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  • An Immense World

    How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

    by Ed Yong ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah DailyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <e ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Parrot in the Mirror

    How evolving to be like birds made us human

    How similar are your choices, behaviours, and lifestyle to those of a parrot? We humans are not like other mammals. We look like them, but we don't act like them. In fact, many of our defining human traits: our longevity, intelligence, monogamy and childrearing, and learning and language, all deep parts of what it means to be human, are far more similar to birds than to our fellow mammals. These ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Parasite Rex

    Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

    by Carl Zimmer ...
    Combining the literary sensibility of David Quammen with the scientific rigor of Stephen Jay Gould, Carl Zimmer reveals the power, danger, and beauty of the surprising creatures who dominate the earth: parasites.For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes readers on a fantastic voyage into the secret ... Read more

    $14.99 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

  • Urban Raptors

    Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities

    Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles

    Archie Carr and the Origins of Conservation Biology

    Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. With the rise of molecular biology came a growing popular awareness of species extinction. Carr championed endangered sea turtles, and his work reflects major ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Heart of a Lion

    A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America

    "This is one stirring account of one stirring journey: the trek of a fellow creature through a hostile, man-made world**--and through our imaginations."** --Bill McKibben, author of EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANETLate one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird

    by Jack E. Davis ...
    **Best Books of the Month: Wall Street Journal, Kirkus ReviewsFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America.**The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as “majestic” and “noble,” yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Free the Animals 20th Anniversary Edition

    The Amazing True Story of the Animal Liberation Front in North America

    The shattering account of one woman's struggle against the forces supporting the abuse of animals, Free the Animals is the best-selling and action-packed story of underground adventure, as well as an eloquent plea for the rights of nonhuman animals. Free the Animals, with an introduction by Chrissie Hynde, is the story of Valerie, a 23-year-old police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Last Cold Place

    A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica

    Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don’t Exist in this “compelling blend of memoir, environmental writing, and scientific exploration” (Kirkus Reviews) from a young scientist studying penguins in Antarctica—a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of fieldwork.Offering a dramatic, captivating window into a once ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Hummingbirds' Gift

    Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings

    by Sy Montgomery ...
    “A hummingbird book that’s like them—zippy and fun . . . [It] will warm your heart while making you into an armchair ornithologist.” —Associated PressThe beloved New York Times–bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus delivers a charmingly perfect gem of a book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures—hummingbirds.As one of the most ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tears of the Cheetah

    The Genetic Secrets of Our Animal Ancestors

    The history of life on Earth is dominated by extinction events so numerous that over 99.9% of the species ever to have existed are gone forever. If animals could talk, we would ask them to recall their own ancestries, in particular the secrets as to how they avoided almost inevitable annihilation in the face of daily assaults by predators, climactic cataclysms, deadly infections and innate ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Zoobiquity

    What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing

    A revelatory depiction of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind, exploring how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species."Full of fascinating stories.” —Atul Gawande, M.D.Do animals overeat? Get breast cancer? Have fainting spells? Inspired by an eye-opening consultation at the Los Angeles Zoo, which revealed that a monkey ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Among African Apes

    Stories and Photos from the Field

    These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire for an intimate and revealing look at the lives of African wild apes—and at the lives of the humans who study them. In tales of adventure, research, and conservation, veteran field researchers and conservationists ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Return of the Bison

    A Story of Survival, Restoration, and a Wilder World

    Offers a hopeful view of threatened species, grounded in history and scienceAddresses current conservation trends: wildlife corridors, prairie restoration, cultural restoration for the American Indian communityReturn of the Bison is the story of how this symbol of the American West was once almost lost to history and of the continuing journey to bring bison back from the brink. Author and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Birding Under the Influence

    Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery

    "One hell of a ride."—Nick Offerman, actor, woodworker, New York Times bestselling author"Candid and often moving reflections . . . make for absorbing reading. . . . [This is] a memoir of a journey that was more than just a chase after numbers."—Booklist (starred)At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • African Silences

    African Silences is a powerful and sobering account of the cataclysmic depredation of the African landscape and its wildlife. In this critically acclaimed work Peter Matthiessen explores new terrain on a continent he has written about in two previous books, A Tree Where Man Was Born -- nominated for the National Book Award -- and Sand Rivers.Through his eyes we see elephants, white rhinos, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Human-Wildlife Conflict

    Complexity in the Marine Environment

    Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has classically been defined as a situation where wildlife impacts humans negatively (physically, economically, or psychologically), and where humans likewise negatively impact wildlife. However, there is growing consensus that the conflict between people about wildlife is as important as the conflict between people and wildlife. HWC not only affects the conservation ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • How Sex Works

    Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

    by Sharon Moalem ...
    “Read this book and discover sex again, but from a scientific perspective, and see why it evolved. It’s almost as much fun, and needs less energy.”— Peter Macinnis, author of 100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History"How Sex Works manages to inject science writing with the prurient thrill of a gossip rag."—O magazineMedical maverick and New York Times bestselling author of Survival of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Flight of the Iguana

    A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

    by David Quammen ...
    The award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo examines weird and wonderful aspects of nature in this collection of wise, witty, and insightful essays.From tales of vegetarian piranha fish and voiceless dogs to the scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah, David Quammen captures the natural world with precision. Throughout, he illuminates the surprising intricacies of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The (Big) Year that Flew By

    Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record

    "A fast-paced page-turner and a unique adventure story . . . filled with insights about landscapes, people, and a world of wonderful birds.”―Kenn Kaufman, author of Kingbird HighwayAn epic tale of one passionate birder’s record-breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents—in just one year—to see 6,852 bird species, rare and common, before many go extinct.When Arjan Dwarshuis first ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Modern Arabic

    Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Revised Edition

    by Clive Holes ...
    Series series Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series
    The revised and updated edition of Modern Arabic takes this authoritative, concise linguistic description of the structure and use of modern Arabic to an invaluable new level. Clive Holes traces the development of the Arabic language from Classical Arabic, the written language used in the 7th century for the Qur'an and poetry, through the increasingly symbiotic use of Modern Standard Arabic or MSA ... Read more

    $44.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret Lives of Bats

    My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals

    by Merlin Tuttle ...
    Stories and science surrounding the beloved bat, from an ecologist who has dedicated his life to the curious creature.Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protect them on every continent they inhabit. Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild Cats of the World

    by Luke Hunter ...
    Wild Cats of the World provides detailed accounts for all 38 species of wild cat accompanied by magnificent artwork and stunning photography.From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for the kill, all ... Read more

    $19.99 USD