her Handbook of Nature Study, to create...

A lifetime of adventures from the Bighorn Mountains to the most remote place in the Lower 48, Hawks Rest, in the Teton Wilderness Area of Wyoming. Hunting camps, packing mules and characters from all walks of life brought together in the mountains. Tales best...

Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference describes more than 270 plants and animals plus geology of an area that includes nine national parks and monuments in the Southwest. A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country is...

***PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING*** The images in this notebook are *meant* to be 'stippled' and printed lightly, so as to be easily altered to be made like a particular species. The light, grey, stippled insects are *intentional* and not a defect. ---This special...

The first and only guide to shinrin-yoku for the outdoor adventurer! With techniques tailored for hiking, mountain biking, paddling, climbing, trail-running, and cross-country skiing, this is the definitive guide to applying the healthy and rejuvenating practice of forest bathing to your favorite activities. Forest...

Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding (BFSU) - BFSU is for teachers, homeschoolers, and other educators to deliver a first-rate science education to K-8 students and older beginning-science learners. Vol. I (here) is for grades K-2 and older beginning-science learners. Volumes II and III are...

A land of rugged hills and deeply cut canyons with clear streams running over beds of solid limestone, the Hill Country is rich in regional species, from Sycamore-Leaf Snow Bell and Texas Barberry to Canyon Mock-Orange and Scarlet Leatherflower. In the classic reference Wildflowers...

"Unfold a map of North America," Keith Heyer Meldahl writes, "and the first thing to grab your eye is the bold shift between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains." In this absorbing book, Meldahl takes readers on a 1000-mile-long field trip back through...

Every morning, John Williams and Tillie, a rescued greyhound, walk the shores of Lake Jackson near Tallahassee, Florida. You are invited to walk with them. As the seasons change, listen in as Tillie shares her wit, wisdom, perspective - and love. Tillie and John...

"This book... has the capacity to transform lives, and connect people back to the state of mind that kept us joyful for thousands of generations." -Craig Foster, author of Sea Change: Primal Joy and the Art of Underwater TrackingNature, the original mindfulness teacher...Amidst the...