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 Amphibians
and Reptiles of Georgia
edited by John B. Jensen, Carlos D. Camp, Whit Gibbons, and Matt J.
Elliott. Detailed information about 170 species of frogs, salamanders,
crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles. Illustrated with nearly 500
color photographs, 24 line drawings and 200 range maps. 4 pounds. 592
pages. Indexed. Look
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Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau
by Ron Blakey and Wayne Ranney. Paleogeographic maps illustrate how
numerous past landscapes gave rise to the Colorado Plateau’s
stunning geologic formations. Large format. 100 full-color maps and
illustrations. Indexed. 156 pages.. Look
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The Curse of the Labrador Duck
My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction by Glen Chilton. The
world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck shares the story
of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious
bird. 305 pages. Look
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Dinosaur
Four Seasons on the Green and Yampa Rivers by Hal Crimmel with
photographs by Steve Gaffney.
Desert Places series title. A text-and-photos portrait of Dinosaur
National Monument and two of the West’s legendary whitewater
rivers.. Look
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Entering
the Stone
On Caves and Feeling through the Dark by Barbara Hurd. Reprint edition.
The second volume in a nature writing trilogy that includes with
"Stirring the Mud" and "Walking the Wrack Line." 170 pages. Look
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Field
Notes by
Richard Quinney . Essays and photographs that examine the beauty of the
world and ponder our place in it. Illustrated with photos by the
author. Bibliography.. Look
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Grand
Canyon Little Things in a Big Place by Ann Zwinger. Desert
Places series
title. Illustrated with photographs by Michael Collier. Bibliography. Look
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Listening
to the Land Native American Literary Responses to the
Landscape
by Lee Schweninger. An ecocritical literary study focused on indigenous
environmental attitudes in North America. Covers more than a century of
Native American writing, from the late 19th century to the modern day.
Indexed. 241 pages. Look
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Morning
Earth Field Notes in Poetry by John Caddy. First edition.
Illustrated
with artwork by R.W. Scholes. Advocates by example keeping a morning
journal
as a means of daily observation, inspiration, and connectedness. Look
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Natural Environments of Arizona
From Desert to Mountains by Peter F. Ffolliott and Owen K. Davis. Ten
experts on Arizona’s ecosystems reflect on natural and man-made
disturbances to these environments. Indexed. 196 pages. Look
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On the Beaten Path An Appalachian Pilgrimage by
Robert Alden Rubin . Memoir of a "thruhiker" on the Appalachian Trail.
237 pages. Look
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The
Painted Desert
Land of Wind And Stone by Scott Thybony. Illustrated with photos by
David Edwards. An intimate look at a place that remains largely
inhospitable and inaccessible. Look
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 Plants Of Central Texas Wetlands by Scott B. Fleenor
and Stephen Welton Taber. Grover E. Murray Studies In The American
Southwest series title. A companion to "Invertebrates of Central Texas
Wetlands," this volume describes more than 275 species, ranging from
mosses and liverworts to flowering plants, of this important but
little-studied region. Indexed. 288 pages. Look closely. |
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The
Organ Pipe Cactus
by David Yetman. The Southwest Center Series title. An in-depth and
comprehensive look at organ pipe cactus. Illustrated with color photos
throughout. Indexed. Look
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Remedies for a New West
Healing Landscapes, Histories, and Cultures by Patricia Nelson
Limerick, Andrew Cowell, and Sharon K. Collinge. Collection of essays
concerning critical issues facing the American West —
disappearing Native American languages, deteriorating air quality,
suburban sprawl, species loss, grassland degradation, and others
— with suggested steps toward “healing.” Indexed. 336
pages. Look
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River Twice A
Boatman's Journey Home by Michael D. Burke. A river-running memoir that
introduces readers to rough, austere, and unfamiliar rivers in the
northern wilderness of British Columbia. Bibliography. 184 pages. Look
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Stirring
the Mud On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination
by Barbara Hurd. In nine evocative essays, the author explores the
seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. The first book in a
nature writing trilogy that includes "Entering the Stone" and "Walking
the Wrack Line." 143 pages. Order
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Texas Cacti A
Field Guide by Brian Loflin and Shirley Loflin. A fully illustrated
field guide to more than 100 of the cacti most often found in Texas and
the surrounding region. 483 color photos. 103 maps. Indexed. 312 pages. Look
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This
Tender Place The
Story of a Wetland Year by Laurie Lawlor. Personal
meditations
and natural history inspired by a wetland in southeastern Wisconsin.
Indexed. 166 pages. Look
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The
Truro Bear and Other Adventures Poems
and Essays by Mary Oliver. A collection of 19 new poems, 35 classic
poems, and two essays, all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. Look
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Tuna A
Love Story by Richard Ellis. Expose on the tuna commercial fishing
industry and the endangered status of the bluefin tuna. 334 pages. Look
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Underwater
to Get Out of the Rain by
Trevor Norton. Marine biologist Norton takes reflects on a career spent
underwater and in touch with the natural world. Illustrated by Win
Norton. 385 pages. Look
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Unnatural
Landscapes Tracking Invasive Species by Ceiridwen
Terrill.
A first-hand introduction to the challenges of introductions and
restoration management in the Southwest. Foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan.
Map illustrations by Rick Moser. Indexed. 220 pages.. Look
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Walking
the Wrack Line:
On Tidal Shifts and What Remains by Barbara Hurd. The final volume of a
nature writing trilogy that began with Stirring the Mud and Entering
the Stone. 117 pages.. Look
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When the Rains Come A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert by John Alcock.
Naturalist John Alcock tracks the changes he observes in plant and
animal life over the course of a drought year in the Sonoran Desert.
Illustrated with color photos. Indexed. 334 pages.. Look
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Winter
Sky
New and Selected Poems, 1968-2008 by Coleman Barks. A selection from
the poet's seven previously published books combined with a group of
new poems. 315 pages.. Look
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Zion
Canyon A Storied Land by Greer K. Chesher.
Desert Places series title. Photography by Michael Plyler. An
introduction to Zion National Park's natural and geological wonders,
including the dynamics of its ecology. Look
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At
the End of Ridge Road by Joseph Bruchac. Trade paperback.
First Edition.
Credo Series title, edited by Scott Slovic. A noted teller of the
traditional
tales of the Adirondacks mines his own rich history and the wisdom from
his Abenaki culture to teach life lessons. 143 pages. Look
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Forged
In Fire Essays By Idaho Writers edited by Mary Clearman Blew.
Essays
by both established and novice writers coverin topics ranging from
escaping
forest fires and smoke jumping, to fighting house fires and making
campfires.
261 pages. Look
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Bird
Songs of the Mesozoic A Day Hiker's Guide to the Nearby Wild
by David
Brendan Hopes. Milkweed Editions, 2005. Trade paperback. World as Home
series title. 230 pages. Look
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Signs
of Danger Waste, Trauma, and Nuclear Threat by Peter C. Van
Wyck. Theory
Out of Bounds series title. Questions the literal burying of the
nuclear
threat and how it relates to expectations for our future. Indexed. Look
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Wild
Moments by Ted Williams. A collection of Williams's
beautifully crafted
seasonal observation columns. Edited by Connie Isbell. Illustrations by
John Burgoyne. Indexed. 192 pages. Look
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Gone
Fishin' Ruminations on Fly Fishing by William G. Tapply. A
premier
outdoor writer takes a close look at the how's, where's, and,
primarily,
the why's of his favorite pastime. Illustrations by Barry Glickman. 183
pages. Order
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