All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West
An homage to the West and to two great writers who set the standard for all who celebrate and defend it.Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints all over the western landscape. Now, award-winning nature writer David Gessner follows the ghosts of these two remarkable writer-environmentalists from Stegner’s birthplace in Saskatchewan to …
Winds of Skilak: A Tale of True Grit, True Love and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness
WINNER of the NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2014 memoir (other) category. USA BEST BOOK AWARDS 2014 FINALIST in the autobiography/memoir category. BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST in FOREWORD REVIEWS’ Adventurer & Recreation Category. Winds of Skilak traces a young couple’s adventurous move from the suburbs of Ohio to a remote island on ill-tempered Skilak …
The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century
In the past five decades there have been many, many forecasts of impending environmental doom. They have universally been proven wrong. Meanwhile, those who have bet on human resourcefulness have almost always been correct. In his widely praised book Ecoscam, Ronald Bailey strongly countered environmentalist alarmism, using facts to demonstrate just how wildly overstated many claims of impending …
All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards — 2014 GOLD Winner for Adventure & RecreationSociety of American Travel Writers Eastern Chapter — Gold AwardSociety of American Travel Writers Foundation — 2015 Lowell Thomas Travel Award for Best Travel Book A hiker’s dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than 50,000 miles of America’s most iconic …
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
From Susan Casey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wave and The Devil’s Teeth, a breathtaking journey through the extraordinary world of dolphins Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have felt a kinship with the sleek and beautiful dolphin, an animal whose playfulness, sociability, and intelligence seem like an aquatic mirror of mankind. In recent decades, …
The classic multimillion copy bestsellerDelve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world’s most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.For over forty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot’s marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating …
Perfect for children ages 5 and 6, DK Workbooks: Science: Kindergarten contains exercises on changes in the weather, comparing objects, animal and plant life cycles, and other fundamentals of science. Help your child move to the head of the class! DK Workbooks: Science is an innovative series of workbooks aligned to school curriculum that helps make learning easy …
The adventure begins in this exciting new chapter book series, complete with a do-it-yourself science experiment! When a four-inch-tall alien crash-lands through Zack McGee’s bedroom window, Zack is sure he’s about to become the first victim in a new War of the Worlds. But when the alien turns out to have weapons that are more ticklish than terrifying, …
On the ground and in the air,/Robots, robots everywhere!Up in space, beneath the seas,/Robots make discoveries . . .So begins this rollicking Little Golden Book featuring robots of all kinds, from ones up in space to the ones we use at home. With bold, colorful artwork by award-winner Bob Staake, it’s a perfect introduction to the fascinating subject …
