Nature category: 119170 books
by Terence George Craddock
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Craddock has taken themes of nature, time, cosmic consciousness, mysticism, transcendentalism, personalism (which Walt Whitman explored in his esteemed volume of poetry Leaves of Grass) and has pursued their meaning with contemporary scientific discoveries. There are tides in nature and tides in human...
by John A. Adam
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you. An entertaining and informative...
Tunguska, or the End of Nature
A Philosophical Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
On June 30, 1908, a mysterious explosion erupted in the skies over a vast woodland area of Siberia. Known as the Tunguska Event, it has been a source of wild conjecture over the past century, attributed to causes ranging from meteors to a small black hole to antimatter. In this imaginative book, Michael...
by Simon Hailwood
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Many environmental scientists, scholars and activists characterise our situation as one of alienation from nature, but this notion can easily seem meaningless or irrational. In this book, Simon Hailwood critically analyses the idea of alienation from nature and argues that it can be a useful notion...
Uprisings for the Earth
Reconnecting Culture with Nature
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
We face a serious global challenge with over half the world’s population living in urban environments — mostly disconnected from the natural world. This represents a key element of the serious economic, social and environmental crises looming today. Osprey Orielle Lake, a lifelong advocate for...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
On the basis of empirical studies, this book explores nature as an integral part of the social worlds conventionally studied by anthropologists. The book may be read as a form of scholarly "edgework," resisting institutional divisions and conceptual routines in the interest of exploring...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Causation and Laws of Nature is a collection of articles which represents current research on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, mostly by authors working in or active in the Australasian region. The book provides an overview of current work on the theory of causation, including counterfactual,...
by Andrew Holden
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
The global demand for tourism continues to increase as economic growth creates opportunities for its consumption as a lifestyle option across cultures. The spatial reach of recreational tourism into remoter environments reflects a desire to reconnect to nature that is partially created by the global...
Australasian Nature Photography 10
ANZANG Tenth Collection
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana. The South Australian Museum and Australian Geographic focus on enhancing a general knowledge of...
Unwrapping Wonder
Finding Hope in the Gift of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Heeding technology's cry to get connected can result in overloaded circuits of the mind. Frenetic connections cause frazzled lives. Unwrapping Wonder: Finding Hope in the Gift of Nature will restore the reader's soul as they step outside to cultivate a connection with creation and, in the process,...
Deep Nature Play
A Guide to Wholeness, Aliveness, Creativity, and Inspired Learning
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
When absorbed in deep play our sensory awareness is heightened, we become
immersed in the present moment and feel intensely alert and alive. Because play is
fun and rewarding, we operate at the peak of our mental and physical capacity.
Animals love to play. Crows will slide on their backs on...
The Only Sacred Ground
Scientific Materialism and a Sacred View of Nature Within the Framework of Complementarity
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2014
For the past several centuries, science has been offering us a powerful new way to understand nature, but the accompanying rise of materialistic philosophy threatens to drain the meaning and sacred quality of our experience of nature. The resulting tension represents a fractured and incoherent apprehension...
Enterprising Nature
Economics, Markets, and Finance in Global Biodiversity Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology!
Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica's animation based on the book's themes please visit...
by Mike Dilger
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
There are few things more endearing than baby animals, but their charm belies their struggle for survival. From frolicking foxes to boisterous bears, lounging lions to zealous zebras, Nature's Babies explores the lives of some of Nature's most engaging offspring and reveals the ingenious ways they...