NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer—Helen had been captivated by hawks since childhood—she'd never before been tempted to train one o...
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdo...
Robin Wall KimmererCalled the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture...
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, F...
Susan CaseyFrom Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet hig...
I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know people can learn to 'talk' to...
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Cha...
Mark KurlanskyYou probably enjoy eating codfish, but reading about them? Mark Kurlansky has written a fabulous book--well worth your time--about a fish that probably has mattered more in human history than any other. The cod helped inspire the disc...
On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert ...
Alexandra HorowitzFrom the author of the #1 New York Times mega-bestseller Inside of a Dog comes an equally smart, delightful, and startling exploration of how we perceive our surroundings.You are missing at least eighty percent of what is happening ar...
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mi...
Elizabeth LettsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II In the chaotic last days of the war a small troop of batt...
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion an...
Richard PrestonHidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained -- the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. The biggest redwoods are over a thousand y...
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the ...
Esther PerelA guide for loving couples who are looking to renew sexual passion in their lives explains how societal taboos and ideals about domestic equality have compromised the healthy expression of eroticism in today's relationships, in a reso...
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance ...
John VaillantThe hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia's Far East.When Yuri Trush was called in to investigate an attack by a Siberian tiger, what he found was unlike anything he'd ever encountered. Nothing remained...
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood: 15th ...
Janisse Ray"A gutsy, wholly original memoir of ragged grace and raw beauty."-Kirkus Reviews (STARRED)From the memories of a childhood marked by extreme poverty, mental illness, and restrictive fundamentalist Christian rules, Janisse Ra...
All Things Bright and Beautiful
James HerriotJames Herriot has now become firmly established and accepted as one of Darrowby's veterinarians. He's also married, and lives with his wife Helen on the top floor of Skeldale House. His former boss, now partner, Siegfried, lives do...
The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Ove...
Annie LeonardThe Story of Stuff, now available in paperback, offers an astonishing, galvanizing exploration of the stuff we use every day, revealing how overconsumption threatens the planet and our health, and providing hope that change is within ...
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising ...
Sy MontgomeryAnother New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this "fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining" (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly ...
Never Cry Wolf (Naxos Non Fiction)
Farley MowatFrom ancient times, wolves have been mythologized as ferocious and predatory beasts. In Never Cry Wolf conservationist Farley Mowat sets out to correct the stereotypes. Using his observations of a Canadian wolf pack, Mowat paints a se...
American Wolf: A True Story of Surviv...
Nate BlakesleeA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICEThe enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant ...
Swim With the Sharks: Without Being E...
Harvey MacKayThis comprehensive course on salesmanship, negotiation and management teaches you how to outsell, outmanage, outmotivate and outnegotiate your competition. Swim With The Sharks has won praise from a remarkable and diverse following, i...
An ideal match of author and subject: James Herriot and the adorable felines that delight so many millions of pet fanciers around the world. Kittens and cats of all kinds abound in this program and, like their flesh-and-blood counterp...
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New ...
Bill McKibben"Read it, please. Straight through to the end. Whatever else you were planning to do next, nothing could be more important." —Barbara KingsolverTwenty years ago, with The End of Nature, Bill McKibben offered one of the ear...
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered...
Amy StewartAmy Stewart follows her wildly successful national bestseller Wicked Plants with an investigation of the insects, worms, and spiders that have tormented humankind for centuries.
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, F...
Susan CaseyA New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year In her astonishing new book Susan Casey captures colossal, ship-swallowing waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them out. For legendary surfer L...
The Nature Principle presents a compelling case that a conscious reconnection to nature can make us whole again and that the future will belong to nature-smart individuals, families, businesses, and communities. Supported by evidence ...
The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Ac...
Amy StewartThey destroy plant diseases. They break down toxins. They plough the earth. They transform forests. They've survived two mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaur. Not bad for a creature that's deaf, blind, and s...
Hope for Animals and Their World: How...
Jane GoodallAt a time when animal species are becoming extinct on every continent and we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned scientists, brings us inspiring news abou...
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, ...
Mark ObmascikA classic in the making -- an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and...
Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tell you how they make a difference to the envir...
The Daily Coyote: A Story of Love, Su...
Shreve StocktonWhen city girl Shreve Stockton set out to ride her Vespa from San Francisco to New York, she never imagined she would end up making a log cabin in Wyoming her home, falling in love with a trapper, and working as a ranch hand. She also...
Simon Barnes is one of Britain's leading bird writers and humorists. His weekly column in 'The Times', his essays for the 'RSPB' magazine and his two books on bad bird-watching have made him one of the characters of the bird world. He...
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changi...
Tim FlanneryPlot Description: Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Nino ever recorded, the most d...
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary ...
Albert GoreThe climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly--and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol f...