The Book Company: New Products - Essays

The Power of Limits (Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:40 +0000

One of the delights of life is the discovery and rediscovery of patterns of order and beauty in nature—designs revealed by slicing through a head of cabbage or an orange, the forms of shells and butterfly wings. These images are awesome not just for their beauty alone, but because they suggest an ..

Price: $39.95

Bird Song (An Anthology of Black Birders)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:53:50 +0000

Birding is more than a hobby—it can be a way of building community, finding joy, and seeing the world differently.

Bird Song is an anthology about the importance of birding in the lives of Black birders across the United States. Through personal essays, conversa..

Price: $14.95

Hobnobbing With the Birds (A historical account of birdwatching and friendship in Prince Edward County)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:30 +0000

Part historical artifact and part whimsical field guide to Prince Edward County’s birds.

Written over a hundred years ago, Hobnobbing with the Birds is a series of written sketches by Anna May Stone of the nesting birds observed visiting her garden on Schoharie Road, just ..

Price: $17.95

The Geography of Light (An Anthology of Desert Writers)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:55:41 +0000

Award-winning writers celebrate the legacy of western literary icon Ellen Meloy as they explore the resilience and allure of desert landscapes, cultures, and ecosystems.

What roots a person in place? What draws so many writers to the American West? From a bike trek where Mic..

Price: $21.95

Field Notes from the Edge

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:55:20 +0000

In Field Notes from the Edge, the acclaimed writer of the Guardian's Country Diary, Paul Evans, takes us on a journey through the in-between spaces of Nature—such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops, and caves—where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all thi..

Price: $21.95

The Tattooed Hills (Journeys to Chalk Figures)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:52:53 +0000

"A fascinating detective story told with humor and joy that unravels the threads of history and legend to reveal the strange stories of Britain's hill figures." – Fiona Roberston, author of Stone Lands

A journey through Brita..

Price: $14.99

Bigfoot (A Search)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:24:06 +0000

From a naturalist and bestselling author comes a new look at Bigfoot, focusing on the latest research, theories, and the role of legends in our lives.
Whether you believe in Bigfoot as a wood ape or a woo woo interdimensional being—or don’t believe at all—this succinct g..
Price: $18.00

Strange Birds (A Quirky Life List)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:23:20 +0000

Strange Birds celebrates the misfits, the weirdos, and all the amazing birds that are so different from those we might see every day. Beloved bird expert John Shewey introduces readers to birds with unusual physical traits, intriguing courting behaviors, quirky voices, and more—the list ..
Price: $18.00

Dandelions (The Insistent Garden)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:22:50 +0000

A poetic and philosophical look at the surprising place of dandelions in our lives and world

There's nothing quite like dandelions. We celebrate them as beautiful, yet spend millions of dollars each year to eradicate them from lawns. We see them everywhere, but conside..
Price: $18.00

Frogs (Life Between Worlds)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:22:43 +0000

A close up look at the seemingly impossible life between two worlds

Modern frogs descend from a lineage millions of years old. As a group, they connect us to the dinosaurs and have survived the last four global mass extinctions, yet amphibians are currently the most en..
Price: $18.00