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Stand-Alone Student Access Card for Environmental Science Place WebsiteStand-Alone Student Access Card for Environmental Science Place WebsiteHuman Factors Issues in Handgun Safety and ForensicsHuman Factors Issues in Handgun Safety and Forensics
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I am a mechanical Engineer by degree and a Systems Safety engineer by profession. I also have...
Image Politics: The New Rhetoric of Environmental ActivismImage Politics: The New Rhetoric of Environmental Activism
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This exceptional volume examines ?image events? as a rhetorical tactic utilized by environmental...
Environmental PsychologyEnvironmental Psychology
Best Price: $82.00
I am deeply disappointed with the very bad graphic quality of this edition. It is a xerox...
Deserts on the MarchDeserts on the March
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In 1935, when Paul Sears set out to write his book, Deserts on the March, drought gripped much...


John Muir: Apostle of Nature (Oklahoma Western Biographies)John Muir: Apostle of Nature (Oklahoma Western Biographies)
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Easy to read story about one of the first environmentalists in the US. Worth the read,...
America's National Historic TrailsAmerica's National Historic Trails
Cordes provides a vivid history of each trail, a listing of points of interest (with...
Creating the National Park Service: The Missing YearsCreating the National Park Service: The Missing Years
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Quite an extraordinarily personal description of the passionate efforts during the six year...
Ethnobotany: A ReaderEthnobotany: A Reader
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This reader in ethnobotany includes fourteen chapters organized in four parts. Paul Minnis...
Dare to Survive:Dare to Survive:
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Like the first reviewer said, the stories in this book seem "random." They just seem...


Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research (Developments in Hydrobiology)Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research (Developments in Hydrobiology)
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Decapod crustaceans are a particularly important animal group in a variety of aquatic...
Breeding and Keeping LizardsBreeding and Keeping LizardsSong of CreationSong of Creation
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If you're a steadfast fan of Carl Brenders, and already own his previous book...
Decision-Making Timber (RFF Press)Decision-Making Timber (RFF Press)Environmental Quality and Residuals Management: Report of a Research Program on Economics, Technological, and Institutional Aspects (RFF Press)Environmental Quality and Residuals Management: Report of a Research Program on Economics, Technological, and Institutional Aspects (RFF Press)

Bay CountryBay Country
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"Bay Country" does justice to the many legitimate claims on the Chesapeake...
Louis Bromfield at Malabar: Writings on Farming and Country LifeLouis Bromfield at Malabar: Writings on Farming and Country Life
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Since Megalopolis: The Urban Writings of Jean GottmanSince Megalopolis: The Urban Writings of Jean Gottman
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In 1961 Jean Gottmann published his pioneering study of urban sprawl along the Boston-Washington...
Soil Conservation in the United States: Policy and PlanningSoil Conservation in the United States: Policy and Planning
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Siftings (American Land Classics)Siftings (American Land Classics)
Best Price: $24.95
Jens Jensen's ode to the landscape he loved and enhanced during his lifetime - the prairie. ...

The Myth of Green Marketing: Tending Our Goats at the Edge of ApocalypseThe Myth of Green Marketing: Tending Our Goats at the Edge of Apocalypse
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In this groundbreaking study, Toby Smith analyses the role that social myths such as green...
The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great FishThe Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish
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Last winter Mark Alan Lovewell, the fishing beat reporter for the Vineyard Gazette wrote that a...
My Secret Fishing LifeMy Secret Fishing Life
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Mr. Lyons, whose books (both edited and written) fill a significant portion of my fly fishing...
In My Family Tree: A Life with ChimpanzeesIn My Family Tree: A Life with Chimpanzees
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Sheila Siddle's life was changed forever one fateful day in 1983 when a local game ranger...
Caught in Fading Light: Mountain Lions, Zen Masters, and Wild NatureCaught in Fading Light: Mountain Lions, Zen Masters, and Wild Nature
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A personal exploration of wildness, territory, and the elusive nature of our lives In this...

Creation Set Free: The Spirit as Liberator of Nature (Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age)Creation Set Free: The Spirit as Liberator of Nature (Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age)
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Rcra Waste Management: Planning, Implementation, and Assessment of Sampling Activities (Astm Manual Series)Rcra Waste Management: Planning, Implementation, and Assessment of Sampling Activities (Astm Manual Series)
Best Price: $50.00
This unique new ASTM manual and supporting CD-ROM compilation (sold separately) provide you with...
Prairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass PrairiePrairie Dog Empire: A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie
Best Price: $14.20
For hundreds of years black-tailed prairie dogs inhabited the Great Plains by the millions,...
Where the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado PlateauWhere the Rain Children Sleep: A Sacred Geography of the Colorado Plateau
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This is a wonderful book for those who have never been to the Colorado Plateau, and especially...
Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National ParkMyth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
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Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the...

New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth CenturyNew Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century
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From King Solomon's collections of "apes and peacocks" to the menageries of...
The Idea of Biodiversity: Philosophies of ParadiseThe Idea of Biodiversity: Philosophies of Paradise
Best Price: $100.00
Since its publication, this book has become standard reading in environmental studies and...
An Introduction to Satellite Image InterpretationAn Introduction to Satellite Image Interpretation
Best Price: $23.30
Great information on how to read satellite images. Will greatly help in Meteorology studies...
Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. O. Wilson (Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science)Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. O. Wilson (Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science)
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An audacious and engaging examination to the almost three-century-long tradition of natural...
Recent Terrains: Terraforming the American West (Creating the North American Landscape)Recent Terrains: Terraforming the American West (Creating the North American Landscape)
Best Price: $219.24
In this book of sixty black-and-white panoramas, photographer Laurie Brown documents the...

Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops (International Food Policy Research Institute)Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops (International Food Policy Research Institute)
Best Price: $10.75
In recent years the media have reported, frequently with alarm, on the increasing use of...
The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope (Creating the North American Landscape)The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope (Creating the North American Landscape)
Best Price: $15.53
Gary Randolf has done a remarkable job of splicing natural history, Americans and psychical...
Tasmanian Tiger: The Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most Mysterious PredatorTasmanian Tiger: The Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator
Tasmanian Tiger: The Tragic Tale of How the World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator by David...
Working for Wild Life: Beginning of Preservation in CanadaWorking for Wild Life: Beginning of Preservation in Canada
Twenty years ago, Working for Wildlife was published to wide acclaim. It remains the...
A Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario, Revised EditionA Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario, Revised Edition
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A Bird-Finding Guide to Ontario has been the indispensable guide for Ontario birders since it...

Indonesian Eden: Aceh's RainforestIndonesian Eden: Aceh's Rainforest
Best Price: $8.00
Indonesian Eden is a revealing of Michael Griffiths results of years and numerous expeditions...
Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field GuideWildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field Guide
Best Price: $24.66
Ray Neyland and the LSU Press produced an excellent field guide to wildflowers of the lower...
Wildlife RescueWildlife Rescue
Describes, in text and photographs, the care and rehabilitation of injured wildlife in...
Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
Best Price: $70.00
It's a hardcover, so not the most comfortable field guide to throw in a backpack, but I...
Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape CanaveralCoastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral
Best Price: $14.59
This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to 125 frequently encountered wildflowers...

Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature (Gender and American Culture)Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature (Gender and American Culture)
Best Price: $8.99
The broad sweep of environmental and ecological history has until now been written and...
Public Values, Private Lands: Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933-1985Public Values, Private Lands: Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933-1985
Best Price: $18.81
Tim Lehman examines the political battles over public policies to protect farmland from urban...
Hiking North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea TrailHiking North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Best Price: $6.96
I used this book as I went against the grain and attempted the MTS from Blowing Rock to...
Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American ForestLooking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
Best Price: $14.01
Larry Early has composed a classic. If one tree species was selected as having the greatest...
Making a Living: Work and Environment in the United StatesMaking a Living: Work and Environment in the United States
Best Price: $6.98
In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a...

Making Bureaucracies Think: The Environmental Impact Statement Strategy of Administrative ReformMaking Bureaucracies Think: The Environmental Impact Statement Strategy of Administrative Reform
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The Endangered Species Act (Stanford Environmental Law Society Handbook)The Endangered Species Act (Stanford Environmental Law Society Handbook)
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This handbook is a comprehensive guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S....
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fly-Fishing: A Complete A-Z of Terminology, Tackle and TechniquesThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fly-Fishing: A Complete A-Z of Terminology, Tackle and Techniques
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A reference guide to fly-fishing features more than five hundred illustrated entries, as well...
On the Wild Edge: In Search of a Natural LifeOn the Wild Edge: In Search of a Natural Life
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33 years ago, John Denver first sang a warning about Colorado developers trying "to tear...
The Shark Chronicles: A Scientist Tracks the Consummate PredatorThe Shark Chronicles: A Scientist Tracks the Consummate Predator
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The tales of a shark researcher and his colleagues and friends serve as the vehicle for...

The Shark Chronicles: A Scientist Tracks the Consummate PredatorThe Shark Chronicles: A Scientist Tracks the Consummate Predator
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I'm fascinated by sharks, and so glad I bought this book. It provides an interesting...
Audubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and the Making of The Birds of AmericaAudubon's Elephant: America's Greatest Naturalist and the Making of The Birds of America
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I wish I could say which ran out of steam first (if I may use a cliche)--the book or me....
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It MattersThe Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
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What if you learned that a particular problem was causing 80% of the illness in the world and...
Environment: The Science Behind the StoriesEnvironment: The Science Behind the Stories
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"Environment: The Science Behind the Stories" is an introductory textbook that uses...
Environment Cc Student AccessEnvironment Cc Student Access

Earth, Wind and FireEarth, Wind and Fire
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Behavior and Learning of Animal BabiesBehavior and Learning of Animal Babies
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Explores the world of baby animals -- their physical growth, stages of development, behavior,...
Ferns: Green WorldFerns: Green WorldAmazing Animals 10-disk Lab PackAmazing Animals 10-disk Lab PackNational Geographic Field Guide to Birds: The CarolinasNational Geographic Field Guide to Birds: The Carolinas
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A good publication overall. Good color plates. I was expecting a larger format. The type is...

Deadly WatersDeadly Waters
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Deadly Waters I thought this book is very suspenceful it makes you keep trying to guess...
Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Why and How to Control?Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Why and How to Control?
Best Price: $150.09
This is the first book dedicated to the non-CO2 greenhouse gases (NCGGs), notably methane,...
The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil): World's Largest Wetlands (Monographiae Biologicae)The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil): World's Largest Wetlands (Monographiae Biologicae)
Best Price: $114.86
This was one of the best books for information on the pantanal ever. I have been there 5 times...
Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation (Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes)Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation (Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes)
Best Price: $190.17
"This is a landmark volume...have your library order the volume if they have not done...
Shallow Lakes '95: Trophic Cascades in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes (Developments in Hydrobiology)Shallow Lakes '95: Trophic Cascades in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes (Developments in Hydrobiology)
Best Price: $213.15
Shallow lakes differ from deep ones in many aspects of nutrient dynamics, biotic structure and...

The Bird Feeder Book: How to Build Unique Bird Feeders from the Purely Practical to the Simply OutrageousThe Bird Feeder Book: How to Build Unique Bird Feeders from the Purely Practical to the Simply Outrageous
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This is a guide containing detailed instructions for the construction of 40 bird feeders from...
Encyclopedia of WoodEncyclopedia of Wood
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Exploring the Rain ForestExploring the Rain Forest
Best Price: $8.00
."..informative...an astonishing range of plant and animal life...author and photographer...
Beyond Backyard Environmentalism (New Democracy Forum)Beyond Backyard Environmentalism (New Democracy Forum)
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A bold commitment to experiments and new ways of thinking about how we might save this earth is...
Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first CenturySustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Century
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Some of the examples in the book are a little dated but its breadth and variety of authoritative...

Mortgaging the EarthMortgaging the Earth
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Bruce Rich has given those of us interested in the politics of development much to think about. ...
Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable DevelopmentBeyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development
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Daly comments in his chapter on Georgescu-Roegen that the grandmaster of physics-based economics...
Paradise of BombsParadise of Bombs
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As the daughter of a former U.S. Marine, I wasn't sure I'd like this book. I am pleased...
Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel CarsonLost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson
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When Rachel Carson died of cancer in 1964, her four books, including the environmental classic ...
With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate ChangeWith Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change
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With Speed and Violence: why Scientists Fear Tipping Points In Climate Change By Fred Pearce ...

That's All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated FeaturesThat's All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features
Best Price: $39.99
Although some credit the environmental movement of the 1970s, with its profound impact on...
In the Absence of Predators: Conservation and Controversy on the Kaibab PlateauIn the Absence of Predators: Conservation and Controversy on the Kaibab Plateau
Best Price: $49.92
The wildlife management controversy over the deer on the Kaibab Plateau, north of the Grand...
A Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat ObservedA Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat Observed
Best Price: $14.12
In this book, an expert on mountain goats tells you all about mountain goats. With some old...
The Night CountryThe Night Country
Best Price: $8.98
Until recently, I had never heard of Loren Eiseley. I was turned on to this book by...
Nature and the American: Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes (Second Edition)Nature and the American: Three Centuries of Changing Attitudes (Second Edition)
Best Price: $5.46
Hans Huth was for many years Curator of Decorative Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago and a...

Green Plans: Greenprint for Sustainability (Our Sustainable Future)Green Plans: Greenprint for Sustainability (Our Sustainable Future)
Best Price: $10.00
Green Plans are comprehensive, integrated and large-scale national environmental strategies. H....
Dispatches from the Deep WoodsDispatches from the Deep Woods
Best Price: $1.80
Describes the various types of forests found in North America, their importance to the...
National Parks: The American Experience (Third Edition)National Parks: The American Experience (Third Edition)
Best Price: $97.97
This book provides a good history of the national parks. The first chapters on the history of...
Indonesian Eden: Aceh's RainforestIndonesian Eden: Aceh's Rainforest
Best Price: $8.00
Indonesian Eden is a revealing of Michael Griffiths results of years and numerous expeditions...
Wildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field GuideWildflowers of the Coastal Plain: A Field Guide
Best Price: $24.66
Ray Neyland and the LSU Press produced an excellent field guide to wildflowers of the lower...

Wildlife RescueWildlife Rescue
Describes, in text and photographs, the care and rehabilitation of injured wildlife in...
Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
Best Price: $70.00
It's a hardcover, so not the most comfortable field guide to throw in a backpack, but I...
Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape CanaveralCoastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral
Best Price: $14.59
This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers to 125 frequently encountered wildflowers...
Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature (Gender and American Culture)Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature (Gender and American Culture)
Best Price: $8.99
The broad sweep of environmental and ecological history has until now been written and...
Public Values, Private Lands: Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933-1985Public Values, Private Lands: Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933-1985
Best Price: $18.81
Tim Lehman examines the political battles over public policies to protect farmland from urban...

Hiking North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea TrailHiking North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Best Price: $6.96
I used this book as I went against the grain and attempted the MTS from Blowing Rock to...
Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American ForestLooking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
Best Price: $14.01
Larry Early has composed a classic. If one tree species was selected as having the greatest...
Making a Living: Work and Environment in the United StatesMaking a Living: Work and Environment in the United States
Best Price: $6.98
In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a...
  
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