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Nonfiction reference for animals, books or plants specific to a regional area.

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Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Eric R. Eaton

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32 books — 12 voters

Growing Perennial Foods by Acadia Tucker

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Nature at Home

236 books — 21 voters

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley

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180 books — 25 voters

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96 books — 8 voters

The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges

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Fantasy Field Guides and Bestiaries

106 books — 14 voters

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“ Just as a door can be opened from the inside to allow us out, the same door can allow the outside in. The inhabitants of Dy5topia, namely the 'nOmen'―picture 1940’s style, film noir gangsters, that possess dark 'supernatural' powers―engage in behaviors that allow them 'passage' into our world...where encounters can and do occur. ...more ”
― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar

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“ Chet Zar will be the first person to tell you that he does not know what Dy5topia is. He also does not know where it is, how it came to be, or why it exists. At first glance, this may seem like an odd introduction to a field guide, yet perhaps it is the most apropos. This is exactly where Chet and I began, and so it seems fitting that you should also begin in the same place. ”
― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar

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