Nature:

Wild Country
The Best of Andy Russell
Written by Andy Russell
Edited by R. Bruce Morrison

Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $15.99

Canada’s mountain man shares his best wilderness adventure stories

Though Andy Russell has been many things in his life – hunter, trapper, trail guide, wilderness photographer and filmmaker, conservationist, and activist – he is, above all else, a master storyteller. This collection of twenty-four stories, selected and introduced by R. Bruce Morrison... Read more >

Runes of the North

Written by Sigurd F Olson

Format: eBook, 254 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2012
Price: $10.99

A rune is, in its general meaning, a tale of magic and mystery. To Sigurd Olson it expresses his feelings about the haunting appeal of the wilderness and of the tales and legends to be found there. His runes are legends, yards, and wilderness reflections drawn from the great northern vastness... Read more >

Cabin Fever
A Suburban Father's Search for the Wild
Written by Tom Montgomery Fate

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $16.00

“If Tom Montgomery Fate has not found the secret formula for the deliberate, balanced life, he is a chief disciple of the search.”—Chicago Tribune
 
Try to imagine Thoreau married, with a job, three kids, and a minivan. This is the sensibility—serious yet irreverent—that suffuses Cabin Fever, as the author seeks...

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About This Life
Journeys on the Threshold of Memory
Written by Barry Lopez

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2011
Price: $14.99

The acclaimed National Book Award winner gives us a collection of spellbinding new essays that, read together, form a jigsaw-puzzle portrait of an extraordinary man.

With the publication of his best-selling Of Wolves and Men, and with the astonishing originality of Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez established himself as that rare writer... Read more >

The Rarest of the Rare
Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
Written by Diane Ackerman

Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2011
Price: $11.99

The renowned author of A Natural History of the Senses takes readers in search of the "rarest of the rare, " species likely to disappear before most of us have ever seen them. From Brazil to the Pacific to Japan, Ackerman shares her concern at the animals' plight, rejoices at the... Read more >

Moon By Whale Light
And Other Adventures Among Bats,Penguins, Crocodilians, and Whales
Written by Diane Ackerman

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: May 18, 2011
Price: $11.99

In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong into nature and coming up with highly entertaining treasures.


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Deadly Instinct

Written by Melissa Farris
Foreword by Brady Barr

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $30.00

Ready for an unflinching foray into some of the most brutal moments Mother Nature has to offer? Feast your gaze on Deadly Instinct, an action-packed exploration of the toothier side of nature, magnificently illustrated with award-winning wildlife photos drawn from the National Geographic Image Collection. This eye-popping chronicle is a visceral testament to the... Read more >

Great Migrations

Written by K.M. Kostyal

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $35.00

At a riverbank in Africa's Serengeti, thousands of migrating wildebeest try desperately to cross as terrifying crocs feast on the galloping herds--which must attempt the river for a chance at survival. In the Falkland Islands, the albatross--king of migrations--journeys thousands of miles to nest despite the deadly cara cara, a predatory...

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Soul of a Lion
One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees
Written by Barbara Bennett
Foreword by Marieta Van Der Merwe

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $26.00

For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land to buy and care for embattled wildlife. We... Read more >

Soul of a Lion
One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees
Written by Barbara Bennett
Foreword by Marieta van der Merwe

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $26.00

For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land to buy and care for embattled wildlife... Read more >

National Geographic Rare
Portraits of America's Endangered Species
Written by Joel Sartore

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: March 16, 2010
Price: $24.00

When a few of these photographs first appeared in the National Geographic magazine January 2009 issue, they were hailed as an arresting reminder of the hundreds of species teetering on the brink of final extinction—more than 1,200 animals and plants in all. Now, in Rare, Joel Sartore and National Geographic present... Read more >

Carnivorous Nights
On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
Written by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $13.99

Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like... Read more >

The Lady and the Panda
The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
Written by Vicki Croke

Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $11.99

Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In... Read more >

The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek

Written by Sid Marty

Format: Trade Paperback, 296 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $19.95

In describing the true events surrounding a series of frightening bear attacks in l980, a bestselling nature/adventure author explores our relationship with the great grizzly.

Many citizens of Banff, Alberta, valued living in a place where wildlife grazed on the front lawn; others saw wild bears as a mere roadside attraction. None... Read more >

Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind
A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife
Written by Warner Shedd

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99

Did you know that "flying" squirrels are incapable of true flight? Were you aware that opossums don't "play dead," as in the common folk saying "playing possum"? In this fascinating and gorgeously illustrated new book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd, former executive for the National Wildlife Federation, uncovers the scientific... Read more >

Relentless Enemies
Lions and Buffalo
Written by Dereck Joubert and Beverly Joubert

Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: October 3, 2006
Price: $40.00

The tawny lion slinks through golden grass, stealthy and sinuous, utterly concentrated on the hunt, a perfect predator awaiting only the instant when pure instinct triggers the rush, the spring, the ferocious slash of sharp claws and merciless fangs that will bring down her prey. It's a scene as old as... Read more >

The Lady and the Panda
The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal
Written by Vicki Croke

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $14.95

Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In... Read more >

Carnivorous Nights
On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger
Written by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson
Illustrated by Alexis Rockman

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $14.95

Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. Tragically, this mysterious, striped predator was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth... Read more >

Last Place on Earth

Written by Mike Fay
Photographed by Michael Nichols

Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $150.00

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End of the Earth
Voyaging to Antarctica
Written by Peter Matthiessen
Photographed by Birgit Freybe Bateman

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $15.00

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