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Nature Books

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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Nature's Chaos - Thryft
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Eliot Porter, James Gleick  | Little, Brown

Nature's Chaos

$7.13

Goodreads rating: 4.0

$7.13

The essence of the earth's beauty lies in chaos, in the disorder of grasses strewn in a meadow, the blotching of green lichen on a tree trunk. Eliot Porter's photographs of the natural world, spanning thirty-five years and five continents -- from an Antarctic ice floe to an American desert to an Icelandic lava field -- reveal in mesmerizing ways what scientists are beginning to see for themselves: the patterns, relations, and interactions present in nature's disorder and wildness. This is the perfect marriage of image and text -- brilliant full-color photographs by the preeminent nature photographer of his generation together with an illuminating essay by the widely praised author of Chaos.
A Guide to Seashore Life - Thryft
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Leo W.H. Tan | Singapore Science Centre

A Guide to Seashore Life

$1.00

Goodreads rating: 5.0

$1.00

How to Give Up Plastic : A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time - Thryft
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Will McCallum | Penguin Books

How to Give Up Plastic : A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time

$3.88

Goodreads rating: 3.68

$3.88

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Recommendation: This book is a great read for anyone who is concerned about their environmental impact and wants to make a change. The step-by-step guide to eliminating plastic, from room to room, is easy to follow and makes the transition to a plastic-free lifestyle accessible for everyone. The book provides a wealth of information on the devastating effects of plastic pollution on our planet and provides actionable solutions that anyone can implement. I believe readers will appreciate the anecdotes from activists fighting plastic worldwide, which adds to the book's credibility and empowers readers to advocate for change in their communities.
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference - Thryft
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Greta Thunberg | Penguin

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

$4.11

Goodreads rating: 3.87

$4.11

The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation.In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.This book brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have made history across Europe, from the UN to mass street protests, No One Is Too Small to Make A Difference is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our future depends upon it.
The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace - Thryft
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Alfred Russel Wallace, John van Wyhe  | Nus Press

The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace

$12.24

Goodreads rating: 4.18

$12.24

Wallace's 'Malay Archipelago' is a classic account of the travels of a Victorian naturalist through island Southeast Asia. It has been loved by readers ever since its publication in 1869. Despite numerous modern reprints with appreciative introductions, this is the first - and long overdue - annotated edition in English.This edition explains, updates and corrects the original text with an historical introduction, and hundreds of explanatory notes. Wallace left hundreds of people, places, publications and species unidentified. He referred to most species only with the scientific name current at the time. Whenever available, the common name for species have been provided, and scientific names updated. The 52 illustrations from the original edition are supplemented by 16 pages of newly-selected colour illustrations dating from the period.The content of the 'Malay Archipelago' has never been thoroughly analysed and compared against other contemporary sources. It turns out that the book contains many errors. This includes not just incorrect dates and place names but some of the most remarkable anecdotes; for example, the dramatic claim that tigers "kill on an average a Chinaman every day" in Singapore or that a Dutch Governor General committed suicide by leaping from a waterfall on Celebes.By correcting the text of the 'Malay Archipelago' against Wallace's letters and notebooks and other contemporary sources and by enriching it with modern identifications, this edition reveals Wallace's work as never before.
Visual Factfinder - Rocks and Fossils - Thryft
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Chris and Helen Pellant | Miles Kelly Publishing

Visual Factfinder - Rocks and Fossils

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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7.5"x6.25"x1.25" flexed hardcover
Inconspicuous Consumption : The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have - Thryft
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Tatiana Schlossberg | Balance

Inconspicuous Consumption : The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have

$9.03

Goodreads rating: 3.78

$9.03

*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award*"If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing."-- VogueFrom a former New York Times science writer, this urgent call to action will empower you to stand up to climate change and environmental pollution by making simple but impactful everyday choices.With urgency and wit, Tatiana Schlossberg explains that far from being only a distant problem of the natural world created by the fossil fuel industry, climate change is all around us, all the time, lurking everywhere in our convenience-driven society, all without our realizing it.By examining the unseen and unconscious environmental impacts in four areas-the Internet and technology, food, fashion, and fuel - Schlossberg helps readers better understand why climate change is such a complicated issue, and how it connects all of us: How streaming a movie on Netflix in New York burns coal in Virginia; how eating a hamburger in California might contribute to pollution in the Gulf of Mexico; how buying an inexpensive cashmere sweater in Chicago expands the Mongolian desert; how destroying forests from North Carolina is necessary to generate electricity in England.Cataloging the complexities and frustrations of our carbon-intensive society with a dry sense of humor, Schlossberg makes the climate crisis and its solutions interesting and relevant to everyone who cares, even a little, about the planet. She empowers readers to think about their stuff and the environment in a new way, helping them make more informed choices when it comes to the future of our world.Most importantly, this is a book about the power we have as voters and consumers to make sure that the fight against climate change includes all of us and all of our stuff, not just industry groups and politicians. If we have any hope of solving the problem, we all have to do it together."A compelling-and illuminating-look at how our daily habits impact the environment."-- Vanity Fair"Shows how even the smallest decisions can have profound environmental consequences." --The New York Times
Why Evolution Is True - Thryft
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Jerry A. Coyne | Penguin Books

Why Evolution Is True

$9.01

Goodreads rating: 4.19

$9.01

The proof for evolution is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from different fields of scientific inquiry. Todat, scientists are documenting species splitting into two, observing animals and plants adapting before our eyes,and finding more and more fossils capturing what happened eons ago--dinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs. In this unique and accessible summary of the facts supporting the theory of natural selection, Jerry A. Coyne eloquently shows that evolution does nothing to destroy the beauty of life, only enhances it. By demonstrating the "indelible stamp" of the processes first proposed by Darwin, Coyne does not aim to prove creationism wrong. Rather, by using irrefutable evidence, it sets out to prove evolution right."OUTSTANDINGLY GOOD...COYNE'S KNOWLEDGE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY IS PRODIGIOUS, HIS DEPLOYMENT OF IT AS MASTERFUL AS HIS TOUCH IS LIGHT." --RICHARD DAWKINS, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
That's How Things Travel: Key stage 2 : The Wonderful Ways in Which the World Moves - Thryft
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R P Subramanian | The Energy And Resources Institute, Teri

That's How Things Travel: Key stage 2 : The Wonderful Ways in Which the World Moves

$5.83

Goodreads rating: 0.0

$5.83

The world is on the move. Animals,plants, and manmade vehiclesall are equipped to move in different ways. Learn all about things on the movefrom snails and manta rays to cars and spacecrafts.Books in this How come? How so? That's how mysterious events the mind-boggling natural phenomenaHow come? How so? That's how strange creatures the amazing life of bizarre animalsHow come? How so? That's how things the inventions that changed our worldHow come? How so? That's how things the magical mysteries of natureHow come? How so? That's how things the wonderful ways in which the world movesHow come? How so? That's how things the marvel of modern technology
The Poetical Works - Thryft
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John Clare | Wordsworth Editions Ltd

The Poetical Works

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Goodreads rating: 3.78

$4.14

John Clare is one of the foremost "peasant poets" of the English language. His fascination with the countryside, with nature and with the seasons and their changing moods marks a departure from the formal pastoral verse of the 18th century.
Comp. Alaska, 4th Ed. : Pb - Thryft
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Charles P. Wohlforth, George McDonald  | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.s.a.: Macmillan General Reference

Comp. Alaska, 4th Ed. : Pb

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Goodreads rating: 4.33

$1.00

Brand-new chapters with the lowdown on cruises and serious wilderness trips add to this completely rewritten guide to the natural wonders of Alaska. Environmental issues, wildlife, native peoples, and more are covered in greater detail than ever before.
Last Chance to See.... - Thryft
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Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine  | Pan Books

Last Chance to See....

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Goodreads rating: 4.32

$4.97

After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teams up with zoologist Mark Carwardine on an expedition to find out what's happening to life on this one.
The Wisdom of Trees : A Miscellany - Thryft
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Max Adams | Head Of Zeus

The Wisdom of Trees : A Miscellany

$6.50

Goodreads rating: 4.0

$6.50

A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man’s ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural worldTrees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and profiles of species from yew to scots pine, Max Adams explores both the amazing biology of trees and humanity’s relationship with wood and forest across the centuries. Embellished with images from John Evelyn’s classic Sylva (1664), this beautifully designed gift book offers both a natural and a cultural history of trees, and will delight anyone who cares about the natural world and our interaction with it.
Great Plains - Thryft
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Ian Frazier | Farrar, Straus And Giroux

Great Plains

$7.57

Goodreads rating: 3.95

$7.57

The author profiles the storied Great Plains of the American Midwest, relating the history, the lore, and the stories of the current inhabitants of the area
Asia Pacific Reef Guide : Malaysia, Indonesia, Palau, Philippines - Thryft
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Helmut Debelius | Conchbooks

Asia Pacific Reef Guide : Malaysia, Indonesia, Palau, Philippines

$24.00

Goodreads rating: 5.0

$24.00

By Helmut Debelius With over 1000 photographs of coral reef animals this volume covers Malaysia Indonesia Gulf of Thailand Chinese and Vietnamese
Marine Fishes of South-East Asia: A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers - Thryft
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Gerry Allen, Roger Swainston  | Periplus Editions (hk) Ltd

Marine Fishes of South-East Asia: A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers

$20.48

Goodreads rating: 4.6

$20.48

This beautifully illustrated marine fish guide encompasses the singularly diverse and rich oceans from southeast Asia to AustraliaMarine Fishes of Southeast Asia contains nearly 2,000 hand-painted illustrations featuring 1,635 individual species. The paintings were completed over a 3-year period and are primarily based on photographs or color transparencies of either live fishes taken underwater or freshly caught specimens.In many cases preserved specimens at the Western Australian Museum have been consulted to ensure accuracy of detail and proportions. The end result is a colorful and highly comprehensive guide to the sea fishes of northern Australia and the adjacent Southeast Asian region.
The splendour of Tasmania - Thryft
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Roddy (tex Dennis (photography) Maclean | United Press

The splendour of Tasmania

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Goodreads rating: 0.0

$1.94

1989 oversized HB with VG DJ, small edge tear near bottom of spine. Light shelf wear along bottom edge on jacket, D & L Books, clean text with one mark, an inscription on first page,wear mostly on jacket.
This Changes Everything : Capitalism vs. the Climate - Thryft
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Naomi Klein | Penguin

This Changes Everything : Capitalism vs. the Climate

$9.27

Goodreads rating: 4.16

$9.27

This book is a wake-up call to the damaging effects of capitalism on our planet. Naomi Klein exposes the false narratives around the climate debate, challenging our addiction to profit and growth. By showcasing inspiring examples of global resistance, she offers a glimmer of hope for a better future. This Changes Everything is an urgent and essential read for anyone seeking to understand and address the climate crisis.
The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle - Thryft
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Charles Darwin | Vintage Books

The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle

$9.36

Goodreads rating: 4.15

$9.36

When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection. This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, sparked a fierce scientific, religious, and philosophical debate which continues heatedly today. This seminal work is presented with The Voyage of the Beagle , a vivid travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field journal. Ordered by place, covering area from Northern Chile to Australia to Cape Verde Islands, this text contains hints of the theories that were later developed in The Origin of Species .
Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide : Guide Book - Thryft
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Andrew Skurka | National Geographic

Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide : Guide Book

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Goodreads rating: 4.16

$2.01

Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Described by  National Geographic  as “one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet,” and named “Adventurer of the Year” by  Outside  and “Person of the Year” by  Backpacker , Skurka recounts what he’s learned from more than 30,000 miles of long-distance adventures, most recently a 4,700-mile 6-month loop around Alaska and Canada’s Yukon.Whether you’re a first-time backpacker, an occasional weekend warrior or a seasoned long-distance trekker, you’ll love this guide. Learn exactly what you need to carry – both on your back and between your ears – for all seasons and circumstances through a show-and-tell of clothing, footwear, backpacks, shelter and sleep systems, and more, as well as through detailed articles on foot care, campsite selection and hiking efficiency. Skurka’s practical and priceless recommendations give you all the tools and techniques you’ll need to hit the trail.
The Last Rhinos : The Powerful Story of One Man's Battle to Save a Species - Thryft
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Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence  | Pan Macmillan

The Last Rhinos : The Powerful Story of One Man's Battle to Save a Species

$6.86

Goodreads rating: 4.44

$6.86

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When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In The Last Rhinos , Anthony recounts his attempts to save these remarkable animals. The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens the lives of not just these rare beasts, but also the rangers who protect them. The northern white rhino's last refuge was in an area controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army, one of the most vicious rebel groups in the world. In the face of unmoving government bureaucracy, Anthony made a perilous journey deep into the jungle to try to find and convince them to help save the rhino. An inspiring story of conservation in the face of brutal war and bureaucratic quagmires, The Last Rhinos will move animal lovers everywhere.
Overview : A New Perspective of Earth - Thryft
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Benjamin Grant | Amphoto Books

Overview : A New Perspective of Earth

$14.55

Goodreads rating: 4.64

$14.55

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project.Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in Overview offer a new way to look at the landscape that we have shaped. More than 200 images of industry, agriculture, architecture, and nature highlight incredible patterns while also revealing a deeper story about human impact. This extraordinary photographic journey around our planet captures the sense of wonder gained from a new, aerial vantage point and creates a perspective of Earth as it has never been seen before.

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.