Reference Books


Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in SongBird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
Best Price: $15.99
I bought this book for my Aunt who just loves birds. She loves it! She tells me the birds...
The Birds in My LifeThe Birds in My Life
Best Price: $4.94
I'm thrilled that my neighbors love this book. The kids just love the birds! And my older...
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be HumanNim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Best Price: $12.75
This book is so entertaining. Anyone who loves animals will find it almost impossible not to...
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to SustainabilityThe Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
Best Price: $14.50
This is a book that must be heeded. It is about the most crucial, portentous issue of our time:...
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition (National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America)National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition (National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America)
Best Price: $13.93
Nat Geo has done a great job with this book, at least for the non-professional bird watcher! A...


The Life of the SkiesThe Life of the Skies
Best Price: $13.77
Pro - thoughtful reflections on birdwatching, environmental crisis and parenting Con - some of...
The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a TimeThe Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time
Best Price: $6.91
I agree 100% with all the 1-2 star reviews. This book is bogus. There is more clear,...
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our GardensBringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
Best Price: $17.69
The author has a firm grasp on the importance of insects. He also realizes that native plants...
Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your DayWake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
Best Price: $8.00
VERY GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT GREEN LIFE, IT REALLY MAKES IT EASY TO START...
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North AmericaA Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
Best Price: $11.94
This was a spare copy for me since it is so indispensable. One in car or golf bag or when going...


Silent SpringSilent Spring
Best Price: $5.00
While Rachel's theories were ahead of her time 40 years ago, many now believe DDT is not the...
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North AmericaThe Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
Best Price: $11.25
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America is the companion volume to The Sibley...
The Return of Planet-X: WormwoodThe Return of Planet-X: Wormwood
Best Price: $18.78
The only nice thing I can say about this book is that the author gathered a lot of information...
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal BehaviorAnimals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Best Price: $2.97
For those who don't have the time to commune with animals, "Animals in Translation"...
Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly LifeLiving Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life
Best Price: $8.24
Anyone from the novice to the expert can find something they didn't know in each of the chapters...

Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It ComingBlessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
Best Price: $6.75
It almost always happens, when I speak in telephone conferences with university classes or with...
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North AmericaThe Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
Best Price: $12.09
Sibley's perfected what Peterson started. The Western and Eastern birds books are practical...
The Sibley Guide to BirdsThe Sibley Guide to Birds
Best Price: $21.54
The book arrived within the estimated time of delivery, and it is in excellent conditions! I...
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (Library of America)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...
Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It BeforePlanet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Best Price: $25.05
if you believe in God or not, i dare you to look at this book and not be in awe of nature. my...

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: $11.61
I was interested in finding out what kind of plants were edible native to the Pacific Northwest...
All Creatures Great and SmallAll Creatures Great and Small
Best Price: $3.84
One of the best books I've read in my life. A must read. Very well written. Makes you want to...
Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Best Price: $11.27
Good Rock Hound reference book. References about all of the named materials that one would like...
Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National ParkYellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park
Best Price: $13.59
Highly recommend this book. Well written explaination of what you are seeing. Much better than...
Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your LifeGreen, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life
Best Price: $8.89
The author provides some excellent ideas aimed at preserving the environment. Some of these...

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st CenturyWorldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
Best Price: $12.10
A practical comprehensive compendium of the types of practices we will need to nourish if we are...
Country Wisdom & Know-HowCountry Wisdom & Know-How
Best Price: $11.99
A book for the 21st century in the spirit of the Whole Earth Catalog. Big and thorough, it goes...
Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable LifestyleSimple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
Best Price: $8.43
I found myself nodding in agreeing with what David Wann wrote throughout Simple Prosperity:...
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the WildThe Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
Best Price: $12.43
Childs has created a beautifully written book about animals and journeys into their abodes. He...
Gemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Third EditionGemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Third Edition
Best Price: $15.33
This book is by far the best single source for gemological data for the price, anywhere. ...

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals (Audubon Society Field Guide)National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals (Audubon Society Field Guide)
Best Price: $11.90
I was really excited to buy this book, but it wasn't as great as I was expecting. The pictures...
Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks)Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Best Price: $11.46
This book is very informative of the types of gems. Look who wrote it, that tells the rest of...
My Family and Other AnimalsMy Family and Other Animals
Best Price: $4.95
All of Gerald Durell's writings are terrific, but the ones about his family are truly...
The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field GuideThe Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Best Price: $18.74
Handy maps to confirm the probability of your sighting. Good pictures and short discription of...
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and FoodFarm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food
Best Price: $12.50
This book was brilliantly written considering all that it includes -- and that is a full look at...

Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern ApicultureNatural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Best Price: $21.93
This is an excellent resource and guide and fun read. A great book for those who want more out...
Pastured Poultry ProfitsPastured Poultry Profits
Best Price: $21.95
Very detailed book for agricultural entrepreneurs. Gives specifics for everything from your...
Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to WaterBlue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
Best Price: $14.39
This is a must read for everyone on this planet! Filled with alarming facts and information. ...
The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences)The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences) (California Academy of Sciences)
Best Price: $15.65
I hate this book. For years I have been telling fellow natural history writers that the field...
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))
Best Price: $11.42
Very informative. Going to have to go out this summer and put it to the test.

The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human WorldThe 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,...
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the WorldCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Best Price: $4.00
An interesting perspective on not just the poor cod but of all of the great creatures in the sea...
Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of PossibilityBreak Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility
Best Price: $11.55
Superb! The gloom and doom and endless discussions of how we have wrecked the planet are...
Pure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature's Vanishing GemsPure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature's Vanishing Gems
Best Price: $21.92
its a lovely book with good quality pictures, it makes a great coffee table book right next to...
Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)
Best Price: $15.01
Peak Everything is another book by Richard Heinberg on how our whole civilization will be...

Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's WildlifeAnimal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
Best Price: $15.35
This book is filled with incredible pictures. It also contains topical infromation on different...
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: $10.99
This book has been very helpful in teaching me how to journal. My preconceived notions on...
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics)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...
The Origin Of SpeciesThe Origin Of Species
Best Price: $3.37
The readers with some science background will not only be amazed, but also charmed by this work....
Natural Horse-Man-Ship: Six Keys to a Natural Horse-Human RelationshipNatural Horse-Man-Ship: Six Keys to a Natural Horse-Human Relationship
Best Price: $10.78
i enjoyed reading and value the information in this book.even if you don't have a horse just...

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: $8.75
This is a fun, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, look at the evolutionary biology of how many different...
Botany in a Day:  The Patterns Method of Plant IdentificationBotany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification
Best Price: $16.49
This book ranks with such classics of plant indentification as Agnes Chase's A First Book of...
Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))
Best Price: $17.62
ASIN:0618225900 Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R) ...
  
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