Ruka Press imprint: 5 books

by Joan Maloof
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011

A natural history primer packed with travel ideas, this tour of 26 old-growth forests-one in each state east of the Mississippi River and all open to the public-aims to dispel the misconception that these forests are located only on the west coast. With intelligence and lyricism, the book highlights...

The Pipeline and the Paradigm

Keystone XL, Tar Sands, and the Battle to Defuse the Carbon Bomb

by Samuel Avery
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013

This thoroughly researched and wholly engaging book investigates the economic, ecological, political, and psychological issues behind the Keystone XL pipeline—a project so controversial it has inspired the largest expression of civil disobedience since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. With...
by Katie Fallon
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011

Taking the reader from the mountains of Appalachia to a coffee plantation near Bogotá, Colombia, this investigation into the plight of the cerulean warbler-a tiny migratory songbird-describes its struggle to survive in ever-shrinking bands of suitable habitat. This elusive creature-a favorite among...
by Anthony D. Fredericks, Glenn Gauvry
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012

Traveling from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle, this examination is a quest through the natural history and science behind one of nature’s oldest and oddest survivors—the horseshoe crab. With ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that...

Eat Local for Less

The Ultimate Guide to Opting Out of Our Broken Industrial Food System

by Julie Castillo
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015

Featuring down-to-earth advice on finding, buying, growing, and preparing great food from local sources, this important resource shows readers how to bring what’s on their plates in line with what’s in their hearts. For anyone concerned about animal welfare, economic fair play, family cohesion,...
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