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  • Devil's Gate

    Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy

    by David Roberts ...
    The little-known story of a deadly 1,300-mile trek by Mormon converts in 1856: “This compelling account of a major frontier catastrophe is hard to put down.” —BooklistIn 1856, led by the church’s second Prophet and new leader, Brigham Young, the Mormon faithful headed west to escape persecution. They arrived in what is now Utah the following year and established a new Zion in the wilderness. Nine ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Meet Your Dog

    The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior

    by Kim Brophey ...
    “Based on the latest findings in the field of canine cognition and behavior, this book is an invaluable resource.” —Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard To Think Straight About AnimalsEvery dog owner knows that along with the joy can come the stress and frustration of behavioral problems, which are expensive to diagnose and treat. Enter Kim Brophey, award ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Into the Planet

    My Life as a Cave Diver

    by Jill Heinerth ...
    From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planetMore people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today—and one of the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • NEW KNOWLEDGE OF DOG BEHAVIOR

    Is it heredity or environment that shapes the dog? Researchers J.P. Scott and John L. Fuller, authors of Genetics and Social Behavior of the Dog, bred and cross-bred dogs in their quest to understand human heredity and behavior. Their research yielded a gold mine of data that Pfaffenberger turned into practical information for dog breeders and trainers. Learn about the critical stages of puppy ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Braiding Sweetgrass

    Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Thousand LIfetimes: The Story of a Woman and Her Dog

    Both Sides of the Tale

    by Maria Reich ...
    If you ever loved a dog…If you ever sought a cure…If you ever believed in a power beyond your understanding…A Thousand Lifetimes will resonate with everything you knew, and hoped, was true. Here is the very real story of one woman’s life with rescue animals, and in particular, Celeste — a beloved canine who found a home in the author’s heart and never left. Celeste was plagued with a number of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937

    Series series Images of America
    From the time settlers first pushed into the Ohio Valley, floods were an accepted fact of life. After each flood, people shoveled the mud from their doors and set about rebuilding their towns. In 1884, the Ohio River washed away 2,000 homes. In 1913, an even worse flood swept down the river. People labeled it the "granddaddy" of all floods. Little did they know there was worse yet to come. In 1937 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nature's Temples

    A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded

    by Joan Maloof ...
    An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservationStanding in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Nature’s Temples explores the science and alchemy of old-growth forests and makes a compelling case for their ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Great Derangement

    Climate Change and the Unthinkable

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Series series Berlin Family Lectures
    **A “**concise and utterly enlightening” look at why we can’t wrap our minds around climate change (Publishers Weekly).Are we deranged? Award-winning essayist and novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? The Great Derangement examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Finding Home

    Shelter Dogs & Their Stories

    by Traer Scott ...
    Heart-touching photographs and rescue stories: “Do yourself a favor. Read Finding Home, then go out and adopt a shelter dog.” —Chicago TribuneBold, retiring, serious, sparkling, or quirky—the dogs in Traer Scott’s remarkable photographs regard us with humor, dignity, and an abundance of feeling. Scott began photographing these dogs in 2005 as a volunteer at animal shelters. Following the runaway ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Desert or Paradise

    Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lakes and Pond Construction

    by Sepp Holzer ...
    Desert or Paradise is a practical guide to restoring damaged, unproductive land by constructing or restoring lakes and ponds to support abundant edible landscapes. These provide fresh water mixed aquacultures, orchards and crops planted along the banks and literally reaquify the surrounding landscape to turn back the tide of encroaching desertification. Desert or Paradise will explain why natural ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The summer of 1889 will ever be memorable for its appalling disasters by flood and flame. In that period fell the heaviest blow of the nineteenth century—a blow scarcely paralleled in the histories of civilized lands. Central Pennsylvania, a center of industry, thrift and comfort, was desolated by floods unprecedented in the records of the great waters. On both sides of the Alleghenies these ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many people and there is confusion concerning the nature and extent of the associated risks. Here, Maxwell Irvine ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Wilderness and the American Mind

    Fifth Edition

    Roderick Nash’s classic study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements, has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los Angeles Times listed it among the one hundred most influential books published in the last quarter century, Outside Magazine included it in a survey of books ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Family of Rescue Dogs Collection - Books 5-8

    Series series Family Of Rescue Dogs
    Books 5-8 in Brian L. Porter's 'Family Of Rescue Dogs' series, now available in one volume!Remembering Dexter: Dexter's story is one of resilience, love, and ultimately, heartbreak. Rescued from the brink of death on a busy motorway and saved from the shelter by a compassionate couple, Dexter finally found the loving home he deserved. This heartwarming and poignant tale will leave you cheering for ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Zero Waste Living, The 80/20 Way

    The Busy Person’s Guide To A Lighter Footprint

    Series Book 4 - Resetting Our Future
    Many of us feel powerless to solve the looming climate and waste crises. We have too much on our plates, and may think these problems are better solved by governments and businesses. This book unlocks the potential in each "too busy" individual to be a crucial part of the solution. Stephanie Miller combines her career focused on climate change with her own research and personal experience to show ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Long Descent

    A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age

    The author of Dark Age America shares a harrowing vision of the future and what you can do to take action and make change.Americans are expressing deep concern about US dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices and the threat of climate change. Unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, however, there is a lurking fear that, now, the times are different, and the crisis may not easily be resolved ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Water for All

    Community, Property, and Revolution in Modern Bolivia

    Water for All chronicles how Bolivians democratized water access, focusing on the Cochabamba region, which is known for acute water scarcity and explosive water protests. Sarah T. Hines examines conflict and compromises over water from the 1870s to the 2010s, showing how communities of water users increased supply and extended distribution through collective labor and social struggle. Analyzing a ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • What the Bees See

    Discover the magical world of the honeybee with this deluxe book, featuring 70 stunning images shot with ultraviolet technology.A comprehensive look into the amazing science of bees, this book collects mesmerizing ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence (UVIVF) photography of flowers and nature and offers fascinating research that explores every aspect of our relationship with honeybees. Learn ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Barking Up the Right Tree

    The Science and Practice of Positive Dog Training

    by Ian Dunbar ...
    “I am sure Barking Up the Right Tree will be celebrated as the bible of dog training.”— Marc Bekoff, PhD, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals and Dogs DemystifiedWhen Dr. Ian Dunbar introduced his SIRIUS® Puppy Training in 1982, dog training mostly comprised punishing adult dogs for bad habits and lack of compliance. Dunbar focused on verbally cuing and creatively luring to achieve desirable ... Read more

    $21.99 USD $13.99 USD

  • CULTURE CLASH

    The most thought provoking book ever written on dog behavior and training. Generations of dogs have been labeled training-lemons for requiring actual motivation when all along they were perfectly normal. Numerous other completely and utterly normal dogs have been branded as canine misfits simply because they grew up to act like dogs. Barking, chewing, sniffing, licking, jumping up and occasionally ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Terra Preta

    How the World's Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger

    Terra preta is the Portuguese name of a type of soil which is thought to have almost miraculous properties. The newspapers are flooded with reports about black gold,” scientists believe that two of the greatest problems facing the world climate change and the hunger crisis - can be solved by it. The beauty of it is that everyone can do something about it because since 2005 the secret of producing ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rambunctious Garden

    Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World

    by Emma Marris ...
    “Remarkable . . . Emma Marris explores a paradox that is increasingly vexing the science of ecology, namely that the only way to have a pristine wilderness is to manage it intensively.” -The Wall Street JournalA paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • MINE!

    A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESOURCE GUARDING IN DOGS

    Winner of the DWAA Maxwell Award for 2002, Training and Behavior Book.A practical how-to guide on resource guarding - food bowl, object, bed, crate, owner, etc. - in dogs. Contents include: aggression basics, nature of resource guarding, kinds of resource guarding, behaviorist vs. medical models, recognizing guarding, prognosis, safety tools, treatment overview, management, desensitization and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus