Deschampsia - Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia - take a look at these attractive ornamental grasses! They have larger flowers than you might expect. Home » Plants & Animals » Perennials » Deschampsia - Tufted Hair Grass The 18th century French naturalist Louis [... more]
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Diane Ackerman
Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of many highly acclaimed works of nonfiction, including A Natural History of the Senses -- a book beloved by readers all over the worldand the volumes Deep Play, A Slender Thread, The ... [... more]
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Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, author, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes for children as well as adults. Among her award-winning books are Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Spell of the Tiger, and Search for the Golden Moon ... [... more]
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Andrea Wulf
The fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain the epicenter of horticulture and transformed gardening from an aristocratic pastime into a national obsession. In 1733, American John Bartram dispatched ... [... more]
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Naturalist
 From Amazon.com: Edward O. Wilson--Harvard University professor, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, champion of biodiversity--is arguably one of the most important thinkers of the Twentieth century. In this autobiography, Wilson describes for the first time [... more]
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Audubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and ...
An American Classic From England: Let us say the Book Fairy comes and says you can be given one book, any book you want. Here's my advice: take John James Audubon's _The Birds of America_. Of course you want the original edition, the volumes that [... more]
CDN$17.06
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The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores ...
Beautiful, introspective, and poetical: This is a wonderful book. Loren Eisley is an anthropologist who writes like John Donne. I went to the University of Pennsylvania in the 1960s when Loren Eisley was Professor of Anthropology. He was then recognized [... more]
CDN$14.00
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A Naturalist's Guide to Forest Plants: An Ecology for ...
Great book for most all levels: This book covers the tpes of plants that can be found in forest and is organized in a logical manner. The entire forest as an ecosystem is presented so that the information is not abstracted and presented as a list but is [... more]
CDN$20.79
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Songbirds, Truffles, and Wolves: An American Naturalist ...
Loved all but the ending: Mr Nabhan took us on an extrardinary journey through St Francis county. Entertaining and educating on each page. Then the big let down in the epilogue, as he rejects everything St Francis stood for. St Francis loved nature and [... more]
CDN$23.50
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Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist ...
From Amazon.com: Ever pick up a toad only to have it soak your hand? Don't worry, it was the animal's emergency water storage (not urine!), dumped in a fight-or-flight panic. Think that new beaver clan will dent the trout population in your favorite [... more]
CDN$19.95
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The New World Gardener
I shall call myself a "new naturalist" and tell myself that it is ridiculous to feel bored. I will rename this site "The New Naturalist's Garden" and silently have a nervous break down because I don't know what to write anymore, that [... more]
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Alpine Plant Identification Books
Plant identfication books are essential for any gardener or naturalist. This article describes 3 currently available identification books and then describes the ideal field guide for rock garden plants. It is critical that any gardener have ... [... more]
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