General Books


The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)
Best Price: $8.90
My husband brought this home and I was nonplussed about reading it. Thankfully, I did open it...
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of KnowledgeThe Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge
Best Price: $14.47
Jamie James has written a fascinating account of the life (and unfortunately, premature death)...
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild PlantsThe Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
Best Price: $14.66
I can't add to the other reviewers' praises, but do want to add to the description of this fine...
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics)Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics)
Best Price: $7.98
I found this book boring...I KNOW it was a Pulitzer prize winner. But, to me, oh, so boring... ...
The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and GardenThe Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
Best Price: $12.73
This is a well-written, extremely accessible edition for lay beekeepers who want to get to know...


Desert SolitaireDesert Solitaire
Best Price: $6.98
I purchased this book because David Quammen referenced it in one of his books, and I really...
Handbook of Nature StudyHandbook of Nature Study
Best Price: $23.40
If you love nature, have children, teach or are involved in Scouting, you should own this book....
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) PlacesIdentifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places
Best Price: $12.90
I have kin people that was a Herb Doctor and I am very interest in all herbs and what nature has...
Newcomb's Wildflower GuideNewcomb's Wildflower Guide
Best Price: $10.25
It's a great book for serious wildflower lovers, but it's somewhat hard to follow. As a...
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the WorldMycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Best Price: $21.86
I didn't get to read all of this book because it was a gift for someone but what I did read was...


Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions (with CengageNOW, InfoTrac? 1-Semester Printed Access Card)Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions (with CengageNOW, InfoTrac? 1-Semester Printed Access Card)
Best Price: $145.86
G. Tyler Miller's worldwide bestsellers have evolved right along with the changing needs of your...
I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of NatureI Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature
Best Price: $7.31
This book does NOT provide activities. It's a list of conversational pieces one could have with...
Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban WildlifeCentral Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife
Best Price: $12.50
Love and loss, life and death, among the nighttime creatures of the city that never sleeps ...
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around YouKeeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
Best Price: $11.73
Not a journaling guide but an inspiration to draw and record in a journal. Her artwork and...
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, MoonshiningThe Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Best Price: $8.50
Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to...

Changes in the Land, Revised Edition: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New EnglandChanges in the Land, Revised Edition: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
Best Price: $11.00
William Cronon's book Changes in the Land illuminates the relationship and impact the European...
Sharing Nature With Children (20th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Expanded)Sharing Nature With Children (20th Anniversary Edition, Revised and Expanded)
Best Price: $5.34
This book is fabulous. My friend and I had our combined 4 kids up in a cabin for a week and I...
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the WorldThe Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
Best Price: $8.00
This is a comprehensive and technically precise investigation into many claims of human impact...
CosmosCosmos
Best Price: $3.98
I have to laugh that one of the tags for this book is atheist. Was he an atheist? I don't know....
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our GardensBringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
Best Price: $17.34
This is a very important book. I reluctantly purchased it after hearing several people that I...

Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of SexDr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
Best Price: $8.74
Dr. Tatiana writes an advice column for members of all species and organisms that wish to write...
My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals
Best Price: $5.75
All of Gerald Durell's writings are terrific, but the ones about his family are truly...
Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st CenturyWorldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
Best Price: $11.25
This book is absolutely amazing and lifechanging because of all the important information that...
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the WildThe Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
Best Price: $13.02
Childs has created a beautifully written book about animals and journeys into their abodes. He...
Five Acres and IndependenceFive Acres and Independence
Best Price: $5.33
While many things have changed in our culture, economy and technology since this book was...

Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves (Nature Study Guides)Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves (Nature Study Guides)
Best Price: $2.64
This book provides good coverage of most trees of the northeast. It is compact and handy to...
Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It BeforePlanet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Best Price: $19.99
XXXXX "The authors of [this] book (producers of the [Planet Earth TV] series) are...
The Secret Life of PlantsThe Secret Life of Plants
Best Price: $8.98
i ordered this book and a dvd at the same time elsewhere, and im already halfway through the...
Elements of Ecology (6th Edition) (Ecology Place Series)Elements of Ecology (6th Edition) (Ecology Place Series)
Best Price: $111.55
I've never even heard of Mr. Robert Leo Smith. Is he a Nobel prize winner? The world's most...
The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living BookThe Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book
Best Price: $21.78
I purchased this book based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews in Amazon.com. I was...

Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western ApacheWisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache
Best Price: $18.44
There is nothing I can say that would do any justice as to how great this book is. It was...
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and AmphibiansThe National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
Best Price: $10.00
This photographic guide features excellent images of probably almost all North-American reptiles...
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceThe Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Best Price: $3.64
This is a great book to read. A lot of it is speculation. The decision is left up to the reader....
The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying RocksThe Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to the Basics of Geology and to Collecting and Identifying Rocks
Best Price: $6.45
Among my many interests, geology has always been lurking in the background, one that I never...
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and PlaceRefuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
Best Price: $3.50
I found that this book lingered in my thoughts long after I'd finished it. I think that...

Foxfire 2Foxfire 2
Best Price: $6.39
Ghost Stories, Spring Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn...
Born Free: A Lioness of Two WorldsBorn Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
Best Price: $8.43
Born Free Joy Adamson 1960 ISBN: 0-375-71438-3 196 pages When Elsa's natural instincts...
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to ActionServe God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action
Best Price: $4.61
Though I've gone on record as a skeptic of global warming and of the catastrophic man-made...
Foxfire 3 (Foxfire)Foxfire 3 (Foxfire)
Best Price: $7.95
Foxfire books make you see how easy life is in the 21st century and how tough it was in days...
Working on the Edge: Surviving In the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's HighSeasWorking on the Edge: Surviving In the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's HighSeas
Best Price: $3.83
I'm surprised that I hadn't responed to this request, and have only just review this e-mail from...

A Walk in the Woods Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)A Walk in the Woods Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)
Best Price: $1.11
If your child enjoys animals, then he/she will enjoy this coloring book. It has realistic...
The Sense of WonderThe Sense of Wonder
Best Price: $6.95
Rachel Carson reveals the world through her interactions with her young nephew. Our role as...
The End of NatureThe End of Nature
Best Price: $8.65
If you haven't stumbled into Bill McKibben's work, do. He is very good at asking questions and...
Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern ApicultureNatural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Best Price: $21.92
I thought this book was very well written with a lot of good information. I agree with on...
Basic Butchering of Livestock & GameBasic Butchering of Livestock & Game
Best Price: $8.25
Coming from a family of hunters, fisherman, as well as a family that has always grown much of...

Of Wolves and MenOf Wolves and Men
Best Price: $5.74
There are lots of books out there, from erudite texts to the lowly mass media publications (the...
Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing LandscapePalestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape
Best Price: $8.56
I've walked in Israel and the West Bank before the Intifadas, before the barriers, and...
Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel (Monographs)Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel (Monographs)
Best Price: $15.66
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3G0SX0PAICYS7 Video shows the size of the book,...
Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological GardensDesigning California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens
Best Price: $18.77
I was looking for a book that would give me a comprehensive guide to xeriscaping with native...
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsThe Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Best Price: $19.79
Spoon River College in Illinois is using this book as one of 3 texts used in its Intro. to...

The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of HumanityThe Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis & The Fate of Humanity
Best Price: $8.39
James Lovelock is one of the most brilliant thinkers alive. Yet The Revenge of Gaia is a book...
Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in UtahHunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah
Best Price: $7.90
Finished this book a few years back after hearing Colm Kelleher interviewed on Coast to Coast...
The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Classics)The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $8.46
Review - John Steinbeck "The Log from the Sea of Cortez" Our Once-in-a-Lifetime...
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Global Century Series)Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Global Century Series)
Best Price: $10.30
This is a must read for people interested in either history, the environment, or people. It is...
Foxfire 4 (Foxfire)Foxfire 4 (Foxfire)
Best Price: $10.37
This work, Volume IV, is like the others. A wonderful history of how it was. In this day and age...

National Audubon Society Regional Guide to New England (National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England)National Audubon Society Regional Guide to New England (National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England)
Best Price: $11.91
This book is a great companion to take on your day hikes. Very good photo's and descriptions to...
Fairy Houses and Beyond! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses)Fairy Houses and Beyond! (The Fairy Houses Series) (The Fairy Houses)
Best Price: $11.56
Have you ever seen a Fairy Village? Fairy Houses are evolving. Discover fairy neighborhoods,...
   
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