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People in most countries are familiar with the blue peacock. This book brings together all the facets of the peacock including natural and social history, its role in religions and mythology in the East and West, and its place in the history of art and artefacts.

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From the Linux logo to The March of the Penguins, a certain tuxedo-wearing member of the animal kingdom has long captured our hearts and imaginations. Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural and natural history of the penguin, revealing many fascinating and little-known facts about this beloved bird.

(Hardback)

This all-in-one guide helps readers learn how to find, identify, and collect Michigans Petoskey stone.

(Paperback)

This all-in-one guide helps readers learn how to find, identify, and collect Michigans Petoskey stone.

(Hardback)

This is the social history of twelve enduringly popular flowers: from the rose and lily, old favourites redolent of the Middle Ages and religious symbolism, to the tulip and hyacinth, fashionable bulbs that commanded huge sums. Margaret Willes looks at how they got their names, how they arrived in our gardens and how they were bought and displayed

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Our frequent urban companion, cooing in the eaves of train stations or scavenging underfoot for breadcrumbs and discarded scraps, the pigeon has many detractors and even some fans. This title explores pigeon's cultural significance, comparing it to the dove.

(Hardback, New edition)

(Paperback)

Originally published: 1st ed. New York: Knopf, 1969.

(Paperback)

"California Wildlife Foundation. California Oaks Fund."

(Paperback)

An informative, easy-to-navigate guide to keeping your family and pets safe in the yard and garden

(Paperback)

Includes what you wanted to know about the beach plum - its history, botany, nutrition, and best recipes. This title shows how to find, store, and use these luscious berries and includes 70 delectable dishes, ranging from appetisers through fish and meat, to deserts and beverages.

(Hardback)

In Poppy Andrew Lack explores all aspects of one of our most familiar but declining flowers, combining history and biology with symbolic associations and connections with the arts.

(Paperback, New edition)

A full-colour field guide for the curious amateur naturalist, traveller, or hiker who wishes to learn to identify the flowering plants that may be encountered while in the outdoors on the Canadian Rockies during the usual blooming season.

(Paperback, New edition)

A full-colour field guide for the curious amateur naturalist, traveller, or hiker who wishes to learn to identify flowering plants that may be encountered while in the outdoors of Coastal British Columbia and Vancouver Island during the usual blooming season.

(Paperback, New edition)

A full-colour field guide for the curious amateur naturalist, traveller, or hiker who wishes to learn to identify flowering plants that may be encountered while in the outdoors of South-Central British Columbia during the usual blooming season.

(Paperback, New edition)

A full-colour field guide for the curious amateur naturalist, traveller, or hiker who wishes to learn to identify the flowering plants that may be encountered while in the outdoors on the Canadian Prairies during the usual blooming season.

(Paperback)

Part travelogue, part natural and cultural history, Portage is the memoir of one family's thirty-five-year venture into the watery expanse of the world. Exploring the river means encountering the inevitable changes that occur as a family canoes through time and learns what it means to be human in this natural world.

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(Paperback)

A field-ready manual for accurately determining and classifying predation from the experts at the Safari Club.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

(Hardback)

Deals with wacky photos of cats. This title includes images of soulful Mr Darcy as he gazes at Elizabeth Bennet in fascination; hysterical Mrs Bennet whoo yowls that no one understands her; somnolent Mr Hurst who passes out on the sofa after dinner; and arrogant Lady Catherine who hisses at Elizabeth.

A botanical and cultural story of the primrose, showing how it has become so successful, and important to both gardeners and poets.

(Paperback)

Chicken keeping is easier than you might think!

(Hardback)