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  • Ecology

    by Peter Farb ...
    Every living thing on Earth is locked in a breathtaking struggle for survival, woven into a web of relationships so intricate, so fragile, and so magnificent that it defies full comprehension. In Ecology, acclaimed nature writer Peter Farb pulls back the curtain on the invisible forces that govern life itself, revealing a world where the flight of a single bird, the death of a single tree, or the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Word Play

    What Happens When People Talk

    by Peter Farb ...
    Why do certain words make us blush or wince? Why do men and women really speak different languages? Why do nursery rhymes in vastly different societies possess similar rhyme and rhythm patterns? What do slang, riddles and puns secretly have in common?This erudite yet irresistibly readable book examines the game of language: its players, strategies, and hidden rules. Drawing on the most fascinating ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Half-Earth

    Our Planet's Fight for Life

    "An audacious and concrete proposal…Half-Earth completes the 86-year-old Wilson’s valedictory trilogy on the human animal and our place on the planet." —Jedediah Purdy, New RepublicIn his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Inheritors of the Earth

    How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction

    Human activity has irreversibly changed the natural environment. But the news isn't all bad.It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have permanently damaged the natural world, causing extinction, deforestation, pollution, and of course climate change. But in Inheritors of the Earth, biologist Chris Thomas shows that this obscures a more hopeful truth -- we're also helping nature grow and ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Life Through the Ages II

    Twenty-first Century Visions of Prehistory

    A paleontologist shows what life was like on our planet long before the early humans emerged through words and illustrations.Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century discoveries to re-create the appearances and lifestyles of extinct, fascinating species, the environments they inhabited, and the challenges they faced living on an ever-changing planet. A worthy ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Third Chimpanzee for Young People

    On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

    Series series For Young People Series
    At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that distinguished us from other animals, eventually creating language, art, religion, bicycles, spacecraft, and nuclear weapons—all within a heartbeat of evolutionary time. Now, faced with the threat of nuclear weapons and the effects of climate change, it seems our innate tendencies for violence and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid

    The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change

    by Thor Hanson ...
    A beloved natural historian and biologist explores how climate change is driving evolution.**“Hanson is an affable guide and storyteller., with a knack for analogy, a sense of humor and the natural curiosity of a scientist.” ―**New York TimesIn Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tropical Nature

    Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and

    Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Jellyfish

    A Natural History

    An introduction to these bizarre and beautiful creatures of the sea, filled with color photos and illustrations: "Fascinating."— Boing BoingJellyfish are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years. With their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, they are compelling and gorgeous, strange and dangerous. ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bird

    A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live

    by Colin Tudge ...
    **Chosen as a best book of the year by The IndependentComplete with an "annotated cast list" of all the known birds in the world—plus gorgeous illustrations—The Bird is a comprehensive and delightfully accessible guide for everyone from dedicated birders to casual birdwatchers that celebrates and illuminates the remarkable lives of birds.**In this fascinating exploration of the avian class, Colin ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Everything Kids' Nature Book

    Create Clouds, Make Waves, Defy Gravity and Much More!

    Series series Everything® Kids Series
    The natural world holds secrets under every rock and around every tree. If you've ever wondered what life is like through a microscope, telescope, or with the naked eye--you'll love this book!You will:Run with the antelope across the American plains and learn about the food chain.Climb with a monkey to the highest tree in the rainforest and discover how photosynthesis keeps leaves green.Sink to ... Read more

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  • After the Ice Age

    The Return of Life to Glaciated North America

    by E.C. Pielou ...
    "A valuable new synthesis of . . . climate, geography, and life during the past 20,000 years. . . . an intimate appreciation of the rich variety of nature." —S. David Webb, ScienceThe fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today."One of the best scientific books published in the ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus