An in-depth look at the declining population of bees.

Shares the stories of various vocalists who have served as backup singers for some of the world's most well-known musicians and songs.

Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.

Naturalist David Attenborough tells some of his most memorable stories from his sixty-year career.

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.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more...

Autobiography covering the childhood of a woman who has been a professional dancer, actress, poet, journalist, and television producer.

A tree that sheds poison daggers, a glistening red seed that stops the heart, a shrub that causes paralysis, a vine that strangles, and a leaf that triggered a war. From the widely known poison ivy, to the lesser known mala mujer, these are some of the appalling creations of Mother Nature that can kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain,...

Water, the most critical fluid on the planet, is seen as savior, benefactor, and Holy Grail in these fifteen essays on natural and faux oases. Fluvial geologist and former Colorado River guide Rebecca Lawton follows species both human and wild to their watery roots--in warming deserts, near rising Pacific tides, on endangered, tapped-out rivers, and in growing urban ecosystems./Lawton thoroughly and eloquently explores human attitudes toward water...

"Reclaim your clothes and reduce fashion waste with illustrated instructions for mending and more. Replacing buttons, darning socks, and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, these techniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp closets with personal flair-hello, visible mending-and sustainability. In Wear, Repair, Repurpose, Lily Fulop welcomes beginner and experienced...