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  • The Hidden Life of Trees

    What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

    Series Book 1 - The Mysteries of Nature
    A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Serpent and the Rainbow

    by Wade Davis ...
    A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist.In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis—people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn into a netherworld of rituals and celebrations, ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Mind of the Raven

    Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds

    Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and respect ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Botany for Gardeners

    by Brian Capon ...
    “An outstanding and enjoyable introduction to botany, whether the reader is a gardener, or just a garden visitor.” —Bloomsbury ReviewWhat happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. Written in accessible language, this must ... Read more

    Was $11.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Arbornaut

    A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us

    “An eye-opening and enchanting book by one of our major scientist-explorers.” —Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s WifeNicknamed the “Real-Life Lorax” by National Geographic, the biologist, botanist, and conservationist Meg Lowman—aka “CanopyMeg”—takes us on an adventure into the “eighth continent” of the world's treetops, along her journey as a tree scientist, and into climate actionWelcome ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Secret Life of Plants

    A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

    "Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." — John White, San Francisco ChronicleExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Botany for Gardeners, Fourth Edition

    An Introduction to the Science of Plants

    by Brian Capon ...
    This bestselling reference guide is essential for any experienced or buddening gardener.All questions about complex plant processes can be found in the Botany for Gardeners. First published in 1990 with more than 260,000 copies sold, it has become the go-to introduction to botany for students and gardeners. Now in its fourth edition, Botany for Gardeners has been expanded and updated. It features ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence

    by Paco Calvo ...
    **“Weaves science and history into an absorbing exploration of the many ways that plants rise to the challenge of living.” —Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled LifeAn astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence.**Decades of research document plants’ impressive abilities: they communicate with each other, manipulate other species, and move ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • In Search of Perfumes

    A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature's Scents

    "[An] immersive debut... with detailed accounts of his trips and vivid descriptions of the scents ... [Roques'] rich travelogue will transport readers." – Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Light Eaters

    How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New Yorker’s Best Books of 2024 • TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 • New York Magazine’s 10 Best Books of the Year • Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2024 • Smithsonian’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year • A Best Book of the Year: Boston Globe, Scientific American,New York Public Library, Chri... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2

    The Pillars of Civilization

    Series Book 2 - Sapiens: A Graphic History
    The ebook is designed to be read on devices with large color displaysThe Kindle edition is incompatible with iOS. See below for a list of supported devices.This second volume of Sapiens: A Graphic History, the full-color graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s #1 New York Times bestseller, focuses on the Agricultural Revolution—when humans fell into a trap we’ve yet to escape: working harder and ... Read more

    Was $18.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • TreeNotes

    A Year in the Company of Trees

    From an esteemed National Geographic explorer and forest ecologist, a charming collection of thought-provoking essays exploring the meaning of trees in our lives.Telephone poles, baseball bats, railroad ties. Peaches, nutmeg, and vanilla. The more you look, the more you realize: Our world depends on products made from trees. In this sweet book, forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni takes you on a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How the Earth Turned Green

    A Brief 3.8-Billion-Year History of Plants

    This “amazing and wonderful book” explores the evolutionary history of photosynthesis in a grand story of how the world became the verdant place we know (Choice).On this blue planet, long before dinosaurs reigned, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. Fossil and phylogenetic evidence suggests that chlorophyll, the green pigment responsible for coloring these organisms, has been in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flower Confidential

    The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

    by Amy Stewart ...
    A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created.Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought—for better or worse—to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Superdove

    How the Pigeon Took Manhattan ... And the World

    Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Healthy Soils, Sick Soils

    Understanding the Nature of Humus and How It Functions in Farming Systems

    Now available in English for the first time, this popular 1943 treatise on biology and biologically correct working of soil from the pen of the famous soil scientist Prof. Dr. Franz Sekera, carefully edited and expanded by his wife, scientist Margareth Sekera, over the years, has long been beloved by farmers and soils scientists in its original German. Starting with the basic concepts of “tilth” ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management

    by Balaji Aglave ...
    Handbook of Plant Disease Identification and Management presents the fundamentals of plant diseases identification based on symptomology and management focusing mainly on integrated pest management approach. It discusses a variety of techniques for the diagnosis of crop disease, losses due to crop diseases, and theories behind disease management. It describes how society is constraining the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Ginkgo

    The Tree That Time Forgot

    by Peter Crane ...
    Perhaps the world’s most distinctive tree, ginkgo has remained stubbornly unchanged for more than two hundred million years. A living link to the age of dinosaurs, it survived the great ice ages as a relic in China, but it earned its reprieve when people first found it useful about a thousand years ago. Today ginkgo is beloved for the elegance of its leaves, prized for its edible nuts, and revered ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Tree Identification Book

    The classic easy-reference field guide with more than 1500 photographs: “An almost foolproof practical reference book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)This useful book for botanists, horticulturists, and nature lovers is made up of two parts: Pictorial Keys and Master Pages. The Keys are designed for easy visual comparison of details that look alike, narrowing the identification of a tree to one ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What's that Tree?

    A Beginner's Guide

    by DK ...
    Series series DK What's That?
    Learn more about the beautiful trees around you with this identification guide, perfect for beginners, featuring over 150 common tree species.If you want to know the difference between a Serbian spruce and a silver birch or how different trees change through the seasons then What's that Tree? is the ideal guide for you. Species overviews show you what to look for where and related trees are shown ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Paradise Under Glass

    The Education of an Indoor Gardener

    Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman’s unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger’s wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life—a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck—is interwoven with the fascinating history of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sleeping Beauties

    The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and Culture

    Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species – but there’s a catch.A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023'Hopeful and fascinating.' THE TIMESMany animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these ‘sleeping beauties’ crop up eve... ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Through Vegetal Being

    Two Philosophical Perspectives

    Series series Critical Life Studies
    Blossoming from a correspondence between Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder, Through Vegetal Being is an intense personal, philosophical, and political meditation on the significance of the vegetal for our lives, our ways of thinking, and our relations with human and nonhuman beings. The vegetal world has the potential to rescue our planet and our species and offers us a way to abandon past ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Story of Trees

    And How They Changed the Way We Live

    **“Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees.”Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York’s High Line“Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient civilizations, trade, religious and pagan beliefs, wellbeing and medicinal uses over the ages, this delightful ... Read more

    $4.99 USD