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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $7.65
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Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John N. Maclean
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Publisher: Washington Square Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.379
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Publication Date: 2000-09-01
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: Colorado and its neighboring states battle thousands of wildfires every year, scrub and sagebrush blazes often ignited by lightning strikes in the dry, hot days of summer. A vast, intertwined firefighting infrastructure combining local resources with agencies like the Forest Service and the BLM, reacts to these flare-ups as if going to war--and in theory, the coordination and communication ensures that fires are fought in the most efficient and safe manner possible. But while most wildfires in Colorado end up costing just over $60,000 on average with no loss of life, the catastrophic South Canyon fire of 1994 burned for 10 days, at the ultimate cost of $4.5 million and the lives of 14 firefighters. OSHA would later describe the coordinated action flatly as a "management failure," and concurrent investigations would reveal a tangled web of jealous rivalries, bureaucratic bungling, and severe morale problems. (One of the early on-scene supervisors would later tell investigators, "Leadership in this state sucks.") John Maclean (son of Norman Maclean, who wrote both A River Runs Through It and an award-winning account of Montana's deadly 1949 Mann Gulch fire) skillfully unfolds that summer's foreboding blow-by-blow. Fire on the Mountain weaves together a tense narrative of almost cinematic action, starring ballsy cowboy smokejumpers, frustrated federal middle managers, seasoned "hotshots" flown in like commandos, pissed-off tanker pilots, and well-intentioned but spin-wary politicians. Maclean's well-sketched personalities bring the action on the ground convincingly to life--and knowing up front that many of his main characters won't survive South Canyon makes this tragic tale that much more compelling. --Paul Hughes
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $15.95
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Manufacturer: White Rose Millennium Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Cleve Backster
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Publisher: White Rose Millennium Press
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508
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Publication Date: 2003-09
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Reading Level: 160
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Description: This is the only book by Cleve Backster himself, describing 36 years of research in biocommunication, observed electrical responses in plant life and other living organisms. All life forms have the capability of responding to one another, from plants and bacteria to foods and animal cells. Most amazing is his work with human leukocytes. These discoveries have opened up a new paradigm in science, ecology and healing.
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Price: $16.99
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Sale: $4.16
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Manufacturer: For Dummies
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Phillip Giroux::Bob Beckstrom::Lance Walheim::The Editors of the National Gardening Association
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Publisher: For Dummies
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 712.6
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Publication Date: 1999-01-27
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Reading Level: 392
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Description: A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home’s value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family’s lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield fresh, delicious salads to eat on that patio or deck. Landscaping for Dummies has everything you need to turn the little patch of earth you call your own into a personal paradise. Whether you’ve waited for the day to have property to landscape, you’d never given it a second thought until you had to, or you want to improve on an existing landscape, this book offers a clearly written wealth of knowledge on: - Designs
- Fences, walls, gates, and paths
- Decks, patios, and outdoor rooms
- Trees
- Shrubs and vines
- Ground cover
From the basic principles of landscape design, to all the ins and outs of hillsides, balcony gardens, and water gardens, this book will show you how to: - Think like a designer
- Dream up the right landscape for your family’s needs
- Increase your home’s resale value
- Conserve energy
- Deal with contractors, nurseries, and hardware suppliers
- Create an edible landscape
Full of helpful problem-solvers for all kinds of landscapes, Landscaping for Dummies also features sample plans, “theme” landscape ideas, and a brilliant color photo section to inspire the imagination. Accessible and informative to both beginner and expert landscapers, this is the complete guide to creating the yard you’ve always wanted.
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Price: $27.95
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Sale: $18.74
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Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press/Regional
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Michael Kuo
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Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
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Dewey Decimal Number: 579.578
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Publication Date: 2005-09-21
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Reading Level: 216
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Description: Join the hunt for one of the most sought-after mushroom marvels---the elusive morel
"Michael Kuo offers an engaging survey of a diverse group of fungi whose fruiting bodies are among the most prized edible mushrooms. Morels is a lavishly illustrated poem that will be relished by amateur and professional mycologists alike."
---Nicholas P. Money, author of Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists
Filled to the brim with information about the science and sport of finding, identifying, and savoring these world-renowned fungi, Morels is a far-ranging, reader-friendly book about one of America's most popular and passionately pursued outdoor activities.
Author Michael Kuo brings years of morel-hunting experience to Morels, delivering detailed information in an engaging, readable style to seasoned morel hunters and beginners alike.
Morels includes extensive information on the art of hunting morels and on current scientific knowledge regarding these delectable fungi. In addition, Kuo compiles easy-to-understand information on the latest scientific research into morels, from studies into how they grow to DNA-based classification of species.
With over two hundred color photographs.
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Price: $3.99
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Sale: $1.13
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Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mary Batten
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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Edition: 1st Random House ed
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Dewey Decimal Number: 583.75
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Publication Date: 2004-02-24
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Reading Level: 48
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Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Description: Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $11.32
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Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: J. D. Vertrees::Peter Gregory
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.977378
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Publication Date: 2007-04-01
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Japanese Maples describes and illustrates 300 of the most widely available Japanese maples in North America and Europe. Along with basic information on cultivation and maintenance, it provides lists of trees for specific landscape uses, enabling gardeners to select the best trees for various garden conditions. Fifty newer cultivars are presented, including four outstanding trees that are expected to become very popular in the near future. The guide is a valuable complement to the 3rd edition of J. D. Vertrees' Japanese Maples (updated in 2001 by Peter Gregory). Its handy format makes it an ideal reference for taking to the nursery or garden center.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $5.13
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Manufacturer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: C. Colston Burrell
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Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.951973
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Publication Date: 2006-09-28
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: The biggest enemy of any garden is not a pest, disease, or poison—it’s any plant with tougher survival skills than the plants it competes with. The best way to weed out the invaders is with this fiendishly clever guide to native plants that can seek and destroy the top 100 most unwelcome perennials, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees. While replacing the invaders, the beautiful, hardy native plants described here also attract native birds and butterflies, while turning away their own enemy invaders. Word-and-picture guides provide tips on care and maintenance, while helpful “at a glance” boxes depict shapes, sizes, best locations, and most attractive features of each native alternative.
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Price: $16.95
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Sale: $9.88
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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: Matt Trappe::Frank Evans::James Trappe
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 579.57
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Publication Date: 2007-10
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Reading Level: 136
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Description: The second most expensive food in the world after saffron, truffles are treasured, coveted, and savored for their mysterious and exotic flavor. This complete field guide shows chefs and fungi aficionados how to forage for and identify the wide variety of truffles that grow in temperate forests throughout North America. Written by expert horticulturalists who have studied, classified, and enjoyed truffles for decades, the FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TRUFFLES makes these celebrated underground jewels accessible to all.
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Price: $26.00
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Sale: $13.75
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Manufacturer: Random House
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Thomas Pakenham
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Publisher: Random House
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Edition: 1st U.S. Pbk. Ed
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.1609
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Publication Date: 1998-11-10
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: Thomas Pakenham, a distinguished historian of Africa, takes a new tack by writing an old-fashioned kind of book: a catalog of trees of the British Isles. The last such book was published in 1826. In Meetings with Remarkable Trees Pakenham assembles a beautifully photographed gallery of 60-odd trees of Scotland, England, and Ireland, and magnificent trees they are. One is a 600-year-old king oak that looms large over Charleville, Ireland; another is the yew tree that Wordsworth called the "pride of Lorton's vale"; still another is a sequoia brought from the United States and planted in a Herefordshire grove in 1851, where it has since flourished. Pakenham helpfully includes a map showing the locations of his scattered dramatis personae; you could make a fine tour retracing his steps and having a look for yourself.
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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $9.80
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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: George A. Petrides
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.160978
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Publication Date: 1998-07-25
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: This newly designed field guide features detailed descriptions of 387 species, arranged in six major groups by visual similarity. The 47 color plates and 5 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 295 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.
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Displaying records 91 through 100 of 4000
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