Nature - General

A collection of nature photography by award winning photographer Ian C. Mosher. Relax and enjoy by yourself or share beautiful images with friends and family. A great coffee table book that is also suitable for framing.Author: Ian C. MosherISBN-10: 1530962706ISBN-13: 9781530962709Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

We have to improve the strength of chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatments. On the other hand, these agents have many serious side effects. Although there has been no diet for the patients with cancer, media and authorities still continue to define a cliche nutrition...

Author: Don ShumakerISBN-10: 1524537470ISBN-13: 9781524537470Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2016Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Invasive plant species (IPS) are a worldwide concern due to the high ecological and economic costs associated with their presence. These species can displace native fauna and flora and alter ecosystem processes. Despite their negative impacts, these invaders are frequently used for erosion control...

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in Northern America. Its waters provide food and habitat for an abundance of fish and wildlife. It serves as a highway for commerce, a playground for the public, a storehouse of food, and a home for over...

Forests of the Pacific Northwest have been an epicenter for the evolution of truffle fungi with over 350 truffle species and 55 genera currently identified. Truffle fungi develop their reproductive fruit-goodies typically below ground, so they are harder to find and study than mushrooms...

Olympic National Park, the Hoh and the surrounding forests hold many treasures Come inside and enjoy a tour featuring magical photographs by award winning photographer Allyson Kitts and a special memoir by Emmy Award-winning sound recordist and acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton.Author: Allyson K. Kitts,...

The Bureau of Land Management sponsored this report on the history of ecological change in Aravaipa Canyon and adjacent lands in order to gain a better understanding of alterations in the study area's natural environmental and the reasons for which it came to be...

Thousands of years ago, diamonds were initially reserved for royalty and nobility., Diamonds, the hardest mineral ever discovered, are the purest substance that occurs in nature. In All About Diamonds, author Lana Frank shares a host of valuable information and facts about diamonds. Filled...

-DISCOVER:: FUN on the lake. This body of water is a true gem. Now you can work your way through the majestic shores that make this lake so special. Fun for all ages. Share the gift of Lake Fun with someone you love today....

The Comstocks of Cornell is the autobiography written by the naturalist educator Anna Botsford Comstock about her life and that of her husband, the entomologist John Henry Comstock--both prominent figures in the scientific community and in Cornell University history. A first edition was published...

One of Canada's most popular and controversial authors, Farley Mowat has written novels, short stories, nonfiction, screenplays, and children's literature. John Orange's detailed biography of Mowat follows this "anti-authoritarian, intensely nationalistic, environmentally aware, and passionately romantic" writer's life from his early childhood years to...

The Beehive Effect begins by introducing you to the ancient knowledge of hive location and the electromagnetic fields that enhance a hive to levels of maximum potential. Feral bees locate over high energy zones. These zones which are part of a global electromagnetic frequency...

Besides having the most lived-in First Period homes in the United States, the town of Ipswich has a remarkable landscape that includes a river, hills, forests, marshes, beaches, barrier islands and ocean. Candace Reed Stella has created in her paintings a chance to pause...

What do you like best about summer? Watch these kids enjoy nature and their favorite activities. Pair this nonfiction title with its illustrated fiction companion book, Maya Likes the Beach.Author: Katie PetersISBN-10: 1541558715ISBN-13: 9781541558717Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.10h...

Watch spring bloom and discover where flowers grow--on trees and bushes as well as in fields and gardens. Pair this photo-driven nonfiction title with its companion illustrated fiction book, The Egg, to celebrate spring.Author: Katie PetersISBN-10: 1541558707ISBN-13: 9781541558700Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 16Format:...

What can you do in the winter? Make a snow hill, snowball, snow fort, snow person, and snow angel. Pair this photo-driven nonfiction title with its companion fiction book, Snow Clothes.Author: Katie PetersISBN-10: 1541558693ISBN-13: 9781541558694Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

The Chattooga River has run through the American consciousness since the movie Deliverance" thrust it into the national spotlight. But this National Wild and Scenic River is much more than the make-believe set of a suburbanite nightmare. People travel from all over the country...

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...

The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its CanyonsBy John Wesley PowellAuthor: John Wesley PowellISBN-10: 1613824343ISBN-13: 9781613824344Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2013Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.46d

John Price's Man Killed by Pheasant is a loving ode to the prairies of the Midwest, to west central Iowa, and to family connections that stretch from his Swedish ancestors to his parents to his wife and children. Throughout he embraces "the opportunity, as...

A comprehensive look at the geographic beauty of the state through 151 lively essays. Features 124 black-and-white photographs.Author: Rick Graetz, Susie GraetzISBN-10: 1891152181ISBN-13: 9781891152184Publisher: Northern Rockies PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2003Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d

The Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney was formed in 2005 as a unique melding of art, history, and botany. It sought to represent the living collection of the Gardens through paintings, and artists around the world have contributed their representations of...

Do you love coloring or know someone that does? Then this coloring book is for you, or it will make a great gift idea for your family and friends.Coloring is an excellent way to relax and unwind. Recent studies have shown that adult coloring...

To me the Limberlost is a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel. The swamp lies in north-eastern Indiana, nearly one hundred miles south of the Michigan line and ten west of the Ohio. In its day it covered a large...

The island of New Guinea has a high diversity of species and a high level of endemism, containing more than 5 percent of earth's biodiversity in just over one half of a percent of the land on the earth. New Guinea supports the largest...

Ways of Nature by John Burroughs. I was much amused lately by a half-dozen or more letters that came to me from some Californian schoolchildren, who wrote to ask if I would please tell them whether or not birds have sense. One little girl...

The New Organon: Novum Organum or True Directions Concerning the Interpretation of Nature by Francis Bacon. First published in 1620. Text based on the standard translation of James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and Douglas Denon Heath in The Works (Vol. VIII), published in Boston...

There are many strange stories that just cannot be explained. This is a collection of reported mysterious disappearances, odd happenings, sightings of little people and very strange, unexplained tales. My mysterious adventure into the unknown began in August 1942. When I was only ten...

Since 1923, from when the Texas state park system began, no one set of records was pooled together to show all the parks namesakes from biographical data; that is, until Allan C. Kimballs wrote "Who Is Mother Neff and Why is She a State...

This best-selling guide, intended for those who are looking for moderately easy hikes in Yosemite is now in a much smaller and compact size. It describes twenty different trips and provides information on distance, route, time required, and sights to see for each with...

Written by a career geologist with decades of experience in the field, North America's Natural Wonders guides readers through the most iconic, geologically significant scenery in North America, points out features of interest, explains what they are seeing, and describes how these features came...

A knife from an established manufacturer is a well designed and quality built product that will serve you for many years if you use it properly and take care of it. There is a certain sense of pride in owning a knife, and with...

The Fayoum, a large and exceptionally fertile depression in Egypt's Western Desert, some 90 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and outstanding in natural beauty. Its historical legacy includes temples, pyramids, and towns from the Middle Kingdom and the...

Do you know that invisible beings, Nature spirits, of the most variouskinds exist in Nature, and that every one of them has a special task?Unfortunately, most of us don't know this, and moreover, we only believein things which we can see with our physical...

How should we share the truth about the environmental crisis? At a moment when even the most basic facts about ecology and the climate face contestation and contempt, environmental advocates are at an impasse. Many have turned to social media and digital technologies to...

This book evolved from a course on the natural history of the Anza-Borrego region that was developed by the authors over a 16-year period and taught at the University of San Diego. It tells a coherent story of how the landscape and features of...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

This book was written to help people realize the value of flowers and how they can help us in our every day lives. I've presented the flowers in a fun way, flower reading, to give people not only the meanings of flowers, but also...

What I See In Summer introduces emergent readers to the sights and activities of summer while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure...

This is the tell-all tale of hunting with the same crossbow for a decade. Detailed exploits of Bunjie, the crossbow, and lessons learned by the hunter who carried him make this book an enjoyable and informative reading experience. You will be a better hunter...

This issue of 'Antennae' is part of a project informed by the exhibition 'Making Nature' held at Wellcome Collection in London between the 1st of December 2016 and the 21st of May 2017, and is co-edited with Honor Beddard. Our issue, titled 'Remaking Nature'...

Biomimicry, the practice of observing then mimicking nature's strategies to solve business challenges, offers a path to healthy profit while working in partnership, and even reciprocity, with the natural world. Other books have described biomimicry, its uses, and its benefits. This book is the...

Catriona MacGregor's Secrets of A Celtic Mystic awakens our hearts, minds, and senses to the deep memories of our species, to the poetry of bird song, and to the detailed wonder of planet Earth and its biosphere. Here, the reader will find life-affirming orientations...

After the first Euro-American settlers arrived in Seattle in the 1850s, the surrounding old-growth forests were rapidly harvested for lumber, causing environmental degradation and displacing native peoples. Conflicts about the future of Pacific Northwest forests have continued since then. Only recently have academics, government...

After years of delay, the author finally backpacks the heart of the relatively new Cohos Trail in northern New Hampshire. But the recent deaths of loved ones, insufficient physical training, and his advanced years make a tough hike even tougher. All the same McLaughlin...

This journal keeps track of basic information every gardener needs to know to improve their gardening skills.Plant location, if started from seed versus purchased and from what source. Fertilizing and watering details and if you like the result etc. There is also a space...

Lessons from a Birdbrain combines beginning birdwatching, photography and mindfulness. My hope is readers will encounter a concept or a visual they may have heard or seen before that will resonate differently based on the combination. "When the student is ready, the teacher appears"...

When he came to California and finally settled in San Francisco, John Muir immediately left for a visit to Yosemite, a place he had only read about. Seeing it for the first time, Muir noted that "He was overwhelmed by the landscape, scrambling down...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...