Nature & Ecology

Called The Work Of A Mesmerizing Storyteller With Deep Compassion And Memorable Prose (publishers Weekly) And The Book That, Anyone Interested In Natural Hi...

Take a random walk through your life and you’ll find it is awash in industrial, often toxic, chemicals. Sip water from a plastic bottle and ingest bisphe...

?ming in Nature's Image provides, for the first time, a detailed look into the pioneering work of The Land Institute, the leading educational and research ...

a Vivid Forecast Of Our Planet In The Year 2050 By A Rising Star In Geoscience, Distilling Cutting-edge Research Into Four Global Forces: Demographic Tren...

Wouldn’t it be great to understand all our Christmas traditions? Here, Jonathan Green offers the fascinating history behind our most beloved holiday tradi...

With just the naked eye and a hand lens or elementary microscopy, you will be able to identify over 180 domestic and tropical hardwoods and softwoods by fo...

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Traditionally, Americans learn...

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for n...

The economy and global competitiveness are the bottom line for society and governments, or so says conventional wisdom. But what are the real needs that mus...

1. Sverdrup Theory -- 2. Homogeneous Models Of The Ocean Circulation -- 3. Vertical Structure: Baroclinic Quasi-geostrophic Models -- 4. Theory Of The Venti...

This text provides a foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for advanced students of atmospheric, oceanic and envir...

[book Title] Is A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding The Evolution And Ecology Of Photosynthesis In Aquatic Environments. ... Describes How One Of The Mos...

V. 1. Principles Of Kinematics And Dynamics -- V. 2. Observations And Theory Of Weather Systems. Howard B. Bluestein. Includes Bibliographical References An...

this New, Comprehensive Textbook For Upper-division Undergraduate And Graduate Students Of Meteorology Presents For The First Time Information That Is Now ...

This Second Edition Of A New Environmental Ethics: The Next Millennium For Life On Earth Offers Clear, Powerful, And Often Moving Thoughts From Holmes Rolst...

The Wildlands Project is a far-reaching effort by scientists and activists to develop better ways of protecting nature, wilderness, and biodiversity. Its u...

Whether you call it a swamp, a bog, a fen, a march, a slough or a quagmire, a wetland is a remarkable world where land and water meet. Wetlands naturally fi...

Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nat...

H2o Ivan Illich. Originally Published: Dallas : Dallas Institute Of Humanities And Culture, 1985. Bibliography: P. 77-92.Categories: Science & Math Natu...

Trespass Is The Story Of One Woman's Struggle To Gain Footing In Inhospitable Territory. A Wilderness Activist And Jack Mormon, Amy Irvine Sought Respite In...

Abortion, Euthanasia, Capital Punishment, War, Genetic Engineering And Fetal Experimentation, Environmental And Animal Rights--these Topics Inspire Some Of ...

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and prac...

For anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving it all behind and heading for the hills, survival expert and three-time New York Times bestselling author, Tim M...

This volume explores the issues associated with the complex subject of water quality protection in an assessment of the successes and failures of the Clean...

Corporate America increasingly relies on environmentally unsustainable forms of production, and not all Americans bear their costs equally. People of color ...

In For Love of Matter Freya Mathews challenges basic assumptions of Western science, modern philosophy, and environmental philosophy, arguing that the envir...

Picture a place 125 miles from the nearest human where the land is as wild and unpredictable as the adventure it delivers. Imagine stepping from a bush plan...

why Do We Look The Way We Do? What Does The Human Hand Have In Common With The Wing Of A Fly? Are Breasts, Sweat Glands, And Scales Connected In Some Way?...

A philosophical exploration of the nature, scope, and significance of ecofeminist theory and practice. This book presents the key issues, concepts, and ar...

Part 1. Introduction -- Introduction: Navigating The Perfect Moral Storm In Light Of A Thirty-five Year Debate -- Thirty-five Year Climate Change Policy Deb...

Its hooves were supposedly a cure for epilepsy; it is the mascot of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch; and...

Sacrifice Zones Is The Compelling Companion Work To Diamond, Steve Lerner's Landmark Study Of A Small Louisiana Town Coping With The Ravages Of Pollution Fr...

Merchants Of Doubt Tells The Story Of How A Loose-knit Group Of High-level Scientists And Scientific Advisers, With Deep Connections In Politics And Indust...

Environmental Law Has Failed Us All. As Ecosystems Collapse Across The Globe And The Climate Crisis Intensifies, Environmental Agencies Worldwide Use Their ...

In 1974, John R. Vallentyne Predicted That By The Year 2000 We Would Be Living In An Environmental Disaster He Called The Algal Bowl. Just As The Dust Bowl ...

Wetlands Are Among The Most Productive And Biologically Diverse Ecosystems On Earth. Their Very Diversity Has Confounded Ecologists And Produced A Fragmente...

in 1983, The U.n. General Assembly Created The World Commission On Environment And Development, An Independent Committee Of Twenty-two Members, Headed By ...

The Classic Guide To Living A Spiritual Life Rooted In Celtic Antiquity And Revived To Meet The Challenges Of Contemporary Life. Druidry Offers People A Pat...

From The Era Before European Contact To The Present Day, People Living In What Is Now The United States Have Constantly Been Interacting With Their Environm...

Environmental activists and academics alike are realizing that a sustainable society must be a just one. Environmental degradation is almost always linked t...

Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she b...

Winner of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Award: A unique alchemy of art and natural history—a four-color hand-lettered and illustrated ta...

Regarded As One Of The World's Preeminent Biologists, Edward O. Wilson Spent His Boyhood Exploring The Forests And Swamps Of South Alabama And The Florida P...

I. Dragons. A Classification Of Dragons -- Evolution And Anatomy -- The Kinds Of Living Dragons -- The European Fire-breating Dragon -- The Oriental Mist-br...

“Switek seamlessly intertwines two types of evolution: one of life on earth and the other of paleontology itself.”—Discover Magazine ““In deligh...

Three of the most original thinkers of our time explore issues that call into question our current views of reality, morality, and the nature of life. •...

"If you're keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations." - ...

thomas Berry Is One Of The Most Eminent Cultural Historians Of Our Time. Here He Presents The Culmination Of His Ideas And Urges Us To Move From Being A Di...