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The Noble Wilds Best Price: $20.00 Human beings exhibit their humanitarian side most readily toward their animal companions... | Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why Best Price: $8.25 I can't say much more about it than other posters but my final judgment on the book was that I... | American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (Library of America) Best Price: $26.40 As America and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change, writer... | The Last American Man Best Price: $8.11 I enjoyed reading this book and I have often dreamed of living the type of lifestyle that... | Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex Best Price: $8.75 This is a fun, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, look at the evolutionary biology of how many different... |
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics) Best Price: $8.37 I first read this book in High School. I was impressed but 8 years later re-read the book to my... | A Natural History of the Senses Best Price: $5.00 A Natural History of the Senses is a wild romp through smell, taste, hearing, touch and sight.... | Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn Best Price: $19.79 An artisan who captures Maine’s summer air in her sun-and-sea-dyed yarns. A weaver and... | The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World Best Price: $8.40 I have been trying to figure out how to write about this book for years; all I can say, really,... | Desert Solitaire Best Price: $3.00 This is "classic Abbey" and his best work. What else can be said? This book should be... |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007 (The Best American Series) Best Price: $8.00 This year's Best American series seems to be the weakest one yet, and the science and nature... | House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest Best Price: $13.42 I am glad I read HOUSE OF RAIN and I can easily recommend it to others interested in the... | Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) Best Price: $3.92 The book was in great condition, at a great price! I got it within just a few days. I would def.... | Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves Best Price: $4.49 I have come to Farley Mowat and NEVER CRY WOLF rather belatedly, considering the author has been... | Marine Diesel Engines Best Price: $18.42 Very helpful guide to understanding a diesel engine and all that relates to it. I will maintain... |
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The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat Best Price: $11.48 i liked the book. but i would like to read a more positive slant also | Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Best Price: $1.72 A rare combination of personal journal and field notes, this story compasses the death of a... | Earth Prayers From around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth Best Price: $7.95 Earth Prayers From around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth... | What Are People For?: Essays Best Price: $7.91 With sharp insight Berry's essays serve as a vision of a different life with different values:... | The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest Best Price: $31.53 Loved this book - a keeper for sure. Rick Darke does a great job of writing - I found his prose... |
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The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod Best Price: $4.25 The Outermost House is a marvelous book; one of my all-time absolute favorites in the whole... | Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters Best Price: $4.87 Essays to tease the depths, this collection comprises some pf the best of Dillard's work. Clear... | Remarkable Trees of the World Best Price: $17.28 A very nice book, with remarkable trees, however, from the cover I suppose I wrongly assumed... | Encounters with the Archdruid Best Price: $2.89 Interesting stories that force you to consider both sides of several important environmental... | The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics) Best Price: $5.49 The Snow Leopard is slow paced and there is little plot. The book is about a long hike and the... |
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The Immense Journey: An Imaginative Naturalist Explores the Mysteries of Man and Nature Best Price: $2.98 Most of us do not spend our days thinking about the magic of nature. In fact, it is rare that... | Holy the Firm Best Price: $3.33 This has been my favorite book ever since I read it in 1994. Its perfection is other-worldly. ... | Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods Best Price: $15.99 When I first saw this book I felt a little bit like a kid again--and that's exactly where this... | Walking Best Price: $4.99 ok it's old english, but it's classical masterpiece.
i recommend it to anyone that enjoy and... | Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition Best Price: $18.50 I have at least six or seven different editions of Thoreau's greatest classic, and this one is... |
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John Muir : Nature Writings: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth; My First Summer in the Sierra; The Mountains of California; Stickeen; Essays (Library of America) Best Price: $18.67 This is essential reading for anyone interested in conservation and those who simply love nature... | Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness Best Price: $7.74 I really enjoyed the tale of living it out in the wilds for a newbie outdoorsman. Very well... | The Meadow Best Price: $2.99 This non-linear piece of prose is elegant in its ability to take us to a place now long-gone. ... | All Flesh Is Grass: Pleasures & Promises Of Pasture Farming Best Price: $11.43 I found this as one of the best books on this subject (grazing, non-conventional agriculture,... | Mercruiser Stern Drive, 1964-1991 (Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals) Best Price: $20.89 This is a very useful and informative manual. I will continue to use it for years to come. |
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Outboard Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Repair Best Price: $12.55 In reading over Boating Magazine's Outboard engines, I found the book to be very excellent for... | Travels in the Greater Yellowstone Best Price: $15.90 After an inordinate wait, I have begun 'Travels in Greater Yellowstone'. I have read Turner's... | That Quail, Robert Best Price: $2.98 An elderly woman friend recommended that I read the small little book "That Quail... | The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006 (The Best American Series) Best Price: $2.22 I read the best american series every year, in fact, with science and nature writing, I've been... | The Solace of Open Spaces Best Price: $4.13 Not being a fan of travel books, my comments may be biased. Years ago when I wandered the globe,... |
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Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics Best Price: $15.00 A friend who said he was reminded of Joan Didion by these essays only made clear to me how much... | Evening Thoughts Best Price: $11.24 Fr. Thomas Berry emphasizes that all things and beings have a place in Creation. It is a... | Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods Best Price: $8.32 I read "Cache Lake Country" in 1968. I was delighted to find it in print again...like... | | |