Essays
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Archives of Joy: Reflections on Animals and the Nature of Being
$22.95 Add to cart“Beauchemin discovers again and again that happiness is a function of the connection between beings–the nonhuman animals as well as the human.”–Maria Popova, A Favorite Book of 2023
For readers of R- Author: Beauchemin, Jean-François
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1771649321
- Language: English
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A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River
$10.99 Add to cartThe environmental classic that redefined the way we think about the natural world–an urgent call for preservation that’s more timely than ever.
“We can place this book on the shelf that holds the wr- Series: Outdoor Essays & Reflections
- Author: Leopold, Aldo
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 12 1986
- ISBN10: 0345345053
- Language: English
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
$9.99 Add to cart“Rough, tough, combative . . . a passionately felt, deeply poetic book.”–Edwin Way Teale, The New York Times Book Review
“This is not primarily a book about the desert,” writes Edward Abbey in his in- Author: Abbey, Edward
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 12, 1985
- ISBN10: 0345326490
- Language: English
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Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year
$26.00 Read moreA December 2023 Indie Next Pick, selected by booksellers
A Kirkus Reviews “Most Anticipated Book of the Fall 2023”From the acclaimed author of Thin Places, a luminous day book about an unexpected year … [more below]
- Author: N? Dochartaigh, Kerri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1571311572
- Language: English
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The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
$17.95 Add to cartThe most comprehensive―and only author-authorized―Wendell Berry reader, “America’s greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living” (Chicago Tribune).
In a time when our relationship t- Author: Berry, Wendell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1640091971
- Language: English
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
$16.99 Add to cartFrom forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new
- Author: Williams, Florence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 20 2018
- ISBN10: 393355578
- Language: English
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Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE – A “lyrical” (Chicago Tribune) final work of nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and Horizon, a literary icon whose writing, fieldw
- Author: Lopez, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 08, 2023
- ISBN10: 059324284X
- Language: English
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The Peregrine
$17.95 Add to cartThis extraordinary, poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published.
From fall to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and g- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Baker, J. A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 31, 2004
- ISBN10: 1590171330
- Language: English
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
$18.99 Add to cartWinner of the Pulitzer Prize
“The book is a form of meditation, written with headlong urgency, about seeing. . . . There is an ambition about [Dillard’s] book that I like. . . . It is the ambition to f
- Author: Dillard, Annie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 10, 2013
- ISBN10: 0061233323
- Language: English
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
$18.99 Add to cartWinner of The Saroyan International Prize for Writing, the John Burroughs Medal, and the National Outdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature
“Brilliant.” —The New York Review of Books
“Exquisi- Author: Bailey, Elisabeth Tova
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 161620642X
- Language: English
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A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There
$19.98 Add to cartFew books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and f… [more below]
- Author: Leopold, Aldo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0197500269
- Language: English
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
$40.00 Add 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- Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1571311777
- Language: English
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Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
$18.95 Add to cart2023 Southwest Books of the Year winner, 2023 Reading the West Nonfiction Award winner, Foreword INDIES Silver Award winner, and Colorado Book Award finalist
“Childs guides readers through a long lived
- Author: Childs, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 19, 2022
- ISBN10: 1948814579
- Language: English
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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
$32.00 Add to cartTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS, WITH ORIGINAL COLOR ART THROUGHOUT * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICK
From the beloved New… [more below]
- Author: Renkl, Margaret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1954118465
- Language: English
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
$19.00 Add to cartWinner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction
Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intelle- Author: Abram, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 25 1997
- ISBN10: 0679776397
- Language: English
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The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
$20.00 Add to cartIn this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise–the color and the gem–to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape.
From t- Author: Meloy, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 08 2003
- ISBN10: 0375708138
- Language: English
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The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert
$19.99 Add to cartDeserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers.
Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water rev- Author: Childs, Craig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0316610690
- Language: English
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Campfire Stories Volume II: Tales from America’s National Parks and Trails
$24.95 Add to cartA lively, thought-provoking collection of essays and poems that represent diverse perspectives on national parks and trails. — Kristen Rabe ― Foreword Reviews
- Features stories from Grand Canyo
- Author: Kyu, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1680515500
- Language: English
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The Naturalist’s Notebook: An Observation Guide and 5-Year Calendar-Journal for Tracking Changes in the Natural World Around You
$27.00 Add to cartBecome a more attentive observer and deepen your appreciation for the natural world. The unique five-year calendar format of The Naturalist’s Notebook helps you create a long-term record and point of … [more below]
- Author: Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1612128890
- Language: English
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Think Little: Essays
$10.00 Add to cartFirst published in 1972, “Think Little” is cultural critic and agrarian Wendell Berry at his best: prescient about the dire environmental consequences of our mentality of greed and exploitation, yet h
- Series: Counterpoints
- Author: Berry, Wendell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 05, 2019
- ISBN10: 1640091734
- Language: English
