Science & Nature 54

"A magisterial work of natural history and reportage." ーWALL STREET JOURNAL A fresh and fascinating portrait of the eastern wilds, The Beasts of the East is a celebration of the extraordinary lost ……続きを見る

Ten millennia in the Mono Lake Basin, showing how this complex ecosystem came to be what it is today. Nestled at the base of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California sits a stunning landscape overloo……続きを見る

Strikingly original and abundantly illustrated, The Art of Biodiversity surveys the golden age of natural history art, exploring the alliance between scientists and artists that first revealed the a……続きを見る

An intimate look at one majestic hundred-year-old oak tree through four seasons--and the reality of global climate change it reveals. In the life of this one grand oak, we can see for ourselves the ……続きを見る

Every spring, someone lights a fire, walks a boundary, ties a thread to a blossoming tree, or scrubs a doorstep until the stone shows white. The folklore of the season is richer, stranger, and more ……続きを見る

Is your dog driving you up the wall? ◆ Stealing and destroying anything that's not nailed down? ◆ Pulling your arm out of its socket on walks? ◆ Racing off into the blue yonder, deaf to your calls? ……続きを見る

Every summer, someone rolls a burning wheel downhill, ties herbs into a bundle, wades into a river at dawn, or carries the first loaf of the new grain to a church door. The folklore of the hot month……続きを見る

本书是一部跨越科学与人文的趣味小百科，它用通俗气象地理知识和千年历史人文掌故，以及100多幅精美彩色插图，解锁了风的前世今生： 它凭一己之力塑造了地球地貌，帮军事家在战场上作弊，让航海家开挂远航，还在古……続きを見る

What if everything you've been told about evolution isn't the full story? For decades, Darwin's theory of evolution has been presented as settled scienceーbeyond question, beyond challenge. But what……続きを見る

Why not work on building the deepest relationship of your life? That relationship is with your place. ◆◆◆ Maybe you feel out of place. Ungrounded. New to the suburbs, lost in the city, lonely in the……続きを見る

Joining the authoritative New Naturalist library is this definitive natural history of a beloved quiet space: the churchyard. In this much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist library, Stefan ……続きを見る

A magnificent active volcano, Mount Rainier ascends to 14,410 feet above sea level--the highest in Washington State. The source of five major rivers, it has more glaciers than any other peak in the ……続きを見る

Before the kea owned the alpine, it belonged to the trees. Wild New Zealand: Forest Birds is the first volume in the Wild New Zealand series, covering thirty species whose stronghold is New Zealand'……続きを見る

A richly illustrated natural history of fungi Occupying an entire kingdom of their own, fungi comprise over 155,000 species that include yeasts, rusts, and molds as well as the more familiar mushroo……続きを見る

The Sea-Change: The Worldwide Hunt for the Ancestors of Animals is about one of the most absorbing puzzles in the whole of science: how the earliest animals lived, and what they looked like. These q……続きを見る

Where did we come from? What does it mean to be 'alive'? And what is our place in the cosmos? In her twenty-year journey to answer these questions, Olivia Judson has travelled to all seven continent……続きを見る

Unearth the fascinating stories of the rocks and minerals beneath your feet Did you know that sand and mud are technically rocks or that there are 6,145 species of minerals? Rocks & Minerals brings ……続きを見る

Return to Elkins Creek combines a series of fishing stories, descriptions of changing cultural norms, and the peculiar history of freshwater fishing gear. Beginning with subsistence fishing in very ……続きを見る

A magnificently illustrated classic of California natural history, now updated in a long-awaited reissue. "This wonderful book is a vivid reminder of how things began, and also as a vision of the ri……続きを見る

Starlings cause a lot of trouble. Labeled one of the world’s worst invasive bird species, they devastate farms, drive out native birds, and interfere with aircraft. Many birdwatchers openly despise ……続きを見る

A Times Literary Supplement and Globe and Mail Book of the Year Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Canadian Non-Fiction Prize “A wonderful meditation on farm life and by extension life itsel……続きを見る

Trace the hidden elemental forces shaping life, civilization, and our planet's futureーnitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium revealed as never before. The Pacific island of Banaba, once lush and intri……続きを見る

Adventure tales told, with humanity and warmth, about some of the world’s most remote and fascinating places and their inhabitants For almost fifty years, Robert McCracken Peck has traveled the worl……続きを見る

'One of our finest young historians' Daily Telegraph 'Capacious, entertaining and rich in wondrous detail' Tom Holland on Metropolis Coastlines is the untold story of how human history has been shap……続きを見る

Before homo sapiens dominated the planet, there were many other kinds of human Homo sapiens is the only remaining trace of an evolutionary story that stretches back millions of years. We think of th……続きを見る

A dazzlingly illustrated journey into the transformative world of sacred plants Indigenous communities have long revered certain plants and fungi as healers, storytellers, and spirit guides. This bo……続きを見る

Bestselling author and PhD of ethology Jonathan Balcombe argues for a new perspective on natureーone that rejects the idea of the wild as cruel and savage and instead highlights the cooperation and ……続きを見る

What is this all about? Hold on tight as Mollison presents us with a rollicking rollercoaster journey twisting between Cosmology and Sociology, trampling from Geology to Genetics, splitting the crac……続きを見る

How museums display extinct speciesーand what these exhibits say about us. While it's no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The rem……続きを見る

The go-to guide to driving through the Sunflower State. Immerse yourself in natural history, discover new wonders, and learn to see familiar highways in new and exciting ways. Almost forty years aft……続きを見る