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A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery

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Report copyright infringementby Diane K. Boyd (Author), Douglas H. Chadwick (Foreword by)"A gripping and vital portrait of wolf repopulation. It is impossible not to root for Diane, or for the wolves."--ERICA BERRY, AUTHOR OF WOLFISH "This is a book about a courageous woman. Often alone in wild country, she endures hardships and faces danger in many forms .... It is a book I highly recommend: informative, fascinating, and beautifully written."--DR. JANE GOODALL A debut memoir from one of the ...

An Idaho Calling: Journals of a Park Ranger

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Report copyright infringementby Wallace Keck (Author) Number of Pages: 188 Dimensions: 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: August 18, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby E. N. Couturier (Author)E.N. Couturier has decided, against the wishes of everyone in her life, to work on a vegetable farm after her college graduation instead of going to grad school. In a series of diaristic entries, Organic Matter documents Couturier's experience in the fields and hoop houses over the course of one growing season as she labors alongside an eccentric cast of characters. The work is mundane, brutal, and often absurd. Pea plants slip free of t...

Conservation Confidential: A Wild Path to a Less Polarizing and More Effective Activism

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Report copyright infringementby Mitch Friedman (Author)Conservation Confidential recounts the wild path Mitch Friedman took from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of Conservation Northwest. The book documents challenges, success stories, and key lessons along the way to helping preserve Northwest ancient forests, peaceably recover wolves in the region, and much more.Part memoir, part guide on strategy for activists and liber...

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Report copyright infringementby Jean L. Waight (Author)From her first ski trip, Jean Waight is entranced by the beauty and welcoming feel of Oregon's old lodge--an inspired 1937 creation. Winter by winter, her friends share weather, mishaps, and ale. She braves a comical encounter with a pine marten and is less brave when alone in a freakish snow accident that takes her to life's very edge. But Timberline Lodge's whisperings only become clear after she has to give up skiing. When skiers and s...

Wildlife Dies Without Making A Sound, Volume 1: The Adventures of Terry Grosz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent

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Report copyright infringementby Terry Grosz (Author)Terry Grosz goes back to his early years as a California State Fish and Game Warden in Volume One. Poachers commit wholesale slaughter on innocent creatures, and catching them has been sometimes dangerous, sometimes humorous, but always vital to species survival. Terry Grosz dealt with set-guns, cold stakeouts, and unusual detective work to catch the most dedicated of animal killers. And at last, Terry Grosz writes about "The Ronald Reagan F...

Communist Infiltration In The United States: Its Nature And How To Combat It

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Report copyright infringementby The Committee on Socialism and Communism (Author)""Communist Infiltration In The United States: Its Nature And How To Combat It"" is a book written by The Committee On Socialism And Communism. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the nature of communist infiltration in the United States and offers strategies to combat it. The authors argue that communism is a threat to American society and democracy, and they highlight the various ways in which communi...

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Report copyright infringementby Ernest Thompson Seton (Author)"Wild Animals I Have Known" by E. T. Seton offers a captivating collection of short stories delving into the lives and behaviors of wild animals. A cornerstone of nature writing, this enduring work presents compelling anecdotes exploring the natural world. Seton's keen observations provide insight into the animals' struggles, triumphs, and interactions within their environment. A classic of animal literature, "Wild Animals I Have K...

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Buckbee (Author), Carol Ann Fitzgerald (Author)On a spring evening in Montana, Brian Buckbee encounters an injured baby pigeon. Heartbroken after the loss of the love of his life and increasingly isolated by a mysterious illness that overtook him while trekking through Asia, Brian is unaware that this bird--who he names Two-Step--will change his life. Brian takes in Two-Step, and more injured birds, eventually transforming his home into a madcap bird reha...

Field Notes from a Fungi Forager: An Illustrated Journey Through the World of Pacific Northwest Mushrooms - Hardcover

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by Ashley Rodriguez (Author), Libby England (Illustrator)This gorgeously illustrated compendium is a love letter to mushrooms--and to the Pacific Northwest. From evergreen forests shrouded in mist to the urban backyards of Seattle, mushrooms are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest if you know how to look. Here, forager-chef and forest therapy guide Ashley Rodriguez provides an evocative and personal survey of 50 of the most fantastic mushrooms to be found in the region. This book includes the...

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Report copyright infringementby Ithell Colquhoun (Author)A classic travelogue by Britain's foremost female surrealist painter, which immerses the reader in a dreamlike Cornwall where landscape and legend meet "Her responses to the aura of place are keen, and her eye for detail is excitingly sharp" -- Sunday Times "She is sensitive to the ways of wind and water, the flowers and birds and trees" -- Country Life In the midst of the 2nd World War, surrealist painter Ithell Colquhoun withdraws fro...

A Life Touched by Nature: A Biography of Jack Connery

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Butler (Author)A Life Touched by Nature tells the story of Jack Connery, a Central Floridian, whose early love of the natural world was nurtured and developed through the scouting movement. At a young age he was awarded Eagle Scout status and became an Audubon Society member, joining the fight to protect Florida's rich avian landscape. His lasting achievement was as the visionary co-founder of Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park, Florida, the legacy garde...

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Sweeney (Author)The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist--Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers. In 1960, an Eastern Airlines flight had no sooner lifted from the runway at Boston Logan Airport when it struck a flock of birds and took a nosedive into the shallow waters of th...

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Report copyright infringementby William Wasserman (Author)Wasserman's ninth book dives into the gritty world of Pennsylvania game wardens battling poachers and wildlife lawbreakers, from the rugged north woods to Philadelphia's urban core. Join five game wardens as they share twelve thrilling, true stories-some spanning over sixty years-packed with high-stakes pursuits and volatile outlaws. Wasserman's sharp dialogue and vivid storytelling bring every character to life, making this his most g...

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Report copyright infringementby Mason Augustus Walton (Author)"A Hermit's Wild Friends: or, Eighteen Years in the Woods" by Mason Augustus Walton offers a captivating glimpse into the natural world of Maine. This autobiographical account details the author's extended time living as a hermit, fostering unique relationships with the animals around him. Walton's observations of wildlife offer an intimate portrait of nature and zoology. Explore the essays within this timeless work and discover Wa...

North to the Future: An Offline Adventure Through the Changing Wilds of Alaska

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Weissenbach (Author)Hailed as a "worthy successor" to John McPhee (Kirkus Reviews), Ben Weissenbach --a digital native with little prior wilderness experience--embarks on a series of scientific adventures across the wilds of Alaska with some of the state's most distinguished and audacious researchers. At the age of twenty, college student Ben Weissenbach went north to Arctic Alaska armed with little more than inspiration from his literary heroes and a grow...

Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species

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Report copyright infringementby Bridget A. Lyons (Author) What can octopuses' nine brains teach us about climate resilience? How can great horned owls' keen hearing illuminate relationship dynamics? Does playing with kelp cultivate respect for the value of life? What can our 8.7 million "more-than-human" neighbors teach us about life? Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species explores these questions through a collection of fourteen original essays by Bridget A. Lyons, a wildernes...

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Report copyright infringementby Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg (Author)The Magic Eye: A Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of Anxiety is a memoir on journeying through a rare and deadly eye cancer in the middle of trying to save a fifth-generation Kansas farm. In this tender, humorous, poetic, wry, and courageous story, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg writes what author Harriet Lerner called "....a luminous, poetic meditation on survival, community, and resilience. With tenderness and humor, her me...

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Report copyright infringementby Marc Harris (Author)The locals call it 'Cornish time' - the sense of not knowing what day of the week it is, or even what time of day. It's easy to lose all sense of time in such beautiful surroundings, as poet and nature-lover Marc Harris found during a cycling and walking odyssey across southern Cornwall in the summer of 2012. In Cornish Time, Marc relates his often gruelling but always spectacular journey across Cornwall, from the rugged cliffs of the Lizard...

Over the Back Fence: Learning Nature in a Bygone Napa Valley

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas L. Murray (Author)A beautifully written journey back into a rural Napa Valley and all its natural wonders, now largely given way to the vineyards, country clubs and luxury homes of what is now one of America's most expensive places. An award winning scholar's coming-of-age memoir replete with gorgeous archival and contemporary color photographs of creatures and places of a bygone world. Childhood creeks and woodland haunts come alive through tales of yo...

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

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Report copyright infringementby Jasmin Graham (Author)The uplifting story of a young Black scientist's challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature's most misunderstood animal--the shark. "Jasmin Graham has that winning combination of talent and grit needed to excel as a scientist. Every girl who wants to be a marine biologist should have this book." --Hope Jahren, New York Times bestselling author of Lab Girl and Th...

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Harter (Author)Cherry Angels and Earthly Predators: My Life Among Dangerous Wild Animals is the stunning memoir of a beautiful, rebellious young woman who rescues scores of dangerous exotic animals and cares for them by turning to the dark side of the night's wild life. This unique, provocative, eerie story details Angela Harter's 16 years as the owner of Rescue One Cat Sanctuary and as the proprietor and only employee of Cherry Angels Escort Service. He...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Darwin (Author)This classic work chronicles Charles Darwin's journey aboard HMS Beagle during its survey expedition from 1831 to 1836. Darwin's detailed observations of the diverse ecosystems, geology, and species he encountered laid the groundwork for his revolutionary theory of natural selection. The book offers a blend of scientific discovery, adventure, and personal reflections, providing readers with a glimpse into the formative experiences that sh...

Dr. Danger: Life Story Of A Rural Veterinarian

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Report copyright infringementby Art Schatz (Author), Penny Nicoles (Illustrator)Dr. Art Schatz has been deeply involved with animals since he was born. During his childhood in rural Canada, his family had no local veterinarians nearby, so he learned to tend to the farm animals and turned that passion into a career. After veterinary college, Dr. Schatz entered a career primarily with large animals. Life is not a straight path, and Dr. Schatz's is no exception; after developing an insidious ill...

Shark Assault: An Amazing Story of Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Jennings (Author), Nicole Moore (Author)The story of a brutal shark attack that cost a woman her arm and much of her leg, and her death-defying recovery.One of the most dreadful experiences humans fear is a shark attack. This horrifying agony is exactly what happened to Nicole Moore, a nurse from Orangeville, Ontario. It was an assault all the more brutal for being so unlikely -- she was standing in waist-deep water at a Mexican resort. She came very clos...

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Report copyright infringementby James Rebanks (Author)"The Place of Tides feels like, not only a modern classic, but one we very much need right now." -George Saunders From perhaps the preeminent nature writer of our time and the acclaimed author of Pastoral Song and The Shepherd's Life, a magical work of nonfiction in which James Rebanks reflects on a life-changing summer spent on a remote island off the coast of Norway, where his only companion was an old woman who practiced the ancient tra...

Heart Trail: Love, loss and mending from New York to Houston

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Report copyright infringementby Isobella Jade (Author)After moving from Manhattan to Houston, Isobella Jade's life shattered. In brief vignettes, Jade shares her emotional journey through motherhood and grief after a traumatic divorce. Under a canopy of pines, Jade embarks on mending herself while walking on trails at a nature preserve near her home. The natural world becomes her place of solace through the seasons, as though each step forward allows her to emerge with new energy. In her disp...

Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West

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Report copyright infringementby Kelly Ramsey (Author)In the exhilarating spirit of Wild and A Walk in the Park, an adventure-filled memoir of one woman's struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male-dominated crew as they battle some of the fiercest wildfires in the West. When Kelly Ramsey drives over a California mountain pass to join an elite firefighting crew, she's terrified that she won't be able to keep up with the intense demands of the job. Not only will she be the ...

Trees of Wisconsin Field Guide - Paperback

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by Stan Tekiela (Author)Learn to identify Wisconsin trees with this handy field guide, organized by leaf type and attachment. With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don't grow in Wisconsin. Learn about 101 species found in the state, organized by leaf type and attachment. Just look at a tree's leaves, then go to the cor...

Across Yosemite's Wilderness: A Trailblazing Woman's Career Protecting the Park's Backcountry

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Report copyright infringementby Laurel Munson Boyers (Author)Step into Yosemite's backcountry with trailblazing ranger Laurel Boyers as she shares a life dedicated to protecting wild wonders Across Yosemite's Wilderness is a memoir about the life and career of Laurel Boyers--the first woman to serve as the Wilderness Manager in the park's history. Laurel also became the first woman to do full-time mounted backcountry patrol throughout the almost 95% of the park that is the Yosemite wilderness...

Summers in Squid Tickle: A Newfoundland Odyssey

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Finch (Author)Robert Finch arrived in Newfoundland in the summer of 1995 heartsick, directionless, his old life on Cape Cod in tatters. Burnside, located in Newfoundland's rugged northeast, seemed like a good place to heal. The coastal village was home to just fifty year-round residents, and accessible only by a hundred-mile ferry crossing. Finch was drawn in by the landscape of low ridges and archipelagos of rocky islands, but he returned to Burnside fo...