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Series: Tracking Giants Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest Paperback Amanda Lewis 9781771646734 $24.95 NATURE May 30, 2023

"I learned, I laughed, I sighed, I swooned. What an absolutely delightful romp through the forest, delivered with verve, joy, humility, determination, and grace."—Kate Harris, author of Lands of Lost Borders A funny, deeply relatable book about one woman's quest to track some of the world's biggest trees. When she first moved back west after nearly a decade away, Amanda Lewis was an overachieving, burned-out book editor most familiar with trees as dead blocks of paper. A dedicated "indoorswoman," she could barely tell a birch from a beech. B... + Read More
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Series: The Boy and the Mountain A Father, His Son, and a Journey of Discovery Hardcover Torbjorn Ekelund 9781771645096 $29.95 NATURE May 23, 2023

In this engrossing book, a father and son ascend a mountain together, retracing the steps of a boy who went missing there a century earlier—a quest that spawns a tender meditation on nature, family, and the joy of discovery. Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why he wandered away from his family's cabin is still a mystery, but his body was found the following summer, lying atop a 2,860-foot mountain peak and covered with his thin jacket. More than 100 years later, nature writer Torbjørn Ekelund and his s... + Read More
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Series: A Year in the Woods Twelve Small Journeys into Nature Paperback Torbjørn Ekelund 9781778400766 $24.95 NATURE May 23, 2023

From the acclaimed author of In Praise of Paths comes a humorous and modest Walden for modern times.As nature becomes ever more precious, we all want to spend more time appreciating it. But time is often hard to come by. And how do we appreciate nature without disruption? In this sensitively-written book, Torbjørn Ekelund, an acclaimed Norwegian nature writer, shares a creative and non-intrusive method for immersing oneself in nature. And the result is nothing short of transformative.Evoking Henry David Thoreau and the four-season structure of ... + Read More
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Series: Archives of Joy Reflections on Animals and the Nature of Being Hardcover Jean-François Beauchemin 9781771649322 $29.95 NATURE May 16, 2023

For readers of World of Wonders and the poetry of Mary Oliver comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform the life of one writer. Two mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-François Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from fleeting encounters to de... + Read More
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Series: A River Captured The Columbia River Treaty and Catastrophic Change - Revised and Updated Revised edition Paperback Eileen Delehanty Pearkes 9781771605236 $25.00 NATURE May 09, 2023

A River Captured explores the controversial history of the Columbia River Treaty and its impact on the ecosystems, Indigenous peoples, contemporary culture, cross-border politics and recent history of the Pacific Northwest. Long lauded as a model of international co-operation, the Columbia River Treaty governs the storage and management of the waters of the upper Columbia River basin, a region rich in water resources and with a natural geography well suited to hydroelectric megaprojects. The Treaty also displaced more than 2,000 residents of o... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute Angry Weather Heat Waves, Floods, Storms, and the New Science of Climate Change Paperback Friederike Otto 9781778400742 $24.95 SCIENCE May 02, 2023

From a leading scientist, this gripping nonfiction book explains how recent weather disasters—including heat waves, massive forest fires, and hurricanes—can be definitively linked to climate change, through the revolutionary method of World Weather Attribution. A TIME 100 Most Influential Person of 2021: Friederike Otto "Meet the forensic scientists of climate change; if you like CSI, you will be equally enthralled with the skill and speed these folks exhibit. But the stakes are infinitely higher!"—Bill McKibben, author of Falter and The End of... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Power of Trees How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771647748 $34.95 NATURE May 02, 2023

From the international bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them. In his beloved book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben revealed astonishing discoveries about the social networks of trees and how they communicate. Now, in The Power of Trees, he turns to their future, with a searing critique of forestry management, tree planting, and the exploitation of old growth ... + Read More
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Series: Secret Life of the City How Nature Thrives in the Urban Wild Hardcover Hanna Hagen Bjørgaas 9781771649353 $34.95 NATURE Apr 25, 2023

Come along on an informative, whirlwind tour of urban species—from intelligent crows to backyard lichens—and discover that you are surrounded by wild nature, even in your own backyard. When biologist Hanna Bjørgaas spots a fairy cup lichen in Antarctica, she is surprised to recognize it from her own backyard in Oslo. When she returns home, she embarks on a journey into urban nature, visiting city parks, cemeteries, and concrete rooftops to investigate the species that live in urban spaces. Along the way, she meets corvids, songbirds, ants, pige... + Read More
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Series: Spring Rain A Life Lived in Gardens Hardcover Marc Hamer 9781778400278 $34.95 NATURE Apr 04, 2023

"Marc Hamer knows how to live—simply, sparely, reverently, abundantly. Spring Rain is a tonic for the soul."—Sy Montgomery, author of How to Be A Good Creature From the beloved author of How to Catch a Mole and Seed to Dust comes a highly original memoir of childhood, old age, and the restorative power of gardens. Best enjoyed in a single sitting under the shade of a tree, this inventive and curative book captures the moment when an adventurous young boy who traveled the world in his mind meets the old man he becomes. Together, they build a n... + Read More
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Series: Of Cockroaches and Crickets Learning to Love Creatures That Skitter and Jump Hardcover Frank Nischk 9781771648721 $32.95 NATURE Feb 28, 2023

This deep dive into the wonderful world of insects teaches us to love the tiny, seemingly terrifying creatures all around us. For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way—and essential to all life on Earth. Frank never planned to study cockroaches. But when researching hum... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone The Alpha Female Wolf The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06 Hardcover Rick McIntyre 9781771648585 $34.95 NATURE Oct 25, 2022

Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone SeriesFollowing five generations of female wolves—including the famous 06—this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life.“Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone. And I urge you, the reader, to come with us and discover the magic of wolf society.”—DR. JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceYellows... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Sacred Balance, 25th anniversary edition Rediscovering Our Place in Nature Paperback David Suzuki 9781771649865 $24.95 NATURE Oct 25, 2022

"The Sacred Balance has a beautiful spirit."—E.O. WilsonWith a new foreword from Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times-bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass—and an afterword from Bill McKibben—this special 25th anniversary edition of a beloved bestseller invites readers to see ourselves as part of nature, not separate.The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how.In this extensively updated new edition, David Suzuki reflects on the increa... + Read More
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Series: The Mysteries of Nature / David Suzuki Institute The Secret Network of Nature Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things— Stories from Science and Observation Paperback Peter Wohlleben 9781778400346 $22.95 SCIENCE Oct 11, 2022

"As you read these pages you will understand why I so admire [Peter Wohlleben] and am so in love with his work."—JANE GOODALLNature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena? And why do they matter?In The Secret Network of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural syst... + Read More
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Series: Nature's Wild Ideas How the Natural World is Inspiring Scientific Innovation Hardcover Kristy Hamilton 9781771648196 $32.95 SCIENCE Oct 04, 2022

A lively and endlessly fascinating deep-dive into nature and the many groundbreaking human inventions inspired by the wild. "Delightful."—The Guardian "Fans of Helen Scales won't want to miss this."—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review When astronomers wanted a telescope that could capture X-rays from celestial bodies, they looked to the lobster. When doctors wanted a medication that could stabilize Type II diabetic patients, they found their muse in a lizard. When scientists wanted to drastically reduce emissions in cement manufacturing, the... + Read More
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Series: The Geography of Memory Reclaiming the Cultural, Natural and Spiritual History of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People 2nd edition Paperback Eileen Delehanty Pearkes 9781771605212 $30.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 04, 2022

A provocative, historical investigation into the displacement of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People of British Columbia’s West Kootenays. This compact book records a quest for understanding, to find the story behind the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First Nation. Known in the United States as the Arrow Lakes Indians of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the tribe lived along the upper Columbia River and its tributaries for thousands of years. In a story unique to First Nations in Canada, the Canadian federal government declared them “extinct” in 1956, ... + Read More
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Series: Mauled Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack Paperback Crosbie Cotton 9781771604833 $25.00 NATURE Sep 27, 2022

An inspiring true-life survival story set in the remote backcountry of the Canadian Rockies. In August 2017, 32-year-old Jeremy Evans endured multiple ferocious attacks by a protective female grizzly bear while hunting in the Alberta wilderness. Jeremy’s injuries were massive, his scalp and face destroyed, an eye and his jaw dangling down. The tendons on one leg had been fully severed during the mauling. His hands were damaged where he had physically fought the bear. It was more than a dozen kilometres to where he had parked his truck in dar... + Read More
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Series: Deer Man Seven Years of Living in the Wild Hardcover Geoffroy Delorme 9781771649797 $32.95 NATURE Sep 27, 2022

For readers of Fox & I comes "a fable very much for our time."—The TIMES "Unusual and fascinating... Read this book and enter into another world."—Jane Goodall In this sensuous and moving memoir, a young man forms a powerful connection with deer while living alone in the woods for seven years. Geoffroy Delorme does not fit in the human world. As a boy, he dreams of transforming into a fox so he can escape into the forest. As he gets older, he disappears into the woods at night, drawn to the rhythms of animal life. One night, an encounter wit... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Petroleum Papers Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change Hardcover Geoff Dembicki 9781771648912 $34.95 SCIENCE Sep 20, 2022

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"An essential read."—The Washington Post "Essential ? This book belongs on the shelf next to Merchants of Doubt, Dark Money, and Kochland."—Roy Scranton, author of Learning to Die in the Anthropocene "The petroleum industry is guilty of a Big Tobacco?style public cover-up, according to this vivid exposé."—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review Burning fossil fuels will cause catastrophic global warming: this is what top American oil executives were told by scientists in 1959. But they ignored that warning. Inste... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute Tree Thieves Crime and Survival in North America's Woods Hardcover Lyndsie Bourgon 9781771647199 $34.95 NATURE Jun 21, 2022

“An absorbing true-crime story and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests.”—Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved BeastsA fast-paced investigation into timber poaching that reveals why stealing trees has become a billion-dollar industry.Deep in the thickets of North America’s most ancient woodland, timber poachers are felling some of the last remaining old-growth on our continent. Redwoods, cedar, and Douglas fir trees are all victims of poaching. Sold on the black market, they end up in our hom... + Read More
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Series: How to Catch a Mole Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature Paperback Marc Hamer 9781771649940 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 14, 2022

In this evocative and heart-wrenching memoir, a hard-working Welsh molecatcher reveals his double life as a poet and a dreamer • “A wonderful memoir … hands down the most charming book I read last year.”—Margaret Renkl, The New York Times“How to Catch a Mole is a small book of many things. In quiet, crystalline prose, it blends memoir, keen observations of nature, and ruminations about life, aging and death.”—Wall Street JournalKneeling in a muddy field in the Welsh countryside, clutching a creature that is soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows ... + Read More
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Series: Trout Tracks Essays on Fly Fishing Paperback Jim McLennan 9781771603652 $25.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 31, 2022

A new collection of outdoor writing from one of fly fishing’s most popular essayists. Drawn from 55 years of excessive obsession with trout, water, streams, and flies, this collection of essays from Canada’s most widely read fly-fishing author since Roderick Haig-Brown reveals the depth of engagement that this sport engenders. Poised and polished words reveal the flaws and virtues of humanity, the strength of Mother Nature, the beautiful mystery that is a wild trout, and the obsessed’s inexplicable need to outsmart a creature with a brain the ... + Read More
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Series: The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies Hardcover Keith Seifert 9781771646628 $34.95 SCIENCE May 24, 2022

“Fans of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life and Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree will enjoy Seifert’s latest... A perspective-shifting guide to our microfungal matrix.”—Kirkus Even though we can’t always see them, fungi exist all around us. From forests and farms to food and medicine—and even our homes and bodies—fungal connections shape how we live. In this illuminating book, readers will “discover how these marvels of nature enrich (and sometimes threaten) our lives.”(Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Li... + Read More
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Series: In Praise of Paths Walking through Time and Nature Paperback Torbjørn Ekelund 9781771649957 $22.95 NATURE May 21, 2022

“What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one’s way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost.”—The New York Times Book Review An ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot. Torbjørn Ekelund started to walk—everywhere—after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of ... + Read More
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Series: The Kootenay Wolves Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack Hardcover John E. Marriott 9781771604949 $45.00 NATURE May 17, 2022

A spectacularly illustrated photography book full of behavioural observations and wolf tales that will engage those interested in the state of wild wolves in North America.On August 24, 2013, professional wildlife photographer John E. Marriott received a phone call that would dramatically alter the course of his career for the next half decade. A friend of his had witnessed gray wolves eating a moose carcass on the side of a highway at dawn that day in Canada’s Kootenay National Park. By the time Marriott arrived hours later, the moose was gone... + Read More
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Series: A Trillion Trees Restoring Our Forests by Trusting in Nature Hardcover Fred Pearce 9781771649407 $36.95 NATURE Apr 26, 2022

“A vivid, important, and inspiring book.”— Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Sixth Extinction and Under a White Sky“Eloquently mulls the ecological dynamics of forests as well as the social, economic, cultural, and political forces that determine their fate.”—LA REVIEW OF BOOKSA powerful book about the decline and recovery of the world’s forests––with a provocative argument for their survival.In A Trillion Trees, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce takes readers on a whirlwind journey through some of the most spec... + Read More
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Series: Forest Walking Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America Paperback Peter Wohlleben 9781771643313 $24.95 NATURE Apr 26, 2022

Awaken your senses and make the most out of your next walk in the woods—with Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. “This book will fast-track you into the joys of spending time amongst the trees.”—Tristan Gooley, author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs and How to Read Water "You'll be changed after reading this fine and enchanting book.”—Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For m... + Read More
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Series: The Carbon Footprint of Everything Paperback Mike Berners-Lee 9781771645768 $24.95 SCIENCE Apr 19, 2022

“I can’t remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable.”—Bill BrysonReduce your carbon footprint and understand the issue with this “up-to-date life guide for carbon-conscious readers.”—Kirkus Calculate your carbon footprint: with an item-by-item breakdown.Meet your company’s carbon goals: using the latest research.Covid-19 and the carbon battle: understand the new global supply chain.The Carbon Footprint of Everything breaks items down by the amount of carbon they produce, creating a calorie guide for ... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone The Reign of Wolf 21 The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack Paperback Rick McIntyre 9781771649964 $24.95 NATURE Apr 12, 2022

“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males.In this compelling follow-up to the national bestseller The Rise of Wolf 8, Rick McIntyre profiles one of Yellowstone’s most revered alpha males, Wolf ... + Read More
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Series: The Zone Rediscovering Our Natural Self Paperback Rob Wood 9781771605250 $15.00 NATURE Mar 29, 2022

A brief personal meditation on the healing power of living a life connected to the sublime beauty of the natural world.Based on the core philosophy expressed in the forthcoming documentary film of the same name, The Zone is an autobiographical account that details the emotional and physical struggles of renowned mountaineer, naturalist, and architect Rob Wood as he deals with the ravages of Parkinson’s disease on his body and mind.With an unshakeable faith in the power of nature and our own need to reconnect with the natural world, Rob Wood tak... + Read More
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Series: Taming Fruit How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity Hardcover Bernd Brunner 9781771644075 $39.95 NATURE Nov 01, 2021

A captivating cultural and scientific history of orchards, for readers of Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and Mark Kurlansky’s Salt.Throughout history, orchards have nourished both body and soul: they are sites for worship and rest, inspiration for artists and writers, and places for people to gather. In Taming Fruit, award-winning writer Bernd Brunner interweaves evocative illustrations with masterful prose to show that the story of orchards is a story of how we have shaped nature to our desires for millennia.As Brunner tells it, the fir... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone The Redemption of Wolf 302 From Renegade to Yellowstone Alpha Male Hardcover Rick McIntyre 9781771645270 $34.95 NATURE Oct 19, 2021

From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha male.A lover, not a fighter. That was wolf 302. A renegade with an eye for the ladies, 302 was anything but Yellowstone’s perfect alpha male. For starters, he fled from danger. He begged for food from other wolves, ditched females he’d gotten pregnant, and even napped during a heated battle with a rival pack! But this is not the story of 302’s failures. This is the story of his dramatic transformation. ... + Read More
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Series: A Year in the Woods Twelve Small Journeys into Nature Hardcover Torbjørn Ekelund 9781771645126 $32.95 NATURE Oct 12, 2021

From the acclaimed author of In Praise of Paths comes a humorous and modest Walden for modern times.As nature becomes ever more precious, we all want to spend more time appreciating it. But time is often hard to come by. And how do we appreciate nature without disruption? In this sensitively-written book, Torbjørn Ekelund, an acclaimed Norwegian nature writer, shares a creative and non-intrusive method for immersing oneself in nature. And the result is nothing short of transformative.Evoking Henry David Thoreau and the four-season structure of ... + Read More
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Series: Feasting Wild In Search of the Last Untamed Food Paperback Gina Rae La Cerva 9781771649155 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 12, 2021

A New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Selection“Delves into not only what we eat around the world, but what we once ate and what we have lost since then.”—The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries ago, nearly half the North American diet was foraged, hunted, or caught in the wild. Today, so-called “wild foods” are becoming expensive luxuries, served to the wealthy in top restaurants. Meanwhile, people who depend on wild foods for survival and sustenance find their lives forever changed as new markets and roads invade the world’s last un... + Read More
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Series: Papa Goose One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life Paperback Michael Quetting 9781771646185 $22.95 NATURE Oct 05, 2021

In Papa Goose, Michael Quetting shares the hilarious and moving true story of how he became a father to seven rambunctious goslings—and the surprising things he learned along the way. Starting right at the beginning, with the eggs, his journey takes him from the incubator all the way to the airstrip, where he must attempt to teach the geese to fly as part of an ambitious scientific research initiative for the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, which tracks animal migrations around the world. For the next eleven months, we follow the new... + Read More
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Series: Rivers Run Through Us A Natural and Human History of Great Rivers of North America Hardcover Eric B. Taylor 9781771605113 $38.00 NATURE Oct 01, 2021

An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America.The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human–river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon a... + Read More
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Series: Reindeer Reflections Lessons from an Ancient Culture Hardcover Jerry Haigh 9781771605151 $32.00 NATURE Sep 28, 2021

A fascinating look at the state and fate of caribou in North America, along with the millennia-long practice of reindeer herding in Finland, Russia, and Mongolia.Within a few days of his arrival from Kenya to the western Canadian prairie city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, wildlife veterinarian Jerry Haigh discovered that caribou and reindeer are one and the same species: wild caribou in North America, wild reindeer in Eurasia.In time, Jerry’s interest and research into this dynamic species grew beyond the borders of the northern boreal forests of... + Read More
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Series: Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu Paperback Jon Turk 9781771604734 $30.00 NATURE Sep 26, 2021

A provocative look at the vital connection between human beings, the natural world and meaningful knowledge.While tracking a lion with a Samburu headman and then, later, eluding human assailants who may be tracking him, Jon Turk experiences people at their best and worst. As the tracker and the tracked, Jon reveals how the stories we tell each other, and the stories spinning in our heads, can be moulded into innovation, love and co-operation — or harnessed to launch armies. Seeking escape from the confusion we create for ourselves and our neig... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute The Ocean's Whistleblower The Remarkable Life and Work of Daniel Pauly Hardcover David Grémillet 9781771647540 $38.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 21, 2021

“[Daniel Pauly] is an iconoclastic fisheries scientist ... who is so decidedly global in his life and outlook that he is nearly a man without a country.”—NEW YORK TIMES “Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years.”—TED DANSONDaniel Pauly is a living legend in the world of marine biology. He coined the influential term “shifting baselines,” in which knowledge of environmental disaster fades over time, leading to a misguided understanding of our world. He blew the whistle on the global fishing industry, alerting the public to t... + Read More
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Series: The Heartbeat of Trees Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771646895 $32.95 NATURE Jun 15, 2021

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESA powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world.In an era of cell phone addiction, climate change, and urban life, many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature—but Peter Wohlleben ... + Read More
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Series: The Blue Wonder Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights from the Ocean Hardcover Frauke Bagusche 9781771646048 $34.95 NATURE Jun 08, 2021

An intimate account of the beauty and mystery of the ocean, including why, with each breath, we are inextricably linked to its “blue wonder.” Astonishing events occur beneath the sea: a mysterious glow beckons at night, the smallest organisms play the largest role, and fish, who seem so taciturn, converse with each other—loudly. But we only know a fraction of the sea, despite its size and intrigue—even the moon’s surface has been studied more than the ocean’s depths.In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers ... + Read More
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Series: Diary of a Young Naturalist Hardcover Dara McAnulty 9781771648691 $29.95 NATURE Grade (US) from 8 Jun 08, 2021

Evocative, raw, and beautifully written, Diary of a Young Naturalist vividly explores the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager juggling homework, friendship, and campaigning for the environment.Winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction“Dara’s is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical, strong enough to have made him heard and admired from a young age.” —Robert Macfarlane “McAnulty is fiercely attuned to his own moods, and at a ... + Read More
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Series: Out of the Woods Nature, Sexuality, and Faith in the Forest Hardcover Luke Turner 9781771647229 $32.95 NATURE May 25, 2021

A fierce and highly original memoir of sexuality, shame, and the lure of the trees. In the wake of a significant breakup, Luke Turner is visited by familiar demons—depression and guilt surrounding his bisexual identity, experiences of sexual abuse, and confusion wrought by a religious upbringing. Luke seeks refuge in London’s Epping Forest, where unexpected, elusive threats seem to have replaced its former comforts. No stranger to compulsion, Luke finds himself repeatedly drawn to the woods, eager to uncover its secrets and investigate an old ... + Read More
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Series: The Mysteries of Nature / David Suzuki Institute The Inner Life of Animals Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World Paperback Peter Wohlleben 9781771648028 $22.95 SCIENCE May 18, 2021

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.“The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. This book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do.”—Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben's personal experiences in forests and fields. We learn that horses feel shame,... + Read More
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Series: Seed to Dust Life, Nature, and a Country Garden Hardcover Marc Hamer 9781771647687 $34.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 04, 2021

For the gardener in your life, or for anyone who loved Late Migrations and H is for HawkA stunning meditation on gardening and the wisdom of plants, “that rare book that will appeal to nonfiction readers everywhere ... Candid, tender, thoughtful and absorbing.” —Shelf Awareness (STARRED Review) With “chapters... [that] shimmer like lantern slides, lit with luminous imagery ... Seed to Dust is an invitation to read this world as Mr. Hamer does—with a close eye to what changes, and what does not.”—The Wall Street JournalMarc Hamer has nurtured th... + Read More
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Series: On Being a Bear Face to Face with Our Wild Sibling Hardcover Rémy Marion 9781771646987 $29.95 NATURE Mar 30, 2021

This up-close, captivating look at an iconic animal traces our complex relationship to bears throughout history—and what they can tell us about ourselves. On Being a Bear draws on history, legends, scientific studies, and the author’s thirty years of observing bears around the world to offer a richly detailed biography of these iconic animals, including the many ways bears have figured in our lives and imaginations.As author Rémy Marion tells us, some cultures view bears as our wild cousins—as humans cloaked in fur—while others cast bears as cu... + Read More
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Series: What Bears Teach Us Hardcover Sarah Elmeligi 9781771603935 $45.00 NATURE Nov 10, 2020

A lavishly illustrated book that explores the complex behavioural characteristics of North America’s largest land carnivores by examining the bear–human relationship from the bear’s perspective. From the first moment Sarah Elmeligi came eye to eye with a grizzly bear, her life changed. In a moment that lasted mere seconds, she began to question everything she thought she knew about bears. How could this docile creature be the same one with a fearsome reputation for vicious attacks? Through years of research, Elmeligi grew to appreciate that bea... + Read More
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Series: The Third Dive An Investigation Into the Death of Rob Stewart Hardcover Robert Osborne 9781771603553 $30.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 10, 2020

Based on the provocative film documentary of the same name, The Third Dive investigates the shocking death of a world-renowned conservation activist. When experienced diver and award-winning filmmaker Rob Stewart (Sharkwater and Sharkwater: Extinction) drowned while diving off the coast of the Florida Keys in 2017, it was a shock to the world's environmental movement. Reports suggested that Stewart was encouraged to perform a dangerous and ultimately fatal dive by a reckless Svengali-like instructor named Peter Sotis. Some bloggers went so far ... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute Hope Matters Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis Paperback Elin Kelsey 9781771647779 $22.95 SCIENCE Oct 27, 2020

A much-needed, evidence-based argument for hope in a world living through planetary crisis. We are at an inflection point: today, more people than ever before recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are urgent and existential threats. Yet constant reports of climate doom are fueling an epidemic of eco-anxiety, leaving many of us feeling hopeless and powerless—and hampering our ability to address the very real challenges we face. Hope Matters boldly breaks through the narrative of doom and gloom that has overtaken conversations abo... + Read More
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Series: Stories of Ice Adventure, Commerce and Creativity on Canada’s Glaciers Paperback Lynn Martel 9781771603898 $40.00 NATURE Oct 27, 2020

With the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future. From a mother/daughter duo who spent five months skiing across icefields from Vancouver to Alaska, to scientists discovering biofilms deep inside glacier caverns, to protesters camping for weeks to protect their beloved local glacier, western Canada’s glaciers are dynamic, enigmatic, exquisitely beautiful, sometimes dangerous environments where people play, work, run businesses, explore, and create a... + Read More
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Series: Paradise Won The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve 2nd edition Paperback Elizabeth May 9781771604581 $25.00 NATURE Oct 27, 2020

Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem referred to as “Canada’s Galapagos.” Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve is located in the southernmost part of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas protects an archipelago of 138 islands in the territory of the Haida people, who have lived in Haida Gwaii for well over 14,000 years. From the 1970s through t... + Read More
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Series: Takaya Lone Wolf Paperback Cheryl Alexander 9781771603737 $30.00 NATURE Sep 29, 2020

An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer. A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbia’s Salish Sea, surrounded by freighter, oil tanker and other boat traffic and in close proximity to a large urban area. His name is Takaya, which is the Coast Salish First Nations people’s word for wolf. Cheryl Alexander studied and documented this unique wolf for years, unravelling the many mysteries surrounding his life. Her... + Read More
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Series: Out Here Wisdom from the Wilderness Paperback Carolyn Highland 9781771604499 $20.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Sep 29, 2020

Carolyn Highland’s outdoor writing will drive readers and outdoor enthusiasts to “get outside” and experience all that the natural world has to offer. Out Here is a collection of essays that explores what the wilderness has to teach us about the human experience, using outdoor endeavours as extended metaphors for greater truths. Each carefully chosen piece embarks on a different physical and metaphorical journey: managing expectations and reality during a medical emergency in a 40-mile ski mountaineering race; staring down fear and consequences... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone The Reign of Wolf 21 The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack Hardcover Rick McIntyre 9781771645249 $34.95 NATURE Sep 29, 2020

The breathtaking firsthand account of two Yellowstone wolves and their remarkable bond. Wolf 21 and Wolf 42 were attracted to each other the moment they met in Yellowstone Park—but Wolf 42’s jealous sister hindered their relationship. After an explosive insurrection within the pack, the two wolves came together at last as alpha male and alpha female of the Druids, the most successful wolf pack in Yellowstone history. Rick McIntyre recounts their fascinating love story with compassion and a keen eye for detail, drawing on his many years of expe... + Read More
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Series: The Rise of Wolf 8 Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog Paperback Rick McIntyre 9781771647809 $24.95 NATURE Sep 29, 2020

“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.”—Washington Post“[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.”—Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayYellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995.This is the incredible true story of one of... + Read More
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Series: Seaweed, An Enchanting Miscellany Hardcover Miek Zwamborn 9781771645997 $26.95 NATURE Sep 22, 2020

A charming deep dive into the hidden world of seaweed, filled with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations of the most sensuous family of water plants.Seaweed is so familiar, and yet we know so little about it. Even its names—pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack—are mystifying.In this exquisitely illustrated portrait, poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares discoveries of seaweed’s history, culture, and science. We encounter its medicinal and gastronomic properties and long history of human use, from the Neolithic people of the Orkney isl... + Read More
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Series: David Suzuki Institute Angry Weather Heat Waves, Floods, Storms, and the New Science of Climate Change Hardcover Friederike Otto 9781771646147 $32.95 SCIENCE Sep 13, 2020

A pioneering scientist solves a pressing climate question: Can we pin the blame for individual extreme weather events on humans? Massive fires, widespread floods, category 4 hurricanes—weather disasters are becoming more frequent each year, but not everyone agrees on what causes them. Renowned University of Oxford researcher Friederike Otto provides an answer with attribution science, a revolutionary method for pinpointing the role of climate change in extreme weather events. Anchoring her book with the gripping, day-by-day story of Hurricane ... + Read More
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Series: Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest A Complete Guide, Second Edition 2nd edition Paperback Richard Cannings 9781772033274 $29.95 NATURE Jul 28, 2020

The ultimate bestselling field guide to birds of the Pacific Northwest bioregion, now fully revised in its Second Edition! “An essential reference for birders west of the continental divide, particularly for intermediate and advanced observers.”—Western Birds: The Quarterly Journal of Western Field OrnithologistsDiscover more than four hundred bird species in Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, the quintessential guide for serious birders or those who are ready to take their bird-watching to the next level. Now in its Second Ed... + Read More
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Series: Feasting Wild In Search of the Last Untamed Food Hardcover Gina Rae La Cerva 9781771645331 $32.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jun 02, 2020

A New York Times Book Review Summer Reading Selection“Delves into not only what we eat around the world, but what we once ate and what we have lost since then.”—The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries ago, nearly half the North American diet was foraged, hunted, or caught in the wild. Today, so-called “wild foods” are becoming expensive luxuries, served to the wealthy in top restaurants. Meanwhile, people who depend on wild foods for survival and sustenance find their lives forever changed as new markets and roads invade the world’s last un... + Read More
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Series: Legacy of Trees Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver's Stanley Park Paperback Nina Shoroplova 9781772033038 $29.95 NATURE Jun 02, 2020

Honourable Mention, 2021 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing An engaging, informative, and visually stunning tour of the numerous native, introduced, and ornamental tree species found in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, combining a wealth of botanical knowledge with a fascinating social history of the city’s most celebrated landmark. Measuring 405 hectares (1,001 acres) in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park is home to more than 180,000 trees. Ranging from centuries-old Douglas firs to ornamental Japanese che... + Read More
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Series: Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest Paperback Collin Varner 9781772033236 $22.95 NATURE Jun 02, 2020

A clear, concise guide to more than 130 edible and medicinal plants and funghi that grow wild throughout the west coast of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest states. The coastal Pacific Northwest of North America is home to a multitude of edible and medicinal plant species, marine plants, and edible mushrooms. This compact, full-colour forager’s guide offers clear photography, descriptions, safety tips and warnings, and traditional culinary and medicinal uses for every type of wild-growing flora species in the region, including:Bigleaf ... + Read More