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The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen

by Meg Nola

Chef Chad Hyatt’s cookbook "The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen" compiles a range of fascinating and practical information regarding the culinary versatility of wild and cultivated edible mushrooms. A celebration of mushrooms, the fruiting... Read More

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In the Crosswinds

by Kristen Rabe

Reflecting on the significance of wild places and belonging, "In the Crosswinds" is Eli J. Knapp’s fascinating memoir about his bird-watching adventures. Challenging traditional assumptions about the wilderness, Knapp emphasizes that... Read More

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Lost Songs of Nature

by Kristen Rabe

Michel Leboeuf’s "Lost Songs of Nature" is a thought-provoking study of “acoustic ecology,” or the natural and human-made sounds of the world, that carries warnings about contemporary threats to biodiversity. Organized into five... Read More

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Bear With Me

by Ryan Prado

The place bears play in American culture is given a scholarly growl in Daniel Horowitz’s "Bear With Me", which dissects the nation’s affection for, fear of, and ill-advised anthropomorphization of bears of all varieties. This is a... Read More

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Parklands

by Kristen Rabe

Featuring hundreds of stunning images of parks and public land across the US, Jacob W. Frank’s "Parklands" is an extraordinary book of nature photography that embraces outdoor adventures. A self-described nomad who has worked at... Read More

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The Trees Are Speaking

by Kristen Rabe

Lynda V. Mapes’s probing nature book "The Trees Are Speaking" is about North America’s old-growth forests on both coasts, preservation and restoration efforts, and climate change. Profiling dozens of researchers and activists,... Read More

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The Enduring Wild

by Kristen Rabe

"The Enduring Wild" is Josh Jackson’s captivating portrayal of California wilderness under the Bureau of Land Management, including large wilderness areas in the Mojave Desert, Eastern Sierra, and the Lost Coast. The Bureau of Land... Read More

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