Best Botany

It is possible to instantly recognize a plant never before seen, and in many cases, to know its edible or medicinal properties on the spot-even before you have identified it down to the species! Botany in a Day is principally written for North America, but used and adored by readers all over the world. Botany in a Day is your passport connection to nature and discovering the amazing world of plants! Instead of merely camping in the wilderness or passing through it, you will become part of the process as you learn about nature by using it to meet your needs for shelter, fire, water and food. Our book Shanleya's Quest: A Botany Adventure for Kids Ages 9-99 utilizes the same patterns method of identifying plants as Botany in a Day, but in a metaphorical story form where children of all ages can join young Shanleya on her journey to learn the plant traditions of her people. With this book and Tom's Slipform Stone Masonry DVD/VHS Video you will be able to build your quality, earth-friendly Dream home on a budget, even while the "experts" say it isn't cost effective. Learn the basic rules of this economic ecosystem and you will be empowered to use your resources to more effectively achieve your desired quality of life, while making the world a better place to be.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I really like the concept of this book and had a good time studying it, though some parts were a bit technical."
"this book was recommended by an MPH herbalist who has helped me with hypertension - depression - severe leg cramps - it is excellent - well written - and really good for a beginner."
"I can't wait to really dig into it and learn a bunch!"
"This is a very good book for someone trying to find edible plants around home."
"But if you read the intro pages you will understand the plant parts better which makes it easier to remember the differences between the families."
"As a national parks naturalist, this proves to be one of the best resources I own!"
"This book was written by a passionate teacher."
"This is not only informative, but also fun to read."

From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. He is the author of two seminal textbooks, The Mushroom Cultivator and GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS, has been published in numerous journals, and is presenting more lectures on mycology than he can keep track of.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I listened to Paul Stamets on The Joe Rogan Experience and knew I had to own every single one of his books."
"Paul Stamets may actually save this world with mycelium if we will listen."
"Paul Stamets is by far the best resource I have found in the pursuit of all things mushroom."
"Such a quality book like no other !!"
"Great book with great info."
"Essential reading for a paradigm change!"
"It was just what I wanted."

In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world. I have seen Robin Kimmerer's miniature landscape for myself.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The book was perfect for me, as I admit to being part Ojibwa (my tribe calls me half) and study Anishinaabemowin."
"I learned how it played a major role in the initial migration of aquatic organisms to land and how it continues to serve our forests and their inhabitants to this day."
"Great book, arrived quickly."
"As moss becomes more popular for shady, moist places in the landscape, people are trying to understand them better."
"Real science and authentic mysticism complementing one another in nearly each essay."
"Whoever expects to find a little critter with an indent down its back where it grows its own little garden moving around in the moss world?"
"Really interesting book about a facet of nature we don't often think about but walk past and walk on all the time."
"You will like this if you like moss."
Best Biology

For more than 35 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the #1 best-selling human anatomy coloring book! Immediately recognizing the potential of this method, Dr. Elson encouraged Kapit to do a “complete” coloring book on anatomy and offered to collaborate on the project. The first edition of The Anatomy Coloring Book was published in 1977, and its immediate success inspired the development of a completely new field of publishing: educational coloring books. In the early 1990s, Kapit wrote and designed The Geography Coloring Book, now in its second edition. This is his seventh text, having authored It’s Your Body and The Zoology Coloring Book and co-authored The Human Brain Coloring Book and The Microbiology Color. ing Book. Dr. Elson was assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, participated in the development of the Physician’s Assistant Program, lectured and taught dissection anatomy at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, and taught general anatomy, from protozoons to humans, at City College of San Francisco.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"IMPORTANT: Make sure you READ ALL the information in the section labeled "INTRODUCTION TO COLORING" BEFORE you start coloring your first page. For example, I chose Red, Orange and Yellow for the "Levators"; 2 colors of Blue for the "Zygomaticus Major" and "Zygomaticus Minor"' and 2 shades of Brown for the "Depressors" (page 44). NOTE: I realize this takes extra time planning your colors, but it really makes it easier to memorize when there is a consistant plan in place for what the colors visually symbolize."
"I was skeptical about the idea of a coloring book but it's helped me visualize things that you can't always get your hands on."
"My granddaughter started her education in the field of medicine this fall with an anatomy and physiology class at college. When I began my education in the nursing field back in 1982 my A and P professor suggested everyone in class get the anatomy and physiology coloring book offered at the college bookstore."
"This book has helped me SO much with anatomy 101. easy to read, easy to understand. easy to color. Highly recommend this for educational coloring."
"I would definitely recommend this book to anyone taking an anatomy class because this book helped me so much in my college-level anatomy I and II classes."
"It's a great learning tool for all ages."
"Very informative, and makes things a bit more fun."
"I bought this coloring book for my girlfriend when she started massage school."
Best Zoology

These astonishing infographics explain how warblers detect incoming storms using sonic vibrations, how baboons make decisions, and why storks prefer garbage dumps to wild forage; they follow pythons racing through the Everglades, a lovelorn wolf traversing the Alps, and humpback whales visiting undersea mountains. “Cheshire and Uberti write about billions of data points being collected―some by citizen scientists―and their ravishing maps put this information to good use…[They] show us with precision and clarity where the animals go.”. - The Washington Post. “In recent years, technology has made it possible to track animal movements from afar in more and more detail… [Cheshire and Uberti] have dipped into this deluge of data to create 50 beautiful and engaging maps that reveal the wanderings of animals.”. - National Geographic.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is a fascinating compilation of detailed information about tracking various animal populations of our planet, interspersed with focus on particular individual creatures and their stories."
"Wonderful book—original, scoentific, and engaging."
"An incredible book."
"Beautiful book and a great way to represent data in a very approachable way."
"There is a lot to be learnt from this challenging book."
"wonderful book--a must have!"
"Fascinating."
"fascinating book for all the nature freaks out there."
Best Ecology

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. In an age when dire problems like the Flint water crisis or the California drought bring ever more attention to the indispensability of safe, clean, easily available water, The Death and the Life of the Great Lakes is a powerful paean to what is arguably our most precious resource, an urgent examination of what threatens it and a convincing call to arms about the relatively simple things we need to do to protect it. “Dan Egan’s deeply researched and sharply written The Death and Life of The Great Lakes . nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative. early acclaim, [ The Death and Life of the Great Lakes ] is easy to read, offering well-paced, intellectually stimulating arguments, bolstered by well-researched and captivating narratives.”. - Lekelia Danielle Jenkins, Science. “This book feels urgent to policymakers and laypersons alike.”. - Kerri Arsenault, Literary Hub. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is an engaging, vitally important work of science journalism.”. - Eva Holland, The Globe and Mail. “Dan Egan has done more than any other journalist in America to chronicle the decline of this once-great ecosystem, to alert the public to new threats, and to force governments to take remedial action.”. - Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment, Special Merit citation.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He makes a cogent argument that the Great Lakes are left open to the import of more invasive species in small ship ballast tanks, which are the only ones which can still get through the St. Lawrence Seaway, and these ships bring less than 2% of foreign cargo into the United States. Bottom Line: That cargo could just as easily be off-loaded to trains and trucks at our seaports at very little extra cost."
"The book can be trying to read if you love the Great Lakes and grew up near them as I did; almost everything humans have done in and to the Great Lakes watershed have caused problems. Sadly Egan's book did little to allay that fear."
"If you like having fresh water to drink from the Great Lakes or live near one of the "HOMES," this book is for you."
"All Americans and especially those who live near or have a familiarity with the Great Lakes will be disturbed by what is presented in this well-written book."
"A well-researched book that should be required reading for every Michigander."
"Having lived,vacationed and traveled around the Great Lakes most of my life, I have gained a much deeper understanding and appreciation for these spectacular inland seas."
"Any midwesterner drawing water from the Great Lakes will appreciate this thoughtful and well-researched book."
"Sad reading about one calamity after another to the Great Lakes."
Best Anatomy & Physiology

The condition of this book is like new meaning it appears as a new book but may have been gently used and has little to no cover scratches, corner defects, or writing/highlighting.
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"It is written at a college level and if you are looking for a "wiki-level" view of anatomy this is probably overkill for you."