Nature & Ecology

david Quammen's Book, the Song Of The Dodo, Is A Brilliant, Stirring Work, Breathtaking In Its Scope, Far-reaching In Its Message — A Crucial Book In Prec...

Winner of the Francis Parkman PrizeChanges in the Land offers an original and persuasive interpretation of the changing circumstances in New England's plan...

The National Geographic Readers series has expanded beyond elementary school levels to reach children at the very beginning of their lifelong relationship w...

The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in twenty-three pairs of chromosomes, is nothing less than an autobiography of our species. Spelled out ...

It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographi...

In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a...

From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an inspiring pict...

in This Gem, The Scientist And Noted Essayist Trains A Wry Wit And A Highly Perceptive Eye On His Two-plus Decades Of Observing Baboon Behavior In Kenya. ...

The PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO FISHES features 220 common and conspicuous fishes of North America, with full-color illustrations and a clear, precise descrip...

Our relationship with the ocean is undergoing a profound transformation. Whereas just three decades ago nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild, ra...

Thoreau Went To Walden Pond To Live Simply In The Wild And Contemplate His Own Place In The World By Observing Nature. Robert Sullivan Went To A Disused, Ga...

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. The New Yo...

Microsoft's Ceo Tells The Inside Story Of The Company's Continuing Transformation And Offers His Vision For The Coming Wave Of Intelligent Technologies. He ...

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...

"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...

From The Author Of The Bestselling The Professor And The Madman Comes The Fascinating Story Of William Smith, The Orphaned Son Of An English Country Blacksm...

Sharp teeth and pointy fins--look out! It's a shark! Learn all about these fascinating predators in this jam-packed Level 3 Fact Reader from National Geogra...

A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other ...

In Greenville, New Hampshire, a small town in the southern part of the state, Henri Vaillancourt makes birch-bark canoes in the same manner and with the sam...

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. Th...

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

Step-by-step Instructions And Color Photographs Explain The Process Of Raising Monarch Butterflies--Categories: Science & Math Nature & Ecology Faun...

Succulent gardens made simple―easy to grow and effortless to design. In recent years, succulents have become increasingly popular for their low-maintenan...

Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginni...

Neil Shubin, A Leading Paleontologist And Professor Of Anatomy Who Discovered Tiktaalik--the Missing Link That Made Headlines Around The World In April 2006...

Robert Kemp Adair. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesSports Science & MathHisto...

A haunting, magnificently written memoir by Ivan Doig about growing up in the American WestIvan Doig grew up in the rugged wilderness of western Montana amo...

Is There A Reason Sloths Are Always Smiling? Yes! They've Mastered The Art Of Living Slow In A World Whose Pace Is Making Everyone Crazy. Along With Being T...

"A deeply spiritual, deeply moving book" about life on the Great Plains, by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk (The New York Times B...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now as...

The Complete Owners Guide Packed With Facts And Information All About Syrian Golden Hamsters Including Care, Food, Diet, Cages, Pregnancy, Breeding, Behavio...

The Monarch (Honeybee and Friends)Categories: Science & Math Nature & EcologyConservation

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe remarkable story of James Howard “Billy” Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world’s larg...

From The Publisher: Jonathan Safran Foer Spent Much Of His Teenage And College Years Oscillating Between Omnivore And Vegetarian. But On The Brink Of Father...

Unhappiness, says bestselling author Harriet Lerner, is fueled by three key emotions: anxiety, fear, and shame. They are the uninvited guests in our lives....

Get your one-stop guide for understanding and raising this popular pet lizard. Reptiles are now kept in one out of every seven pet homes, so it's no surpr...

This inspired look at what the Kapok tree means to the creatures that live in it-and what rain forests mean to the world's ecology--was at the forefront of...

The new DK Nature Guides form a comprehensive, accessible, and informative series of illustrated reference books that tackle key natural history subjects i...

Why did a group of teenagers watch a friend die instead of putting their own reputations at risk? Why did a top White House official decide to come clean a...

The groundbreaking number one international bestseller and "one of the most important books of this young century" (David Suzuki) Climate change is real, a...

Within the interviews, lectures, essays, and letters of this book, Srila Prabhupada talks about practicing yoga in the modern age. Topics include karma and ...

in the Long Emergency Celebrated Social Commentator James Howard Kunstler Explored How The Terminal Decline Of Oil Production, Combined With Climate Chang...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel—the start of an extraordinary series set in Mercy Thompsonâ...

America's most renowned witch and eco–feminist offers a sequel to her bestselling classic The Spiral Dance, weaving together the latest findings in envir...

In This Darkly Comical Look At The Sinister Side Of Our Relationship With The Natural World, Stewart Has Tracked Down Over One Hundred Of Our Worst Entomolo...

When Kingsolver And Her Family Move From Suburban Arizona To Rural Appalachia, They Take On A New Challenge: To Spend A Year On A Locally Produced Diet, Pay...

The Dramatic Story Of The Signature Environmental Disaster Of Our Time And An Inspiring Tale Of Scientific Resistance By A Relentless Physician Who Stood Up...

Own an unruly horse? Thinking about purchasing a horse but don’t exactly know what to expect once you do? Ever wondered what and how a horse thinks? Mark...