Nature
On the Nature of Things (Watson translation)
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Titus Lucretius Carus
Written in the first century b.C., On the Nature of Things (in Latin, De Rerum Natura) is a poem in six books that aims at explaining the Ep…
Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane
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Alfred Wegener
Dies ist das erste Buch, in dem Alfred Wegener seine Theorie der Kontinentalverschiebung darlegt. Zeit seines Lebens wurde diese Theorie gr&…
The Alaskan
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James Oliver Curwood
A wilderness story of adventure and intrigue in Alaska in the 1920’s. Summary by Maire Rhode.
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 3 (Gray's Anatomy)
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Henry Gray
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded th…
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 5 (Gray's Anatomy)
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Henry Gray
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded th…
The Elements of Geology
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William Harmon Norton
Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…
The Harvester
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Gene Stratton-Porter
The Harvester is one of Gene Stratton-Porter’s romantic novels which combine a love of nature, high moral ideals and a good plot.This is the…
The Brethren
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H. Rider Haggard
Set in the days of the Crusaders, this books tells of a young maiden named Rosamund, and her twin cousins. Godwin is the grey eyed thoughtfu…
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2)
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Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by h…
The Yosemite
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John Muir
John Muir's adventure guide for the Yosemite Valley.
The Book of Nature Myths
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Florence Holbrook
This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary …
Mother West Wind's Children
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Thornton W. Burgess
"You can't fool old Mother Nature. No, Sir, you can't fool old Mother Nature, and it's of no use to try." The animals of the Gree…
Organic Gardener's Composting
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Steve Solomon
The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire …
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt's popular book Through the Brazilian Wilderness describes his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roos…
The Natural History Volume 1
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Pliny the Elder
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
Among the Tibetans
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Isabella L. Bird
Isabella L. Bird was an English traveller, writer and natural historian. She was travelling in the Far East alone at a time when such endeav…
The Soul of the Indian
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Charles Alexander Eastman
"We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. It teaches us to be thankfu…
Secrets of the Woods
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William J. Long
The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without thi…
The Gold Hunters
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James Oliver Curwood
In The Gold Hunters we find 3 men in search of a treasure of gold hidden away in the upper reaches of the Canadian wilderness. One, a young …
Inca Lands
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Hiram Bingham
Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale Makes the Greatest Archaeological Discovery of the Age by Locating and Excavating Ruins of Machu Picchu on a Pea…