Nature Writing & Essays

"Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind—nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplish...

For years, serious naturalists have treasured their copies of Francis Harper's naturalist's edition of The Travels of William Bartram as the definitive ver...

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Liter...

From The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Hidden Life Of Trees, An Eye-opening Exploration Of The Extraordinary Range Of Emotions Animals Experience...

Gathers stories about animals--including dogs, cats, gorillas, dolphins, bears, seagulls, rats, and pigs--who have performed acts of love and compassionCate...

The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his mena...

The runaway international bestseller is now an American must-read for lovers of adventure, travel writing, and romance. Corinne Hofmann tells how she falls ...

A man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams--a unique gift for the travelers and sailors in your life...

"A fascinating account of inner and outer exploration and discovery in one of the last remote regions of the world - sharp-eyed, insightful, candid, and we...

unique Among Survival Books...stunning...enthralling. deep Survival Makes Compelling, And Chilling, Reading.—penelope Purdy, denver Post publishers Weekly ...

With This Spectacularly Illustrated Gift Edition, A New Generation Of Readers Can Walk Beside One Of America's Most Respected Naturalists As He Conveys The ...

accounts Of Thoreau's Daily Life On The Shores Of Walden Pond Outside Concord, Massachusetts, Are Interwoven With Musings On The Virtues Of Self-reliance ...

Presents A Revelatory Exploration Of The Diverse Emotional Intelligence Of Animals As Demonstrated In Stories About Loving Pigs, Cheating Magpies, Scheming ...

Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity's future ...

One of Americas greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jensen used native plants to introduce the influential Prairie style of landscape archi...

Science writers get into the game with all kinds of noble, high-minded ambitions. We want to educate. To enlighten,” notes guest editor Amy Stewart in her...

part Odyssey, Part Pilgrimage, This Epic Personal Narrative Follows The Author's Exploration Of Coasts, Islands, Reefs, And The Sea's Abyssal Depths. Scie...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY! BESTSELLER In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chr...

From Roger Rosenblatt, author of the bestsellers Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a moving meditation on the passages of grief, the ...

From The National Book Award-winning Author Of Arctic Dreams And Of Wolves And Men, An Epic, Revelatory Work That Recollects The Travels Around The World An...

“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.” —Mark Kurlansky The Whale...

Living with Wild Bears in Alaska"A heart-stopping eco-adventure, a testimony to both the grizzlies and their courageous protector."--People"The grizzly bear...

Emma Mitchell Has Suffered With Depression For 25 Years. In 2003, She Left The City And Began To Take Walks In The Countryside Around Her New Home, Photogra...

with Its Unique Combination Of Depth, Clarity, And Humor That Has Enchanted Millions, This Beloved Classic By Bestselling Author Gary Zukav Opens The Fasci...

The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn’t be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her...

You'll enjoy every page of this heartwarming and stunningly beautiful book. It's the inspiring story of an inspired Canadian. It's also a collection of some...

The Story Of A Man, Elzeard Bouffier, Who Planted Trees On Land Which Was Dying Because Of A Lack Of Vegetation__ Jean Giono ; Translated By Barbara Bray ; ...

Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's Role In Launching Modern Conservationsim, Identifying The Contributions Of Such Influences As James Audubon And John Muir Whi...

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in ...

A Testament To The Miraculous Beings That Share Our Planet, The Wild In You Is A Creative Collaboration Between A Lauded Nature Photographer And An Internat...

“Few fish have captured the souls and minds of men and women quite like wild Atlantic salmon.” — Bill Taylor, President, Atlantic Salmon FederationCel...

The Definitive Story Of Hollywood's Most Famous Couple He Was A Tough-guy Welshman Softened By The Affections Of A Breathtakingly Beautiful Woman;...

the Beloved Author Of refuge, Terry Tempest Williams Is One Of The Country’s Most Eloquent And Imaginative Writers. The Desert Is Her Blood. In This Poten...

A beautiful and surprising exploration of a phenomenon that is at once familiar and baffling: the mystery of why birds sing. KLIATT David Rothenberg is a...

Ruth Kassinger was at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with the death of a beloved sister, her children’s departure for college, and her own recent...

The ultimate gift edition of Walden for bibliophiles, aficionados, and scholars. Thoreau’s literary classic, an elegantly written record of his experime...

When Ben Hewitt And His Wife Bought A Sprawling Acreage Of Field And Forest In Northern Vermont, The Landscape Easily Allowed Them To Envision The Self-sust...

Ever since October 1967, when he set off in a battered motor home to explore America and talk to its people, Charles Kuralt has been one of our premier chr...

Howell Raines has gone fly fishing with presidents of the United States and legends of the sport, as well as relatives, childhood friends, and his two sons...

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose...

"Making Hay takes one of the least common denominators in rural American life and gives it real glory. Klinkenborg is funny, learned, elegant, and accurate ...

As industry and technology proliferate in modern society, sustainability has jumped to the forefront of contemporary political and environmental discussions...

as Meaningful Today As It Was When Sigurd F. Olson Wrote It, the Singing Wilderness Is An Essential Antidote To The Trials Of Modern Life. This Unique Volu...

In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone w...