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Displaying records 181 through 190 of 4000 |
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $4.89
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Manufacturer: Vintage
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Diane Ackerman
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Publisher: Vintage
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Dewey Decimal Number: 152.1
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Publication Date: 1991-09-10
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: "One of the real tests of writers," notes Ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, "is how well they write about smells. If they can't describe the scent of sanctity in a church, can you trust them to describe the suburbs of the heart?" Ackerman passes the test, writing with ease and fluency about the five senses. Did you know that bat guano smells like stale Wheat Thins? That Bach's music can quell anger around the world? That the leaves that shimmer so beautifully in fall have "no adaptive purpose"? Ackerman does, and she guides us through questions of sensation with an eye for the amusingly arcane reference and just the right phrase.
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Price: $18.95
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Sale: $11.48
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Manufacturer: Pineapple Press (FL)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Melanie Sue Bowles
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Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL)
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 636.10832
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Publication Date: 2003-10
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: There are approximately seven million horses in America. Each year, over seventy thousand are abused, abandoned, and fated to slaughter by callous and irresponsible owners. With a heart as big as a pasture, author Melanie Bowles takes some of these horses into her sanctuary called Proud Spirit. Here, horses that arrive listless and broken find a home where they finally know safety. The bond between horse and caretaker does not happen overnight. It hangs by a fine thread of trust that the author earns with endless patience and a full commitment to the well-being of the horses in her care. The horses, some of which have suffered severe abuse, astound her time and again with their ability to trust, return the love they are given, and enjoy the companionship of other horses. You will meet a whole stableful of remarkable horses: Dusty, a Thoroughbred who recovered from severe injuries to reveal a rambunctious personality and a knack for stealing hats; Maddy, an old mare, and Dancer, a gallant Appaloosa, both of whom had been isolated for years but whose ecstatic first acquaintance at Proud Spirit was, mysteriously, like the reunion of two soul mates; Annie, a little sorrel mare who will break your heart with her weary kindness and who found peace and compassion, at last, under an old oak tree in a pasture at Proud Spirit; Wrangler, a Miniature whose premature separation from his dam turned him into a tiny tormentor. His rowdy innocence helped Marshal, a huge Palomino gelding with neurological trauma, become playful and engaged as he educated Wrangler in horsy manners. Horses of Proud Spirit is an homage to the spirit of these alluring creatures and a moving memoir of lessons learned in compassion, strength, and loss.
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $15.61
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Brand: Peterson Books
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 3
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Binding: Audio CD
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Author: Richard K. Walton::Robert W. Lawson
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Dewey Decimal Number: 598
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Publication Date: 2002-04-04
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Reading Level: 64
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Description: BIRDING BY EAR uses an educational and entertaining method for learning bird songs. Instead of merely providing a catalog of bird song samples, BIRDING BY EAR actually teaches. This proven method has greatly enhanced the field experience for birders across North America. The authors have created learning groups of similar vocalizations and clearly point out distinguishing characteristics. Using techniques such as phonetics, mnemonics, and descriptive words, Walton and Lawson provide a context for learning the songs and calls of eighty-five species of birds found east of the Rockies. Combine the auditory instruction here with the visual features of the Peterson Identification System. Page numbers in BIRDING BY EAR's booklet refer to species descriptions in the PETERSON FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA, fifth edition.
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Price: $21.00
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Sale: $11.89
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Roger Conant::Joseph T. Collins
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 4
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Dewey Decimal Number: 597.9097
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Publication Date: 1998-05-15
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Reading Level: 640
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Description: This newly designed field guides features detailed descriptions of 595 species and subspecies. The 656 full-color illustrations and 384 drawings show key details for accurate identification. More than 100 color photographs and 333 color photographs and 333 color distribution maps accompany the species descriptions.
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Price: $18.95
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Sale: $10.25
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: The Worldwatch Institute
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Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Edition: 25 Anv
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Dewey Decimal Number: 330
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Publication Date: 2008-01-07
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: "Comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible."—Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson
Growing evidence suggests that the global economy, rooted in ideas and assumptions that were progressive two hundred years ago, is now destroying its own ecological base and offering little to billions of impoverished people. In response, pioneers are creating the architecture of sustainable economies, one innovation at a time. State of the World 2008 describes these innovations—from microfinance to closed-loop manufacturing and the use of trusts to protect common resources—as well as identifying the obstacles that prevent a critical mass of people and organizations from moving toward sustainability, and rallying coalitions of stakeholders that can produce win-win solutions and strategies for achieving specific sustainability goals.
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Price: $13.99
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Sale: $11.19
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Manufacturer: Amber Lotus Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Calendar
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Author: Christopher Gruver
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Publisher: Amber Lotus Publishing
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Edition: Wal
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Publication Date: 2008-07-10
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Reading Level: 26
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Description: Christopher Gruver's stunning photography presents a wildly beautiful and vivid experience of the universe of flowers. An avid lover of nature and the outdoors, Mr. Gruver marries skill with instinct. Drawing on his intuitive link to aesthetic and essence, Gruver creates striking compositions that reveal the delicacy and vibrancy of nature. Each month is accompanied by a poetic interlude connecting our human voyage with the living intimacy of a flower.
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Price: $24.99
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Sale: $15.57
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Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Luke Dempsey
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 598.0723473
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Publication Date: 2008-07-22
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: It was an epiphany: The moment two friends showed Luke Dempsey a small bird flitting around the bushes of his country garden, he fell madly in love. But did he really want to be a birder? Didn’t that mean he’d be forced to eat granola? And wear a man-pouch? Before he knew it, though, he was lost to birding mania. Early mornings in Central Park gave way to weekend mornings wandering around Pennsylvania, which morphed into weeklong trips to Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Florida—anywhere the birds were.A Supremely Bad Idea is one man’s account of an epic journey around America, all in search of the rarest and most beautiful birds the country has to offer. But the birds are only part of it. There are also his crazy companions, Don and Donna Graffiti, who obsess over Dempsey’s culinary limitations and watch in horror as an innocent comment in a store in Arizona almost turns into an international incident; as a trip through wild Florida turns into a series of (sometimes poetic) fisticuffs; and as he teeters at the summit of the Rocky Mountains, a displaced Brit falling in love all over again, this time with his adopted country.Both a paean to avian beauty and a memoir of the back roads of America, A Supremely Bad Idea is a supremely fun comic romp: an environmentally sound This Is Spinal Tap with binoculars.
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Price: $50.00
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Sale: $27.17
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Manufacturer: DK ADULT
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: DK ADULT
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.46
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Publication Date: 2006-10-16
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: As the site where life first formed on Earth, a key element of the climate, and a continuing but fragile resource, oceans are of vital importance to our planet. From the geological and physical processes that affect the ocean floor to the key habitat zones, flora, and fauna, this is the definitive reference to the world's oceans for the entire family. Includes an introduction by Fabien Cousteau. Includes the latest developments in ocean exploration and photography. Catalogs the rich diversity of ocean features and marine life. Highlights important people, unique habitats, human impact studies, and extreme facts. Published in association with the American Museum of Natural History.
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $15.13
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Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Kenneth Libbrecht
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Publisher: Voyageur Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 779.3
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Publication Date: 2007-10-15
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Reading Level: 156
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Description: The perfect geometry and exquisite beauty of nature is nowhere so clear to us as in the snowflake. But how have we been able to appreciate this infinitesimal wonder in all its crystalline glory? This book, as much a work of art as a testament to science, reveals how one of the snowflake’s most inspired photographers came to such intimate knowledge of his craft and its fleeting focus. Beautiful pictures illustrate Kenneth Libbrecht’s story of the microphotography of snow crystals, from the pioneering work of Wilson Bentley in the 1890s right up to Ken’s own innovations in our age of digital images. A breathtaking look at the works of art that melt in an instant, this is a book to page through and savor, season after season.
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Price: $18.99
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Sale: $12.50
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Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Calendar
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Author: LLC Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Edition: Dsk
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Publication Date: 2008-09-01
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Reading Level: 120
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Description: This handsome, weekly vintage planner showcases nature's most beautiful and delicate elements. Throughout the pages, users will find artwork culled and collaged from vintage sources, alongside functional and beautiful layouts. Throughout the pages are insightful, literary quotes from a wide variety of well-known authors and poets. The ledger has a ribbon marker and features detailed embossing and a cloth texture on the cover. * Includes four beautifully designed divider pages--one for each season of the year. * The calendar's classic, vintage styling is perfect for the sophisticated business person or for home use. * The interior spreads contain plenty of room to jot down special occasions, appointments, and notes.
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