2011-07-19T07:00:00Z This is the updated classic 1974 Harper&Row edition. The research and information differs from The Seven Standards of Ecological Breastfeeding, the latest version of natural child spacing. Both books together would make an excellent gift for a new mother.
2020-03-03T08:00:00Z "Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." --Nature
"A superb account of the deadly struggle between humanity and what may prove the only life-bearing planet within ten light years, written in a brilliantly sardonic and conversational style." --E. O. Wilson
"Hope Jahren asks the central questio...[Read More]
2015-09-29T07:00:00Z Unraveling the mystery of the catastrophic age of extinctions
Two hundred sixty million years ago, life on Earth suffered wave after wave of cataclysmic extinctions, with the worst wiping out nearly every species on the planet. The Worst of Times delves into the mystery behind these extinctions and sheds light on the fateful role the primeva...[Read More]
2016-04-26T07:00:00Z An informative, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at the beloved firefly
For centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shrouded in mystery: How do fireflies make their light? What are they saying with their flashing? And what do fireflies look for in a mate? In Silent Spar...[Read More]
2016-12-05T08:00:00Z Originally published in 1879, "Locusts And Wild Honey" is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs, dealing with bees, birds, wild flowers and fruits, and much more. Beautifully-written and profoundly thought-provoking, this volume constitutes a must-read for nature lovers and fans of Burroughs' wonderful work. Contents include: "...[Read More]
2016-05-03T07:00:00Z A birdsong expert's poignant and beautifully illustrated memoir of a bicycle journey across America with his son
Join birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicycle journey as he travels with his son from the Atlantic to the Pacific, lingering and listening to our continent sing as no one has before. On remote country roads, over ...[Read More]
2020-08-21T07:00:00Z You may not believe it, but we're back in the Yu
One thing I strongly disagree with President Trump about is his angry attitude towards Hispanics. I have always felt that whe Anglo-Americans and Latino-Americans are good friends and neighbors, and should be regarded as such.
Should he visit our hometown of Clemmons, Mr. Trump would discove...[Read More]
2020-06-04T07:00:00Z 'A hugely useful and fascinating resume of rewilding - what it means, where it came from, why it's important and where it's going. Jepson and Blythe have done a masterly job, explaining the science behind rewilding in an accessible, honest and compelling way. It deserves to be widely read and become a book of great influence.' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding<...[Read More]
2017-02-21T08:00:00Z The acclaimed guide to the ecology and natural history of the American tropics--now fully updated and expanded
The New Neotropical Companion is the completely revised and expanded edition of a book that has helped thousands of people to understand the complex ecology and natural history of the most species-rich area on Earth, the American tr...[Read More]
2021-03-24T07:00:00Z El cambio clim?tico es una realidad indiscutible cuyos efectos ya estamos notando y, si no lo frenamos, los resultados ser?n catastr?ficos para la humanidad. Las decisiones que tomamos d?a tras d?a tienen un impacto directo en el medio ambiente y si las cambiamos podemos conseguir que nuestra huella ambiental se reduzca al m?nimo. ?Pero cu?les son las acciones que d...[Read More]
2016-08-29T07:00:00Z Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health
In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists h...[Read More]
2021-02-16T08:00:00Z The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light
"Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom." -James T. Costa, PhD, executive director, Highlands Biological Station and author of Darwin's Backyard
#1 New Release in Nature & Ecology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Biological Sciences, and Trees[Read More]
