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Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin (born 1947)

zoologist, academic, activist, biologist

  • Franklin Pierce University, Arizona State University

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Thinking in Pictures
The Autistic Brain
Animals make us human
Animals in translation
Way I See It
Developing talents
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
Making Animals Happy How To Create The Best Life For Pets And Other Animals
Emergence
Livestock Handling and Transport
Emergence, labeled autistic
Improving animal welfare
Survey of stunning and handling in federally inspected beef, veal, pork, and sheep slaughter plants
Interpretar a Los Animales
Humane Livestock Handling
Good management practices for animal handling and stunning
Pensar Con Imagenes
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Recommended animal handling guidelines for meat packers
Beef cattle handling and facilities design
Ma vie d'autiste
Atravesando Las Puertas Del Autismo
Ware jiheishō ni umarete
The ADHD-Autism Connection
Jiheishō no sainō kaihatsu
John Muir
John Muir (1838-1914)

botanist, geologist, explorer, inventor, essayist, autobiographer, preservationist, mountaineer, glaciologist, ecologist, philosopher, naturalist, conservationist

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin System

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Letters from Alaska
To Yosemite and beyond
The mountains of California
My first summer in the Sierra
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
Steep Trails
The Yosemite
The story of my boyhood and youth
John Muir
Stickeen
The cruise of the Corwin
Our national parks
All the world over
Muir among the animals
America's Wilderness
Nature writings
Travels in Alaska
John of the mountains
Gentle wilderness
Trails of wonder
John Muir's longest walk
The wild Muir
Kindred and related spirits
The wilderness world of John Muir
Essential Muir
South of Yosemite
Northwest passages
Meditations of John Muir
Sacred summits
Studies in the Sierra
The writings of John Muir
Mountaineering essays
The story of my boyhood and youth
John Muir to Yosemite and Beyond
The Velvet Monkey Wrench
The American wilderness
The American wilderness, in the words of John Muir
The Wilderness Journeys
Travels in Alaska
The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search ..
Letters to a Friend
The Yellowstone national park
Collins Guide to Musicals
Dear Papa
Christian non-pacifism
Plough Quarterly No. 4
LETTERS AND LIFE IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
John of the mountains
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive
John Muir summering in the Sierra
Articles
John Muir's Guide to Cape Town and the western Cape
The wisdom of John Muir
John Muir's Last Journey South to the Amazon and East to Africa
West of the Rocky Mountains
Alcidamas
Letters to a friend, written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879
Save the redwoods
John Muir, in his own words
Letters to a friend
Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada
Travels in Alaska
Metrical Translations from Sanskrit Writers
Songs and Seeds
The Yosemite
Como Mantener Tu Volkswagen Vivo
Gentle wilderness; the Sierra Nevada
Wilderness essays
Edward Henry Harriman
Know your Cape
Yellowstone National Park
Edward Henry Harriman
Stickeen - The Story of a Dog (1909)
The mountains of California
Afoot to Yosemite
My First Summer In The Sierra And Selected Essays
Yosemite reflections
Northwest Passages from the Pen of John Muir
An ascent of Mount Rainier
Cruise of the revenue-steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881
MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA (HC)
Two essays on the sights & sounds of the Sierra Nevada
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive for Se
The Mountains of California
Picturesque California
Voyages en Alaska
Stikeen
Studies of the Sierra
A Thousand-mile Walk To The Gulf
Making omelettes
Sacred summits
Collected Works of John Muir
Heaven on earth
How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive, 30th Anniversary Ed
Steep Trails
The John Muir papers, 1858-1957
Wanderlust 2023 Wall Calendar
Discovery of Glacier Bay
Rambles of a botanist among the plants and climates of California
My first summer in the Sierra
Travels In Alaska (The Works Of John Muir)
Musicals
Yosemite, The
Stickeen: the story of a dog
Cuaderno de montaña
The treasures of the Yosemite
Autobiography
Rambles in King's River country
Proposed Yosemite National Park
The story of my boyhood and youth ; and, A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
Viajes Por Alaska
Two essays on the forests and lakes of the Sierra Nevada
Spirit of the Wilderness
Carlyle on Burns
Come and Join the Celebration
Picturesque California and the region west of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico
John Muir's book of animals
Effective interviewing
Sierra Nevada natural history
Our National Parks (The Works Of John Muir)
Writing the Western Landscape (Concord Library Book)
My First Summer in the Sierra
Reminisciencias Portuguesas na Arabia Oriental
The Story of My Boyhood
Mountains Of California, The
Notes on my journeying in California's northern mountains
The Sierra bears
Sierra Nevada natural history
American Roots Boxed Set #1
My First Summer in the Sierra
Stickeen
Two essays on the mountains & meadows of the Sierra Nevada
1000 Mile Walk to the Gulf
John Muir
Control of field rodents in California
Alaska, the Harriman Expedition, 1899
Travels in Alaska
Selected writings
Children in the Church?
Rival of the Yosemite
In the Heart of the California Alps
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed
Divided Loyalties Shared Beliefs
My First Summer in the Sierra
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
Alaska
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Our Yosemite National Park
Wild Sheep
Cruise of the Corwin
Mountaineering Essays (Peregrine Smith Literary Naturalists)
Un été dans la Sierra
The Yosemite
Wilderness essays
Notes on the range and life-history of the Pacific fresh-water turtle, Clemmys marmorata
Travels in Alaska
Control of injurious rodents in California
The mountains of California
Sierra Big Trees
Travels in Alaska
Selected Writings
Control of field rodents in California
The Mountains of California
Our National Parks
Control of rats and mice
The mountains of California (The Natural history library)
The Yosemite.
Our national parks
Cruise of the Corwin
South of Yosemite. Edited and with a Foreword by Frederic R. Gunsky. with Photos. by Philip Hyde. Sketches by John Muir
Our National Parks
Correspondence
Journeys in the Wilderness
Gentle Wilderness, the Sierra Nevada
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
John Muir's Studies in the Sierra
Little Muir's Night
Quotations of John Muir
Anywhere that is wild
My First Summer in Sierra by John Muir
Songs and seeds
The Cruise Of The Corwin . By : John Muir, edited by W. F. Badè
Stickeen
My First Summer in Sierra
Gentle Wilderness
Wind-Storm in the Forests
Little Muir's Song
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
The Grand Cañon of the Colorado
Steep Trails - California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, The Grand Canyon
Our National Parks
The Mountains of California
Picturesque California
MY FIRST SUMMER in the SIERRA (Classic Literature and Fiction) (Annotated)
The mountains of California ...
A Brief Examination Of Prevalent Opinions On The Inspiration Of The Scriptures Of The Old And New Testaments, By A Lay Member Of The Church Of England [j. Muir.]
Wild Flowers of the Sierra -- Yosemite Nature Notes, v37, n6
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Yosemite
Poor Stickeen
Gentle Wilderness
The Wilderness World of John Muir
Our National Parks . By : John Muir
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Writings of John Muir; Volume 9
My First Summer in the Sierra
John Muir : Nature Writings
The wilderness world of John Muir
Catalogue of the books in the library of the Faculty of procurators in Glasgow
Qun feng yu shan jian
Wilderness
Stickeen
Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Rare John Muir / THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN First Edition 1917
The life and letters of John Muir
מסעות באלסקה
Steep Trails
Stickeen
The cruise of the Corwin
Travels in Alaska
Our national parks
Steep Trails
My First Summer in Sierra
My First Summer in the Sierra
Index to Mr. [john] Muir's Sanskrit Texts
Yosemite (Webster's French Thesaurus Edition)
Greek Eyes on Europe
Treasures of the Yosemite
Tentamen medicum inaugurale de tetano ...
Story of My Boyhood and Youth (Yesterday's Classics)
Our National Parks
Tim Thinks of Something
The Yosemite
Wilderness Essays
The mountains of California
Yosemite reflections
John Muir
Boyhood of a Naturalist
Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World. Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Tim Minds the Show
Travels in Alask
Muir's American grammar
My first summer in the Sierra. By
Steep Trails
Voyages en Alaska
Stickeen
The Writings of John Muir
Cruise of the Revenue Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N. W. Arctic Ocean In 1881 ...
Travels in Alaska by
Stickeen
Travels in Alaska
Writings of John Muir
The Yosemite
Steep Trails
The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth
Yosemite
Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Travels In Alaska
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions : The Vedas
My First Summer in the Sierra
Escritos sobre naturaleza
John Muir
In Nature's Heart
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (Illustrated Edition)
Travels In Alaska - 1st Edition
Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canon
Viajes por Alaska
The writings of John Muir
Space
Stickeen
Transcontinental railway
Our National Parks
Environmentalism and Nature Book Set
Travels in Alaska
Our National Parks
Préserver les solitudes
Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Travels in Alaska : (with Original Drawings and Photographs)
Mountains of California
The Cruise of the Corwin
My First Summer in the Sierra
Facing Feelings and Fears Picture Book Set
Collected Works of John Muir, Naturalist , Including : The Mountains of California , Stickeen
Boyhood of a Naturalist
My First Summer in the Sierra
My First Summer in the Sierra (Warbler Classics)
My First Summer in Sierra
Summer Days at Mount Shasta
Escritos sobre naturaleza
Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin
Cruise of the Corwin
ABC's Around the Forest
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and Progress of the Religion and Institutions of India
Steep Trails
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
The Cruise of the Corwin
Mi primer verano en la Sierra
The Boyhood Of A Naturalist
Edward Henry Harriman
The Mountains of California
THE BOYHOOD OF A NATURALIST Being Selected Chapters from "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth"
The Grand Canon Of The Colorado
Collected Works of John Muir
Story of My Boyhood and Youth
In Nature's Heart ~ the Wilderness Days of John Muir
Years of Endurance
Edward Henry Harriman
Original Sanskrit Texts On The Origin And History Of The People Of India, Their Religion And Institutions
Twenty-Two Days Series West Coast
My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir
Mountains of California
American Wilderness
Mountains of California
THE DEVIL'S POST OFFICE
Edward Henry Harriman
John Muir - The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Steep Trails
ABC's Around the Forest
Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. / Original Version /
Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World
John of the mountains;
Wilderness Journeys
ቁልቁል ዱካዎች
The Yosemite
The Yosemite
Wildereness Essays New Edition
Reasons for the Establishment of a Sanskrit Chair in the University of Edinburgh
Letters to a Friend
Mi primer verano en la Sierra
Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and Progress of the Religion and Institutions of India
Mountains of California
Traveling the Milky Way Together
Our National Parks
Mountains of California
From the Eagle's Wing
Steep Trails
Letters to a Friend, Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879
Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Our National Parks
The Yosemite
Travels in Alaska
The wilderness world of John Muir, with an introduction and interpretive comments by Edwin Way Teale
Writings of John Muir; Volume 5
How to keep your Volkswagen alive! A manual of step by step procedures for the compleat idiot
Stickeen
Mountains of Californi
Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon
Wilderness Essays
Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World
Gentle wilderness; the Sierra Nevada
John Muir Collection
Préserver les solitudes
Escritos sobre naturaleza
Travels in Alaska
Essential Muir
Grand Canon of the Colorado
Stickeen
Gentle wilderness
Escritos sobre naturaleza
A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf, By John Muir,edited By William Frederic Bade
Journeys in the Wildnerness
Story of My Boyhood and Youth
John Muir Wilderness Box Set
My First Summer in the Sierra
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Travels in Alaska (1915)
John Muir - A Miscellany
Yosemite by John Muir
Tim Minds the Baby
Story of My Boyhood and Youth
South of Yosemite
My Grandad Says
Twenty-Two Days Series (Asst-Dalton)
Edward Henry Harriman
My First Summer in the Sierra
Wangari Muta Maathai
Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011)

biologist, teacher, veterinarian, politician, environmentalist, activist

  • Benedictine College, University of Pittsburgh

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Unbowed
The Green Belt Movement
Replenishing the earth
The challenge for Africa
Little Hummingbird
The challenge for Africa
Pour l'amour des arbres
The Canopy of Hope
The bottom is heavy too
Devolver la abundancia a la tierra
The challenge for Africa
World We Once Lived In
Celle qui plante les arbres
Wangari Speaks Out
Flight of the Hummingbird
Movimiento Cinturón Verde.Compartiendo propuestas y experiencia
The challenge for Africa
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Shulgin (1925-2014)

biochemist, pharmacologist, chemist, pharmacist

  • Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley

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PiHKAL
Tihkal
TiHKAL
Controlled Substances
The Nature of Drugs
The Shulgin Index, Vol. 1
The Simple Plant Isoquinolines
David Suzuki
David Suzuki (born 1936)

environmentalist, biologist, zoologist, climate activist

  • University of Chicago, Amherst College

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David Suzuki
The sacred balance
An introduction to genetic analysis
Looking at plants
Tree
The sacred balance
Looking at the body
Genethics
The Japan we never knew
Looking at the environment
From naked ape to superspecies
The other Japan
Time to change
Nature in the home
Salmon forest
Looking at weather
The sacred balance
The David Suzuki reader
A Passion For This Earth
David Suzuki
Introduction to genetic analysis
Looking at the Environment
Metamorphosis
A David Suzuki collection : a lifetime of ideas
Ma vie
David Suzuki
Looking at insects
Pebbles to computers
You are the earth
Metamorphosis
Inventing the future
Solutions manual for An introduction to genetic analysis, seventh edition by Anthony J. F. Griffiths ... [et al.]
When the Wild Comes Leaping Up
Wisdom of the elders
Earth time
The True north strong & free?
David Suzuki's Green guide
Genethics
An Introduction to genetic analysis
The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future
David Suzuki asks Did you know-- about shapes and sizes
L' équilibre sacré
Dodging The Toxic Bullet How To Protect Yourself From Everyday Environmental Health Hazards
Japan We Never Knew, The - A Journey of Discovery
Looking at the environment
British Columbia, frontier for ideas
Looking at the body
Tree
An Introduction to genetic analysis
Looking at senses
The backyard time detectives
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
If we could see the air
The David Suzuki reader
Sciencescape
Letters to my grandchildren
Enfin de bonnes nouvelles
Les plantes
The last wilderness
The Sacred Balance
The Secret of life : redesigning the living world
Les insectes
There's a barnyard in my bedroom
Eco-fun
Solutions manual for Introduction to genetic analysis, eighth edition
Connections
Just cool it!
Wisdom of the elders
David Suzuki talks about AIDS
The Last wilderness
Genethics
Shu
Good news for a change
Introduction to Genetic Analysis and I-Clicker
Introduction à l'analyse génétique
The Japan We Never Knew
Cracking the Code - Redesigning the Living World
The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future
Ma vie
The big picture
The Tree Suitcase
Tree
The Secret of Life
Looking at Senses
Genetics and the future of man
You are the earth
When the wild comes leaping up
An Introduction to genetic analysis
Alternative agriculture
L'équilibre sacré
Connections
Answers to problems in
David Suzuki Asks Did You Know about Insides and Outsides?
Introduction to genetic analysis
Looking at Senses
Beautes Sauvages Du Canada
Eco-Fun
Tree
Looking at senses
Ecologia divertida
Trans T/A Suzuki
The tree suitcase
Chaos, science and the unexpected
From Naked Ape to Superspecies
Les Sens
Looking at Plants
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Finding Out about the Environment
David Suzuki talks about AIDS
Good News for a Change
James D. Watson
James D. Watson (born 1928)

biologist, geneticist, zoologist, biochemist, molecular biologist, academic, chemist, physicist, biophysicist

  • Indiana University Bloomington, University of Chicago

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Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey (1932-1985)

anthropologist, primatologist, ethologist, zoologist, biologist, academic, ecologist

  • University of Cambridge, San José State University

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Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas im Nebel. Mein Leben mit den sanften Riesen
Kiri no naka no gorira
Gorilles dans la brume
Gorilas en la niebla
Asael Lubotzky
Asael Lubotzky (born 1982)

physician, molecular biologist, military officer

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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