Ecology category: 3266 books
by Ellie Whitney, D Bruce Means, Anne Rudloe
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Taken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the fresh- and saltwater systems of Florida, including lakes and ponds; rivers and streams; springs; aquatic caves; estuarine waters and seafloors; submarine meadows, sponge, rock, and reef communities;...
Water in Kentucky
Natural History, Communities, and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Home to sprawling Appalachian forests, rolling prairies, and the longest cave system in the world, Kentucky is among the most ecologically diverse states in the nation. Lakes, rivers, and springs have shaped and nourished life in the Commonwealth for centuries, and water has played a pivotal role...
The Crystal Desert
Summers in Antarctica
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2002
THE CRYSTAL DESERT: SUMMERS IN ANTARCTICA is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering its mysteries. In beautiful, lucid prose, David...
Ents, Elves, and Eriador
The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Many readers drawn into the heroic tales of J. R. R. Tolkien's imaginary world of Middle-earth have given little conscious thought to the importance of the land itself in his stories or to the vital roles played by the flora and fauna of that land. As a result, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and...
Longing for Certainty
Reflections on the Buddhist Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
In the same lyrical voice that met with such acclaim in Landscapes of Wonder, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano invites us to look upon the natural world with new eyes and to find the truths of the Buddha's teachings in our immediate experience. Attentive to the subtle power of language, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano choose...
by Mark Jarman
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
A pantoum about a child touching the smallpox-scarred face of an aunt; a dialogue between Jesus and Pilate in the form of a nursery rhyme; Joseph and Mary sleeping on the Sphinx's stone paw: these are some of the experiences brought before us in The Heronry.
Mark Jarman is the author of ten poetry collections. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tooth and Nail
The Story of the Rabbit in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2010
Tooth and Nail is an indispensable history of how Europeans, through the introduction of a single species, changed Australia forever.
Tooth and Nail is a beautifully written and wonderfully entertaining history about human reactions to the rabbit. A survivor of drought, fire, flood, diseases,...
The European Landscape Convention
Challenges of Participation
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
This important and insightful book provides, for the first time, a broad presentation of ongoing research into public participation in landscape conservation, management and planning, following the 2000 European Landscape Convention which came into force in 2004. The book examines both the theory...
Collapsing Consciously
Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
A collection of probing essays and weekly meditations, this book addresses how to prepare emotionally and spiritually for the impending collapse of industrial civilization. Author Carolyn Baker offers wisdom, inspiration, and a sense of spiritual purpose for anyone who is concerned about the daunting...
Darkening of the Light
Witnessing the End of an Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A compelling insight into the impact that external, ecological damage has on the inner self, this spiritual exploration argues that although spiritual teachings reveal that events in the outer world are a reflection of changes taking place in the inner world, there is little awareness and discussion...
From the Fallen Tree
Frontier Narratives, Environmental Politics, and the Roots of a National Pastoral, 1749-1826
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2004
Anglo-American writers in the revolutionary era used pastoral images to place themselves as native to the continent, argues Thomas Hallock in From the Fallen Tree. Beginning in the mid-eighteenth century, as territorial expansion got under way in earnest, and ending with the era of Indian dispossession,...
by Alfred Russel Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1869 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Malay Archipelago' is a work that chronicles the observations of Wallace during his time in Asia, and includes chapters on New Guinea, the Ke Islands,...
by Jeannie Meekins
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
The Danube is a romantic river. It begins in the Black Forest of Germany, slashes gorges through the mountains and meanders along broad plains. Many castles and palaces have been built along its banks. Many cities have been built, destroyed and rebuilt.
A truly international river, it is a source...
by Michelle Hamer
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2007
What does it feel like to find yourself in the grip of a 15-foot Great White shark? To be struck not once but twice by lightning? Here are 40 incredible true-life stories of people who lived through the most harrowing experiences you could imagine. In some cases, they stared death right in the face;...