Nature and the natural world: general interest

A beautiful and simple guide to edible gardeningThe ';garden to table' movement is inspiring another generation of gardeners but many of them have questions.

When your Child asks for a Dog - 'One-Eyed Leo' guides the conversation.

Far from the beach-towelcovered sands of Waikiki there is a hidden Hawaii: remote islands and atolls that are some of the wildestand at the same time most vulnerableplaces on earth.

From the sharp, comic voice of Haunted Inside Passage,Never Cry Halibut is a collection of humorous and thoughtful short essays about hunting and fishing in Alaska.

Ken Foster knows that a dog can change a person's life.

Boston Globe nature columnist discusses the lovelorn messages sent by singing insects on autumn evenings, the messages contained in spiderwebs, the effects of winter snow on the way sound travels, the way all life depends on the unusual structure of water, and much more.

This new release is a spirited yet humble account of one man's scientific career and personal journey to save the endangered rhinoceros in his native Nepal.

Did you know that there are animals equipped with the senses that allow for successful hunting even in the dark?

So your child is a master at identifying animals, but can he/she still name them based on their footprints?

Here's a cool introduction to the sea world that your child will definitely love!

Amphibians aren't that bad once you get to know them.

From the popular television Oregon travel series Grants Getaways comes the third book in Grant McOmies well-loved guidebooks.

The mountains and foothills of western Maine are a hikers paradise, featuring some of the finest hiking terrain in the Eastern United States.

It's one thing to know that a bird is a bird, but it's a whole new level to know that that bird is a parrot and the other is a woodpecker.

With extraordinary insight and vision, veterinarian and animal behaviorist Dr.

Do bear attacks touch people in the far-back recesses of their psyches?

"e;A great introduction to the growing field of energy medicine.

Let's swim the deep blue sea and marvel at all the beautiful creatures you will meet there!

Wildflowers of Maine presents a selection of the color paintings, of pioneering botanist Kate Furbish.

[2015 Reprint] Roger Tory Petersonthe Renaissance man who taught Americans the joy of watching birdsalso invented the modern field guide.

Great blue herons, yellow birches, damselflies, and beavers are among the talismans by which Bill Roorbach uncovers a natural universe along the stream that runs by his house in Farmington, Maine.

The universe is an exciting place.

Have you ever been to the African Savanna?

Someone once asked me how much I charge to guide people into the woods.

Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors Award in the memoir/autobiography category!

Yes, there is life below the beautiful sea and this book will show you just that!

Viewing the Future in the Past is a collection of essays that represents a wide range of authors, loci, and subjects that together demonstrate the value and necessity of looking at environmental problems as a long-term process that involves humans as a causal factor.

Let's talk about the big fish and mammals of the deep sea.

David Morine's long love affair with Maine began when he was a boy in 1946 and his parents rented their first lakeside cabin in Fryeburg.

While it's fun to say that it's a rainy day, or a sunny day, and so on; it's better to understand how those happen.

There is probably nothing else better to do some coloring on than the ocean and all the things found in it.

Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over eighty visionariestheologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturalists, activists, and writersto present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to our planet.

In this powerful follow-up to her groundbreaking book, Learning Their Language, Marta Williams presents fascinating stories that explore the connections among humans, nature, and animals and demonstrates the effective and life-enhancing techniques of intuitive communication.

In 2009, Marc Bekoff was asked to write on animal emotions for Psychology Today.

In this thoughtful book, Allen and Linda Anderson walk you through the numbing pain and dreadful sense of loss that arise when a beloved animal dies.

Into Woods is an exuberant, profound, and often wonderfully funny account of ten years in the life of author Bill Roorbach.

An expanded edition of Rutledge's stories on game-bird hunting and devoted canine companionsArchibald Rutledge has long been recognized as one of the finest sporting scribes this country has ever produced.

Rescued tells the inspiring stories of dedicated organizations and heroic volunteers who saved animals and reunited them with loved ones after Hurricane Katrina.

Aren't butterflies the prettiest insects that you can see?

Where do waters in streams and rivers go?

Did you know that despite being majority water, the Earth is also home to deserts?

Keep your kids out of trouble and harm in their young age by teaching them the basics - which are edible and which are poisonous.

Finally, we're on our last stop - Venus!

Every first lesson your child needs to know will always be challenging.

Like many hikers who've completed the Appalachian Trail, Jeffrey Ryan didn't do it in one long through-hike.

Mammals are truly amazing!

There's something cool about how plants and animals live.

Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us.

On the Edge grew out of a lifetime spent living and traveling across the American Southwest, from San Antonio to Los Angeles.