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Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, plus detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, and the meanings of scientific mushroom...
Author
Series
California natural history guides volume 108
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A user-friendly guide to identifying and understanding the spiders of the Pacific Coast. There are 67 families of spiders found in North America, and 59 of them can be found in California. This field guide will cover all 59 of those families, including introduced species and common garden spiders--those will be given extra coverage. Each family is reviewed including details of their identification, taxonomy, distribution, and natural history. There...
4) Trees
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents facts on trees commonly found in the United States, including maple, birch, pine, and cherry, discussing how a forest grows, leaf structure, and the colors of autumn.
Author
Language
English
Description
"This volume enables both amateurs and professionals to identify quickly and accurately many Northern California plants in habitats ranging from lush riparian forests along rivers and streams to oak woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, and the ephemeral waters known as vernal pools."--
"Plants of Northern California is an informative guide to the rich and varied flora of Northern California. From lush riparian forests along the rivers and streams to...
10) The hypnotist
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In the frigid clime of Tumba, Sweden, a gruesome triple homicide attracts the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the murders. The killer is still at large, and there's only one surviving witness--the boy whose family was killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes wanted this boy to die: he's suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and lapsed into a state of shock. Desperate for information, Linna...
13) Birds
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Description
A guide to identifying birds from around the world notes each species' physical characteristics, geographic location, marks of distinction, brooding behavior, and threatened species rating.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"An authoritative field guide to more than 450 species of wild mushrooms from around the world, Mushrooms shows the life cycle and features of a mushroom, what supplies are needed for mushroom foraging, and how to take a spore deposit. A photographic field guide forms the heart of the book, providing information on size, range, and habitat; clear images and illustrations of specimens; and information on what's poisonous and what's edible, making this...
Author
Series
Peterson field guide volume 12
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1958
Language
English
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