Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in science, art and history
By: Martha Black B.
4.60
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
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1. On Trails: An Exploration
By: Robert Moor
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that … read more
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"In walking, we acquire more of less."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"We move through this world on paths laid down long before we are born."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"Complete freedom is not what a trail offers. Quite the opposite; a trail is a tactful reduction of options."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
"What unites the wisest trails, I have found, is a balance of three values: durability, efficiency, and flexibility."-Robert Moor, On Trails: An Exploration
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3. Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan, #3)
By: Kathy Reichs
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager … read more
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4. Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan, #4)
By: Kathy Reichs
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Paperback
Investigating a plane crash in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, forensic anthropologist Tempe… read more
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5. The Grandest of Lives: Eye to Eye with Whales
By: Douglas H. Chadwick
3.77
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
Chadwick has followed and reported on whales for over a decade, and in this book he offers a fascin… read more
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6. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
By: Steven Rinella
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the host of the Travel Channel's "The Wild Within." A hunt for the American buffalo--an advent… read more
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7. What Happened
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
4.50
Format: 191 pages,
"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I w… read more
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8. Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
By: None
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The orca--otherwise known as the killer whale--is one of earth's most intelligent animals. Remarkab… read more
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9. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)
By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi
3.55
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Field Guide sets up the story of the Grace children--13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins J… read more
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10. Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
By: Kathy Reichs
3.87
Format: 532 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Her life is devoted to justice; for those she never even knew. In the year since Temperance Brennan… read more
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"I needed him here like I needed a yeast infection."-Kathy Reichs, Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
"He looked like a man on his way to a prostate exam."-Kathy Reichs, Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
"Sit tight. Deviation from this maxim has usually caused me regret."-Kathy Reichs, Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
"She wanted to feel safe. Untouchable in her home. The ultimate female fantasy."-Kathy Reichs, Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan, #1)
11. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
By: Shane Hawk
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to… read more
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12. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
13. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
By: Ed Yong
4.47
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive th… read more
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"It's ironic that we associate taste with connoisseurship, subtlety, and fine discrimination when it is among the coarsest of senses."-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"We are closer than ever to understanding what it is like to be another animal, but we have made it harder than ever for other animals to be."-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal can only tap into a small fraction of realities fullness. Each is enclos…"-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"A striking pattern emerged on days with the most intense solar storms, grey whales were 4 times more likely to beach themselves. This correlation doesn't prove that whales have a compass but it stron…"-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
14. The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan, #20)
By: Kathy Reichs
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twentieth gripping novel featuri… read more
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15. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.38
Format: 320 pages, ebook
In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wis… read more
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"Sometimes even if we think we want to be heard, we're not always ready for it."-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
"We can make the most of the Earth and benefit from its beauty, but in such a way that we respect the Earth, just as a bee respects the flower."-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
"You trust that you contain the whole cosmos; you are made of stars. And that is why you respect yourself and offer reverence to yourself. And, when you look at another person, you see that they are a…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
"This is the attitude of bodhisattvas: to practice meditation not only for yourself, but for the world, to relieve the suffering. And, when others suffer less, you suffer less. When you suffer less, t…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
16. How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals
By: Tom Mustill
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who wen… read more
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"What confounds this dilemma further is that individual animals within a species have varying cognitive abilities. To quote the Yosemite National Park ranger who, when asked why it was proving so hard…"-Tom Mustill, How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals
17. Orca: The Whale Called Killer
By: Erich Hoyt
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A timely update on a beloved classic. When Erich Hoyt's Orca: The Whale Called Killer was first … read more
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18. Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents
By: Monika Wieland Shields
4.78
Format: 402 pages, Paperback
The Southern Resident killer whales are icons of the Pacific Northwest, a beloved population of orc… read more
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19. Alaska Blues: A Season of Fishing the Inside Passage
By: Joe Upton
4.04
Format: 235 pages, Paperback
"...A beautifully written book about commercial fishing in coastal waters. Joe Upton delivers both … read more
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20. Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in science, art and history
By: Martha Black B.
4.60
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
"A magnificent journey alongside orcas, bringing these beautiful creatures to life." —Jay Ritchlin,… read more
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21. Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
By: Amorina Kingdon
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call f… read more
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