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Sy Montgomery
A profoundly moving exploration of the intelligence and personality of one of the world’s most mysterious, beguiling creatures
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Originally published: New York: Atria Books, 2015.
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK and BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * INDIE BESTSELLER * A SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE…
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This winding adventure down the Amazon River explores how tiny fish called piabas can help preserve not only the rainforest and its often misunderstood inhabitants, but also the fate of…
Montgomery, New York Times-bestselling author and recipient of numerousawards, edits this year’s volume of the finest science and nature writing.
Award-winning author Sy Montgomery takes you on an exploratory adventure through the seasons, into the woods, along the seashore, over frozen lakes, and right outside the back door.
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Nature writer Sy Montgomery takes a quest through the great Amazon rain forest, in search of the enigmatic and little-studied pink dolphin, the most ancient species of toothed whale.
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An amazing scientific journey through Mongolia in search of elusive snow leopards as told by the bestselling nonfiction author and photographer team of Montgomery and Bishop. Full color.
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