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Seeds of Hope
Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
From New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.
Seeds of Hope takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home...
Sew What! Bags
18 Pattern-Free Projects You Can Customize to Fit Your Needs
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
From daypacks for hiking to everyday grocery totes, bags are an essential accessory for life on the go. In this inspiring guide, Lexie Barnes shows you how to create handmade bags that provide customized functionality while showcasing your own personal style. With step-by-step instructions for 18...
Total Survival
How to Organize Your Life, Home, Vehicle, and Family for Natural Disasters, Civil Unrest, Financial Meltdowns, Medical Epidemics, and Political Upheaval
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
Knowing that no survival book can cover every conceivable aspect of surviving in every conceivable situation, in Total Survival, veteran survivalist James C. Jones delivers tips that cover the most likely needs of readers and for which there is useful and practical instruction. His goal is to share...
Farewell, My Subaru
One Man's Search for Happiness Living Green Off the Grid
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru
“Fine is Bryson Funny.” ——Santa Cruz Sentinel
“Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style humor -- and also looking to find out how to raise...
Green This! Volume 1
Greening Your Cleaning
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Change the way you clean and keep your family's home wholesome and healthy with the help of expert and activist Deirdre Imus.
We all grew up thinking chemical smells like bleach and ammonia signaled "clean." But as Deirdre Imus reveals, some of the chemicals we use to maintain our homes are...
by Vladimir Megre
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Our civilization will be the first in the entire history of the planet to unite the opposites: the technocratic world and the achievements of the divine creations. This is not a fantasy, it is the great future. We can sense it already, today. Tens of thousands of Russian citizens have already...
Last Train to Paradise
Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2003
The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.
In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur...
by Emily Josephine
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2017
The journey toward Minimalism can be tricky. This book will help make the journey of learning how to be a minimalist much less difficult – even enjoyable – for you.
Wannabe minimalists often have not only hundreds, if not thousands, of material goods to declutter, but also a plethora of...
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession.
Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own...
On the Edge of Survival
A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
From the acclaimed author whose beloved books inspired the hit television show, The Deadliest Catch, comes a thrilling true adventure tale in the Alaskan seas
A Malaysian cargo ship on its way from Seattle, Washington to China ran aground off the coast of western Alaska's Aleutian Islands on...
The White Cascade
The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2008
The never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalanche
In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records....
Simpler Living, Compassionate Life
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Essays on the spiritual power of an uncluttered life from Henri Nouwen, Richard J. Foster, Juliet Schor, and others, with an foreword by Bill McKibben.
Every day we are bombarded with messages that imply we need more: more money, more clothes, more food, more cars, more everything. But despite...
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Live Well by Throwing Away Less
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2012
A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free.
Trash is a big, dirty problem. The average American tosses out nearly 2,000 pounds of garbage every year...
by Timothy Morton
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
A book about ecology without information dumping, guilt inducing, or preaching to the choir.
Don't care about ecology? You think you don't, but you might all the same. Don't read ecology books? This book is for you.
Ecology books can be confusing information dumps that are out of date by the...