Nonfiction

The Mammals of North Dakota, Second Edition, documents eighty-eight mammal species with full-color photos, text, and maps. Identification includes common, scientific, and known Native American names. This new edition of The Mammals of North Dakota features an increased number of recorded species since the First Edition, as well as significant shifts in distribution across the state—such as moves made by the opossum and the spotted skunk.

Chapters include information on species descriptions, habitat, ecology and behavior, reproduction, status, conservation, and taxonomic keys for species identification. Introductory chapters define the mammalian biogeography of the state, the mammalian paleofauna of North Dakota (by John Hoganson), and the principal habitats of North Dakota (by Bill Jensen).

A Moment with Strangers embraces the brief encounter, sometimes with other people, sometimes with landscape, weather, or history. Cost is $19.95.

Dr. Robert Groves combines thorough research with personal insights for an engaging record of the rise of music as a field of study at NDSU. From its beginnings with mid-1890s campus music clubs, to the formation in 1903 of an official Department of Music, up to the designation of the School of Music in 2012 and beyond, Groves brings the history of the Challey School of Music to life. Featuring more than 200 photos capturing the past century of student musicians and faculty, Music at NDSU is filled with historical high notes sure to resonate with readers. Paperback.

2018 Midwest Book Awards finalist for Arts/Photography/Coffee Table Books

This book seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how the geologic setting of eastern North Dakota changed through time, how vegetative communities and associated wildlife responded, and how processes such as climate and fire fluctuated. The authors provide glimpses of natural communities of eastern North Dakota, beginning with the Precambrian Era, about 3.5 million years ago. They explore, in greater detail, how grasslands, herbivores, varying weather patterns, fire and indigenous people have interacted during the last 10,000 years, with most emphasis placed on the last 300 years.

By: Kieth Severson and Carolyn Hull Sieg

Featuring stunning black-and-white landscapes taken between 1998 and 2002, North Dakota: Prairie Landscape is a testament to photographer Leo Kim's deep appreciation for the nature and people of North Dakota.

Leo Kim grew up in Shanghai, Macao, and Hong Kong and later lived in Austria and Minneapolis. His photographs are featured in numerous private and public collections including Microsoft Business Solutions and the North Dakota Museum of Art.

North Dakota's Geologic Legacy is the story of the landscape-why it looks like it does and how it formed. The book is designed for physical and arm-chair travelers. Most of the features portrayed can be seen from the road. The shape of the land, the geologic materials, the processes that shaped them, the length of time involved in their formation-all of these comprise a fascinating puzzle.

By John P. Bluemle.
Bronze Medalist in 2018 IPPY Awards for Science; 2016 finalist in Midwest Book Awards for Nature