Nature Writing Books


This Tender Place: The Story of a Wetland Year Best Price: $13.67 After the deaths of her father and father-in-law, Laurie Lawlor discovers an unlikely place for...	Landscape in Sight: Looking at America Best Price: $19.00 Focusing not on nature but on landscape -- land shaped by human presence -- Jackson invites us...	Driving Home: An American Journey Best Price: $12.88 For more than thirty years, Jonathan Raban has written with infectious fascination about people...	Dunwoody Pond: Reflections on the High Plains Wetlands and the Cultivation of Naturalists Best Price: $3.55 John Janovy Jr. has captured the wonder and passion of following one's bliss. His book is an...	The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild Best Price: $3.20 For anyone who loves Africa or loves animals, this is a must-read. Greenfield spent time...



In Suspect Terrain Best Price: $45.00 John McPhee is an EXCELLENT author - I enjoyed this book just as much as his book on the NJ pine...	Encounters with the Archdruid Best Price: $8.49 In chemistry, a catalyst is used to mix two substances unlikely to join in nature. John McPhee...	Shark Trouble Best Price: $0.50 I highly recommend this book for anyone who swims in the ocean, parents of children who will...	Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren Best Price: $2.95 Barry Lopez's short stories are challenging in their simplicity. They are also challenging...	Vanished Gardens: Finding Nature in Philadelphia (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction) Best Price: $12.58 New to living and gardening in Philadelphia, Sharon White begins a journey through the landscape...



Explorations In Environmental History Best Price: $16.40 Explorations in Environmental History represents four decades of writing from one of the most...	Horizontal Yellow: Nature and History in the Near Southwest Best Price: $28.80 Dan Flores has lived most of his life in the Horizontal Yellow. Another, more historical term...	Mountains of the Great Blue Dream Best Price: $81.60 ... so postulates Robert Leonard Reid, perhaps only partially tongue-in-cheek, in this...	Dancing on the Stones : Selected Essays Best Price: $1.69 "If you've read any of John Nichols's novels or books of nonfiction, you've met...	Winter (Four Seasons) (Spanish Edition)

Winter environmental studies	The Crossroads of Norm and Nature Best Price: $36.95 A discussion of the intersections between Aristotle's works: "Ethics" and...	Trespass: Living at the Edge of the Promised Land Best Price: $1.99 Amy Irvine's novel, Trespass, may be considered one of the greatest environmental memoirs of...	Sites of Insight: A Guide to Colorado Sacred Places Best Price: $26.09 In these eighteen illuminating essays, some of ColoradoÂ?s most accomplished novelists,...	The Finest Kind: The Fishermen of Gloucester Best Price: $0.20 At the time I'm writing this, there's only one other review (negative) and it stresses...

The Norton Book of Nature Writing (College Edition) Best Price: $39.99 Several nature and environmental literature anthologies are on the market, and a small handful...	Down the River (Plume) Best Price: $8.33 After "Desert Solitaire" this is my favorite Edward Abbey book. The essay on...	A Fully Accredited Ocean: Essays on the Great Lakes Best Price: $1,228.69	John Burroughs' America: Selections from the Writings of the Naturalist Best Price: $18.98 A rich selection of passages from the authors 25 books includes delightful pieces, written with...	Letters from the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind Best Price: $7.20 Buchmann is a researcher who hasn't forgotten the human connections, the sense of place that...

Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 Best Price: $24.55 In his introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003, Richard Dawkins asks,...	The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2005 (Best American) Best Price: $0.30 Each year I am thrilled when this book comes out, along with its equally good competitor of the...	A PERFECT HARMONY: The Intertwining Lives of Animals and Humans Throughout History Best Price: $0.37 What would the world be like without animals? This is the first question Caras poses in this...	These Rare Lands Best Price: $322.98 Jorstad's photographic review of each of America's 54 national parks is an absolutely...	The Natural History of Selborne (Oxford World's Classics) Best Price: $31.85 The Natural History of Selborne (1789) is the distillation of a lifetime of observing nature,...

Hobbes (Past Masters) Best Price: $19.94 When I read British philosophy as an undergraduate, I skimmed over Hobbes and focused primarily...	Our Natural History: The Lessons of Lewis and Clark Best Price: $3.33 Dr. Botkin has a superb ability to ascertain the broad parameters of a topic and then clearly...	Of Prairie, Woods, and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing Best Price: $35.95 I keep this book on my nightstand for a quick read. Joel Greenberg did a great job with this...	The Essential Naturalist: Timeless Readings in Natural History Best Price: $33.15 Like nearly every area of scholarly inquiry today, the biological sciences are broken into...	Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques Best Price: $43.00 I picked this book up in the gift shop of the San Diego Zoo, one of the few of substance they...

Nature, Culture, and Big Old Trees: Live Oaks and Ceibas in the Landscapes of Louisiana and Guatemala Best Price: $17.00 Big old trees inspire our respect and even affection. The poet Walt Whitman celebrated a...	Before the Echo: Essays on Nature (Corrie Herring Hooks Series) Best Price: $3.96 Pete Dunne is perhaps the pre-eminent nature writer today, and before the echo does nothing to...	Before the Echo: Essays on Nature Best Price: $14.66 In these twenty-nine essays, one of America's top nature writers trains his sights on the...	For All Seasons: A Big Bend Journal Best Price: $5.50 "For All Seasons" is wonderful complement to a journey to Big Bend for any nature...	Nature's Ways: Lore, Legend, Fact and Fiction Best Price: $1.98 This is a fascinating and absorbing miscellany of traditional wisdom, proverbial sayings and...

Islands: Portraits of Miniature Worlds "Once you have slept on an island, you'll never be quite the same", begins an old...	Case Studies in Environmental Ethics Best Price: $29.21 Case Studies in Environmental Ethics is a collection of more than 40 case studies covering...	Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World Best Price: $27.00 `Robbing the Bees, A Biography of Honey (The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World' by...	Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Vet Series , Vol 3) With two years' experience behind him, James Herriot still feels privileged working as an...	The Seasons: Japanese Scrolls & Screen Paintings 2012 Calendar (Wall Calendar) Best Price: $13.99 Japanese scrolls and screen paintings reveal a variety of influences, including Chinese painting...

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Best Price: $62.37 Two years after graduating from Harvard, Henry David Thoreau built a small riverboat and took a...	Into the Porcupine Cave and Other Odysseys (National Geographic) Best Price: $3.84 William Warner made his mark with "Beautiful Swimmers," a classic about the...	All Flesh Is Grass: Pleasures & Promises Of Pasture Farming Best Price: $35.49 This book is excellent for many ideas for the new farm owner and those experienced farmers...	Sky's Witness: A Year in the Wind River Range Best Price: $29.90 The books you have read in your life likely fall into one of several classes ranging from...	Aesthetics of the Natural Environment Best Price: $28.97 A new statement of how "beauty" in nature is understood and appreciated. Aesthetic...

Fields of Vision: Essays on the Travels of William Bartram Best Price: $28.44 Since you are reading this review, you know the significance of the contributions made by...	Okefinokee Album (A Brown Thrasher Book) Best Price: $14.95 This is a magnificent book. It tells the story of a special place and the people who live there....	Thinking Animals: Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence Best Price: $17.00 ...in forty years of relentless reading. We have all seen the evidence of subjects driven mad by...	Virgin Forest: Meditations on History, Ecology, and Culture Best Price: $3.15 Zencey's short glimpses at the struggles which many of us face as we try to fit what we...	Essays on Nature and Landscape Best Price: $59.95 Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894), though often overshadowed by her celebrity father, James...

The Flatness and Other Landscapes (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction) Best Price: $11.41 Seen from the air, the seemingly endless "flyover" spaces that form America's...	Reading the Roots: American Nature Writing before Walden Best Price: $69.95 Reading the Roots is an unprecedented anthology of outstanding early writings about American...	Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods Best Price: $11.97 Written accounts of solitary wilderness living show up every once in a while, and seem to have...	Tracking Desire: A Journey After Swallow-Tailed Kites Best Price: $6.50 I was assigned to read this book for a class. Over the years I have read many books for classes...	Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex Best Price: $7.98 Dr. Tatiana writes an advice column for members of all species and organisms that wish to write...

The Hopes of Snakes: And Other Tales from the Urban Landscape Best Price: $2.00 The Hopes of Snakes is just such a book. From Manhattan to Washington, DC, Lisa Couturier takes...	Nature's Events Best Price: $49.59 This is the perfect companion for the amateur naturalist. John Serrao leads nature walks in the...	All Things Bright and Beautiful Two years ago when we published James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small , we called...	Desert Solitaire Best Price: $24.87 I was raised between a rock and a cactus in southern Arizona I then lived in the desert...	The Sierra Pinacate (Southwest Center Series) Best Price: $25.95 South of the border, a spectacular range of ancient volcanoes rises from the desert floor just...

Beyond Desert Walls: Essays from Prison Best Price: $10.14 The power of Ken Lamberton's "Beyond Desert Walls: Essays from Prison" comes from...	Years Of The Forest (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) Best Price: $10.00 "Years of the Forest" is a companion book of Hoover's engaging tale, "A Place...	Letters from the Country (Minnesota) Best Price: $4.88 I found this book at a library sale for a quarter (the 1982 Penguin paperback edition), so I...	Up North (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) Best Price: $10.38 I purchased this book for my husband who has been fishing "up north" for over 60...	Islands of Hope Best Price: $2.20 This is the rare book about preserving open space and wildlife habitat that doesn't leave...

A Season on the Trail: An American Odyssey (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) Best Price: $2.53 So far this book is one of my top recommendations to friends and acquaintances who are...	The Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist Best Price: $10.17 The Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir anthology with the best aspects of a...	Close Ups of the High Sierra Best Price: $173.67 This collection of Norman Clyde short topics from the 1920's and 1930's captures, in...	Coming to Land in a Troubled World Best Price: $13.32 COMING TO LAND is an amazingly rich book, capable of fostering profound personal and social...	Once Again the Wonder (Borderland Books) Best Price: $8.99 Quinney's book is more like taking walks with a cherished chum 'cross cornfields. He...

The Lost Dynasty: Uncovering Sri Lanka's Secret Past Best Price: $18.94 First, I am from Sri Lanka. It was kind of shock to see it started with LTTE stuff and took some...	Moose for Breakfast: Nature Writing in Essays and Poetry Best Price: $11.94 I found Moose for Breakfast more satisfying than a bowl of Wheaties. The author's carefully...	Formicides de L'afrique Occidentale et Australe Du Voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Best Price: $14.13 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...	Islands of Hope Best Price: $2.20 This is the rare book about preserving open space and wildlife habitat that doesn't leave...	A Season on the Trail: An American Odyssey (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) Best Price: $2.53 So far this book is one of my top recommendations to friends and acquaintances who are...

The Wisdom of John Muir: 100+ Selections from the Letters, Journals, and Essays of the Great Naturalist Best Price: $10.17 The Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir anthology with the best aspects of a...	Close Ups of the High Sierra Best Price: $173.67 This collection of Norman Clyde short topics from the 1920's and 1930's captures, in...	Coming to Land in a Troubled World Best Price: $13.32 COMING TO LAND is an amazingly rich book, capable of fostering profound personal and social...	Once Again the Wonder (Borderland Books) Best Price: $8.99 Quinney's book is more like taking walks with a cherished chum 'cross cornfields. He...	The Lost Dynasty: Uncovering Sri Lanka's Secret Past Best Price: $18.94 First, I am from Sri Lanka. It was kind of shock to see it started with LTTE stuff and took some...

Moose for Breakfast: Nature Writing in Essays and Poetry Best Price: $11.94 I found Moose for Breakfast more satisfying than a bowl of Wheaties. The author's carefully...	Formicides de L'afrique Occidentale et Australe Du Voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Best Price: $14.13 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...	Wilderness Tapestry: An Eclectic Approach To Preservation Best Price: $11.92	Even Mountains Vanish Best Price: $14.97 Thoughtful and engaging - this is a smart book that examines our relationship with the natural...	1000 Mile Walk to the Gulf Best Price: $38.00 As the human population expands the natural world around us disappears. This is a fact we mostly...

Season of the Loon Best Price: $8.00 I love this book. It has the right amount of humor in each chapter to balance the very deep...	South of Seattle: Notes on Life in the Northwest Woods Best Price: $7.20 Jim, or "Jeep" as he's often referred, handed me an autographed copy of his book...	Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods Best Price: $8.53 I discovered this book when I was 13, and have read it no less than 10 times through the next 30...	My Garden in Autumn and Winter Best Price: $23.74 My Garden in Autumn and Winter concludes the three-volume chronicle of a master gardener's...	Plant Exploration for Longwood Gardens Best Price: $44.07 Longwood Gardens of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, enjoys a long and distinguished tradition of...

Greatest Mountain--Katahdin's Wilderness: Excerpts from the Writings of Percival Proctor Baxter Best Price: $111.69 Connie Baxter Marlow has put together a tribute to Mount Katahdin and Baxter State Park. The...

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