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From the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the ... More

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On Christmas Eve, a young boy and his family drive to the forest for their holiday tradition of decorating their favorite tree with popcorn, apples, ... More

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This Caldecott Medal-winning book shows, with poetic simplicity and beauty, why trees are so good to have around as it describes the delights to be ... More

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In the tradition of Michael Pollan's "Second Nature," this fascinating and unique historical work tells the remarkable story of the relationship ... More

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Have you ever seen the delicate flowers of a red maple? The emerging leaves of a tulip poplar? The twigs of a beech? When you look at a tree up close ... More

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On a bleak winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence: he destroyed the legendary ... More

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From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death 22 years later. Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician. For most of these years, Mao was in ... More

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Similar in size and format to "The Sibley Guide to Birds," this illustrated guide identifies more than 600 tree species in North America.

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A new method for the practical identification and recognition of trees -- and an important supplement to existing botanical methods. The book is in ... More

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One of Britain's most highly regarded science writers looks at trees in exquisite, comprehensive detail: what they are, how they live, how they came ... More

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Logan combines science, philosophy, spirituality, and history with a quirky curiosity about why the natural world works the way it does. In lively ... More

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This text is intended for introductory courses in forest measurements. Emphasis is on the measurement of timber, with detailed coverage on measuring ... More

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A reference guide to a large variety of trees commonly found in North America.

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In "The Worst Hard Time," Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history. Now he performs the same alchemy with ... More

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This single, portable volume features more than 700 tree species and varieties, with special emphasis on their leaves, bark, fruits, and flowers. ... More

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This handy, accurate, and easily used key to fruit and twig identification features over 350 photographs depicting nearly every twig and fruit ... More

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In this series of moving recollections involving both his childhood and his work as a mature artist, Fowles explains the impact of nature on his life ... More

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On August 5, 1949, a crew of 15 of the U.S. Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote ... More

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Forest ecologist Tom Wessels teaches us to identify threats to forest environments. Each chapter addresses a form of forest disturbance common in New ... More

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THIS BOOK JUST MIGHT SAVE THE PLANET ""When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. The second best time? Today."--Chinese proverb" ... More

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The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong personalities - Natives, travellers, ... More

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This carefully detailed presentation of how "fruit comes from flowers", from winter's snow-covered buds through pollination and growth to ripening ... More

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Explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree prepares for winter.

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From the DNA contained in an apple seed to the great choiring branches far beyond a young boy's reach, Heinrich explores a natural world in ... More

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