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  • Downcanyon

    A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon

    de Ann Zwinger ...
    Every writer comes to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon with a unique point of view. Ann Zwinger's is that of a naturalist, an "observer at the river's brim."Teamed with scientists and other volunteer naturalists, Zwinger was part of an ongoing study of change along the Colorado. In all seasons and all weathers, in almost every kind of craft that goes down the waves, she returned to the Grand ... Leer más

    $19.49 USD

  • The Grand Canyon

    Intimate Views

    Edición de Robert C. Euler, Frank Tikalsky ...
    Your personal tour of the Grand Canyon by the folks who know it best! Geology and biology, Indians and explorers, rafting and hiking—it's all here in this one handy guide written by five people whose years of hiking, river running, studying, and simply contemplating the Canyon have given them an intimate knowledge of its wonders that few others can match.ContentsForeword, by Ann H. ZwingerThe ... Leer más

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  • The Nearsighted Naturalist

    de Ann Zwinger ...
    Seeking out wildflowers and whitewater, Ann Zwinger has called many places home. The Nearsighted Naturalist brings together work from more than two decades in her career as one of our most distinguished natural history writers. From the Indiana landscape of her youth to her Colorado mountain retreat, from Arizona's Aravaipa Canyon to New Zealand's Kapiti Island, Zwinger leads an ever-widening ... Leer más

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  • Run, River, Run

    A Naturalist's Journey Down One of the Great Rivers of the West

    de Ann Zwinger ...
    The Green River runs wild, free and vigourous from southern Wyoming to northeastern Utah. Edward Abbey wrote in these pages in 1975 that Anne Zwinger's account of the Green River and its subtle forms of life and nonlife may be taken as authoritative. 'Run, River, Run,' should serve as a standard reference work on this part of the American West for many years to come." —New York Times Book Review ... Leer más

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    One Woman's Exploration of the Natural World

    The author of Strangers in the House examines nature's connection to herself and humanity in this collection of essays.Curious by Nature showcases Candace Savage's exploration of the varied ways we relate to wildlife from our retelling of fairytales about the big, bad wolf to our struggles to find a balance between harvesting trees and allowing grizzly bears the space to roam. Along the way, she ... Leer más

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  • The Secret Knowledge of Water

    There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning

    de Craig Childs ...
    Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river ... Leer más

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  • Ancient Places

    People and Landscape in the Emerging Northwest

    de Jack Nisbet ...
    From a master of regional and natural history comes a collection of essays that reveals how the Pacific Northwest shaped the people—and how the people shaped the landDrawing on a range of personal research, author Jack Nisbet engages some of the iconic images in Northwest history: from fossil riches to ice age floods; from the Willamette Meteorite to the 1872 Earthquake; from up-and-down mining ... Leer más

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  • Prairie

    A Natural History

    Thorough, detailed, and scientifically up-to-date, Prairies: A Natural History provides a comprehensive nontechnical guide to the biology and ecology of the prairies, or the Great Plains grasslands of North America, offering a view of the past, a vision for the future, and a clear focus on the present. With a total area of more than 3.5 million square kilometers (500,000 in Canada and the ... Leer más

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  • Quetico

    Near to Nature's Heart

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    Quetico Park in northwestern Ontario celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009. Long-recognized as a gem among parks, Quetico contains some of the largest stands of old-growth red and white pine in Canada , as well as a diversity of fascinating lichens, carnivorous plants in specialized habitats.The author presents an insightful look into Quetico's natural history as he examines the adapations that ... Leer más

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  • Brave the Wild River

    The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

    **Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner of the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/BiographySelected as a Southwest Book of the Year Top PickRachel Carson Environment Book Award for Reporting on the Environment, Honorable MentionA Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023A New Yorker Best Book of 2023"Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted." —Peter ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD

  • Of Time and Place

    Of Time and Place is a legacy from one of the best-loved woodsman writers of our time. To the outdoorsmen who often canoed and portaged with him through the northern Lake country, Sigurd Olson was affectionately known as the Bourgeois—the name that voyageurs gave two hundred years ago to the trusted guides who took them over this same territory. And in this, his last book, completed just before ... Leer más

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  • Home Ground

    Language for an American Landscape

    Edición de Barry Lopez, Debra Gwartney ...
    Published to great acclaim in 2006, the hardcover edition of Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape met with outstanding reviews and strong sales, going into three printings. A language-lover's dream, Home Ground revitalized a descriptive language for the American landscape by combining geography, literature, and folklore in one volume. Now in paperback, this visionary reference is ... Leer más

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