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Price: $24.99
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Sale: $13.94
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Craig Childs
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Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Edition: 1 Reprint
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Dewey Decimal Number: 590
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Publication Date: 2007-12-12
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Reading Level: 323
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Description: From one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals.
Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with sharks off the coast of British Columbia, watching a peregrine falcon perform acrobatic stunts at 200 miles per hour, or engaging in a tense face-off with a mountain lion near a desert waterhole, Craig Childs captures the moment so vividly that he puts the reader in his boots.
Each of the forty brief, compelling narratives in THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES focuses on the author's own encounter with a particular species and is replete with astonishing facts about the species' behavior, habitat, breeding, and lifespan. But the glory of each essay lies in Childs's ability to portray the sometimes brutal beauty of the wilderness, to capture the individual essence of wild creatures, to transport the reader beyond the human realm and deep inside the animal kingdom
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Price: $10.00
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Sale: $10.00
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Manufacturer: CQ Products
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Binding: Spiral-bound
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Author: G & R Publishing
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Publisher: CQ Products
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Dewey Decimal Number: 623.89
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Publication Date: 2007-07-23
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: Geocaching and letterboxing are all the rage! These two new pastimes offer a modern twist to the age-old scavenger hunt by combining a hike in the outdoors with the technology of a GPS unit and the joy of gift-giving and receiving. This user-friendly book captures the ins-and-outs of the geocaching and letterboxing world and gives tips for finding and packing a cache or box, using a GPS unit, reading a compass and carving a signature rubber stamp - plus, there is room to record memorable hunts. Treasure Hunt is a must-have book for all the fortune-seekers and adventure-loving families!
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Price: $17.00
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Sale: $8.00
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Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Peter Tompkins::Christopher Bird
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Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581
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Publication Date: 1989-03-08
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Reading Level: 416
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Description: The world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest scientific discoveries. "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore."--Newsweek
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Price: $3.95
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Sale: $2.50
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Manufacturer: Nature Study Guild Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: May T. Watts
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Publisher: Nature Study Guild Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.160973
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Publication Date: 1963-11
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Reading Level: 62
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Description: Guide to identifying native (and some widely introduced) trees of U.S. and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. Organized as a dichotomous key, the book leads the user through a series of simple questions about the shape or appearance of different parts of a tree. Includes 161 species. Illustrated with line drawings. The small (6" by 4") format fits in pocket or pack to take along on a hike.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $4.90
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Kathleen Meyer
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 613.4
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Publication Date: 1994-08
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Reading Level: 128
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Description: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art Our once-pristine wildlands are threatened by ever increasing problems of pollution. Since its first publication in 1989, How to Shit in the Woods has been adopted by outdoor enthusiasts everywhere as part of the solution. In this updated edition, outdoorswoman Kathleen Meyer reviews the newly available portable potties, with special attention to individual trekkers in an all-new chapter, "Plight of the Solo Poop Packer." Other topics include: the growing array of travelers' field water-disinfecting systems, Giardia contamination and the now infamous critter Cryptosporidium, crotch-accessible clothing for women, and a fresh batch of "worst experience" stories, all peppered with irreverent musings. For the purist, there are more wise t.p.-less techniques from the Old World. Written with an effervescent sense of humor, this is a book for anyone who wants to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.45
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Manufacturer: Anchor
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Inc. Foxfire Fund
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Publisher: Anchor
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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0974
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Publication Date: 1986-10-17
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: The newest entry in the Foxfire publishing phenomenon--which all totalled has sold over 7 million books to date--continues the bestselling tradition with an all-new collection of home-folk material that promotes a more self-sufficient way of life. Black-and-white photographs throughout.
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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $24.90
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Michael Allaby::Robert Coenraads::Stephen Hutchinson::Karen McGhee::John O'Byrne
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 910
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Publication Date: 2008-09-01
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Reading Level: 608
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Description: This sumptuously illustrated, beautifully written encyclopedia, the best book available on the topic, presents the most up-to-date information about planet Earth in a style and format that will appeal to an extremely wide range of readers. With thousands of photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and maps and a text written by a team of international experts, it presents an impressive overview of our globe--beginning with the history of the universe and ending with today's conservation issues. A truly spectacular reference, The Encyclopedia of Earth offers new visual interpretations of many ideas, concepts, and facts, painting a fascinating picture of Earth today and across the ages.
The encyclopedia is divided into six sections that are designed for either browsing or in-depth study. Birth gives an overview of Earth's 4.6-billion-year history, including the evolution of life. Fire explains the inner workings of our dynamic planet, its structure, and the tectonic forces that have molded its landscape. Land surveys rocks, minerals, and habitats. Air covers weather, including extreme weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Water tours the oceans, rivers, and lakes of the world. The final section, Humans, provides a compelling portrait of our relationship with Earth, and of how the natural world has shaped social and political developments.
Copub: Weldon Owen Publishing
The Encyclopedia of Earth features:
* Some of the world's finest landscape photography and hundreds of detailed illustrations and diagrams, cross sections, cutaways, maps, and charts
* Coverage of topics including volcanology, paleontology, geology, natural history, cosmology, and more
* Simple, easy-to-understand explanations of complex phenomena
* The most recent scientific information and conservation data
* "Fact files" providing information at readers' fingertips
* "Heritage Watch" boxes focusing on key conservation issues and World Heritage sites
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $10.76
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: David R. Montgomery
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508
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Publication Date: 2008-10-02
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Reading Level: 296
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Description: Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are--and have long been--using up Earth's soil. Once bare of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations. A rich mix of history, archaeology and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and we have shaped soil--as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt. David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $10.12
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Manufacturer: Anchor
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Inc. Foxfire Fund
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Publisher: Anchor
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 975.8123
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Publication Date: 1993-03-01
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: Chock full of the wit and wisdom that has become the Foxfire trademark, this entirely new volume in the acclaimed, 6-million-copy best-selling Foxfire series is on oral history of Appalachian lives and traditions, homespun crafts, and folk arts.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $9.45
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Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ernest Thompson Seton
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Publisher: Dover Publications
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Edition: Unabridged
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Dewey Decimal Number: 599
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Publication Date: 2000-03-20
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: This collection of eight engrossing stories by a noted Canadian naturalist, illustrator, and painter initially appeared to critical and popular acclaim 1898. More than a century later, Seton’s masterful blend of scientific observation and romanticism continues to delight readers. Memorable characters include Old Lobo, the leader of a wolfpack; Silverspot, a wise old crow; Raggylug, a young cottontail; Bingo, an errant hound; and four other remarkable creatures. 200 engaging b/w illus. by the author.
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