Outdoors & Nature Books

Reading this was a breath of fresh air. It reminded me of the things that I did when I grew up. This was before the PC movement launched a war on boys being boys, and gender neutral toys.

Despite gender neutral teachings boys'...
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Perhaps I am not the best person to review the quality and accuracy of the songs in this book/audio player (I would leave that to Rick Johnson of Osprey Ridge Studios who created the Hearbirds Course on CD available at [..] but as the former...
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I recently purchased this book for my daughter who was eight at the time. I love it, she loves it. There is just enough information about each bird and the sounds are clear, the volume works really well. This is a great gift to give a child for...
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I'm a birder, and like to have ALL the birding books. This book has a coolness factor, but definitely something to have, show, and use at home, or give as a gift to another birder. It is too heavy and bulky to take along, and the birds are not...
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this book has it all, im really happy with it and i couldnt ask for more, its a bible for survival
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Bryson and his pal are completely different from each other. I couldn't put the book down. I often laughed out loud.
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Great book - an enjoyable read on a subject that concerns EVERYONE. Once you understand the priciples it is nearly impossible to go back to a "cradle to grave" mentality.
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This is a big improvement over the Fourth Edition. It now has every (excluding some occasional escapes of course!) species of bird in North America. The taxonomy is updated too. The Blue Grouse is split into the Dusky and Sooty Grouse, the Canada...
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Kids climb trees. Then they grow up and climbing trees is one of the things of childhood they put away. Except some don't give it up. Some keep it as a hobby, and some even make academic careers from climbing trees. Richard Preston is the...
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I ordered this for my daughter who is a sophomore in college majoring in Geology & Physics. She loved it! She has several field guides but still enjoyed receiving this one. She said it was great. The pictures are very good and it had good...
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Carson foretells the future in this book. Scientific theoryis introduced without being boorish or cumbersome.This is a book that can be appreciated on a lasy Sunday or as reading requirnment for an Environmental Science class. No person at all...
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Try Dennis Avery's book 'Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastics' for a much more scientific book. Millions of people are dying in Africa of mosquito-borne illness because of irrational and unfounded fears of DDT. Rachael Carson and...
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I read Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring for my science class. As I slowly dragged through each chapter, I found the book to be interesting and very informative. However, I also found it hard to read. I constantly had to put the book down and...
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I bought several books of this type to determine which would be the best for my needs. I also bought the Bird Bible which does not stack up to this book at all. This book is comprehensive, colorful and fascinating. From the moment I picked it up I...
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I purchased this book for myself and our children to aid us in identifying the birds that are visiting our southern Arizona feeders. Unfortunately I found many of the birds we see were missing from this guide. It's got fantastic pictures, and...
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My wife wanted me to become more active and knowing my desire to buy another electronic gadget, she suggested we look at geocaching. I had never heard of this activity before but since it meant getting a GPS unit, I figured "what the heck". Before...
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I have a Ph.D. in philosophy but could not follow the descriptions in this book of how to use a compass and topo maps in conjunction with a GPS. I also was as confused after I finished reading the book as before I started about such questions as...
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We bought the book because we had never heard of geocaching until we stumbled upon it on the internet. It has a lot of useful information to get you started. We have gone out a couple of times so far and have enjoyed the hunt. Some of the info in...
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This is the definitive guide to North American birds. Unfortunately it is too big to be usable in the field; nevertheless I will likely order a second copy to stay in my car. Sibley has simple but effective illustrations arranged in two vertical...
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