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282) American outrage
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306 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A novel that examines what happens when a television, tabloid journalist becomes the story"--Provided by publisher.
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xv, 228 pages, 74 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 22 cm
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English
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"New Mexico is the home of 165 species and subspecies of amphibians and reptiles. Written by two experienced herpetologists, this guide features a wealth of information about these illusive animals including taxonomy, ecology, behavior, and identification techniques"--
289) Gems
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224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Introduces over four hundred different gemstone specimens, with descriptions, identification tips, and classification information for each stone.
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vii, 583 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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English
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With more than 600 brilliant color photographs, detailed line drawings, informative and illuminating descriptions, and critical identification keys, North American Mushrooms is the definitive guide to the fungi of the United States and Canada. This comprehensive book for expert and amateur alike offers tips on how, where, and when to collect wild mushrooms; suggestions for culinary uses; a section on mushroom toxins; and pictorial keys and glossaries...
291) Shells
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Eyewitness handbooks volume 2
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256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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286 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
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English
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As part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this comprehensive and authoritative book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptors. Each species is featured in stunning lifelike scenes creating a complete picture, ideal for the beginning and novice birder. These color plates show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught...
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256 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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This lavishly illustrated and accessible reference book provides a comprehensive guide to the world of wild flowers and flora--including trees, shrubs, herbs, cacti, weeds, grasses, aquatic plants abd mosses. An expertly written introduction explains what wild flowers are, and how they are classified. Detailed annotated illustrations show how to recognize the dirrerent parts of a plant, including petals, buds, fruit, seeds and stigma. The role of...
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234 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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" ... Filled with more than 200 spectacular color photographs, this accessible guide makes it easy to identify a variety of birds in the continental United States, as well as in parts of Canada and Mexico ... "--P. [4] of cover.
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x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures that fall between the realm of real and imaginary on the scientific spectrum. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide offers a closer look at fifty of these amazing creatures, examining the best possible evidence for each, including scientific papers, magazine and newspaper articles, and credible eyewitness accounts. The fifty cryptids are arranged in order alphabetically, and in addition to speculative...
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320 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm
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English
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"Higher is a mind-blowing visual journey through the legends, legacy, and lore of cannabis. After significant research and conversation within the cannabis community, author Dan Michaels profiles 100 of the most important marijuana strains of yesterday and today with spectacularly detailed, whole-plant portraits by cannabis photographer Erik Christiansen. Whether profiling classic strains like Chem Dog, Hindu Kush, or Maui Wowie or recent luminaries...
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xvii, 227 pages : illustrations (color) ; 30 cm
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English
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"Featuring over 100 photographs that Fike has selectively colorized to highlight the comestible part of the plant. While the images initially appear to be scientific illustrations or photograms from the dawn of photography when plants were placed directly on sensitized paper and exposed under the sun, a closer look reveals, according to Liesl Bradner of the Los Angeles Times, "haunting [and] eerily beautiful" photographs. Beyond instilling wonder,...
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