Nature and the natural world: general interest

Offers expert instruction and in-the-field advice for the novice and experienced tracker.

Identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans--and how they've adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs.

Animal Tracks highlightseighty-eight of the most common and sought-after mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian species in North America.

Falcon Field Guides[TM] are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

Teaches people with physical disabilities to train their dogs in basic obedience as a foundation for service dog training!

Coming to Pass tells the story of a little-developed necklace of northern Gulf Coast islands.

Every existence has its pulse points,"e; writes Ted Leeson in this latest book, "e;those places where life rises somehow closer to the surface and makes itself more keenly felt.

When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene?

Barbara Hurd's Listening to the Savage weaves rich explorations of science, history, mythology, literature, and music.

Dogs have deliberate, subtle, and often humorous ways of expressing themselves.

Max Edelman was just 17 when the Nazis took him from his Jewish ghetto in Poland to the first of five work camps, where his only hope of survival was to keep quiet and raise an emotional shield.

Lewis and Clark's expedition was full of adventures, but few were as exhilarating as their moments with grizzly bears.

LAUGH & LEARN This bestselling book is a collection of amusing anecdotes and useful advice on a wide range of subjects: money, relationships, parenting, business, work, cars, food & drink, life & death, education, health, technology, media, aging, time, animals, baseball, sailing, sex, writing & publishing and law.

Training dogs has traditionally been done by using negative reinforcement and brute force (take the choke collar as an example).

Backpacker magazine's Bear Country Behavior informs readers about how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout the United States.

Few experiences are more thrilling than watching unsuspecting wild animals go about their business in a natural environment.

This is the story of the amazing Hunter J.

Dogs: As They Are the first in a series of ebooks that present collected essays by author and dog trainer Eric Brad.

Over a lifetime's work with the group, John Warham has firmly established himself as one of the foremost experts on these birds.

Freshwater Ecology, Third Edition, covers everything from the basic chemical and physical properties of water, to the advanced and unifying concepts of community ecology and ecosystem relationships found in continental waters.

Teaching Dogs: Effective Learning is the second in a series of ebooks that present collected essays by author and dog trainer Eric Brad.

From beach peas to serviceberries, hen of the woods to Indian cucumber, ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New England guides the reader to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast.

Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science.

A stunning and interactive exploration of the natural world, celebrating the diversity of natural treasures under the sea and published in partnership with the Natural History Museum in London.

Uncover nature's best-hidden creatures in a major new book on animal camouflage.

This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica.

In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers.

"e;This is a book about nature and culture,"e; Eric T.

Informed by decades of researching tropical Asian forests, a comprehensive, up-to-date, and beautifully illustrated synthesis of the natural history of this unique place.

A welcome dive into the world of aquarium craft that offers much-needed knowledge about undersea environments.

As much as dogs, cats, or any domestic animal, horses exemplify the vast range of human-animal interactions.

In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world.

From a small island in the Baltic Sea to the large tropical islands of Borneo and Madagascar, Messages from Islands is a global tour of these natural, water-bound laboratories.

The pigeon is the quintessential city bird.

Big cats-tigers, leopards, and lions-that make prey of humans are commonly known as "e;man-eaters.

In this novel exploration of Reformed spirituality, Belden C.

As we face an ever-more-fragmented world, What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?

Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes.

Renowned for its old-growth rain forest, wilderness coast, and glaciated peaks, Olympic National Park is a living laboratory for ecological renewal, especially as the historic Elwha River basin regenerates in the wake of dam removal.

A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challengesFrom an award-winning adventure and science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon and the science coalescing around it.

Winner of the History of Science Society's Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize in the History of Science.

Back in PrintWorld Fire is the story of how fire and humans have coevolved.

"e;Skillfully guides us around the awesome night sky through the imagination of different peoples around the world, past and present.

Over the past century American agriculture has shifted dramatically with small, commercial farms finding it increasingly difficult to compete with large-scale (mostly indoor) animal feeding operations (AFOs).

A presentation of key findings and insights from over two decades of research, education, and community engagement in the acclaimed Baltimore Ecosystem Study In a world of more than seven billion people—who mostly reside in cities and towns—the Baltimore Ecosystem Study is recognized as a pioneer in modern urban social-ecological science.

An informed and heartfelt tribute to commonly unappreciated plants, insects, and other tiny creatures that reconsiders humanity’s relationship to nature Fruit flies, silverfish, dandelions, and crabgrass are the bane of many people and the target of numerous chemical and physical eradication efforts.

A captivating analysis of the past, present, and future of northeastern forests and the forces that have shaped them The northeastern United States is one of the most densely forested regions in the country, yet its history of growth, destruction, and renewal are for the most part poorly understood—even by specialists.

An examination of the struggle to conserve biodiversity in urban regions, told through the story of the threatened coastal California gnatcatcherThe story of the rare coastal California gnatcatcher is a parable for understanding the larger ongoing struggle to conserve biodiversity in regions confronted with intensifying urban development.

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers-dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion.