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The migratory waterbirds of the Pacific Flyway convert food, air, and water into a mileage plan that has few equals in the animal world. Set against a backdrop of stunning images from more than 120 internationally acclaimed photographers, this book shares the amazing stories of these migrants--a cast of characters that includes shorebirds, seabirds, and waterfowl. Stretching from the Arctic regions of northeastern Russia, Alaska, and western Canada and along the Pacific coastlines of North, Central, and South America, the Pacific Flyway traverses some of our planet's greatest climatic and topographic extremes. Defined by water, the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 10.9x8.5
Author: Audrey DeLella Benedict, Dr. Geoffrey Hammerson, Dr. Robert Butler
ISBN: 9781632171344
$2495
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HCT054
As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of   The Triumph of Seeds   and   Feathers   presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In  Buzz , the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Thor Hanson
ISBN: 9781541699533
$1999
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RAN663
NEW YORK TIMES   BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” ( The New York Times ), “dazzling” ( The Wall Street Journal ) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong   “One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”— Oprah Daily ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:   The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, People, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Slate, Reader’s Digest,   Chicago Public Library,   Outside, Publishers Weekly, BookPage ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Ed Yong
ISBN: 9780593133255
$2000
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WWN828
“Superb. . . . A gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald.”―James McConnachie,  Sunday Times  (UK) Half of the world’s population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. But the tide rises and falls according to rules that are a mystery to almost all of us. In  The Tide , celebrated science writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams weaves together centuries of scientific thinking with the literature and folklore the tide has inspired to explain the power and workings of this most remarkable force. Here is the epic story of the long search to understand the tide from Aristotle, to Galileo and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
ISBN: 9780393354805
$2595
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WPC148
“Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book.”—Frans de Waal,   The New York Times Book Review Publisher's note:  Supernavigators   was published in the UK under the title  Incredible Journeys. Animals plainly know where they’re going, but  how  they get there has remained surprisingly mysterious—until now. In  Supernavigators,  award-winning author David Barrie catches us up on the cutting-edge science. Here are astounding animals of every stripe: Dung beetles that steer by the light of the Milky Way. Ants and bees that rely on...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: David Barrie
ISBN: 9781615195374
$2595
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RUN022
Traces the human impact on salmon over the last 1,000 years and examines the implications for recovery of salmon stocks as well as threatened species world wide. Concludes with provocative recommendations for natural resource use.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: David Montgomery
ISBN: 9780813342993
$1695
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AVK136
Delve into the lives of owls with this collection of photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela. They are silent and beautiful. They symbolize knowledge and mystery. Owls are among the most popular and beloved animals in the world. Yet most are nocturnal, so an owl sighting is a remarkable event, one worthy of remembering and sharing with others. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela believes that owls are intriguing birds. He spent more than 20 years traveling across the country to observe and photograph the various species, from the Great Horned Owl to...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 9 x 0.7"
Author: Stan Tekiela
ISBN: 9781647553845
$1995
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