The Earth: Natural history Books

When cancer takes her husband of twenty-one years, the author feels a loss of direction until she opens her eyes to new possibilities.Leaving her job and taking her recently widowed mother for a long getaway to Zihuantanejo on the Pacific coast of Mexico...

Hearts in the Ice is a story of adventure and action, courage and connection, sustainability and survival. Hilde and Sunniva will take you inside their personal accounts of a year of surviving and thriving in a rustic trappers cabin 140 km away from the...

Wildflowers of the Lake Mead Region is a full-color field guide to over 100 of the more common wildflowers, shrubs, and cacti found in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, as well as in the surrounding Mohave Desert. Arranged by flower color, the book...

A reissue of the classic book of historic New England storms, first published in 1891 by Sidney Perley (1858-1928).

This book is about a boy and his parents who are raising awareness about our current ocean crisis. Through research, they.teach people, especially the young ones, how to do something about the problem.

Just like beach glass that starts out as a bottle or a marble or a window, we start out fresh-scrubbed and new, with expectations and intentions set for our lives. And like the glass objects that break in the storms that tumble them, our own intentions...

Earthquake prediction, especially impending earthquake prediction, is one of the most difficult worldwide problems in the human history.  This book focuses on the root cause of the long-standing unsolved earthquake prediction, as well as the...

Weather hazards are defined as extreme weather phenomena that can cause damage to people as well as surroundings. Some examples of extreme weather events include tornadoes, floods, storms, droughts, etc. Most weather hazards are unseasonal and hence, add...

Silviculture refers to the methods and techniques used to control the structure, growth and quality of forests. These techniques are used to meet the timber production requirements, along with other values and needs of the society. Silviculture systems...

The conservation of ecological services and efficient restoration of natural resources is termed as ecosystem management. It aims to meet the socioeconomic, political and ecological needs of the current and future generation. Natural resource management...

The branch of chemistry concerned with the overall administration of forests is known as forest management. It includes economic, legal as well as social aspects. Scientific and technical aspects such as forest regulation, silviculture, forest...

Abalones are marine snails from the family Haliotidae . This family of shellfish is comprised of 56 recognized species worldwide and eight known species in California. The Native Peoples of California fished and dove for abalone for thousands of years...

Lake Merritt, located in the heart of Oakland, California, is the pride of the city. An estuary connected to San Francisco Bay, mixing sea and fresh waters, the lake formed about 4,000 years ago when the sea level rose to fill the mouths of two streams...

The Bahamas is ideally located directly in the path of hurricanes in the North Atlantic. These massive tropical cyclones have been ravaging the Bahamas since the Lucayan Indians blessed these islands with their presence. Now for the very first time,...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

"Witch Covens and the Grand Masters" is a detailed treatise on the subject of witchcraft written by Montague Summers, exploring in particular their hierarchy, their 'sabbat', and related practices. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 - 1948) was an English...

Fossil Sponge Spicules From The Upper Chalk: Found In The Interior Of A Single Flint Stone From Horstead In Norfolk (1880) is a book written by George Jennings Hinde. The book is a detailed study of fossil sponge spicules found in the Upper Chalk layer...

Fish Culture is a comprehensive guidebook on the breeding, rearing, and management of various species of fish. Written in 1883 by Francis Day, a renowned naturalist and ichthyologist, the book covers a wide range of topics related to fish culture,...

""Florida And The Game Waterbirds Of The Atlantic Coast And The Lakes Of The United States"" is a book written by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt in 1884. The book is a detailed account of the game waterbirds found on the Atlantic Coast and the lakes of the...

Fishes and Fishing: Artificial Breeding of Fish, Anatomy of Their Senses, Their Loves, Passions and Intellects is a book written by William Wright and originally published in 1858. The book provides a comprehensive overview of fish and fishing, exploring...

This vintage book contains the record of a journey from London to the Quantock Hills - on a bicycle. A wonderful account of traveling around the majestic landscape of England, this is a book that will appeal to lovers of nature and travel writing, and is...

First published in 1910, "In the Catskills" is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landscape, its flora and fauna, and its people more beautifully...

Originally published in the early 1900s, this book is - 'primarily for the general reader who likes to know more about that much talked about, but little understood, topic - the weather'. Rather than being a dry text book, covering the entire field of...

""�����rboles y Bosques"" es un libro escrito por Sabino Berthelot y publicado en 1880. En este libro, el autor describe de manera detallada la diversidad de �����rboles y bosques que existen en el mundo. Berthelot explora las caracter������sticas de...

""Anatomie und Biologie der Gattung Streptocarpus"" ist ein Buch von Traugott Hielscher, das 1878 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Anatomie und Biologie der Gattung Streptocarpus, einer Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der...

Il libro ""Anatomia Comparata Delle Foglie Delle Iridee: Studio Anatomico-Sistematico (1892)"" di Ross, Hermann, ����� uno studio dettagliato sull'anatomia e la sistematica delle foglie delle piante iridee. Pubblicato nel 1892, il libro analizza le...

""Van De Kennis Der Houtsoorten"" is een boek uitgegeven door Tarlier Publisher in 1855. Het boek is geschreven in de Nederlandse taal en biedt een uitgebreide beschrijving van verschillende houtsoorten. Het bevat informatie over de eigenschappen,...

""Valdieri e le sue acque"" ����� un libro scritto da Giovanni Garelli nel 1855. Il libro descrive la citt������ di Valdieri, situata nelle Alpi Marittime, e le sue acque, che sono state utilizzate per scopi industriali e agricoli. Il libro esplora anche...

Le Trait����� sur les Haras est un livre �����crit par Jean Brugnone en 1807. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui traite de l'�����levage des chevaux et des diff�����rentes techniques pour am�����liorer leur race. L'auteur y d�����crit les diff�����rentes races...

""�����ber die von Beccari auf seiner Reise nach Celebes und Neu-Guinea gesammelten Pandanaceae"" ist ein Buch von Hermann Grafen Zu Solms-Laubach, das im Jahr 1883 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Pflanzenfamilie der...

This fall I got a Japanese poncho and rain-pants and rubber boots and decided I would only walk to work. No more riding the bus. No more bicycle. Just me and the ghost of Santoka Taneda. We would take our time and notice things, thoughts that would...

Originally published in 1890, this book provides a detailed account of the pearl and chank fisheries in the Gulf of Manaar, a shallow bay off the coast of India. The book includes descriptions of the various species of marine fauna found in the gulf, as...

Practical knowledge for Inland, Coastal, andOcean waters that makes your sailing safer andmore efficient.Special topics in navigation and weather from the"Burch at the Helm" column in Blue Water Sailing magazine.

From the majestic San Juan Mountains to the wide-open expanses of the San Luis Valley, few fishing areas rival the pristine beauty, diversity, and solitude of southern Colorado's rivers and trout streams. This guide thoroughly explores the region's...

There IS something we can do - but we must do more NOW.From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, from outer space to inside our bodies, plastic pollution is everywhere. Plastic has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, but at a huge cost...

Did you know?Knoxville used to get enough snow to host a sleigh carnival! On one day over two dozen tornadoes tore through the eastern half of Tennessee! Temperatures have reached 106oF in East Tennessee! Winters used to be cold enough to freeze the...

Jeremy Arkes gives us the nature book he wanted to have when he moved to the Monterey Peninsula 14 years earlier. This book provides all you need to know for appreciating nature from Monterey through Carmel and to Big Sur - one of the most pristine,...

Tropical rain forests contain most of the world's known biological diversity.Understanding how this diversity persists in the face of anthropogenicdisturbance is an increasingly critical issue. To manage and preserve intactecosystems, and to restore...

Discover the Wild Beauty of Colorado's National Parks and Forests!Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes of Colorado's most iconic outdoor spaces with our Large Print National Parks and Forests in Colorado Facts Word Search Puzzle Book. Perfect for...

The newest edition is published by the U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. This edition includes a number of new pests, many of them found on fir Christmas trees. The original manual had a strong emphasis on Scotch pine...

Since the beginning of the new millennium, terrible earthquakes have hit different parts of the globe. These quakes have taken hundreds of thousands of lives and caused great destruction of property. Up to this point, the United States has only been a...

Originally published in 1914, this work contains historical information on the River Thames. It includes the chapters 'The Thames Commissioners', 'The City of London Jurisdiction', 'The Thames Conservancy', and much more. This is a fascinating book for...

Originally published in 1881, this work details what life was like on the Upper Thames before the 20th century. The following passage is an extract from its preface: 'In the description of our river I have confined myself to those parts of it with which...

Originally published in 1875, this work details what life was like on the Upper Thames before the 20th century, the people who lived there and the trades they developed. It is a wonderful work for anyone interested in the river's history and is complete...

Originally published in 1849, this work details the sights to be seen while journeying along the River Thames. It includes a information of the small towns and villages through which it passes, such as Fulham, Kew, Brentford, Lambeth, and many more.The...

Originally published in 1899, this work details the buildings to be found on the banks of the River Thames during the 19th century. The following passage is an extract from its preface: 'THE present volume dealing with the old buildings along the River...