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The Mushroom Hunters
The Mushroom Hunters
Written by Langdon Cook
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345536259
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The Mushroom Hunters
On the Trail of an Underground America
Written by Langdon Cook


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $26.00

In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief, and Mark Kurlansky’s Cod—a renowned culinary adventurer goes into the woods with the iconoclasts and outlaws who seek the world’s most coveted ingredient . . . and one of nature’s last truly wild foods: the uncultivated, uncontrollable... Read more >
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion
The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Written by Elizabeth Letts
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345521101
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation
Written by Elizabeth Letts


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $11.99

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island...

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1491 (Second Edition)
1491 (Second Edition)
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400032051
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1491 (Second Edition)
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann


Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95

In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
 
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of...

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394507637
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders

Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY


Format: Hardcover, 992 pages
On Sale: November 12, 1980
Price: $21.95

Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore... Read more >
Science in Seconds
Science in Seconds
Written by Hazel Muir
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781623650063
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Science in Seconds
200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Written by Hazel Muir


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $12.95

Simple and accessible, Science in Seconds is a visually led introduction to 200 key scientific ideas. Each concept is readily absorbed through an easy-to-understand picture and a concise explanation.

Concepts span all of the most fundamental scientific disciplines including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medicine, Earth Science, Energy Generation... Read more >
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394507606
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees--E
Eastern Region
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY


Format: Hardcover, 716 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1980
Price: $19.95

Tree peepers everywhere will enjoy these two guides which explore the incredible environment of our country's forests-including seasonal features, habitat, range, and lore. Nearly 700 species of trees are detailed in photographs of leaf shape, bark, flowers, fruit, and fall leaves -- all can be quickly accessed making this the ideal... Read more >
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394519920
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms

Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY


Format: Hardcover, 928 pages
On Sale: December 12, 1981
Price: $20.95

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 in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape... Read more >
The Imperfect Environmentalist
The Imperfect Environmentalist
Written by Sara Gilbert
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345537584
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The Imperfect Environmentalist
A Practical Guide to Clearing Your Body, Detoxing Your Home, and Saving the Earth (Without Losing Your Mind)
Written by Sara Gilbert


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2013
Price: $18.00

Actress, producer, mother, and imperfect environmentalist, Sara Gilbert understands how helping the environment can seem overwhelming. Between keeping up with work, friends, and kids, who has the time or money to maintain a compost pile, become an activist, or knit a sweater out of recycled grocery bags? Fortunately, we now know... Read more >
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The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire
Written by Michael Pollan
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375760396
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The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $16.00

The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America

Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and... Read more >
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All That the Rain Promises and More
All That the Rain Promises and More
Written by David Arora
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780898153880
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All That the Rain Promises and More
A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
Written by David Arora


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1991
Price: $17.99

Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 Western mushrooms by their key features. Read more >
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