A Year in the Maine Woods, Paperback - Bernd Heinrich

Reducere. Escapist fantasies usually involve the open road, but Bernd Heinrich's dream was to focus on the riches of one small place--a few green acres along...

Reducere. DescriptionPublished posthumously in 1864 and based on Henry David Thoreau's lengthy experiences in the forests of Maine on three separate occasion...

Reducere. Camping In The Winter Woods: Adventures Of Two Boys In The Maine Woods, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that thi...

Henry D. Thoreau traveled to the backwoods of Maine in 1846, 1853, and 1857. Originally published in 1864, and published now with a new introductio...

Reducere. Posthumously published in 1864, The Maine Woods depicts Henry David Thoreau's experiences in the forests of Maine, and expands on the author's tran...

Reducere. From his phenomenal collection of over 25, 000 articles and stories of the Maine Woods, Steve Pinkham has selected more of the most exciting old hu...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Changing Nature of the Maine Woods is both a fascinating introduction to the forests of Maine and a detailed but accessible narrativ...

Reducere. "The primeval woods of Maine still cover an extent seven times that of the famous Black Forest of Germany at its largest expanse in modern times. T...

Reducere. From the acclaimed scientist and writer, essays collected for the first time in book form, on ravens and other birds, insects, trees, elephants, an...

Reducere. Winner of the New England Book Award Best Nonfiction Award and the Franklin Fairbanks Award of the Fairbanks Museum In a book destined to become a ...

Reducere. From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutiona...

Reducere. "Bernd Heinrich is one of the finest naturalists of our time. Life Everlasting shines with the authenticity and originality that are unique to a li...

Reducere. "A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals . . . A special treat for readers of natural history."...

Reducere. Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becom...

Reducere. Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ...

From ice skating to tadpoles and migrating birds, life in the pond changes from season to season. Discover how fish stay warm in winter. Learn why ...

From snow plows to skyscraper nests and rooftop gardens, life in the city changes from season to season. Discover what animals live in the city. Le...

In his new preface Bernd Heinrich ranges from Maine to Alaska and north to the Arctic as he summarizes findings from continuing investigations over...

Reducere. Ever since the first pathways were cleared through Maine's forested wilderness, something we now call Bigfoot has haunted the edges of civilization...

From bestselling author Amanda Owen come more tales of life at Ravenseat, the remote Yorkshire hill farm she shares with husband Clive, eight child...

A photographic celebration of British wildlife and the country way of life.Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): The editors of Country Liv...

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONJack Underwood's debut collection, Happiness (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone: 'conv...

1 year, 8, 500 road miles, 26 weird and wonderful British subcultures: Lucy Leonelli leaves the corporate world behind on a quest to discover her m...

Reducere. From his phenomenal collection of over 22, 000 articles and stories of the Maine Woods, Steve Pinkham has selected many of the most exciting and ol...

Reducere. A Year in the Big Old Garden is a collection of children's stories in the spirit of beloved classics by Thornton Burgess and Beatrix Potter. These ...

Reducere. A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF UNDER MAGNOLIA A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes--a celebration of the allure of...

Reducere. DescriptionIl Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center is a passport to the heart of Italy. Michelle Damiani chronicles how her American family o...

From the acclaimed author of In Praise of Paths comes a humorous and modest Walden for modern times.As nature becomes ever more precious, we all wa...

A personal investigation into the history that surrounds us, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden WaysPublisher: Canongate Boo...

Reducere. "We ran away this fall. In fleeing the telegraph, the post-office, the door bells, and all our many masters, we experienced a sweet, if guilty sati...

Reducere. "From the New York cupcake wars to the perfect Parisian macaron, Thomas's passion is palpable, her sweet tooth, unstoppable."--Elizabeth Bard, best...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Description"Redemption Songs" takes the reader inside the walls of a medium-security prison and offers a glimpse at how music and the arts are offe...

The Secret History of Here is the story of a single place, a farm in the Scottish Borders. The site on which Alistair Moffat's farm now stands has ...

An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.Illustrations: Integrated illustrations

Reducere. DescriptionNorth America's fastest mammal, the pronghorn, can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour - bu...

The Farm That Feeds Us is a stylishly illustrated non-fiction book looking at the workings of a family farm, the different animals, crops, and mach...

DescriptionThe vast boreal forest spans a dozen countries in the northern regions like "a scarf around the neck of the world, " making it the plane...

Reducere. TRAVEL THE WORLD OF BRIDGE WITH MARTIN HOFFMANAfter surviving the Nazi death camps, Martin Hoffman moved to England and discovered a talent for bri...