Natural History
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Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence
$29.95 Add to cartWhy birds are smarter than we think
Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a “birdbrain.” Yet in the past two decades, the- Author: Emery, Nathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0691165173
- Language: English
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
$18.99 Add to cartHigh in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived–a forgott… [more below]
- Author: Gould, Stephen Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 17 1990
- ISBN10: 039330700X
- Language: English
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Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets
$30.00 Read moreWith beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse.
On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspir- Author: Nordgren, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 13, 2016
- ISBN10: 0465060927
- Language: English
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The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
$29.95 Add to cartHow an iconic bird’s final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction
The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on t- Author: Pálsson, GÃsli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0691230986
- Language: English
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Hornyheads, Madtoms, and Darters: Narratives on Central Appalachian Fishes
$26.95 Read moreA collection of essays on nature, naturalists, and the natural history of fishes in central Appalachia. A nature lover’s paradise, central Appalachia supports a diversity of life in an extensive netwo… [more below]
- Author: Welsh, Stuart A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0821426109
- Language: English
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Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth
$35.00 Read moreThe images . . . are the stars of this work, which will delight every entomophile who turns its pages.” — Publishers Weekly
A fascinating look at the world’s most numerous inhabitants, illustrated wi- Series: Natural Histories
- Author: Engel, Michael S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1454923237
- Language: English
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
$19.99 Add to cartAs seen on PBS’s American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go ro… [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 154169953X
- Language: English
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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
$19.99 Add to cartThis New York Times bestseller “elegantly weaves evidence and insights . . . into a single, accessible historical narrative” (Bill Gates) and presents a captivating history of the universe — from the… [more below]
- Author: Christian, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 0316392014
- Language: English
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Sloth
$22.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated cultural and natural history of the lethargic animal–from prehistoric ancestry to modern-day memes.
Sloths are perhaps the most recognized and loved Central and South American a- Series: Animal
- Author: Rauch, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1789147999
- Language: English
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Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology
$17.95 Read moreOver the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific discipline. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previous
- Series: Rediscovered
- Author: Benton, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0500295530
- Language: English
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Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
$45.00 Add to cartMore than a history, Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is a book of science, natural history, and imagination, a call for us to stretch our thoughts back to 1609 when Henry Hudson first s… [more below]
- Author: Sanderson, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 1419707485
- Language: English
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In the Beginning
$25.99 Add to cartThis book is a sequel (or better: a prequel) to Immanuel Velikovsky’s main work, the best-selling Worlds in Collision, in which he gave a detailed reconstruction of two global natural catastrophes bas
- Author: Velikovsky, Immanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1906833109
- Language: English
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Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
$34.95 Add to cartThis timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed ou
- Author: Benton, Michael J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0500025460
- Language: English
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
$18.99 Add to cart*A New York Times Editor’s Choice pick
A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution
*Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book AwardsIn Hurricane Lizards
- Author: Hanson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 1, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541672399
- Language: English
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The Unity of Science: Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the Twenty-First Century
$32.00 Read moreA journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life
For Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major- Author: Shapiro, Irwin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 0300253613
- Language: English
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
$17.99 Add to cartIn this scientifically informed account of the changes in nature over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vis
- Author: Attenborough, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 27, 2022
- ISBN10: 1538719991
- Language: English
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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
$18.99 Add to cart“Surprising. Impressive. Cannibalism restores my faith in humanity.” —Sy Montgomery, The New York Times Book Review
For centuries scientists have written off cannibalism as a bizarre phenomenon with- Author: Schutt, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 30, 2018
- ISBN10: 1616207434
- Language: English
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These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes
$30.00 Add to cartA deeply personal master class on how to read a natural landscape and unravel the clues to its unique ecological history
“[Charney] is an amiable host. . . . The cumulative effect of his book on the- Author: Charney, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 0300230893
- Language: English
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Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
$19.95 Add to cartIn 1908, near Folsom, New Mexico, a cowboy discovered the remains of a herd of extinct giant bison. By examining flint points embedded in the bones, archeologists later determined that a band of human
- Author: Flores, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1324065915
- Language: English
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Nature’s Treasures: Tales of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects from Nature
$24.99 Add to cartReveal extraordinary stories form nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare with this awe-inspiring animal book for curious kids aged 6-8.
The world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animal- Series: DK Treasures
- Author: Hoare, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 16, 2021
- ISBN10: 0744034957
- Language: English
