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Salzman and Thompson's Environmental Law and Policy

March 09, 2026 02:39 PM
Environmental Law and Policy is a user-friendly, concise, inexpensive treatment of environmental law. Written to be read pleasurably rather than used as a dry reference source, the authors provide a broad conceptual overview of environmental law while also explaining the major statutes and cases.

Uploaded March 2026

Cannabis: A Natural History

March 09, 2026 02:37 PM
The definitive story of cannabis, from its evolution and biological quirks to its role in human history. In this entertaining natural history, Rob DeSalle provides a glimpse into the biological world through the lens of the marijuana plant.

Uploaded March 2026

Inside Your Japanese Garden: A Guide to Creating a Unique Japanese Garden for Your Home

March 09, 2026 02:28 PM
Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide! With instructive drawings and step-by-step techniques, Inside Your Japanese Garden walks you through designing and creating your very own Japanese garden. From small projects like benches and gates, to larger undertakings like bridges and mud walls, this book provides a wide variety of ways to enhance the space around your home, no matter the size.

Uploaded March 2026

Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution

March 07, 2026 05:44 PM
For fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution's quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries. Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes? Such questions can be seen as puzzles about creatures' evolved traits. This is backyard biophilia at its most entertaining and enlightening.

Uploaded March 2026

Tigers Between Empires: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China

March 04, 2026 02:49 PM
Jonathan C. Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is the thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together, across the world, to save it.

Uploaded March 2026

Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland

March 04, 2026 02:10 PM
Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of the region.

Uploaded March 2026

Conservation in Common: Managing Wildlife and Sustaining Community on the Maasai Steppe

February 25, 2026 02:23 PM
Conservation in Common makes a much-needed intervention in critical political ecology literature by providing the first account of a conservation area in Tanzania that serves the interests of its local community, thereby making the case that protecting wildlife habitat and safeguarding human well-being are not mutually exclusive activities

Uploaded February 2026

A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota

February 25, 2026 10:56 AM
Explaining how the statewide goal to preserve biological diversity became reality, A National Legacy provides insights and inspiration as it describes how Henderson developed one of the first nongame wildlife conservation programs in the nation.

Uploaded February 2026

Flora Mesoamericana

February 17, 2026 10:22 AM
The first major regional flora ever written in Spanish, Flora Mesoamericana describes, for the first time, all the vascular plants growing in the southeasternmost states of Mexico, including the Yucatan Peninsula, and all the Central American republics.

Uploaded February 2026

Manuscripts, Plants, Remedies in the Mediterranean Traditions: Remedies

February 04, 2026 02:59 PM
This volume, focused on remedies, is dedicated to Alain Touwaide known for his far-reaching investigations in fields such as ancient medicine, botany, pharmacy, texts and manuscripts, the classical tradition, translation, the history of science, ethnopharmacology, and plant therapies. The essays, penned by 80 international scholars and researchers, and written in six languages, reflect Alain's main areas of research.


Uploaded February 2026

Mike Goates

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