Breakfast Of Biodiversity: The Political Ecology of Rain Forest Destruction
Unweaving the Web of
Destruction The continuing
devastation of the world's
tropical rain forest affects
us all—spurring
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The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
There are redwoods in
California that were ancient
by the time Columbus first
landed, and pines still
alive that germinated around
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Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England
An original portrait of New
England's forests, tracing
their evolution from
precolonial days to the
present through a study of
the patterns we see
... > full story

A Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization
A contemporary view of the
effects of wood, as used for
building and fuel, and of
deforestation on the
development of
civilization.Until the
... > full story
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. ... > read more -
Young Men and Fire
On August 5, 1949, lightning came crashing down in the vast spruce forest above Seeley Lake, Montana, and touched off a roaring blaze. As every Westerner knows, lightning means fire, but the fire ... > read more -
Remarkable Trees of the World
"A stunning volume" (Time) and the most magnificent book on the world's trees published in years. The publication of Remarkable Trees of the World took American audiences by storm. Now in a handsome ... > read more -
Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora
Ranging from miniature epiphytic orchids to towering trees, and from mangrove forests lining coastal waterways to high-elevation cloud forests, Costa Rica's rich and varied flora dazzles visitors ... > read more -
Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated: A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region
Now in its tenth decade of publication, Michigan Trees has been, since it was first introduced in 1913, the must-have reference book for anyone who wants to know about the trees of this unique North ... > read more -
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Eastern)
For the untrained observer, it can be quite a challenge to sort out the many trees that make up a stand of older forest in, say, New England or the Ozarks. This well-illustrated guidebook, covering ... > read more -
Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)
Davis consistently does what your junior high teacher probably didn't; he makes geography amusing and riveting. From early concepts of whether the world was a disk floating in water (Thales) or ... > read more -
Fandex Family Field Guides: Trees (Fandex Family Field Guides)
Bringing the world of Trees to your fingertips, Fandex presents a foolproof field guide. Four visual keys - die-cut leaf, bark pattern, flower, nut or seed, and photo of the full tree - plus ... > read more -
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs, Second Edition (Comstock Book)
Praise for the First Edition-- Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Division Award Winner (Life Sciences) "One of the ten best horticultural books of the century."--The ... > read more -
Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification, Revised and Updated (Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press)
Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in ... > read more
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