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Explore the beauty of the natural world with our Nature collection at Thryft. Immerse yourself in captivating narratives about the environment, wildlife, and the mysteries of our planet. From renowned environmentalists to insightful nature writers, there's something for every keen nature enthusiast.
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Half-Earth : Our Planet's Fight for Life - Thryft
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Edward O. Wilson | Liveright

Half-Earth : Our Planet's Fight for Life

$11.39

Goodreads rating: 3.91

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In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature.If we are to undertake such an ambitious endeavor, we first must understand just what the biosphere is, why it's essential to our survival, and the manifold threats now facing it. In doing so, Wilson describes how our species, in only a mere blink of geological time, became the architects and rulers of this epoch and outlines the consequences of this that will affect all of life, both ours and the natural world, far into the future.Half-Earth provides an enormously moving and naturalistic portrait of just what is being lost when we clip "twigs and eventually whole braches of life's family tree." In elegiac prose, Wilson documents the many ongoing extinctions that are imminent, paying tribute to creatures great and small, not the least of them the two Sumatran rhinos whom he encounters in captivity. Uniquely, Half-Earth considers not only the large animals and star species of plants but also the millions of invertebrate animals and microorganisms that, despite being overlooked, form the foundations of Earth's ecosystems.In stinging language, he avers that the biosphere does not belong to us and addresses many fallacious notions such as the idea that ongoing extinctions can be balanced out by the introduction of alien species into new ecosystems or that extinct species might be brought back through cloning. This includes a critique of the "anthropocenists," a fashionable collection of revisionist environmentalists who believe that the human species alone can be saved through engineering and technology.Despite the Earth's parlous condition, Wilson is no doomsayer, resigned to fatalism. Defying prevailing conventional wisdom, he suggests that we still have time to put aside half the Earth and identifies actual spots where Earth's biodiversity can still be reclaimed. Suffused with a profound Darwinian understanding of our planet's fragility, Half-Earth reverberates with an urgency like few other books, but it offers an attainable goal that we can strive for on behalf of all life.
Paleontology (a True Book: Earth Science) - Thryft
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Susan H. Gray | Children's Press

Paleontology (a True Book: Earth Science)

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Goodreads rating: 4.18

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Discover how paleontologists dig deep to discover these remains and how they use them to learn more about the plants and animals that once covered the planet. A True Earth Science series presents fascinating facts and fun activities that will engage the budding earth scientist, while exploring the fields of geology, meteorology, ecology, and more. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. Millions of years ago, Earth was populated by animals unlike any that we know today. The only way to learn anything about these extinct species is to study the remains they have left behind in Earth's rocks and soil.
Horrible Science: Vicious Veg - Thryft
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Tony De Saulles Nick Arnold | Scholastic

Horrible Science: Vicious Veg

$5.15

Goodreads rating: 3.92

$5.15

This work features science with the squishy bits left in! How do plants suck out the insides of dead insects? Why do stinging nettles like skeletons? Which fungi can make your toes drop off? Get the awful answers in "Vicious Veg"!
My Family and Other Animals - Thryft
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Gerald Durrell | Penguin Books

My Family and Other Animals

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Goodreads rating: 4.17

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When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended up as a delightful account of Durrell’s family’s experiences, from the many eccentric hangers-on to the ceaseless procession of puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies into their home.
Lab Girl - Thryft
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Hope Jahren | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Lab Girl

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Goodreads rating: 3.98

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National BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Film Prize for Excellence in Science BooksFinalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardOne of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, TIME.com, NPR, Slate, Entertainment Weekly, Newsday, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kirkus ReviewsGeobiologist Hope Jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Lab Girl is her revelatory treatise on plant life--but it is also a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive every scientist. In these pages, Hope takes us back to her Minnesota childhood, where she spent hours in unfettered play in her father's college laboratory. She tells us how she found a sanctuary in science, learning to perform lab work "with both the heart and the hands." She introduces us to Bill, her brilliant, eccentric lab manager. And she extends the mantle of scientist to each one of her readers, inviting us to join her in observing and protecting our environment. Warm, luminous, compulsively readable, Lab Girl vividly demonstrates the mountains that we can move when love and work come together.
The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia - Thryft
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David Burnie | Kingfisher

The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia

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Goodreads rating: 4.45

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Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia spans the Earth from pole to pole, covering 2000 animals from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Each entry describes the animal's characteristics, behaviour and distribution, and gives their Latin names. The meticulously researched information is highlighted by clear, authoritative writing and more than 1000 photographs and illustrations. Throughout the book, special feature panels focus on various aspects of animal behaviour, such as camouflage, migration and hibernation. With comprehensive back-matter including a glossary, alternative name index, and general index, this one-stop reference tool is perfect for research or for browsing by animal-lovers of all ages.
Underland - A Deep Time Journey - Thryft
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Robert Macfarlane | Penguin

Underland - A Deep Time Journey

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Goodreads rating: 4.23

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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways 'Dazzling' Guardian'Heart-stopping' Daily Telegraph'Mesmerizing' Observer'Epic' Financial Times 'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday Times Underland is an epic exploration of the Earth's underworlds as they exist in myth, literature, memory and the land itself. At once ancient and urgent, this is a book that will change the way you see the world.'Marvellous... Neverending curiosity, generosity of spirit, erudition, bravery and clarity... This is a book well worth reading' The Times 'Extraordinary... at once learned and readable, thrilling and beautifully written' Observer'Attentive, thoughtful, finely honed... I turned the last page with the unusual conviction of having been in the company of a fine writer who is - who must surely be - a good man' Telegraph 'Poetry, science, a healthy sense of the uncanny and a touch of the shamanic are the hallmarks of his writing... This is a journey that tells the story not just of nature but of human nature. And there is noone I would more gladly follow on it' i'Startling and memorable, charting invisible and vanishing worlds. Macfarlane has made himself Orpheus, the poet who ventures down to the darkest depths and returns - frighteningly alone-to sing of what he has seen' New Statesman
Never Smile at a Monkey - Thryft
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Steve Jenkins | Houghton Mifflin Books For Children

Never Smile at a Monkey

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Goodreads rating: 4.05

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Visually stunning School Library Journal starred review When it comes to wild animals everyone knows that there are certain things you just don t do It s clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger pull a python s tail or bother a black widow spider But do you know how dangerous it can be to pet a platypus collect a cone shell or touch a tang fish Some creatures have developed unusual ways of protecting themselves or catching prey which can make them unexpectedly hazardous to your health In this dynamic and fascinating picture book by Steve Jenkins you ll find out what you should never do if you encounter one of these surprisingly dangerous animals When it comes to wild animals everyone knows that there are certain things you just don t do It s clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger pull a python s tail or bother a black widow spider But do you know how dangerous it can be to pet a platypus collect a cone shell or touch a tang fish Some creatures have developed unusual ways of protecting themselves or catching prey and this can make them unexpectedly hazardous to your health In this dynamic and fascinating picture book by Steve Jenkins you ll find out what you should never do if you encounter one of these surprisingly dangerous animals When it comes to wild creatures everyone knows that there are certain things you just don t do when you come in contact with them You don t pull a crocodile s tail or invite a rattlesnake into your room But would you know not to pet a platypus Its poisonous hind legs make this odd animal a very dangerous mammal Or would you know not to stare at a spitting cobra One shot of its venom can cause its victim to become blind Should you come across a bear cub be sure not to cuddle it the baby bear might not bother you but its mother is another story Creatures have all sorts of ways of protecting themselves their families and their habitats and in this dynamic and fascinating picture book by Steve Jenkins
Over 1000 Fantastic Earth Facts - Thryft
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Belinda Gallagher | Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

Over 1000 Fantastic Earth Facts

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Goodreads rating: 4.4

$3.38

Belinda Gallagher Over 1000 Earth Facts
The Great Derangement - Climate Change And The Unthinkable - Thryft
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Amitav Ghosh | University Of Chicago Press

The Great Derangement - Climate Change And The Unthinkable

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Goodreads rating: 4.06

$11.81

Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.The extreme nature of today’s climate events, Ghosh asserts, make them peculiarly resistant to contemporary modes of thinking and imagining. This is particularly true of serious literary fiction: hundred-year storms and freakish tornadoes simply feel too improbable for the novel; they are automatically consigned to other genres. In the writing of history, too, the climate crisis has sometimes led to gross simplifications; Ghosh shows that the history of the carbon economy is a tangled global story with many contradictory and counterintuitive elements.Ghosh ends by suggesting that politics, much like literature, has become a matter of personal moral reckoning rather than an arena of collective action. But to limit fiction and politics to individual moral adventure comes at a great cost. The climate crisis asks us to imagine other forms of human existence—a task to which fiction, Ghosh argues, is the best suited of all cultural forms. His book serves as a great writer’s summons to confront the most urgent task of our time.
The Genius of Dogs : Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man's Best Friend - Thryft
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Vanessa Woods, Brian Hare  | Oneworld Publications

The Genius of Dogs : Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man's Best Friend

$7.10

Goodreads rating: 3.99

$7.10

The international bestseller that reveals the amazing mind of your favourite friendIs your dog purposefully disobeying you? Probably, and usually behind your back. Should you act like ‘top dog’ to maintain control? No, you’re better off displaying your friendliness – and not just to your dog. Which breed is the cleverest? That’s the wrong question to ask.These are just some of the extraordinary insights to be found in 'The Genius of Dogs' – the seminal book on how dogs evolved their unique intelligence by award-winning scientist Dr Brian Hare. He shares more than two decades of startling discoveries about the mysteries of the dog mind and how you can use his groundbreaking work to build a better relationship with your own dog.
The Song Of The Dodo - Island Biogeography In An Age Of Extinctions - Thryft
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David Quammen | Scribner

The Song Of The Dodo - Island Biogeography In An Age Of Extinctions

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Goodreads rating: 4.28

$8.24

David Quammen's book, The Song of the Dodo , is a brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope, far-reaching in its message -- a crucial book in precarious times, which radically alters the way in which we understand the natural world and our place in that world. It's also a book full of entertainment and wonders.In The Song of the Dodo , we follow Quammen's keen intellect through the ideas, theories, and experiments of prominent naturalists of the last two centuries. We trail after him as he travels the world, tracking the subject of island biogeography, which encompasses nothing less than the study of the origin and extinction of all species. Why is this island idea so important? Because islands are where species most commonly go extinct -- and because, as Quammen points out, we live in an age when all of Earth's landscapes are being chopped into island-like fragments by human activity.Through his eyes, we glimpse the nature of evolution and extinction, and in so doing come to understand the monumental diversity of our planet, and the importance of preserving its wild landscapes, animals, and plants. We also meet some fascinating human characters. By the book's end we are wiser, and more deeply concerned, but Quammen leaves us with a message of excitement and hope.
MALAISIE SINGAPOUR ET BRUNEI 6ED -FRANCAIS- - Thryft
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Simon Richmond | Lonely Planet France

MALAISIE SINGAPOUR ET BRUNEI 6ED -FRANCAIS-

$3.88

Goodreads rating: 0.0

$3.88

SAVEURS Kuala Lumpur et Singapour à travers leurs bonnes tablesITINÉRAIRES de la jungle aux îles paradisiaquesÉCOTOURISME les adresses pour un voyage responsableCULTURE les clés pour saisir une civilisation fascinanteRANDO, VÉLO, PLONGÉE... POUR VOYAGER NATURE117 CARTES FACILES À UTILISER
Be In The Moment - A Little Book Of Poems For Loved Ones - Thryft
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Iris Tan | Candid Creation Publishing

Be In The Moment - A Little Book Of Poems For Loved Ones

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Goodreads rating: 0.0

$3.88

The 35 non-classical poems in this book reflect the author's experiences, feelings and dreams in seven Travel, Spirituality, Hope, Encouragement, Nature, Love and Moment. Each poem is accompanied by a distinctive illustration that gives you deeper appreciation of the author's innermost world. Besides using words as a way to express herself, the author hopes that others will find encouragement and inspiration through her poems too.
My First Summer In The Sierra - Thryft
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John Muir | Dover Publications

My First Summer In The Sierra

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Goodreads rating: 4.06

$4.46

In the summer of 1869, John Muir, a young Scottish immigrant, joined a crew of shepherds in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The diary he kept while tending sheep formed the heart of this book and eventually lured thousands of Americans to visit Yosemite country.First published in 1911, My First Summer in the Sierra incorporates the lyrical accounts and sketches he produced during his four-month stay in the Yosemite River Valley and the High Sierra. His record tracks that memorable experience, describing in picturesque terms the majestic vistas, flora and fauna, and other breathtaking natural wonders of the area.Today, Muir is recognized as one of the most important and influential naturalists and nature writers in America. This book, the most popular of the author's works, will delight environmentalists and nature lovers with its exuberant observations.
One Planet - Thryft
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Stephen Moss | Bbc Physical Audio

One Planet

$16.33

Goodreads rating: 4.56

$16.33

10 years on from the first, groundbreaking, Planet Earth, we use the most incredible advances in technology and scientific discovery to bring you the most exciting and immersive picture of our world's wildlife yet.With over 250 breathtaking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this is an extraordinary new look at the complex life of some of the most amazing places on Planet Earth.Each chapter reveals an environment – some never-before-seen, some astonishingly familiar – defined by a unique set of rules required for survival. From the most desolate desert to the depths of the jungle, from blistering heat and freezing cold to perpetual darkness and deadly UV, discover how a whole host of creatures have adapted to life in the most extreme conditions. And how they compete with one another to become the largest, the fastest, the most poisonous, or most devious - all in a bid to survive.Planet Earth II includes the first in-depth look at the urban environment, and the surprising range of behaviours occurring right under our noses, as well as some previously untouched island worlds. Filmed with remarkable 5k and infra-red technology, these are the challenges, the confrontations, and the triumphs of some of the most extraordinary creatures in the natural world, told from their perspective.This is our planet, as you have never seen it before.
Blue Planet II - A New World Of Hidden Depths - Thryft
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James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow, David Attenborough  | Bbc Physical Audio

Blue Planet II - A New World Of Hidden Depths

$19.40

Goodreads rating: 4.55

$19.40

Our understanding of ocean life has changed dramatically in the last decade, with new species, new behaviors, and new habitats being discovered at a rapid rate. Blue Planet II , which accompanies an epic 7-part series, is a ground-breaking new look at the richness and variety of underwater life across our planet. With 300 breathtaking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, each chapter brings to life a different habitat of the oceanic world. Voyages of migration show how each of the oceans on our planet are connected; coral reefs and arctic ice communities are revealed as thriving underwater cities; while shorelines throw up continual challenges to those living there or passing through. A final chapter explores the science and technology of the Ocean enterprise—not only how they were able to capture these amazing stories on film, but what the future holds for marine life based on these discoveries.
Entangled Life - How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds And Shape Our Futures - Thryft
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Merlin Sheldrake | Bodley Head

Entangled Life - How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds And Shape Our Futures

$12.52

Goodreads rating: 4.36

$12.52

‘A dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing book. Sentence after sentence stopped me short. I ended it wonderstruck at the fungal world. A remarkable work by a remarkable writer’ ROBERT MACFARLANE, author of UnderlandThere is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works…Neither plant nor animal, it is found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. It can be microscopic, yet also accounts for the largest organisms ever recorded, living for millennia and weighing tens of thousands of tonnes. Its ability to digest rock enabled the first life on land, it can survive unprotected in space, and thrives amidst nuclear radiation.In this captivating adventure, Merlin Sheldrake explores the spectacular and neglected world of fungi: endlessly surprising organisms that sustain nearly all living systems. They can solve problems without a brain, stretching traditional definitions of ‘intelligence’, and can manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, and their psychedelic properties, which have influenced societies since antiquity, have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. The ability of fungi to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the ‘Wood Wide Web’, is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet they live their lives largely out of sight, and over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented.Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into this hidden kingdom of life, and shows that fungi are key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel and behave. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
Life On Earth - Thryft
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David Attenborough | William Collins

Life On Earth

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Goodreads rating: 4.45

$8.40

A new, fully updated edition of David Attenborough’s groundbreaking Life on Earth.David Attenborough’s unforgettable meeting with gorillas became an iconic moment for millions of television viewers. Life on Earth, the series and accompanying book, fundamentally changed the way we view and interact with the natural world setting a new benchmark of quality, influencing a generation of nature lovers.Told through an examination of animal and plant life, this is an astonishing celebration of the evolution of life on earth, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of organisms that have ever lived on this planet. Attenborough’s perceptive, dynamic approach to the evolution of millions of species of living organisms takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of discovery from the very first spark of life to the blue and green wonder we know today.To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book’s first publication, David Attenborough revisited Life on Earth, completely updating and adding to the original text, taking account of modern scientific discoveries from around the globe. This paperback edition also includes more than 60 full colour photographs, chosen by the author to help illustrate the book in a much greater way than was possible forty years ago.This updated edition provides a fitting tribute to an enduring wildlife classic, destined to enthral the generation who saw it when first published and bring it alive for a whole new generation.
The Edge Of The Sky - All You Need To Know About The All-There-Is - Thryft
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Roberto Trotta | Basic Books

The Edge Of The Sky - All You Need To Know About The All-There-Is

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Goodreads rating: 3.44

$2.02

From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology -- with a twist. The book's lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in the English language, excluding physics , energy , galaxy , or even universe . Through the eyes of a fictional scientist (Student-People) hunting for dark matter with one of the biggest telescopes (Big-Seers) on Earth (Home-World), cosmologist Roberto Trotta explores the most important ideas about our universe (All-there-is) in language simple enough for anyone to understand.A unique blend of literary experimentation and science popularization, this delightful book is a perfect gift for any aspiring astronomer. The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the universe on a human scale, and the result is out of this world.
Australia : Visions of a Continent - Thryft
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New Holland Publications | New Holland Pub Pty Ltd

Australia : Visions of a Continent

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

$3.98

Book by Lochman, Jiri
Voyage of Charles Darwin - Thryft
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Charles and Ralling Christopher (ed) Darwin | Ariel Books

Voyage of Charles Darwin

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Goodreads rating: 4.03

$2.97

A chronological selection of Darwin's own writings from his diary, journal, and autobiography, which highlight the adventure as well as the scientific inquiry of his monumental voyage on the HMS Beagle. Excellent color photographs of the flora and fauna make this an inviting introduction to Darwin's work. The book is also a supplement to and commentary on the British TV dramatization of the same title.
Other Minds : The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life - Thryft
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Peter Godfrey-Smith | William Collins

Other Minds : The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life

$8.14

Goodreads rating: 3.88

$8.14

Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known to identify individual human keepers, raid neighboring tanks for food, turn off lightbulbs by spouting jets of water, plug drains, and make daring escapes. How is it that a creature with such gifts evolved through an evolutionary lineage so radically distant from our own? What does it mean that evolution built minds not once but at least twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being—how nature became aware of itself. As Godfrey-Smith stresses, it is a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development, Godfrey-Smith shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated. The first nervous systems evolved, probably in ancient relatives of jellyfish; later on, the cephalopods, which began as inconspicuous mollusks, abandoned their shells and rose above the ocean floor, searching for prey and acquiring the greater intelligence needed to do so. Taking an independent route, mammals and birds later began their own evolutionary journeys. But what kind of intelligence do cephalopods possess? Drawing on the latest scientific research and his own scuba-diving adventures, Godfrey-Smith probes the many mysteries that surround the lineage. How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually “think for themselves”? What happens when some octopuses abandon their hermit-like ways and congregate, as they do in a unique location off the coast of Australia?By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind—and on our own.
Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands : The First Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Ryukyu Island Chain - Thryft
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Robert Walker | Tuttle Publishing

Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands : The First Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Ryukyu Island Chain

$12.18

Goodreads rating: 4.18

$12.18

Travel to the most inspiring tropical islands on the planet!Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands is the first comprehensive guide to the 150 sub-tropical island chain that stretches across 600 miles from Japan to Taiwan. These are some of the most stunningly beautiful islands in the world!Trek up active volcanoes, soak in nature hot springs, enjoy pristine white sand beaches, and sample Okinawa's superb homegrown cuisine. Experienced author Robert Walker tells you how to get there, where to go, where to stay and what to do, including:Ferry schedules and flightsLodgings on all inhabited islandsBest beaches and surf spotsHikes and nature walksSights suitable for families with childrenHistorical and cultural landmarksIllustrated with over 200 color photographs and 40 maps, this book provides essential travel tips to help tourists avoid costly mistakes. It also includes a large fold-out map of Okinawa and the Ryukyu chain with insets for the major islands and cities.
ECO TRAVEL. How to be a sustainable traveler. : Plastic free. Zero Waste. Eco tourist. Recycling. Sustainability. Slow travel. - Thryft
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Wanderty | Independently Published

ECO TRAVEL. How to be a sustainable traveler. : Plastic free. Zero Waste. Eco tourist. Recycling. Sustainability. Slow travel.

$6.93

Goodreads rating: 3.0

$6.93

It also includes blank pages for you to write
Dry Bones and Other Fossils - Thryft
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Gary Parker | Master Books

Dry Bones and Other Fossils

$3.88

Goodreads rating: 3.4

$3.88

Fall in step with the Parker family as they travel the country investigating fossil graveyards. Learn how fossils are formed, found, and displayed. A full-color journey through a part of the earth's h
Extreme Insects - Thryft
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Richard Jones | Collins

Extreme Insects

$6.28

Goodreads rating: 4.47

$6.28

Insects are the most extreme organisms on Earth and, despite their diminutive size, they wield inordinate power. With the exception of the polar icecaps, every terrestrial ecosystem on earth is colonized by them, and they account for almost three-quarters of all named animals – that's one million species at the last count!This book is a celebration of the insect universe, exploring their amazing forms and functions, their fascinating behaviour and the enormous impact they have on our lives. With its lively and informative text, it looks at insects in all their extremes, from the biggest, fastest and fiercest to the best nest builder, most devious hunter and deadliest bride.Insects are extreme in numbers – a single leaf-cutter ant nest, the size of a large camper van, may contain seven million individuals working together as a single giant super-organism. Insects are extreme in their bizarre forms – the stalk-eyed fly, as its name suggests, carries its eyes on the end of two ludicrously long stalks. And insects are invariably extreme in behaviour – take for instance the giraffe-necked weevil that holds head-bobbing contests to win a mate. Yet there is always method in their apparent madness, as each strange form and function is an adaptation designed to solve the extreme pressures that arise through the struggle to survive in a world that is always dangerous, competitive and unforgiving.
How To Grow Fresh Air : 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home Or Office - Thryft
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B.C. Wolverton | Weidenfeld & Nicolson

How To Grow Fresh Air : 50 Houseplants That Purify Your Home Or Office

$1.91

Goodreads rating: 4.02

$1.91

B.C. Wolverton shows how to grow and nurture 50 houseplants to ensure you have clean, non-polluted air in your home and office.
River Monsters : True Stories of the Ones that Didn't Get Away - Thryft
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Jeremy Wade | Da Capo Press

River Monsters : True Stories of the Ones that Didn't Get Away

$8.75

Goodreads rating: 4.24

$8.75

Called “the greatest angling explorer of his generation” (Independent on Sunday), Jeremy Wade takes viewers where no wildlife program has gone before. Now Wade goes truly beneath the surface, disclosing full details of how he catches each species and recounting the off-camera highlights of his extraordinary life. From his arrest as a suspected spy in Southeast Asia to a plane crash in the rainforest, every page of the Wall Street Journal bestseller River Monsters is packed with adventure. From the heart of the Congo to the depths of the Amazon, Wade reels in fish of staggering proportions and terrifying demeanor for an unforgettable read.
A Wolf Called Romeo - Thryft
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Nick Jans | Mariner Books

A Wolf Called Romeo

$3.88

Goodreads rating: 4.16

$3.88

A Wolf Called Romeo is the true story of the exceptional black wolf who spent seven years interacting with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable, awe-inspiring interspecies dance, and bringing the wild into sharp focus.When Romeo first appeared, author Nick Jans and the other citizens of Juneau were wary, but as Romeo began to tag along with cross-country skiers on their daily jaunts, play fetch alongside local dogs, or simply lie near Nick and nap under the sun on a quiet afternoon, Nick and the rest of Juneau came to accept Romeo, and he them. Part memoir, part moving animal narrative, part foray into the mystique, lore, science, and history of the wolf, A Wolf Called Romeo is a book no animal lover should miss.
How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend - Thryft
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Monks of New Skete | Little, Brown And Company

How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend

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Goodreads rating: 3.98

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For nearly a quarter century, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been the standard against which all other dog-training books have been measured. This new, expanded edition, with a fresh new design and new photographs throughout, preserves the best features of the original classic while bringing the book fully up-to-date. The result: the ultimate training manual for a new generation of dog owners - and, of course, for their canine best friends. The Monks of New Skete have achieved international renown as breeders of German shepherds and as outstanding trainers of dogs of all breeds. Their unique approach to canine training, developed and refined over three decades, is based on the philosophy that "understanding is the key to communication, compassion, and communion" with your dog. The importance of honest and effective communication with your dog is underscored throughout this guide, especially in the practical training exercises: a detailed, comprehensive, fully illustrated obedience course through which the monks lead you (and your dog) step-by-step. How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend covers virtually every aspect of living with and caring for your dog, including: Selecting a dog (what breed? male? female? puppy or older dog?) to fit your lifestyle Where to get - and where not to get - a dog Reading a pedigree Training your dog or puppy - when, where, and how The proper use of praise and discipline Feeding, grooming, and ensuring your dog's physical fitness Recognizing and correcting canine behavioral problems The particular challenges of raising a dog where you live - in the city, country, or suburb The proper techniques for complete care of your pet at every stage of his or her life In this new edition, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been expanded to encompass the latest equipment (e.g., retractable leashes, "invisible" fences); new trends in training and care (doggy day care, professional dog walkers, etc.); and dozens of new anecdotes and case studies, drawn from the monks' own experience, that bring to life the essential training concepts. In its scope, its clarity, and its authority, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend remains unrivaled as a basic training guide for dog owners. Like no other book, this guide can help you understand and appreciate your dog's nature as well as his or her distinct personality - and in so doing, it can significantly enrich the life you share with your dog.
On Trails : An Exploration - Thryft
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Robert Moor | Aurum Press Ltd

On Trails : An Exploration

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Goodreads rating: 3.96

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A strikingly original debut from a tremendous new talent, Rob Moor explores the nature of trails, from hiking the Appalachian trail to the biological phenomenon of how the trails of ants are formed. In the vein of Rebecca Solnit’s Wanderlust: A History of Walking, this book will explore the small and particular, tracing the formation of trails from the most tiny―ants, termites, tent caterpillars; neural pathways, minute fossil trails―to the vastest and most diffuse, including the International Appalachian Trail, what will be the world’s longest footpath, spanning from Alabama to Morocco. Introducing readers to a range of fascinating characters: from a French entomologist named Audrey Dussutour. who studies how ants are capable of externalizing memory, (allowing very simple creatures to make very smart decisions); to an old man in Vermont named Larry Benoit, who has been called America’s best deer hunter, to a renowned trail builder in Tennessee who fashions trails using a motorized dirt bike.As Rob re-evaluates what we think of as simple and ordinary, he is also wedding two popular genres of nonfiction: the long distance hiking memoir (Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods) with the essayistic nature writing (like that of John McPhee).Moor is that he is a great nature writer, but also a mind-bending thinker: “What entrances me about trails―what so many nature writers overlook―is that they are more than physical phenomena; a trail is a model of elegance and a lesson in cooperation. They also provide a conceptual lens that, once goggled to your eye, alters all you survey. You begin to see even the plainest things as linear, ever-optimizing, self-perpetuating.” This deep search for meaning introduces readers to experts who work with trails of all kind, outrageous hiking anecdotes and spectacular descriptions of landscapes and animal behavior. Moor’s book gives an eye-opening tour, leaving us with a much richer, prismatic take on what we constantly take for granted: how we get where we’re going.
Adventures in the Anthropocene : A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made - Thryft
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Gaia Vince | Milkweed Editions

Adventures in the Anthropocene : A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made

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Goodreads rating: 4.06

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We all know our planet is in crisis, and that it is largely our fault. But all too often the full picture of change is obstructed by dense data sets and particular catastrophes. Struggling with this obscurity in her role as an editor at Nature, Gaia Vince decided to travel the world and see for herself what life is really like for people on the frontline of this new reality. What she found was a number people doing the most extraordinary things.During her journey she finds a man who is making artificial glaciers in Nepal along with an individual who is painting mountains white to attract snowfall; take the electrified reefs of the Maldives; or the man who's making islands out of rubbish in the Caribbean. These are ordinary people who are solving severe crises in crazy, ingenious, effective ways. While Vince does not mince words regarding the challenging position our species is in, these wonderful stories, combined with the new science that underpins Gaia's expertise and research, make for a persuasive, illuminating — and strangely hopeful — read on what the Anthropocene means for our future.
Singapore: City of Gardens - Thryft
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Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, William Warren et al  | Periplus Editions (hk) Ltd.

Singapore: City of Gardens

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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Although best known as a sprawling metropolis, most visitors to Singapore marvel at the greenness of it all.Wide boulevards shaded by venerable Rain Trees, interconnecting parks displaying a huge variety of tropical plants, roadside plantings in every shade of green, red and yellow, and great expanses of junglescape alongside the office skyscrapers and apartment blocks. It is truly a garden city, in all senses of the word.In this travel pictorial, the authors showcase many of the Lion City's green spaces, be they the Botanical Gardens and national parks, or plantings of bougainvillea tumbling down the crash–barriers on the super–highways. Orchard Road, the world–renowned Zoological Gardens, the ground–breaking Mandai Orchid Gardens, and many more, are portrayed, along with other lesser–known parks and private and hotel gardens.Sumptuous full–colour photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and texts by botanical expert William Warren literally take one down the garden path on a discovery tour of Singapore's cityscapes, landscapes, hardscapes and few remaining "wild–scapes."
Introduction to the Physics of Cohesive Sediment Dynamics in the Marine Environment: Volume 56 - Thryft
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Johan C. Winterwerp | Elsevier Science

Introduction to the Physics of Cohesive Sediment Dynamics in the Marine Environment: Volume 56

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This book is an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive sediment in the marine environment. It focuses on highly dynamic systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the effects of chemistry, biology and gas.The process descriptions are based on hydrodynamic and soil mechanic principles, which integrate at the soil-water interface. This approach is substantiated through a classification scheme of sediment occurrences in which distinction is made between cohesive and granular material. Emphasis is also placed on the important interactions between turbulent flow and cohesive sediment suspensions, and on the impact of flow-induced forces on the stability of the seabed. An overview of literature on cohesive sediment dynamics is presented and a number of new developments are highlighted, in particular in relation to floc formation, settling and sedimentation, consolidation, bed failure and liquefaction and erosion of the bed. Moreover, it presents a summary on methods and techniques to measure the various sediment properties necessary to quantify the various parameters in the physical-mathematical model descriptions. A number of examples and case studies have been included.
In Farthest Burma : The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research Through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet - Thryft
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Frank Kingdon-Ward | Orchid Press

In Farthest Burma : The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research Through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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Records the 1914 expedition of Kingdon-Ward, the famed plant-collector and explorer, along the eastern branch of Burma's great Irrawaddy River. A classic travel and botany account, told in the author's inimitable style, with much vivid description of both the populace and flora of this still remote region.
Macmillan Encyclopedia Science Rvsd Vol4 - Thryft
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Clint Twist Andromeda | Macmillan

Macmillan Encyclopedia Science Rvsd Vol4

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MacMillan Encyclopedia of Science, Volume 4: Life on Earth
Encyclopedia of Nature - Thryft
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Various | Dorling Kindersley

Encyclopedia of Nature

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Goodreads rating: 5.0

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What is life like underground? Where can you find the world's ugliest fish? Why are fungi so fantastic? Take an amazing look at the natural world to find out. Discover plants and animals and where they live - from deserts to oceans, rainforests to mountains. And find out how living things evolve, reproduce, feed and defend themselves - watch a chameleon catch its prey and come face-to-face with a jellyfish propelling through water. Packed with curiosity quizzes, 'turn and learn' boxes and bite-sized facts to get your teeth into, there's lots to see and explore. It is perfect for homework or just for fun. Go ahead, take a leap into the natural world!
Winterlust : Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season - Thryft
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Bernd Brunner, Mark Kurlansky  | Greystone Books

Winterlust : Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season

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Goodreads rating: 3.57

$13.09

“Mr. Brunner’s winning book is a reassuring, nostalgic reminder that winter is the season of both play and regeneration.”— Wall Street Journal In Winterlust , a farmer painstakingly photographs five thousand snowflakes, each one dramatically different from the next. Indigenous peoples thrive on frozen terrain, where famous explorers perish. Icicles reach deep underwater, then explode. Rooms warmed by crackling fires fill with scents of cinnamon, cloves, and pine. Skis carve into powdery slopes, and iceboats traverse glacial lakes. This lovingly illustrated meditation on winter entwines the spectacular with the everyday, expertly capturing the essence of a beloved yet dangerous season, which is all the more precious in an era of climate change “Brunner masterfully does in words what resilient and adventurous people have done in their lives for centuries; he finds beauty in blizzards and ice and the crystallized enchantment of snow.”—Dan Egan, Pulitzer finalist and author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Shine a Light: Secrets of Winter : A shine-a-light book - Thryft
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BROWN CARRON | Ivy Press

Shine a Light: Secrets of Winter : A shine-a-light book

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Goodreads rating: 4.34

$8.10

Who is out and about during wintertime? Shine a light behind the pages and discover a natural winter world full of surprises!
Navigators: Animals - Thryft
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Miranda Smith | Kingfisher

Navigators: Animals

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Goodreads rating: 3.33

$1.92

This title brings together the world's beasts, with facts about each animal group. Fly high on an airborne hunt with an osprey, follow a lobster migration route, watch an anteater's tongue catch termites in its nest and dive in the deep ocean with a lanternfish.
Do the Doors Open by Magic? - Thryft
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Catherine Ripley | Oxford University Press

Do the Doors Open by Magic?

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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A tour of supermarket innovations reveals how food gets to a store, where fruit and vegetables grow in the winter, what holds gelatin together, and why eggs are different colors
Frogs and Snakes and Their Relatives - Thryft
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Barbara Taylor | Oxford University Press

Frogs and Snakes and Their Relatives

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Find out about frogs and toads, snakes and lizards. Get close up to a rattlesnake's rattle, see how a tadpole becomes a frog, and how a deadly pit viper senses the heat given off by its prey.
Storm in a Teacup : The Physics of Everyday Life - Thryft
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Czerski Helen | Black Swan

Storm in a Teacup : The Physics of Everyday Life

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Goodreads rating: 4.02

$5.55

Just as Freakonomics brought economics to life, so Storm in a Teacup brings physics into our daily lives and makes it fascinating.What is it that helps both scorpions and cyclists to survive? What do raw eggs and gyroscopes have in common? And why does it matter?In an age of string theory, fluid dynamics and biophysics, it can seem as if the science of our world is only for specialists and academics. Not so, insists Helen Czerski – and in this sparkling new book she explores the patterns and connections that illustrate the grandest theories in the smallest everyday objects and experiences.Linking what makes popcorn pop to Antarctic winds, coffee stains to blood tests or ketchup bottles to aliens in space, every thread you pull in the fabric of everyday life shows you something new about the intricate patterns of our world.Read Storm in a Teacup and you will see and understand the world as you never did before.
To Shake the Sleeping Self : A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret - Thryft
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Jedidiah Jenkins | Convergent Books

To Shake the Sleeping Self : A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret

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Goodreads rating: 3.93

$15.62

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.” — Cheryl Strayed, author of  Wild  and  Tiny Beautiful Things On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure—the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world—as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mountains, and inner boundaries, Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to wake us up to life back home.A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us,  To Shake the Sleeping Self  is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity, and a life lived without regret. Praise for  To Shake the Sleeping Self“[Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present.” — Rich Roll, author of  Finding Ultra “This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial.” —Tom Shadyac, author of  Life’s Operating Manual“Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul.” —Publishers Weekly
Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa - Thryft
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Stuart. Chris & Tilde | Struik Publishers

Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa

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Goodreads rating: 4.47

$8.58

Southern Africa has a wealth of mammal species, a total of 337 — all of which are covered in this fully revised comprehensive field guide. While the term 'African mammals' conjures up the more celebrated species of elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino, it is in fact the smaller animals — shrews, genets, suricates and bats — that comprise the bulk of the region's mammal species. And, often overlooked but included here too is the diversity of marine mammals — seals, whales and dolphins — that are found in our oceans.This new edition of Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa has been extensively revised to include the most recent research in line with new findings and new taxonomy. Up-to-date information, revised distribution maps and new images (where available) have been combined in a modern, full-color layout. Color-coding has been introduced according family groupings and spoor and size icons are included for quick reference with each mammal entry. Another new feature is the inclusion of skulls, grouped at the back of the book for easy comparison. In addition to detailed descriptions of each species, the text offers insight into key identification characters, typical behavior, preferred habitat, food choice and reproduction.
POG Pod Off-Grid: Explorations of Zero-Carbon Waterborne Communities - Thryft
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Jason Pomeroy | Oro Editions

POG Pod Off-Grid: Explorations of Zero-Carbon Waterborne Communities

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

$6.95

Despite the continued risk of widespread flooding through Climate Change, living, working and playing on water continues to be a necessity and a way of life for many. In the context of population increase, rapid urbanisation and technological advancement, can water provide a viable alternative to land urbanisation? Architects and urban planners have an opportunity to rethink the city of tomorrow and embrace an element that accounts for two-thirds of the Earth’s surface area. Prof. Jason Pomeroy has pushed the boundaries of sustainable design on land through his research into zero-carbon developments and the role of urban greenery in the sky through his pioneering studies into skycourts and skygardens. In this book he explores ideas behind self-sustaining communities on water that push towards zero-energy. Built case studies from around the World, works on the drawing board and a future vision explore how to address the sustainability challenges of tomorrow.
The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Man Against the Sea - Thryft
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Sebastian Junger | Fourth Estate

The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Man Against the Sea

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Goodreads rating: 4.11

$1.36

"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost".October 1991. It was "the perfect storm"--a tempest that may happen only once in a century--a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing boat tragically headed towards its hellish center.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES IN THE ANIMAL WORLD - Thryft
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John Sparks | Bbc Books

BATTLE OF THE SEXES IN THE ANIMAL WORLD

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Goodreads rating: 3.33

$7.84

Battle Of The Sexes In The Animal World
Earth Odyssey : Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future - Thryft
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Mark Hertsgaard, Charlie Conrad  | Crown

Earth Odyssey : Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future

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Goodreads rating: 4.22

$4.85

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Earth Odyssey would be a great read for anyone interested in environmental issues and the future of the planet. The book presents the author's firsthand experiences as he travels the world to examine the current state of the environment. The personal stories and vivid descriptions offer a compelling and eye-opening perspective on the impact of human activity on the planet's ecology. Despite the challenging subject matter, Earth Odyssey is ultimately a hopeful book that encourages readers to take action to protect the environment.

Step Into the Wonders of Nature

Discover the enthralling narratives of the natural world with Thryft's Nature collection. Here, you can find works by celebrated authors and environmentalists who bring the splendour of the earth to life. Whether you're passionate about conservation or enchanted by wilderness tales, our selection offers a variety of perspectives and stories. Explore titles that challenge, inspire, and awaken your ecological curiosity.