Bryson share his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail with a childhood friend. The two encounter eccentric characters, a blizzard, getting lost, and rude yuppies along the way.

A collection of writings that discuss the author's impressions of the land that lies between the high Sierras and the Mojave Desert in California.

"In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what...

Henry David Thoreau is America's preeminent literary naturalist; his work has become a mark against which later writers are invariably judged. Still, this popularity is largely based on the widespread familiarity of certain passages from "Walden". Most of his separate essays are comparatively little known. Here collected are all of Thoreau's known natural history essays, including "Huckleberries" and "Walking". This series celebrates the tradition...

The story of natural history as seen through the lives, observations, and discoveries of the world's greatest naturalists. We owe a debt of gratitude to the great naturalists who described, experimented, and collected, who gave us the means to understand the natural world and the potential not only to exploit it but also to conserve it. They came from all over Europe and America, from Classical times to the end of the nineteenth century when natural...

Have you ever wondered: What are the merits, if any, of mosquitoes? Why is the act of sex fatal for some species of salmon? What are the bimbos of the natural world? Why are there 300,000 species of beetles? Are crows too smart? David Quammen has. He answers these questions and more in this remarkable book, which explores the mysteries and patterns of the natural world with extraordinary perception and beauty. Though about science, this collection...

This entertaining collection of environmental shorts covers a range of artistic styles, each with something special to offer. Some of the films tell true stories such as Bee Petting, a brief glimpse of someone brave enough to caress this feared insect; Chickens in the City, a depiction of urban farmers who get good eggs and sweet pets; The Great Hopkins Rescue, the re-discovered story of a parachutist who gets stuck on top of Devil’s Tower; Nature’s...

Blends strange but true facts about the natural world with a handful of fictional accounts, challenging readers to discover which two out of every three stories are true.

Recounts the complex and varied natural history of the Basin's ecosystems. He takes us from salt playas to mountain islands, from creosote bush valleys to aspen glens.

Includes National geographic magazine, 1888-Nov. 1959, and its later title, National geographic, Dec. 1959-1998.