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Written with a gentle rhyme that reflects the slow pace of Mouse's rambling journey, and illustrated in Alice Melvin's inimitable style, Mouse's Wood is a heartwarming celebration of slow living in...

From moths and beetles to worms and spiders, the world is crawling with fascinating bugs. The Big Book of Bugs is a delightful, fact-filled book for children to explore the vast array of...

The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available -...

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and...

On her 120 acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing...

Widely hailed for its "sweeping, sobering account of the American past" (New York Times Book Review), Jill Lepore’s one-volume history of America places truth itself - a devotion to facts,...

Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings...

The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as majestic and noble, yet savaged the living bird behind their...

Beginning with interviews with the last surviving drill instructors of World War II, this powerful oral history offers the voices of veterans from every major war of the last sixty years, concluding...

Welcome to Vegenaise, a game changer in the plant-based kitchen. This healthier, vegan alternative to mayonnaise is a cult favorite - even carnivores love the stuff. In addition to being a delicious...

Lobster Shacks is a fun, road-trip-style guide to the 75 or so best shacks in New England, starting in Connecticut and heading north and east through Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and...

Few dishes conjure as much New England nostalgia as clam chowder. But the northeast coast of America can stir up even more creative soups and stews than this traditional favorite. From forgotten...

The Maine coast is longer, more varied, and more accessible than you might think, covering 7000 miles if you count the islands. How will you find the best recreation, lodging, and dining options in...

Explorer’s Guide Maine is back for the 19th time, providing readers with everything they need to know for making their next trip to Maine the best one yet. This comprehensive, fully up-to-date...

Measuring 7000 miles, Maine and its islands have more shore than the rest of the East Coast combined. This essential Explorer’s Guide points you to the best lobster pounds, fine restaurants,...

The White Mountains of New Hampshire are home to many gushing, cascading waterfalls waiting to be discovered. This completely revised and updated edition of Waterfalls of the White Mountains outlines...

In High Latitudes, Farley Mowat chronicles for the first time the hazardous journey he took across northern Canada in 1966. He hoped to write a book that would let northern people speak for...

The essential survival training of the British Special Air Service (SAS). Paperback 272 pages 360 color illustrations Dimensions: 0.7" x 0.9" x 0.1" ISBN-10 1616082828 ISBN-13 9781616082826

Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most important, it...

The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide provides the essential knowledge that hikers, campers, canoeists, hunters, anglers, and anyone who spends time in the outdoors needs to deal with short—term...