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Practice Resurrection: And Other Essays
Erik Reece · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 220
Format: Print book
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A student of Wendell Berry and Guy Davenport, Erik Reece is a strong and eloquent voice for a new generation of dedicated activists fighting on behalf of the embattled wilderness and the future of our planet. A master of the personal essay, his work has also deeply explored the role of religion... |
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Where the Sky Touched the Earth: The Cosmological Landscapes of the Southwest
Don Lago · University of Nevada Press
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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The landscapes of the American Southwest - the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Sedona red rocks - have long filled humans with wonder about nature. This is the home of Lowell Observatory, where astronomers first discovered evidence that the universe is expanding; Meteor Crater, where... |
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens... |
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Eat the Beetles!: An Exploration of Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects
David Waltner-Toews · ECW Press
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
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Will eating insects change the world for the better??Meet the beetles: there are millions and millions of them and many fewer of the rest of us - mammals, birds, and reptiles. Since before recorded history, humans have eaten insects. While many get squeamish at the idea, entomophagy - people... |
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1,000 Butterflies: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Most Beautiful Butterflies
Adrian Hoskins · New Holland Publishers (UK)
Pages: 446
Format: Print book
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This wonderfully illustrated book is essentially a photographic guide to the butterflies of the world. It will cover 1,000 species from every corner of the globe, encompassing all key families and species, including the likes of monarchs, birdwings, swordtails, morphos, glasswings, and so on. Species... |
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The Lives of Hawai'i's Dolphins and Whales: Natural History and Conservation
Robin Baird · University of Hawaii Press
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Ocean currents, winds, and rainfall all work together to create a marine oasis around the Hawaiian Islands, providing a home for many species of dolphins and whales normally found in the deep oceans of the world. The Lives of Hawai`i's Dolphins and Whales opens a window into the world... |
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The Archipelago of Hope: Wisdom and Resilience from the Edge of Climate Change
Gleb Raygorodetsky · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An enlightening global journey reveals the inextricable links between Indigenous cultures and their lands -- and how it can form the foundation for climate change resilience around the world.One cannot turn on the news today without a report on an extreme weather event or the latest update... |
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Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
D A V Stow · Oxford University Press
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
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The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that... |
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The Wood for the Trees: One Man's Long View of Nature
Richard Fortey · Vintage
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Award-winning scientist Richard Fortey, upon his retirement, purchased four acres of ancient woodland in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire, England. The Wood for the Trees is the joyful, lyrical portrait of what he found there. Fortey leads us through the seasons over the course of a year,... |
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Walden: With an Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben
Henry David Thoreau · Beacon Press
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
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In honor of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau's birth, this edition of Walden features an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben"Bill McKibben gives us Thoreau's Walden as the gospel of the present moment, as a neccessary book because... |
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