Nature category: 119170 books
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things -— Stories from Science and Observation
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
The final book in the Mysteries of Nature trilogy
The trilogy began with The Hidden Life of Trees (2016), which was a NYT bestseller and continues to sell exceptionally well.
The second was The Inner Life of Animals (2017), which extended topic from plants to animals.
This book blends and extends the first two by looking at how all life on Earth is interdependent.
The Sense of Wonder
A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature
In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson—author of Silent Spring—began work on an essay that she would come to consider...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2019
Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.
New York Times best-selling author of How to Be a Good Creature, The Soul of an Octopus, The Good Good Pig, and more, Sy Montgomery, selects...
The Language of Nature
Reassessing the Mathematization of Natural Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Galileo’s dictum that the book of nature “is written in the language of mathematics” is emblematic of the accepted view that the scientific revolution hinged on the conceptual and methodological integration of mathematics and natural philosophy. Although the mathematization of nature is a distinctive...
The Beauty of the Beastly
New Views on the Nature of Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 1996
“An awe-inspiring tour of nature” from a Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer (San Francisco Examiner).
Natalie Angier has taken great pains to learn her science from the molecule up. She knows all that scientists know—and sometimes more—about the power of symmetry in sexual relations,...
Ground Truth
A Guide to Tracking Climate Change at Home
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Before you read this book, you have homework to do. Grab a notebook, go outside, and find a nearby patch of nature. What do you see, hear, feel, and smell? Are there bugs, birds, squirrels, deer, lizards, frogs, or fish, and what are they doing? What plants are in the vicinity, and in what ways are...
Discover Nature in the Rocks
Things to Know and Things to Do
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1997
A friendly introduction to hands-on study of nature in your own backyard. Simple activities for all ages.
by Dr Liana Joy Christensen & Ian Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Did you know that the humble marmot is responsible for more than one billion human deaths? Or that its possible to be bitten by a snakes head for up to an hour after its been decapitated? On the flip side, for every person bitten by a shark each year, 25 people are bitten by New Yorkers. It seems that...
by Ann Simpson, Rob Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yellowstone National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yellowstone National Park in a colorful and portable package. Published in cooperation with Yellowstone...
by A. E. Dolbear Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2013
In the past fifty years the advance in physical knowledge has not only been rapid, but it has been revolutionary. The fundamental principles of natural philosophy that were applied by Sir Isaac Newton and others to masses of visible magnitude have been applied to molecules; and it has thus been discovered...
Instituting Nature
Authority, Expertise, and Power in Mexican Forests
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
A study of how encounters between forestry bureaucrats and indigenous forest managers in Mexico produced official knowledge about forests and the state.
Greater knowledge and transparency are often promoted as the keys to solving a wide array of governance problems. In Instituting Nature, Andrew...
Real Green
Sustainability after the End of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
What would a sustainable society look like? How could it be achieved? By challenging conventional wisdom about the ecological crisis and reframing the traditional values of green politics "Real Green; Sustainability after the End of Nature" offers new answers to the key questions of the...
Waterways
Sailing the Southeastern Coast
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
When Jennifer Frick-Ruppert and her husband set sail for the first time in their newly purchased 37-foot sailboat, they were hoping to leave colder climes behind, learn something about sailing, and get away from the daily grind. What they didn’t expect was that nature would become a partner in their...
by James Ross
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
More tales of family fun and run-ins with nature at the cottage.
In the sequel to Cottage Daze, James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage. Organized by nature’s changing seasons and containing sections covering nature, family, activity, and the cottage, Ross combines wry...