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Flowering Earth
Häftad, 1991
275 kr
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"Even a diehard urbanite would likely be seduced by this extraordinary chronicle of the plant kingdom . . . " —Publishers Weekly" . . . much more than the fascinating story of plant life . . . It is also a book about the resilience of life itself, the mystery and power of the unseen energy …
Trees You Want to Know
Av Donald Culross Peattie, François André Michaux m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
209 kr
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Trees You Want to Know
Av Donald Culross Peattie, François André Michaux m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
371 kr
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Green Laurels - The Lives And Achievements Of The Great Naturalists
Häftad, 2009
449 kr
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Green Laurels - The Lives And Achievements Of The Great Naturalists
Inbunden, 2009
651 kr
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Green Laurels - The Lives And Achievements Of The Great Naturalists
E-bok, 2013
140 kr
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Originally published in the early 1900s. The illustrated contents include: Schoolmen and Herbalists - The Wonderful World of the Microscope - Science at Court: Buffon and Reaumur - Linnaeus and His Life Work - The Great Field Trips - Lamarck - Georges Cuvier - Bartram and Michaux - Wilderness …
Almanac for Moderns
Häftad, 2013
201 kr
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An Almanac for Moderns contains a short essay for each day of the year that contemplates a unique but factual aspect of unbridled nature. According to a review in Nation, this collection of essays manages to "appeal to the ordinary lover of nature ...but the turn of Peattie's mind is poetic and …
Almanac for Moderns
E-bok, 2013
225 kr
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An Almanac for Moderns contains a short essay for each day of the year that contemplates a unique but factual aspect of unbridled nature. According to a review in Nation, this collection of essays manages to “appeal to the ordinary lover of nature . . . but the turn of Peattie’s mind is poetic and …
Book of Hours
Häftad, 2013
201 kr
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A Book of Hours contains 24 essays, one for each hour of the day, that seek to bridge the gap between definitive scientific philosophy and the sheer unadulterated beauty that Donald Culross Peattie envisioned within everyday life. The Boston Transcript referred to this collection as "science, in …
Book of Hours
E-bok, 2013
182 kr
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A Book of Hours contains 24 essays, one for each hour of the day, that seek to bridge the gap between definitive scientific philosophy and the sheer unadulterated beauty that Donald Culross Peattie envisioned within everyday life. The Boston Transcript referred to this collection as “science, in …
Cargoes and Harvests
Häftad, 2013
197 kr
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Cargoes and Harvests, famed naturalist Donald Culross Peattie's first book, eloquently explores agriculture and trade within America's past using thoughtful language that is well ahead of its time. Originally published in 1926, Peattie takes readers on a compelling adventure through the …
Cargoes and Harvests
E-bok, 2013
219 kr
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Cargoes and Harvests , famed naturalist Donald Culross Peattie’s first book, eloquently explores agriculture and trade within America’s past using thoughtful language that is well ahead of its time. Originally published in 1926, Peattie takes readers on a compelling adventure through the …
Gathering of Birds
An Anthology of the Best Ornithological Prose
Häftad, 2013
237 kr
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A Gathering of Birds is an anthology containing selected prose about birds by nineteen famous authors, such as Hudson, Audubon, and Thoreau, and includes brief biographical information about each. The New York Times called the collection "a delightful 'gathering' that Mr. Peattie has presented, and …
Gathering of Birds
An Anthology of the Best Ornithological Prose
E-bok, 2013
267 kr
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A Gathering of Birds is an anthology containing selected prose about birds by nineteen famous authors, such as Hudson, Audubon, and Thoreau, and includes brief biographical information about each. The New York Times called the collection “a delightful ‘gathering’ that Mr. Peattie has presented, and …
Green Laurels
The Lives and Achievements of the Great Naturalists
Häftad, 2013
233 kr
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In Green Laurels, Donald Culross Peattie combines his extensive knowledge of history's foremost naturalists with his personal observations about the subject to form what the New York Herald Tribune calls "a delightful book...one would not wish to miss on any account." This piece is accurate and …
Green Laurels
The Lives and Achievements of the Great Naturalists
E-bok, 2013
262 kr
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In Green Laurels , Donald Culross Peattie combines his extensive knowledge of history''s foremost naturalists with his personal observations about the subject to form what the New York Herald Tribune calls "a delightful book...one would not wish to miss on any account." This piece is accurate and …
Natural History of North American Trees
Häftad, 2013
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293 kr
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"A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie's two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. As we read Peattie's eloquent and …
Natural History of North American Trees
E-bok, 2013
205 kr
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"A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie''s two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. As we read Peattie''s eloquent and …
Road of a Naturalist
Häftad, 2013
197 kr
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The Road of a Naturalist is a fascinating autobiographical wonder written by one of America's most beloved naturalists at the height of his fame. A scientist, a philosopher, and a poet, Donald Culross Peattie takes us on an confessional journey across the landscape of his life. Told in flashbacks …
Road of a Naturalist
E-bok, 2013
225 kr
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The Road of a Naturalist is a fascinating autobiographical wonder written by one of America''s most beloved naturalists at the height of his fame. A scientist, a philosopher, and a poet, Donald Culross Peattie takes us on an confessional journey across the landscape of his life. Told in flashbacks …
Diversions of the Field
Häftad, 2013
197 kr
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Diversions of the Field contains a collection of essays tackling the subjects of hunting, fishing, game animals, and wildlife throughout different regions of the country. The Atlantic called it "a refreshing animal book," and The New York Times praised Peattie's work, contending that "it is written …
Diversions of the Field
E-bok, 2013
182 kr
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Diversions of the Field contains a collection of essays tackling the subjects of hunting, fishing, game animals, and wildlife throughout different regions of the country. The Atlantic called it “a refreshing animal book,” and The New York Times praised Peattie’s work, contending that “it is written …
Flowering Earth
E-bok, 2013
165 kr
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Flowering Earth is an extraordinary work in which Peattie explores the origin and significance of plant life with an unmatched sense of astonishment and reflection. According to The New York Times, his prose in Flowering Earth “is pervaded by a continuous sense of beauty and illuminative insight,” …
