Forest America

When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no—but when we do, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to engage with the forest by decoding nature’s signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you.

Are you ready to uncover the incredible secrets of one of South America's most fascinating countries? 100 Fun Facts About Peru takes you on an unforgettable journey through a land filled with ancient mysteries, breathtaking landscapes, fascinating wildlife, colorful traditions, and world-famous landmarks. From the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu to the depths of the Amazon Rainforest, this exciting book is packed with amazing discoveries that will inspire curious minds of all ages. Whether you're a young explorer, a future traveler, a homeschool student, or simply someone who loves learning...

A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning dark academia novel about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all. A USA Today bestseller! Regent Academy has a long and storied history in...

National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named Best Book of the Year by Esquire, Times Literary Supplement, Elle Magazine, LitHub, Publishers Weekly, Financial Times, Guardian, Refinery29, PopSugar, and Globe and Mail ""A brilliant novel. I am full of admiration."" —Philip Roth...

Set amid the glimmering lakes and disappearing forests of the early United States, The Forest imagines how a wide variety of Americans experienced their lives. Part truth, part fiction, featuring both real and invented characters, the book follows painters, poets, enslaved people, farmers, and artisans living and working in a world still made largely of wood. Some of the historical characters—such as Thomas Cole, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fanny Kemble, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nat Turner—are well-known, while others are not. But all are creators of private and grand designs.

victorious American army, having driven through Belgium almost unopposed, ran head-on into German soldiers on their own home ground, in some of the most rugged country in western Germany - and at the beginning of the worst fall and winter weather in decades.

Journalist Marguerite Holloway arrives at the Women's Tree Climbing Workshop as a climbing novice, but with a passion for trees and a deep concern about their future. Run by twin sister tree doctors Bear LeVangie and Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll, the workshop helps people develop impressive technical skills and ascend into the canopy.

The epic story of the vastly outnumbered platoon that stopped Germany's leading assault in the Ardennes forest and prevented Hitler's most fearsome tanks from overtaking American positions, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator. "A gripping saga about raw courage and...

*The USA Today bestseller* ‘Holy mother of…! This book was SO good. I devoured it…You NEED to read this!’ Reader review ‘An edge-of-your-seat, page-flipping, stay-up-all-night, heart-racing suspense thriller!’ Real Reviewer ‘Holy cr*p! This is good! Riveting, exciting…kept me...

Are you ready to explore one of the most exciting, colorful, and fascinating countries on Earth? 100 Fun Facts About Brazil takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the heart of South America's largest country! From the lush Amazon Rainforest and the mighty Amazon River to the dazzling celebrations of Carnival and the world-famous beaches of Rio de Janeiro, this exciting book is packed with amazing discoveries that will keep young readers turning pages. Whether you're a curious explorer, an animal lover, a future traveler, or simply someone who enjoys learning incredible facts, this ...

ince its release in 2006, ‘Finding the Lost Battalion’ by Robert J. Laplander has become the benchmark work against which all things Lost Battalion related have been measured. Now, in this updated 3rd edition released to coincide with the centennial of America’s entry into WW1, Mr. Laplander again takes us to the Charlevaux Ravine to delve deeper into the story than ever before! Meticulously chronicling what would become arguably the most famous event of America’s part in the war, we find the truths behind the legend. Spanning twenty years of research and hundreds of sources (most ...

“An inspiring reminder of the incredible resource that is our public lands.” —Brendan Leonard, author of The Camping Life and Surviving the Great Outdoors Across 193 million acres of forests, mountains, deserts, watersheds, and grasslands, national forests provide a multitude of uses as...

A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market—and how it intersects with environmentalism, class, and culture. In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree...

It was ninety seconds in November 1944. In the failing light of a German forest, Ohio farm corporal Dale Morrow fired four times. Three men fell. The fourth he left in the leaves and told himself was dying. Six years later, Dale is thirty-one years old, short on cash at the end of another thin harvest, and watching a green Ford pickup sit on the Route 9 shoulder for forty minutes across from his lane. The truck pulls away when he walks toward it. A stranger with a German accent is asking at the grain elevator which farms are on Route 9 east of town. And under Dale's wiper blade one morning,...

🍃 'THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER' Mick Herron 🍃 A GOOD MORNING AMERICA PICK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NORTH WOODS 'This is, simply put, a JOYFUL book - and the deeper you dig, the more joyful it becomes' Guardian 'Very FUNNY . . . a PERFECT SUMMER ESCAPE . . . as tasty and oddly shaped as an...

Six months after Paola Santiago confronted the legendary La Llorona, life is nothing like she'd expected it to be. She is barely speaking to her best friends, Dante and Emma, and what's worse, her mom has a totally annoying boyfriend. Even with her chupacabra puppy, Bruto, around, Pao can't escape the feeling that she's all alone in the world. Pao has no one to tell that she's having nightmares again, this time set in a terrifying forest.

Step inside America’s haunted map—where every landmark, shadow, and whispered legend tells a story the living cannot silence. What if cemeteries could speak? What if forgotten roads remembered every tragedy, and houses carried the weight of sorrow in their walls? The Skeleton Atlas is not just a book—it’s a journey through America’s eerie undercurrents, where folklore and history collide to reveal the haunted truths we carry forward. Few people realize that behind Halloween’s masks and jack-o’-lanterns lie centuries of ritual, fear, and wonder. This book takes you beyond ...

A fascinating look at the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire, from a National Book Award finalist. Perfect for young fans of disaster stories and national history. Wildfires have been part of...

Embark on a captivating adventure through the Argentine Pampas and the little-known Chaco territory of Paraguay with Gerald Durrell, the much-loved author of My Family and Other Animals. A riveting account of one of Durrell's expeditions in search of rare animals, The Drunken Forest is...

The Monster Hunters are on a new assignment to investigate strange sightings of Big Muddy and UFO's in Murphysboro Illinois. It doesn't take long before the Robertson's come face to face with various elementals while lodging at the O'Learys cottage. Meanwhile after extensively tracking Big Muddy deep in the Shawnee National Forest they stumble across the legendary Burrows Cave where they find remnants of artifacts of ancient civilizations. Could all the strange occurrences be interconnected or is something entirely different?