The Natural History of Us

Rancho Cucamonga, Hardcover - Paula Emick

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. Located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains near the southern end of the Cajon Pass, Rancho Cucamonga has served as a natural crossroads for t...

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Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life, Hardcover - Kee Malesky

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Learn something new with 366 fascinating facts from NPR librarian Kee MaleskyWhat was the greatest thing before sliced bread?1 What color did carro...

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The Wolves of Mount McKinley, Paperback - Adolph Murie

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn the time of Lewis and Clark, wolves were abundant throughout North America from the Arctic regions to Mexico. But man declared war on...

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Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History, Paperback - Stephen Jay Gould

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of...

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds, Hardcover - Jon Dunn

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world. Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling co...

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Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species, Hardcover - Joel Sartore

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. When a few of these photographs first appeared in the National Geographic magazine January 2009 issue, they were hailed as an arresting reminder of...

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Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Paperback - Theodore Roosevelt

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. Theodore Roosevelt's writing has the same verve, panache, and energy as the life he lived. Perhaps no president in U.S. history--not even Jefferson...

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Sea Dragons: Predators of the Prehistoric Oceans, Paperback - Richard Ellis

161,99 RON

In the days when dinosaurs dominated the earth, their marine counterparts--every bit as big and ferocious--reigned supreme in prehistoric seas. In ...

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Rafting the Great Northern Rivers: The Nahanni, Firth, and Tatshenshini, Paperback - W. J. Becker

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. Though modern science and technology have given us comfort and security, for many people, something deeper is also needed; something that takes us ...

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Good Sport: Why Our Games Matter -- And How Doping Undermines Them, Hardcover - Thomas H. Murray

160,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Thomas H. MurrayWhy are fiberglass vaulting poles and hinged skates accepted in sport - while performance-enhancing drugs a...

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Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska: Company L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, Paperback - Brian G. Shellum

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. The town of Skagway was born in 1897 after its population quintupled in under a year due to the Klondike gold rush. Balanced on the edge of anarchy...

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700 1750, Paperback - Rediker Marcus

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. The common seaman and the pirate in the age of sail are romantic historical figures who occupy a special place in the popular culture of the modern...

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A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf - Legacy Edition: A Great Hike To The Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, And The Atlantic Ocean, Paperback - John Muir

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. John Muir's Great Hike to the Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, and the Caribbean WatersThis deluxe, unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of John Muir's 1916 A...

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A Natural History of the Future. What the Laws of Biology Tell Us About the Destiny of the Human Species, Hardback - Rob Dunn

157,99 RON

A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws.Publisher: John Murray Pr...

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Medieval Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 4, Hardcover - Peter Adamson

157,99 RON

DescriptionPeter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the...

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The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China's Political Animal, Paperback - Henry Nicholls

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. Giant pandas have been causing a stir ever since their formal scientific discovery just over 140 years ago. Yet in spite of humankind's evident obs...

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The Native American Herbalist's Bible: 3 Books in 1 - The Best Herbalism Encyclopedia, Herbal Dispensatory and Herbal Remedies & Recipes to Heal and I

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. Are you against traditional medicine and prefer natural medicine?Taking care of your body and your psychophysical well-being with natural cures and...

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The Spirit of the Hedgerow, Paperback - Jo Dunbar

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. Since the beginning of human history, our ancestral roots and those of the hedgerows have been intimately entangled. Now, often forgotten amongst t...

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Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature, Hardcover - Rachel Williams

149,99 RON 160,99 RON

Reducere. Slow down to watch 50 nature stories that command calm and foster mindfulness All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, ma...

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William Morris: Artist Craftsman Pioneer, Hardcover - Rosalind Ormiston

147,00 RON

DescriptionRevised edition of the bestselling backlist title. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writ...

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Wild at Heart: America's Turbulent Relationship with Nature, from Exploitation to Redemption, Hardcover - Alice Outwater

144,99 RON

Description"Through a narrative that roams in unexpected directions through surprising details and history, then periodically grounds itself by loo...

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The Good Berry Cookbook: Harvesting and Cooking Wild Rice and Other Wild Foods, Paperback - Tashia Hart

143,99 RON 154,99 RON

Reducere. Explore the natural history, ecological contributions, and cultural significance of manoomin (wild rice), and savor complementary wild foods and lo...

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Detroit Lakes, Hardcover - Becker County Historical Society

143,99 RON

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1871 as the village of Detroit. Detroit became a boomtown in the late 19th century because of the vas...

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Harvestman: Collected Lyrics and Poems, Hardcover - Steve Von Till

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. Poetry. Music. Steve Von Till's poems are lamentations--elegies for the loss of wildness, songs of hope, chants of spirit, and dreams of survival. ...

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The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian, Hardcover - Robert D. Kaplan

141,99 RON

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography comes a sweeping yet intimate story of the most influential humanitarian you...

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The River, Hardcover - Helen Humphreys

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. A breathtaking mix of observation, prose, natural history, and art We tend to look at landscape in relation to what it can do for us. Does it move ...

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Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival, Paperback - Carl Safina

140,99 RON 150,99 RON

Reducere. "One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades." --The Boston GlobeEye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, s...

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My Enemy's Tears: The Witch of Northampton, Paperback - Karen Vorbeck Williams

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. She was real. She was rich and beautiful. She was tried as a witch in 1675--and survived. Based on the lives of Mary Bliss Parsons and Sarah Lyman ...

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Why We Belong: Evangelical Unity and Denominational Diversity, Paperback - Anthony L. Chute

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionDenominations. The word itself often sparks strong reactions, causing us to wonder if there are merits to our factions and if it's possi...

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Why We Hurt: The Natural History of Pain, Paperback - Frank T. Vertosick Jr

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. A top neurosurgeon and acclaimed author's unique and highly readable study of the paradox of pain, with fascinating anecdotes on childbirth, migrai...

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Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution, Paperback - Jonathan Silvertown

136,99 RON

What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolut...

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Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect That Shaped the American Frontier, Paperback - Jeffrey A. Lockwood

136,99 RON

In 1876, the U.S. Congress declared the locust "the single greatest impediment to the settlement of the country between Mississippi and the Rocky M...

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The Beginning of the End, Paperback - Michael Snyder

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. The Beginning of the End is the first novel by Michael T. Snyder, the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog. If you want to know what things in A...

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Faceworld, Paperback - Marion Zilio

136,99 RON

We have long accepted the face as the most natural and self-evident thing, believing that in it we could read, as if on a screen, our emotions and ...

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Life Changing: How Humans Are Altering Life on Earth, Hardcover - Helen Pilcher

135,99 RON

DescriptionIn this post-natural history guide, Helen Pilcher invites us to meet key species that have been sculpted by humanity.We are now living t...

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Exploring the Boundary Waters: A Trip Planner and Guide to the Bwcaw, Paperback - Daniel Pauly

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. With more than 200, 000 visitors annually, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is among the most alluring wilderness areas in the country, un...

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Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects, Hardcover - Jeffrey Lockwood

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural. And no one reacts to insects with indifference. Insects ...

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Luisa: A Vivid and Inspirational Story Based on a True-Life Puerto Rican Girl, Paperback - Norma I. García Pettit

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Born in 1848, Luisa is a young woman raised in the mountains of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Luisa's coming of age life experiences take us through famil...

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Edible Wild Plants: Over 111 Natural Foods and Over 22 Plant- Based Recipes On A Budget For 2021, Hardcover - Joseph Erickson

134,00 RON

Have you ever wondered if plants could help improve your allergy symptoms? Have you studied foraging, but you're looking to learn more about edible...

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Racism, Paperback - John Lovchik

133,99 RON

Race and separate races of human beings do not exist. They are a myth. Yet, racism is very real. Because racism is the namesake of something that d...

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Politics and Climate Change: A History, Paperback - Andy May

133,99 RON

This book is a brief history of the human-caused climate change debate from its origins in the 19th century until today. The goal is to put the pol...

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Guardians of the Lights: Stories of U.S. Lighthouse Keepers, Paperback - Elinor de Wire

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed--the lighthouse keepers--f...

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Late-K Lunacy, Paperback - Ted Bernard

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ted Bernard"Panarchy invites us to conceive of the world as a vast interlocking set of interactive systems that pass throug...

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When the Sky Fell: Hurricane Maria and the United States in Puerto Rico, Hardcover - Michael Deibert

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA searing investigation of the factors that nearly destroyed Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, from acclaimed investigative re...

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Bay Lexicon, Paperback - Jane Wolff

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. As human populations inhabiting cities have grown dramatically, we have lost the ability to understand and even to see the natural world around us....

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Flesh & Blood: Reflections on Infertility, Family, and Creating a Bountiful Life: A Memoir, Hardcover - N. West Moss

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and taking us along as she heals. Complete with famil...

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Natural History of Western New York, Paperback - Douglas G. Stinson

130,99 RON

The essays in this book combine the authors' personal experiences walking through the landscape and among the plants of Western New York with both ...

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St. Francis of Assisi, Hardcover - G. K. Chesterton

130,99 RON

DescriptionFrancis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men ...

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Orphaned, Hardcover - Eliot Schrefer

129,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Eliot SchreferBefore humans, and before human history, there were the apes. Snub is a young gorilla, living in the heart of...

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Massacred by Mother Nature Exploring the Natural Horror Film, Paperback - Lee Gambin

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionLee Gambin examines the extremely popular subgenre of the ecologically themed horror film, or, the natural horror film. Since Alfred Hit...

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Aristotle's Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and Illuminated the Middle Ages, Paperback - Richard E. Rubenstein

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard E. RubensteinEurope was in the long slumber of the Middle Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek lang...

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Lives of Weeds: Opportunism, Resistance, Folly, Paperback - John Cardina

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. Lives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fres...

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True Nature: An Illustrated Journal of Four Seasons in Solitude, Paperback - Barbara Bash

126,99 RON 135,99 RON

Reducere. In this colorful journal, writer-illustrator Barbara Bash has re-created her chronicles of meditation and contemplative wandering during a series o...

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Ketofast Cookbook: Recipes for Intermittent Fasting and Timed Ketogenic Meals from a World-Class Doctor and an Internationally Renowned C, Hardcover -

125,99 RON

DescriptionDr. Joseph Mercola, one of the world's foremost authorities on alternative health, joins with top chef Pete Evans for an illustrated gui...

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Unforgettable Underwater Photography, Hardcover - Rosamund Kidman Cox

125,99 RON

DescriptionAll the pictures in this collection have been celebrated in the past decades by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition--the w...

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Natural History of Fairies, Hardback - Emily Hawkins

125,99 RON

Fairies are all around us - you just need to look carefully and you'll see signs of them everywhere. Written and compiled by the esteemed botanist ...

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On the Origin of Species, Hardback - Charles Darwin

125,99 RON

Initially received with muted applause Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognised as the breakthrough scienti...

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Barn Club: A Tale of Forgotten ELM Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit, Hardcover - Robert Somerville

125,99 RON

In today's ego-techno-centred world, Robert Somerville's... 'Barn Club' approach is a way forward that utilizes local traditions, local materials a...

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Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color, Hardcover - Kai Kupferschmidt

119,99 RON

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world--and to understand our collective obsession with this captivating color Search human histo...

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Why Are We Here?: The Story of the Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Our Planet, Paperback - Bruce Brodie

118,99 RON

From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruc...

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The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice, Paperback - Trevor Corson

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. A New York Times Editor's ChoiceEverything you never knew about sushi-- its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre be...

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The Recovery of Historical Law: Volume 1B of the Philosophy of Law: The History of Legal Philosophy, Paperback - Friedrich Julius Stahl

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. As the world reels from crisis to crisis, the most serious one seems to draw the least attention. And that is the crisis of the Western mind. The s...

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Texas Cowboys: Memories of the Early Days, Paperback - Jim Lanning

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. "The stories these cowboys tell are exciting and lively. Reading the book is like meeting them face to face and sharing in the active lives they le...

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Nosey Beast: Natural history of the coatis, Paperback - Christine C. Hass

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, Paperback - Thor Hanson

116,99 RON

DescriptionAs seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers presents a natural and cultural his...

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Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society and Science, Hardcover - Adrian Bejan

116,99 RON

The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the 'trees' of river basins, human lungs, blood and city traffic). It...

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The Gospel of the Cosmos: GOOD NEWS FOR MANKIND 2nd Edition, Paperback - Joseph Renick

115,99 RON 124,99 RON

Reducere. One of the most profound questions philosophers have asked throughout history is "What is the relationship between mankind and the universe?" Are w...

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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur, Paperback - Carl Safina

114,99 RON 123,99 RON

Reducere. The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalistThough nature is indiff...

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Meander: Making Room for Rivers, Paperback - Margaret Wooster

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. Meander tells the story of the Great Lakes region's experiment in restoring a complicated natural system of flowing water. Drawing on her own exper...

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Paperback - Michael Pollan

113,99 RON

One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defen...

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