An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the bee lover in all of usBeepedia is a one-of-a-kind celebration of bees, from A to Z. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging from pollination and beekeeping to the peculiar lifestyles of...

A New York Times "New Nonfiction to Read This Spring" Recommendation - A Guardian "Nonfiction to Look Forward To in 2025" Pick - A Washington Post "Book to Watch For" in 2025 - A Financial Times "What to Read in 2025" Selection - A Goodreads Most...

An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth—a competition “with continued repercussions for Western views of race. [This] vivid double biography is a passionate corrective” (The New York...

A vivid history of the American Prairie and an urgent call to understand and protect this natural wonder, which rivals the rainforest in its biological diversity and, with little notice, is disappearing even faster.The North American prairie is an...

In this 2018 New York Times Notable Book,Paige Williams "does for fossils what Susan Orlean did for orchids" (Book Riot) in her account of one Florida man's attempt to sell a dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia--a story "steeped in natural history, human...

“Helen Whybrow is a to-the-bone writer, and this is a to-the-bone book—beautiful, real, full of life.”—Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature“Sheep have helped me become a good shepherd, not just to them, but to a place that is my sustenance and joy...

“A compelling portrait of the future and vividly relates the big challenges facing the world now.”—Jared Diamond, New York Times bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs, and SteelThe world's population is exploding, wild species are vanishing, and...

Award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough and longtime collaborator Colin Butfield present a powerful call to action focused on our planet's oceans, exploring how critical this habitat is for the survival of humanity and the...

Blending travelogue and philosophical reflection, Van Horn embarks on a quest for a new urban land ethic that reveals how urban animals can expand how we care for and understand place. A hiking trail through majestic mountains. A raw, unpeopled...

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year"Lively…and thought-provoking.” ―Robert W. Howarth, ScienceThe New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty―and now great peril―all over the world.Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the...

An intimate look at the natural environment and the human role in it

A thrilling book about the abounding queerness of the natural world that challenges our expectations of what is normal, beautiful, and possible.Growing up, Patricia Kaishian felt most at home in the swamps and culverts near her house in the Hudson Valley...

In the early twentieth century, an interconnected web of men and women, led by Dr. V.E. Vivian, fought for a better future in Whitesbog Village, a forgotten town in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. And they won.Before their heroic efforts, air, land and sea...

From one of the finest naturalists and writers of our time, a fascinating investigation of Nature’s inspiring death-to-life cycle.How does the animal world deal with death? And what ecological and spiritual lessons can we learn from examining this? Bernd...

Nature Doesn't Simply Stop For 12 Hours When The Sun Goes Down. This Popular Science Book Explores The Mysteries Of The Natural World That Most Of Us Never See. In Monterey, Night-feeding Dolphins Chase Nocturnal Squid Which Have Made A Vertical...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and Literary Hub This lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet explores the pain and joy of being a parent, child, and human at a moment when the richness of the...

Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world’s greatest nonstop travelersAn immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder's bookshelf, with 30 gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and a...

Essays Highlighting The Diversity And Wonder Of The Natural World And History Of Upstate New York-- Provided By Publisher.