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THE CLASSIC THAT LAUNCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
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"Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century...people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it."—Margaret Atwood
Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that.
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We drive cars with "Save the Whales" bumper stickers, buy aerosol sprays that advertise "no chlorofluorocarbons," and wear T-shirts made from organically grown cotton. All of these "earth friendly" choices and products convince us that we are "thinking globally, acting locally" and saving the planet. But are we really? In this provocative book, J. Robert Hunter asserts that using catchy slogans and symbols to sell the public on environmental conservation...
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Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.
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"Simple Steps to Sustainability: A Workbook to Guide Individual Climate Action" is a practical and engaging resource designed to empower individuals to take meaningful steps in addressing climate change and fostering a sustainable future. Complementing the insights and strategies presented in "Small Steps, Big Impact: A Simple Guide to Individual Action and Collective Impact to Tackle Climate Change," this workbook offers a hands-on approach to making...
5) Walking
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First delivered as a lecture in 1851, "Walking" is the seminal work on Transcendental philosophy by American author and essayist Henry David Thoreau. Sometimes referred to as "The Wild", it was Thoreau's favorite speech and he gave the lecture several more times over the next decade as he refined and expanded his ideas. The final version of this influential essay was published in the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1862 after his death. In "Walking", Thoreau...
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There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both a sign of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET is a call to experience the wildlife in our midst, reminding us that we don't have to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Even in the cities and suburbs where we live we are surrounded by wildlife such as crows. Through observing them we enhance our appreciation of the world's...
7) Space Enigma
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The author's direction takes the reader to astrophysics naming the most beautiful proportions of all within the solar system. The color chart XXI of the outer universe and its image in the solar system includes respective descriptors and refreshes a reader's imagination of the space containing the Energy of its own. This skillfully written mathematical document leads the reader to an understanding of the Zero Point Energy maximum for the rotating...
8) Six Degrees
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An eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilization if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of 'High Tide'.
Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland, rivers ten times the size of the Amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into the north Atlantic. Displaced victims of North Africa's...
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Cuentos Cinegéticos, a través de la gran inspiracion de su escritor, relata las historias de las aventuras y los emocionantes lances de Luis Gerardo Castillo Vargas, cazador empedernido, miembro fundador del Safari Club Internacional Central Peru Chapter y Presidente de la Asociación Cinegética del Perú, a lo largo y ancho de nuestra escarpada geografía.Luis Gerardo Castillo Vargas Cuentos Cinegéticos los transportará, junto al narrador, a...
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Get the Summary of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "A Walk in the Woods," Bill Bryson recounts his adventures and challenges while attempting to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) after moving to New Hampshire. Captivated by the trail's promise of fitness, reconnection with nature, and survival skills, Bryson prepares for the hike, learning about the necessary gear and the trail's...
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A tribute to an extraordinary landscape now under severe threat. The exquisite photographs reveal the mountain ash forests of central Victoria to be one of Australia's great natural treasures.
The city of Melbourne lies on the edge of a vast plain surrounded by a green and blue mountainous rim, whose hills and peaks are home to the magnificent Mountain Ash, the tallest flowering plant on the planet. The Mountain Ash forests were 20 million years...
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The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of Queensland: 2000 kilometres of spectacular coral reefs, sand cays and islands, Australia's most precious marine possession. Teeming with life, it covers 350,000 square kilometres. In the late 1960s the Reef was threatened with limestone mining and oil drilling. A small group of dedicated conservationists in Queensland – John Büsst, Judith Wright, Len Webb and others – battled to save the Ellison Reef...
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A collection of legends of the Quichua people, who inhabit the province of Sucumbíos, in the north of the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin, as they were told to the author in a remote village deep in the forest. It is accompanied by gorgeous graphics from the hand of the famous Ecuadorian artist Israel Pardo. The books have a small graphic dictionary, which helps explain some details.
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Join zoologist Mark Carwardine and Britain's best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as they follow in their great friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, in search of some of the rarest and most threatened animals on Earth.
Twenty years ago, zoologist Mark Carwardine teamed up with the late Douglas Adams (author of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and together they embarked on a groundbreaking expedition, travelling the globe in search of some...
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Voiceless is an Australian think tank promoting respect and compassion for animals. Part of that endeavor is the awarding of the Voiceless Writing Prize, sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment. With a prize pool of over $20,000 it is one of the largest awards of its kind in Australia. Judged by an expert panel, the prize is awarded for Australian writing which advances the public's understanding of animal sentience, human-animal relationships,...
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Thinning of snow and rising sea levels because of hot temperatures have made the earth unbearable. Yet many of us still cannot move to Mars; after all, living outside Earth is expensive, and secondly, the planet it's not less than a desert now. So, what's the solution then? It is simple, improve the Earth. But how? Scientists have implemented numerous methods, but the change is rarely noticeable. Well, there is a solution to reduce the global temperature...
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This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years. As our environment is subjected to increasing assault from climatic changes and pollutants, conservation has become a growing concern for both specialists and generalists alike. The first chapter of this book considers the political and institutional development of nature conservation and...
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After moving to ultra-eco-conscious Vancouver, Robyn Harding vows to decrease the size of her family's carbon footprint. Ten-year-old Ethan worries about getting moobs from hormones in the food supply, so Robyn commits to buying organic. She quickly discovers that to keep the family in organic milk, she'll have to sell a kidney. Then, eight-year-old Tegan becomes obsessed with the diminishing polar bear population. Soon Robyn finds herself making...
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WATERVILLE illustrates the day to day adventures of a group of charismatic fish, insects and animals confronting issues relating to nature and the environment. The goal is to offer children a way to become environmentally aware of the relationship between nature, fish, insects, animals and humans through the eyes of the fish, insects and animals that make Waterville their home.
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Este libro ha sido desarrollado como una guía sencilla para la elaboración de prácticas de suelo, tanto en campo como en laboratorio, usando métodos simples con los que se puede prescindir de espacios especializados para estos análisis. El autor no pretende impartir cátedra sobre el estricto quehacer del estudio del suelo, el cual es imposible abarcar en una obra pequeña como esta, sino contribuir mediante prácticas sencillas, al conocimiento...
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