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Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees

Charlotte Adelman

Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees

In this companion volume to the bestselling The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz offer another indispensible guide to replacing nonnative plants with native alternatives. This time, their subject is the native woody species that are the backbone of our gardens and landscapes. Among other ecological benefits, native shrubs and trees provide birds and butterflies with vital food and reproductive sites that...

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Charlotte Adelman

Making the Mark

Miroslava Prazak

Making the Mark

Why do female genital cutting practices persist? How does circumcision affect the rights of girls in a culture where initiation forms the lynchpin of the ritual cycle at the core of defining gender, identity, and social and political status? In Making the Mark, Miroslava Prazak follows the practice of female circumcision through the lives and activities of community members in a rural Kenyan farming society as they decide whether or not to participate in the tradition. In an ethnography twenty...

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Miroslava Prazak

Rescue Dog Tales

Mikael Lindnord

Rescue Dog Tales

A moving, delightful collection of stories that celebrate the canine-human bond. In this heart-warming work, we reunite with the lovable rescue dog and subject of the cherished book Arthur as he settles into his new life abroad. As we follow Arthur’s ups and downs with his owner, author Mikael Lindnord, we also meet sixteen other rescue dogs, each with a surprising story of how they found their forever home. From Ecuador to America, Australia to the Yukon, and everywhere in...

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Mikael Lindnord

Wag

Зази Тодд

Wag

“Zazie Todd does dogs the immeasurably good favor of taking their happiness seriously. Todd is dialed in to the science of dogs and a thoughtful trainer of dogs. Everything she writes about, you want to know. Wag is a welcome addition to the books geared to helping you help your dog.” — Alexandra Horowitz, author of Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond "If you care about your dog, you need this book. It's packed with insights from the latest canine science, and...

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Зази Тодд

Kingdom of Frost

Bjørn Vassnes

Kingdom of Frost

Vassnes is a leading Norwegian science journalist who grew up among the Sami people in the far north of Norway  This is a wide-ranging exploration in the vein of Jared Diamond, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Barry Lopez  Vassnes shows readers how the climate «dance» of hot and cold periods, has shaped both the planet and all creatures living on it. But we may be heading toward a «last dance». Clearly identifies why the coldest regions on the planet, and not just the polar ice caps, are...

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Bjørn Vassnes

Genetics, revised edition

Karen Vipond

Genetics, revised edition

From the Foreword by Candy Cooley: “What a delight it is … to read a book which takes complex scientific concepts and ensures they are understandable by all.” With activities and answers, reflection points and a glossary, this interactive textbook supports the ‘Fit for Practice in the Genetics Era’ competence framework, offering an introduction to the theory of genetics and then using common genetic conditions/disorders as case studies to help students apply theory to practice and examine...

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Karen Vipond

How to Change the World

Clare Feeney

How to Change the World

There’s never been a better time to do environmental training. Why? Because there is a rapidly growing body of evidence that ‘green jobs’ can boost employment at the same time as improving social, economic and environmental outcomes. Yet the counter-factual myths persist: in recessions, governments say ‘Let’s boost the economy first and reduce public debt next, then this will give us the money to invest in sustainability later’; and businesses say ‘I can’t afford to save the planet – I have...

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Clare Feeney

The Wealth of Nature

John Michael Greer

The Wealth of Nature

John Michael Greer is the author of numerous books, dozens of articles and a weekly blog.His blog, The Archdruid Report, has become one of the most widely cited online resources dealing with peak oil and the future of industrial society. The author considers his traditional audience –adult, male, college educated, Internet savvy readers concerned about peak oil–will be interested, but this will also be a more mainstream book, geared to a broader audience interested in environmental issues. The...

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John Michael Greer

Desert Notebooks - A Road Map for t...

Ксюша Ангел

Desert Notebooks - A Road Map for the End of Time (Unabridged)

As inhabitants of the Anthropocene, what might some of our own histories tell us about how to confront apocalypse? And how might the geologies and ecologies of desert spaces inform how we see and act toward time-the pasts we have erased and paved over, this anxious present, the future we have no choice but to build? National Magazine Award winner Ben Ehrenreich examines how the unprecedented pace of the destruction of our environment and an increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape have led...

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Ксюша Ангел

Livewired

David Eagleman

Livewired

What does drug withdrawal have in common with a broken heart? Why is the enemy of memory not time, but other memories? How can a blind person learn to see with her tongue or a deaf person learn to hear with his skin? Why did many people in the 1980s mistakenly perceive book pages to be slightly red in colour? Why is the world’s best archer armless? Might we someday control a robot with our thoughts, just as we do our fingers and toes? Why do we dream at night, and what does that have to do with...

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David Eagleman

The State of Science

Marc Zimmer

The State of Science

New research and innovations in the field of science are leading to life-changing and world-altering discoveries like never before. What does the horizon of science look like? Who are the scientists that are making it happen? And, how are we to introduce these revolutions to a society in which a segment of the population has become more and more skeptical of science? Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our nation, and scientists are working on renewable energy sources, meat...

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Marc Zimmer

The Left Brain Speaks and the Right...

Ксюша Ангел

The Left Brain Speaks and the Right Brain Laughs (Unabridged)

Using understandable metaphors and easy to follow language, Stephens gives readers of any scientific level an introduction to neuroscience and shows them how things like creativity, skill, and even perception of self can grow and change by utilizing the body's most important muscle. Fans of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson will love Stephens' down to earth attitude and those interested in science will appreciate his thoughtful explanations of scientific terms. The Left Brain Speaks,...

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Ксюша Ангел

Bienenleben - Vom Glück, Teil der N...

Ксюша Ангел

Bienenleben - Vom Glück, Teil der Natur zu sein (Gekürzt)

"Am Schicksal der Bienen ist all das zu beobachten, was das Beziehungsgeflecht Mensch – Tier – Pflanze ausmacht." Sarah Wiener. Sarah Wiener, Köchin, Nachhaltigkeitsikone, Biobäuerin, Imkerin entführt uns in die faszinierende Welt der Bienen, die ein maßgeblicher Indikator für die Gesundheit unseres Lebensraumes sind. Ihr Credo: Bienenvölker sind komplexe Persönlichkeiten, sie verfügen über spezifische Charaktere und Eigenschaften, und sie können uns lehren, wie ein funktionierendes...

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Ксюша Ангел

A Naturalist at Large - The Best Es...

Bernd Heinrich

A Naturalist at Large - The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich (Unabridged)

From one of the finest scientists and writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded marvelous, mind-altering (Los Angeles Times) insight and discoveries. In essays that span several decades, Bernd Heinrich finds himself at his beloved camp in Maine, plays host to annoying visitors from Europe (the cluster fly) and more helpful guests from Asia (ladybugs), and unravels the far-reaching ecological consequences of...

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Bernd Heinrich

Recapture

Erica Olsen

Recapture

A Library Journal Best Short Story Collection of the Year"Unsentimental stories that tell us what the American West looks like now and what we've lost."— LIBRARY JOURNAL The Utah Canyons WildMall gives tourists exactly what they want. An archivist preserves a rare map of a vanished Lake Tahoe. The Grand Canyon can only be visited in replica form. These stories—lyrical, deadpan, surreal—blur the line between the natural world and the world we make. ERICA...

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Erica Olsen

Facing the Change

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Facing the Change

Facing the Change includes poetry and prose from contributors all across the country, including Malaika King AlbrechtRachel M. AugustineKristin BergerEllen BihlerDane CervineBarbara CrookerAlan DavisTodd DavisJulie DunlapMargarita EngleWillow FaganDiane GageLilace Mellin GuignardMargaret Hammitt-McDonaldPenny HarterMarybeth HollemanKathryn KirkpatrickCharlie KrauseWilliam LuvaasTara L. MasihKathryn MilesBenjamin MorrisHelen G. MorrisonGolda MoweQuynh NguyenJim O'DonnellSusan W. PalmerSydney...

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Grind

Mark Maynard

Grind

"This is prime American fiction—tough, generous, and open–eyed."—ALYSON HAGY, author of Boleto "Maynard's debut collection bursts with idiosyncratic characters…packs a strong emotional punch."— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Convicts round up wild mustangs, a schizophrenic homeless man wins the jackpot and disappears, a truck driver with a child's mind spends his last hours in the embrace of a prostitute's photos. Disparate and...

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Mark Maynard

Red Rock Stories

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Red Rock Stories

"Utah has been my home for over half a century. Native Americans have inhabited these landscapes since time immemorial. The writers in Red Rock Stories capture that connection in essays and poems that run as deep as the canyons of the Colorado River."—ROBERT REDFORD, actor, director, environmentalistRed Rock Stories conveys spiritual and cultural values of Utah’s canyon country through essays and poems of writers whose births span seven decades. First delivered to...

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River of Lost Souls

Jonathan P. Thompson

River of Lost Souls

Awardwinning investigative environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson digs into the science, politics, and greed behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster, and unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends. As shocking and heartbreaking as the Gold King spill and its aftermath may be, it's merely the...

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Jonathan P. Thompson

50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Nort...

Bob Mallard

50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast

From the historic hotels and sporting camps of Maine, to the hallowed waters of the Catskills, to the fabled limestone creeks of Pennsylvania, the Northeast has a rich history as the birthplace of fly fishing in the United States. 50 Best Places Fly Fishing the Northeast highlights the best fly-fishing destinations among them, including such storied waters as the Batten Kill, Letort Spring Run, the Rapid River, and the Neversink. Covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,...

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Bob Mallard

Facing the Anthropocene

Ian Angus

Facing the Anthropocene

Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun—the Anthropocene, a time of rising temperatures, extreme weather, rising oceans, and mass species extinctions. Humanity faces not just more pollution or warmer weather, but a crisis of the Earth System. If business as usual continues, this century will be marked by rapid deterioration of our physical, social, and economic environment. Large parts of Earth will become uninhabitable, and civilization itself...

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Ian Angus

Wolves of the Yukon

Bob Inc. Hayes

Wolves of the Yukon

This non-fiction book is about a great mountain wilderness where wolves and their prey continue to live in a delicate, natural balance. Using a combination of narrative non-fiction and easy-to-follow essays, this book explores the natural history of the Yukon during the last 20,000 years. Part 1 – History – chronicles wolf evolution since the end of the ice age, including the great collapse of Beringia large mammals and the domination by caribou through the Holocene. Other chapters include the...

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Bob Inc. Hayes

Leashes and Lovers - What Your Dog...

Sheryl Matthys

Leashes and Lovers - What Your Dog Can Teach You About Love, Life, and Happiness

Unleash the Secrets to a Better Life… with the help of your dog! You'll discover inside LEASHES AND LOVERS How to… * Find your right match * Strengthen relationships with a lover, friends, and family * Explore your Dog-itude * Launch a new relationship * Create deeper and more real relationships * Explore what's missing from your life and make it whole * Make the best of a break-up and...

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Sheryl Matthys

African Safari Adventures

Thomas Walsh

African Safari Adventures

It was pure serendipity that we went on an African safari, but we are forever grateful that we did. We combined a visit with my brother and sister-in-law, a doctor and nurse volunteering at a hospital in Uganda with a safari to Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Enjoy reading about what it was like to volunteer at a hospital in a small town in southwestern Uganda and the excitement and adventure of trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda, camel rides in the rugged northern frontier of...

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Thomas Walsh

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