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The World without Us
by Alan Weisman
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"Let us try a creative experiment," Alan Weisman proposes on page three: If humans disappeared from earth, what would happen? To your home, for example. To our cities, farms, and oceans. To the animals that remain. Or to the billion tons of plastic we'd...
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Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
by Armand Marie Leroi
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Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed ita French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who,...
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The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen & Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
by Trevor Corson
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In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Revor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning...
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Northwest Trees: Identifying and Understanding the Region's Native Trees
by Stephen F. Arno and Ramona P. Hammerly
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How can you distinguish a Noble fir from a Grand fir? Or a Quaking Aspen from a Sitka Alder? Stephen Arno and Ramona Hammerly will show you how in their classic guide to identifying and appreciating Northwest trees. Arno and Hammerly have been studying...
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
by Al Gore
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Published to tie in to a documentary film of the same name, "An Inconvenient Truth" is Gore's battle cry about what needs to be done about global warming. 75 illustrations. (Environmental Studies)...
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Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, BC and Alaska
by Andy Mackinnon
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This is a revised edition of our bestselling book Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast marking the 10th anniversary of publication. This superb reference book features 794 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and...
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The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
by John Lloyd
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This alphabetized bestiary is an entertaining overview of the critters that share our planet. Fun reading no matter your knowledge level, with The Book of Animal Ignorance, you'll laugh and learn your way through the animal kingdom.
Recommended by Doug...
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series)
by Gary A Lincoff
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With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear...
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Perennial Classics)
by Annie Dillard
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Chapter 1. Heaven and Earth in Jest Chapter 2. Seeing Chapter 3. Winter Chapter 4. The Fixed Chapter 5. Untying the Knot Chapter 6. The Present Chapter 7. Spring Chapter 8. Intricacy Chapter 9. Flood Chapter 10. Fecundity Chapter 11. Stalking Chapter 12....
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The Backyard Birdsong Guide: Western North America: A Guide to Listening with Other (Backyard Birdsong Guides)
by Donald Kroodsma
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Building on the tremendous success of Bird Songs (250,000 copies sold), The Backyard Birdsong Guides are regional, interactive handbooks of birds and their songs for beginning bird-watchers. With a touch-button electronic module housing common...
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Oregon Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
by James Kavanagh
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Oregon Trees and Wildflowers is an accessible reference to familiar trees and wildflowers found in this state. This durable folding guide, printed on laminate material, is an essential resource for any level of nature explorer. The...
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Audubon
by Inc. National Audubon Society
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A daily reminder of the Audubon mission to celebrate the earth's natural beautyand#8212;this week-at-a-glance datebook is a treasure. Here is unspoiled nature in dozens of spellbinding imagesand#8212;from panoramic landscapes to intimate moments, such as...
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