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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Joe Simpson - Perennial; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower... |
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A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking: How One Texas Town Stood Up to Big Oil and Gas
Adam Briggle - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Print book
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From the front lines of the fracking debate, a "field philosopher" explores one of our most divisive technologies.When philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative... |
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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Conor Grennan - William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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“Funny, touching, tragic….A remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land—and one man’s extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents.”—Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of OutcastsLittle... |
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Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
David Neiwert - Overlook
Format: Print book
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A celebrated journalist's eye-opening history of orcas, and an exploration of their relationship with human beings, Of Orcas and Men does for whales what Barry Lopez did for wolves The orca -- otherwise known as the killer whale -- is one of earth's most intelligent animals. Remarkably... |
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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
John Vaillant - Knopf; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers... |
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How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature
Scott D Sampson - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Format: Print book
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From the beloved host of PBS Kids' Dinosaur Train, an easy-to-use guide for parents, teachers, and others looking to foster a strong connection between children and nature, complete with engaging activities, troubleshooting advice, and much more American children spend four to seven... |
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed - Vintage Books
Format: Paperback
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERAt twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience... |
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