Ecology category: 3266 books

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by Stephanie Mills, Jeanne Carstensen
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012

Five thought-provoking essays by Stephanie Mills are followed by reviews and excerpts of the ten mimportant pieces of related literature written by experts in the various fields. Reviewers include Peter Borrelli, David Brower, Ernest Callenbach, J. Baird Callicott, Lois Gibbs, and others. Following the essays is an annotated bibliography listing over 100 important environmental works.
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Volatile Places

A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies

by Valerie J. Gunter, Steve Kroll-Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006

Volatile Places: A Sociology of Communities and Environmental Controversies is a thoughtful guide to the spirited public controversies that inevitably occur when environments and human communities collide. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" based on the environmental activism of Al Gore and...
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Weather Shamanism

Harmonizing Our Connection with the Elements

by Nan Moss
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2008

Creating an alliance and working partnership with the spirits of weather to restore well-being and harmony to Earth and ourselves • Reveals that, intentionally or not, we affect the weather not only through our actions but also through our thoughts and emotions • Explains shamanic...
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One City

A Declaration of Interdependence

by Ethan Nichtern
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011

What you wear. What you say. What you think/ignore/buy/don't buy... Welcome to One City-Population: Everyone-where EVERYTHING you do matters. You've lived here your whole life, whether you know it or not. Ethan Nichtern, the charismatic and creative force behind New York's upstart Interdependence...
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Talking on the Water

Conversations about Nature and Creativity

by Jonathan White
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016

During the 1980s and 1990s, the Resource Institute, headed by Jonathan White, held a series of "floating seminars" aboard a sixty-five-foot schooner featuring leading thinkers and artists from a broad array of disciplines. Over a period of ten years, White conducted interviews with the writers, scientists,...
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Gardening Eden

How Creation Care Will Change Your Faith, Your Life, and Our World

by Michael Abbate
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009

Before the snake, the apple, and the Ten Commandments, God created a garden… “Spiritual environmentalism” did not start out as an oxymoron–it was an invitation. Yet today, many believe God’s first job description for humankind has been replaced by other “worthier pursuits”....
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by Worth Books
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Omnivore’s Dilemma tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Michael Pollan’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This...
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Islands Apart

A Year on the Edge of Civilization

by Ken McAlpine
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009

Author Ken McAlpine stands in his front yard one night in Ventura, California, trying to see the stars. His view is diminished by light pollution, making it hard to see much of anything in the sky. Our fast-paced, technologically advanced society, he concludes, is not conducive to stargazing or soul-searching....
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by John Timbs
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2015

CURIOUS creatures of Animal Life have been objects of interest to mankind in all ages and countries; the universality of which may be traced to that feeling which "makes the whole world kin." The Egyptian records bear testimony to a familiarity not only with the forms of a multitude...
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by Jim Schenk
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2012

Who is God? Why are we on earth? What happens after we die?Advancements in science and technology have stretched our understanding of the Universe to the very edge of comprehension, leading many of us to revisit some of humanity’s most ancient questions. What Does God Look Like in an Expanding...
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Sacred Sea

A Journey to Lake Baikal

by Peter Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2007

Siberia's Lake Baikal is one of nature's most magnificent creations, the largest and deepest body of fresh water in the world. And yet it is nearly unknown outside of Russia. In Sacred Sea--the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in English--veteran environmental writer Peter Thomson and...
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Biodiversity

A Beginner's Guide

by John Spicer
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012

In this steadfast and yet witty guide, biologist John Spicer examines biodiversity, giving the reader an insight into the myriad of organisms that surround us.
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by John Janovy Jr
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011

Ten Minute Ecologist was originally intended for business executives suddenly in need of education on environmental matters, whether because of government regulations, public protests, or even a feeling that maybe they should be doing "something for the environment." However, it's also an...
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by John Alcock
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015

"Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. Within these well-written pages, Alcock exposes us to the plant and animal life of a land many regard as desolate. To Alcock, the desert has a constant evolutionary beauty he never seems to tire of. Alcock's approach...
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