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Released: May 20, 2013
"O'Brian's fans and armchair travelers will naturally gravitate to this eclectic work."
A curiously engrossing collection of travel writings from the 17th and 18th centuries, collected by the deceased author of the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 20, 2013
"An engaging nature/environment book that goes beyond simple-minded sloganeering."
The plights of polar bears, Lange's metalmark butterflies and whooping cranes frame this discussion of humankind's relations with the animal kingdom, the environment and itself.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"An entertaining personal essay, short and sweet, about the cars in the life of Holroyd."
Prodigious British biographer and memoirist Holroyd (
A Book of Secrets, 2011, etc.) tells of memorable automobiles in his life and in the lives of those about whom he has written.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"A middling memoir of a young man's attempts to live as a modern-day ascetic."
A recent college grad discovers how to live life and pay off his student loans at the same time.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"An infectious memoir from someone engagingly candid about her temporary homeland's limitations--and her own."
The story of a British academic who, intending to fulfill her childhood dream of northern living, took a university job in Reykjavik.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"Reading this enlightening book won't only open a window into Theroux's mind, it will also impart a deeper understanding of Africa and travel in general."
The acclaimed travel writer and novelist chronicles his journey through Africa as tourist, adventure-seeker, thinker and hopeful critic.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"An epic-sized true-life adventure tale that appeals to both the heart and the head."
Man's indomitable need for adventure is the only thing more impressive than the awesome power of nature and the brilliance of technology described in this lovingly rendered retelling of one of the most remarkable events ever to occur inside the Grand Canyon.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2013
"A big-hearted and well-meaning rehash of vital but hoary arguments urging decency toward animals."
The well-turned ground of humans behaving inhumanely toward animals is turned again, without any significant updates.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"For general readers, the esoteric minutia may overwhelm. For naturalists and butterfly buffs, however, this is an unusual, pinpointed slice of American life enlivened with fragments of correspondence and reproductions of plates from classic books of the period."
An expansive historical account of the 19th-century figures whose enthusiasm and perseverance shaped natural history studies on butterflies.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 22, 2013
"Sure to inform and delight nature lovers."
Essayist and former
Metropolis contributing editor Busch (
Patience: Taking Time in an Age of Acceleration, 2010, etc.) shows how ordinary people can play an important role in protecting the natural environment simply by "paying attention" to the creatures around us.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 22, 2013
"Intelligent and quietly provocative."
A naturalist's account of how turning his backyard into a certified wildlife habitat inspired him to explore "the limits of coexistence" more globally.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"Readers will forgive Switek's detours into cuteness and bad jokes in exchange for a genuinely informative introduction to his favorite subject."
A dinosaur lover since childhood, science journalist Switek (
Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature, 2010) chronicles his travels through North America visiting scientists, museums and fossil beds while delivering an enthusiastic account of the history, description, discoveries, ongoing controversies and inaccurate media obsession with these popular but extinct creatures.
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