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environment & nature
Environment & Nature
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by Laurie David
In accessible and inspiring prose, leading environmental
activist Laurie David explains why global warming is the most urgent
issue facing our planet and how it affects all of our lives today. Stop Global Warming turns headlines into action, providing testimony
of David's own grassroots efforts to sound the alarm for the American
people and showing how and why everyone, particularly young people,
must get involved. Rousing statements by those who have joined her
Virtual March to Stop Global Warming, including former senator John McCain,
now president Barack Obama, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Walter Cronkite, Laird Hamilton, and many others, show that this issue
transcends age, gender, and political classification. |
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by Larry J. Schweiger
“This is an unabashed call to each and every American to moral
duty for the future of life on earth,” begins National Wildlife
Federation president and CEO Larry Schweiger in this stirring exposé
and call to action. Speaking to us not just as a conservation leader
but also as an outdoor lover and a parent, Schweiger describes the
causes and effects of global warming on our wildlife, ecosystems,
and human life as we know it.
With an engaging, down-to-earth tone,
Schweiger breaks down the science behind our looming environmental
catastrophe. Not letting go of hope, he also offers practical solutions
and proposes a plan of action for everyday citizens. Last Chance will inspire each of us to take part in restoring the vital connection
to our natural world before it’s too late. |
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by Doug Scott
This photographic tribute and primer examines what wilderness really
means to individual Americans and why we should remain vigilant
in our protection of these lands. By the end of 2006, Congress had
preserved more than 700 wilderness areas, representing almost 5
percent of all land in the United States. Our Wilderness addresses
the environmental, educational, economical, and spiritual reasons
why wilderness is so important to Americans, and reminds us why
we need to protect our lands for future generations. Foreword by
Robert Redford. |
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by Daniel R. Wildcat
"What the world needs today is a good dose of Indigenous realism," says Native American scholar Daniel Wildcat in this thoughtful, forward-looking treatise. The Native response to the environmental crisis facing our planet, Red Alert! seeks to debunk the modern myths that humankind is the center of creation and that it exerts control over the natural world.
Taking a hard look at the biggest problem that we face today—the damaging way we live on this earth—Wildcat draws upon ancient Native American wisdom and nature-centered beliefs to advocate a modern strategy to combat global warming. Inspiring and insightful, Red Alert! is a stirring call to action.
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by Sally Kneidel & Sara Kate Kneidel
Going Green focuses on the biggest environmental culprits of the
American lifestyle—our diet, housing, clothing, and transportation—and provides practical, effective steps we can all
take to reduce our carbon footprint and live more sustainably. Comprehensive,
yet written with the same approachable and empowering tone as Veggie
Revolution (also by mother/daughter team Sally and Sara Kate, aka
"Sadie," Kneidel), the book draws on personal interviews
and real-life examples to demonstrate both the challenges and rewards
of making environmentally responsible choices. Informative and inspiring, Going Green will make you think twice about every dollar you
spend. |
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by Ian McCallum
Ecological Intelligence defines a new
way of thinking about the unprecedented environmental pressures
of our day. McCallum offers a compelling argument that we must think
differently about ourselves and the earth if we are to take seriously
the survival of wilderness areas, wild animals, and the human race.
Ecological Intelligence explores the relationship between humans
and nature from both a biological and poetic perspective, arguing
that understanding and reinforcing the evolutionary bonds that connect
all life will lead to a greater sense of our place in the world.
The notion of ecological intelligence is a wild and ethical imperative—an
urgent reminder that we are inextricably linked to the land, that
the history of every living creature is within us, that we are,
above all, a mindful species that must not be the creatures of our
own undoing. |
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by Kirk Johnson
Illustrator, Ray Troll
Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway follows the zany travels of a paleontologist
and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of
fossils. Throughout their journey, they encounter "paleonerds"
like themselves, men and women dedicated to finding everything from
suburban T. Rexes to killer Eocene pigs to ancient fossilized forests.
Much of their travels are spent in remote places few people visit,
where they discover small-town museums packed with paleontological
treasures, rock quarries that have yielded hundreds of fossilized
bones, and the remains of ancient seashores tracked with the footprints
of dinosaurs. What soon becomes evident is that fossils are everywhere;
it only takes knowing what to look for to find them—even at 65
miles per hour.
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by Michele Westmorland & Barbara Sleeper
This gorgeous gift book offers a glimpse of the ocean world with
photos, capturing a diverse array of marine life in pairs. Includes
informative captions and essays and an introduction by esteemed
oceanographer Sylvia Earl |
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by Kirk Johnson & Richard Stucky
In an attempt to reconstruct the origins and evolution of life,
paleontologists explore ecology and uncover the secrets of the
planet. Prehistoric Journey tells the story of the animals and plants
that populated prehistoric Earth—following the journey of life
from single-cell organisms to direct human ancestors.
Engaging and thoroughly readable, Prehistoric Journey introduces
readers to the wonders of the prehistoric world through an accessible
text and strong, colorful photographs of world-class fossils. Arranged
chronologically, the book describes the history of life on Earth
from the beginning of life in the seas, to the age of dinosaurs,
the age of mammals, and finally to the emergence of the modern world. |
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by Linda M. Hasselstrom
A new kind of rancher and a new kind of environmentalist, Linda
M. Hasselstrom speaks with an eloquent simplicity in Land Circle while exploring her visceral connection with the land and the people
of the Great Plains. A true voice from the heartland, Hasselstrom
urges the preservation of a vanishing way of life and declares in
unequivocal terms the intrinsic value of the plains. She vividly
portrays both the landscape and the local sensibilities, exploring
"Where Neighbor Is a Verb," but also "Why One Peaceful
Woman Carries a Pistol." These essays, well balanced by her
award-winning poems, touch on elemental themes such as grief, loss,
and respect for nature with a universality that is relevant to all
of our lives. |
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by Marianne D. Wallace
This next installation in the America's Ecosystems series explores
everything from ponderosa pines of the West to the tropical rain
forests of Central America. A great resource for budding naturalists
and their families, including clear, informative text and superb
illustrations.
Also in the series:
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by Trevor Herriot
This highly acclaimed work reflects on the nature that we, and
our religions, sprang from. The biblical story of Jacob, the patriarch
of the Judeo-Christian tradition, wrestling with a spirit has been
interpreted in a multitude of ways, but never more persuasively
than by Trevor Herriot in Jacob's Wound. The central idea is that
Jacob, representing the farmer and civilized man, suffers a deep
wound when he swindles the birthright of Esau, representing the
hunter and primitive man. Herriot queries whether we, as Jacob did
with Esau, can eventually reconcile with the wilderness that we
have conquered and have been estranged from for so long. Jacob's
Wound takes readers on an untrodden path through history, nature,
science, and theology, sharing stories and personal experiences
that beautifully illuminate what we once were and what we have become. |
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