Gardening
PLANT HUNTERS: THE ADVENTURES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOTANICAL EXPLORERS
Written by Fry, Carolyn
Travel across the world and through history to meet the botanical pioneers who changed our landscape.
BUNNY MELLON: THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN STYLE LEGEND
Written by Gordon, Meryl
A new biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion.
GET PLANTS: HOW TO BRING GREEN INTO YOUR LIFE
Written by Price, Katherine
Nothing brings life to a room like a plant. And science suggests that they're good for us, too, lifting our moods and making us healthier. But if your office is bare, your home lacking green--where do you start? Get Plants can help. Designed for beginners and those who don't think of themselves as gardeners, it's an accessible illustrated guide to bringing plants into your life.
DEEP THINKERS: INSIDE THE MINDS OF WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES
Humans aside, dolphins, whales, and porpoises are often considered to be the smartest creatures on Earth. Science and nature buffs are drawn to stories of their use of tools, their self-recognition, their beautiful and complex songs, and their intricate societies. But how do we know what we know, and what does it mean?
LOST SPECIES: GREAT EXPEDITIONS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS
Written by Kemp, Christopher
The tiny, lungless Thorius salamander from southern Mexico, thinner than a match and smaller than a quarter. The lushly white-coated Saki, an arboreal monkey from the Brazilian rainforests. The olinguito, a native of the Andes, which looks part mongoose, part teddy bear.
BOOK OF CATERPILLARS: A LIFE-SIZE GUIDE TO SIX HUNDRED SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The weird and wonderful world of insects boasts some of the strangest creatures found in nature, and caterpillars are perhaps the most bizarre of all. While most of us picture caterpillars as cute fuzzballs munching on leaves, there is much more to them than we imagine.
PLANT FAMILIES: A GUIDE FOR GARDENERS AND BOTANISTS
Written by Maughan, Simon
Most of us lump plants together in one big family, and when pressed can only explain their grouping by what they're not--not an animal, not a mineral, and so just a plant. In reality, there are hundreds of different plant families, each grouped logically by a unique family history and genealogy.
INHERITORS OF THE EARTH: HOW NATURE IS THRIVING IN AN AGE OF EXTINCTION
Written by Thomas, Chris D
It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world. Throughout history we've introduced species and infectious diseases to foreign shores; hunted slow-moving (and slower-reproducing) mammals to extinction; and polluted previously pristine tracts of land. Now we are in the midst of the planet's sixth mass extinction event--for which we are the main culprit.
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