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Walden and Civil Disobedience
$5.95Mass Market PaperboundAdd to cartHenry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience.
In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along- Author: Thoreau, Henry David
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 03, 2012
- ISBN10: 0451532163
- Language: English
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
$22.00PaperbackAdd to cartA New York Times bestseller
A Washington Post bestseller
A Los Angeles Times bestseller
Named a “Best Essay Collection of the Decade” by Literary Hub
A Book Riot “Favorite Summer Read of 2020”
A Food Tank … [more below]- Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 1571313567
- Language: English
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By: Heinrich, Bernd
A Year in the Maine Woods
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartEscapist fantasies usually involve the open road, but Bernd Heinrich’s dream was to focus on the riches of one small place–a few green acres along Alder Brook just east of the Presidential Mountains…. [more below]
- Author: Heinrich, Bernd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 08 1995
- ISBN10: 0201489392
- Language: English
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By: Edward Abbey
Desert Solitaire
$22.00PaperbackAdd to cartHailed by The New York Times as “a passionately felt, deeply poetic book,” the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southw
- Author: Abbey, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 15, 1990
- ISBN10: 0671695886
- Language: English
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By: Hamer, Marc
Spring Rain: A Life Lived in Gardens
$17.95PaperbackAdd to cart“Marc Hamer knows how to live–simply, sparely, reverently, abundantly. Spring Rain is a tonic for the soul.”–Sy Montgomery, author of How to Be A Good Creature
From the beloved author of How to Catc- Author: Hamer, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1778402763
- Language: English
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Live Each Season as It Passes
$24.95PaperbackAdd to cartSince the time of Eden, God has called humanity to be in relationship with nature–to live with the earth, not merely on the earth. on earth but to live with earth. Live Each Season as It Passes is Da… [more below]
- Author: Cooperrider, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 245
- Publish Date: May 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0829804269
- Language: English
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By: Sutton, Caroline
Eyes in the Soles of My Feet: From Horseshoe Crabs to Sycamores, Exploring Hidden Connections to the Natural World
$27.95HardcoverAdd to cartWhen is a weed not a weed? When is a bug not a pest? Science writer Caroline Sutton reveals the secrets of the natural world in this “astonishing” collection of essays.
With this fascinating and eye-o- Author: Sutton, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1639640819
- Language: English
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Something in the Woods Loves You
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartAn inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health
Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his li- Author: Anderson, Jarod K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1643262297
- Language: English
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By: Barrette, Roy
A Countryman’s Journal: Views of Life and Nature from a Maine Coastal Farm
$18.95PaperbackRead moreIn A Countryman’s Journal, originally published in 1981, author Roy Barrette describes life on his small coastal Maine farm. Equipped with a few barnyard animals, a library full of his favorite liter… [more below]
- Author: Barrette, Roy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1952143446
- Language: English
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By: Swan, Heather
Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection
$29.95PaperbackAdd to cartThrough narrative, verse, and art, Where the Grass Still Sings celebrates the many tiny creatures that play crucial roles in our ecosystems–as well as the people on the front lines of the fight to sa
- Series: Animalibus
- Author: Swan, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 0271096950
- Language: English
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Woodlands of the Mind: Rambles Through Campus Forests
$32.95PaperbackAdd to cartThroughout the eastern United States, hundreds of colleges and universities own acres of forested lands. These holdings range from modest parcels like Virginia Tech’s eleven-acre Stadium Woods to more
- Author: O’Donnell, Kevin E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: May 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0820375578
- Language: English
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By: Barron, T. A.
Naming Nature: A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities for Word Lovers
$24.99HardcoverRead more“A GLORIOUS BOOK” -Dr. Jane Goodall
A lyrical journey through the world’s languages that reveals how humanity has named–and been shaped by–the natural world, complete with exquisite archival artwork- Author: Barron, T. A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798881608514
- Language: English
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By: Hoffman, Julian
Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cart“A book that will refresh your soul.”–Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France
A story of shelter, generosity and welcome–and a courag- Author: Hoffman, Julian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1567928412
- Language: English
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By: Louv, Richard
Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World
$30.00HardcoverRead moreThe internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyard.
Long beloved- Author: Louv, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 23 2026
- ISBN10: 1643753037
- Language: English
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By: Cook, Corinna
Permafrost Is an Archive: And Other Inheritances from the Alaska-Yukon Borderlands
$22.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe Yukon Ice Patch Project reveals ancient lives. A road through the boreal forest reads like a map of climate upheaval. Those houses with broken doorknobs–a legacy of government regulation over Ind
- Series: In Place
- Author: Cook, Corinna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 298
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1959000705
- Language: English
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An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field
$21.00PaperbackAdd to cartThe acclaimed author of Refuge here weaves together a resonant and often rhapsodic manifesto on behalf of the landscapes she loves, combining the power of her observations in the field with her person… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Terry Tempest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 29 1995
- ISBN10: 0679752560
- Language: English
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Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature
$21.95PaperbackAdd to cartIn Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature, Kathleen Dean Moore explores the intricate connections between human emotions and the natural world. Through lyrical prose and vivid imagery, Moore reflects on t… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Kathleen Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 09 2010
- ISBN10: 1590307712
- Language: English
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By: Lopez, Barry
Crossing Open Ground
$17.00PaperbackAdd to cartIn Crossing Open Ground, Barry Lopez weaves an invigorating spell as he searches for meaning and purpose in the natural environment.
Here, he travels through the American Southwest and Alaska, discus- Author: Lopez, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 14 1989
- ISBN10: 0679721835
- Language: English
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By: Lopez, Barry
Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren
$18.00PaperbackAdd to cartIn this collection of twelve stories, Barry Lopez–the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and one of our most admired writers–evokes the longing we feel for beauty in our relationshi… [more below]
- Author: Lopez, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 08 2004
- ISBN10: 1400075122
- Language: English
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By: Moor, Robert
In Trees: An Exploration
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartFrom the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller On Trails comes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees—from the mightiest sequoia… [more below]
- Author: Moor, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1476739250
- Language: English


















