Knihy so štítkom nature

A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining gui viac

Bear
Julia Phillips A mesmerising novel of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor — a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods, by the celebrated, bestselling author of Disappearing Earth. They were sisters and they woul viac

Clanlands
Sam Heughan   Graham McTavish From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin viac

Curious Critters
David FitzSimmons These board book bring young readers face-to-face with brightly colored, fascinating, and fun animals commonly found in their state. Foster the love of nature in your young one through stunning photos of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, fish, and more. viac

Curious Critters
David FitzSimmons Curious Critters North Carolina brings young readers face-to-face with colorful, fascinating, and fun animals that are commonly found throughout the Tar Heel State. Foster the love of nature in your young one through stunning photos of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, insect viac

Deep blue
Caroline Shackleton   Nathan Paul Turner Discover the many mysteries of the sea - shipwrecks and sunken treasure, deep sea creatures and mythical monsters - and how people explore this amazing place. Level B1+, 1400 headwords viac

Earth-Shattering Events - The science behind natural disasters
Robin Jacobs An atlas of the most extreme meteorological and geological disasters that nature has to offer! We humans take our domination of the planet for granted, but sometimes nature reminds us that this is an illusion. Tectonics rip open the earth, vast waves sweep away coastal towns, viac

Grandma Gatewood's Walk
Ben Montgomery Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile A viac

Hangdog Days
Jeff Smoot Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing g viac

Hiking in Finland
Jouni Laaksonen Finland is an outstandingly good destination for a nature tourist, and this book tells you everything you need to know about hiking there. It is also meant for you who have immigrated to Finland and would like to visit the great outdoors. The versatile landscapes, with vast fores viac

Megalex
Alejandro Jodorowsky   Fred Beltran On the planet-city of Megalex, urban sprawl and technology consume all, leaving only a tiny bastion of nature. That will all change for its drug-addled citizens, when a clone, known only as the Anomaly, is created and escapes. Straight from the untamed minds of Alexandro Jodorows viac

Missouri
David FitzSimmons Curious Critters Missouri brings young readers face-to-face with colorful, fascinating, and fun animals that are commonly found in the Show-Me State. Foster the love of nature in your young one through stunning photos of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, fish, and more. viac

Monsters of the Sea
Richard Ellis In Monsters of the Sea, Richard Ellis, one of the country's foremost authorities on ocean life, casts his net wide in search of the most unusual aquatic fauna, real and imagined - from mermaids and manatees to the Loch Ness monster. He initiates us into the cult of "cryptozoologi viac

Pearl Upon the Ocean’s Lip
Monika Škubalová Pearl Upon the Ocean’s Lip: The Island That Gave Me More is a deeply personal literary travel memoir inspired by the island of Sri Lanka. Through evocative descriptions of tea plantations, Buddhist temples, tropical landscapes, encounters with local people and the Indian Ocean, M viac

Plant Heavy Metal Stress
Rishikesh Upadhyay Increase in environmental pollution as well as contamination of water by heavy metals, associated with plants and other food products due to increase in human anthropogenic activities, has resulted in damages to natural resources. Plants, be aquatic or submerged ones, are the bes viac

Running man
Charlie Engle After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit rock bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime and his salvation.He began with marathons, a viac

Stress in Plants: The Hidden Half
Rishikesh Upadhyay This book, in a comprehensive manner, provides an overview of the challenges of increasing crop or agricultural productivity to meet the demands of a growing population, linking descriptions of physiological, ecological, biochemical and molecular activity in plants with their tol viac

The Colony
Annika Norlin A mega bestseller in Sweden - and winner of two of its biggest literary awards - Colony is a gripping portrayal of contemporary society and its alternatives.Burnt-out from a demanding job and a bustling life in the city, Emelie has left town to spend a few days in the country. On viac

The Greatest Show on Earth
Richard Dawkins viac

The Life of Plants in a Changing Environment
Rishikesh Upadhyay Plants experience stress due to environmental changes, either in biotic or abiotic form, during their life cycle. Non-heritable modifications in morphological, physiological or biochemical characteristics tend to reduce or decrease growth and productivity, and sometimes lead to d viac

The Nature of Witches
Rachel Griffin For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season. viac

The Secret of Plants in the ENVIRONMENT
Rishikesh Upadhyay Plants are sessile organisms that are unable to move but face the challenge of ever-changing or adverse environments. The study of the development of environmental changes in tolerant plants is fundamental for the maintenance and streamlining of high crop yields and plant adaptat viac

The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, viac

The Well Gardened Mind
Sue Stuart-Smith The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. But when we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gard viac

Virginia
David FitzSimmons Curious Critters Virginia brings young readers face-to-face with colorful, fascinating, and fun animals that are commonly found throughout the state. Foster the love of nature in your young one through stunning photos of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, insects, and more viac

Water power
Karmel Schreyer Water has powered industry for ages, helping to drive industrial growth. However, the awesome power of water can have some very negative consequences. Floods, tsunamis, and erosion all threaten our partnership with water. Reader level B2 1800 headwords viac

Weyward
Emilia Hart I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kat viac

What I Carry
Jennifer Longo Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she’s learned one thing, it is to Pack. Light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase. Toothbrush? Yes. Socks? Yes. Emotional attachment to friends? foster families? a boyfriend? Nope! There’s no room for any additio viac

Wild Is the Witch
Rachel Griffin When eighteen-year-old witch Iris Gray accidentally enacts a curse that could have dire consequences, she must team up with a boy who hates witches to make sure her magic isn't unleashed on the world. Iris Gray knows witches aren't welcome in most towns. When she was forced to viac