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Catastrophe Catastrophe David Keys It was a catastrophe without precedent in recorded history: for months on end, starting in A.D. 535, a strange, dusky haze robbed much of the earth of normal sunlight. Crops failed in Asia and the Mi… OL112258W
Dawn light Dawn light Diane Ackerman In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sou… OL13826382W
Supersuits Supersuits Vicki Cobb Describes severe environment conditions that require special clothing for survival--conditions involving freezing cold, fire, underwater work, and thin or non-existent air. OL15213390W
Your brain on nature Your brain on nature Eva M. Selhub Details how the human brain is linked to the natural world and offers nature-based methods for reducing stress, improving cognitive powers and boosting the efficiency of exercise-- OL16713195W
Natur als Grenzerfahrung Natur als Grenzerfahrung Lars Kreye,Carsten Stu hring,Tanja Zwingelberg The book presents the results of a conference at the DFG Graduate College on "Interdiscipline History of Ecology" held in December, 2008. Nature has always been a definite factor for man as well as f… OL16946230W
Design with nature Design with nature Ian L. McHarg Queen Size Books. OL1805267W
Man adapting Man adapting René J. Dubos "The dominant theme of the present book is that the states of health or diease are the expression of the success or failure experienced by the organism in its efforts to respond adaptively to environ… OL1846351W
Mr. Jefferson and the giant moose Mr. Jefferson and the giant moose Lee Alan Dugatkin When Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon ascertains that New World flora and fauna are degenerate due to the insalubrious environment, Thomas Jefferson counters with, among other things, writings in *Notes … OL1917408W
Four fields Four fields Tim Dee "In this book, Tim Dee tells the story of four green fields spread around the world: their grasses, their hedges, their birds, their skies, and both their natural and human histories. These four fiel… OL19995131W
Human planet Human planet Dale Templar Human Planet is the first natural history documentary series to turn the camera on ourselves, the human species. Taking the same approach as Planet Earth, it explains how human beings have learnt to … OL20884120W
Cycling to work Cycling to work Rory McMullan Maybe you'd like to cycle to work, but think:""I can't; I'm unfit, I don't want to get sweaty, I live too far away."" This book might just change your mind. It is packed with great tips on: buying th… OL21670949W
Matching monuments to soil types Matching monuments to soil types Richard B. Case Cadastral Survey is constantly evaluating new and improved materials to ensure that cadastral monuments are as durable as possible. Reports on findings from a study conducted to evaluate survey monum… OL24967343W
Desert Desert Miranda MacQuitty Discover the extreme conditions of deserts, how human beings and other animals and plants live in these arid regions. OL2559886W
Darkroom of the soul Darkroom of the soul Rita Morris Based on a mandala titled 'A language deeper than words', each poem-image pair introduces the following sequence, moving clockwise to expand the circle, and moving deeper into nature to recover and r… OL27014581W
L'homme malade de lui même L'homme malade de lui même Bernard Swynghedauw "Les activités humaines bouleversent notre environnement à l'échelle de la planète. Elles modifient aussi profondément notre santé. Réchauffement climatique, accroissement et vieillissement de la pop… OL28946087W
Development and Environment ; Development of Geoenergy Resources and its Impact on Environment and … Development and Environment ; Development of Geoenergy Resources and its Impact on Environment and … Zahid Husain Contributed papers presented at a seminar organized by North-East India Council for Social Science Research on 5-6 June 2003. OL2903509W
Dynamics in ergonomics, psychology, and decisions Dynamics in ergonomics, psychology, and decisions Valery F. Venda,Yuri V. Venda,Valeriĭ Fedorovich Venda xv, 505 p. : 23 cm OL3386194W
Cannibals and kings Cannibals and kings Marvin Harris ¿Por qué tantas culturas han permitido el asesinato de las niñas recién nacidas? ¿Por qué los hombres se creen superiores a las mujeres? Marvin Harris responde a estas y muchas otras preguntas demost… OL35654W
The Rhine The Rhine Mark Cioc From Goodreads: "The Rhine River is Europe's most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark C… OL4983016W
Estudios de historia medioambiental Estudios de historia medioambiental Lizardo Seiner Lizárraga Se reúne tres trabajos de investigación sobre los desastres naturales ocurridos en los ultimos siglos, la evolución de la meteorología y la irrigación como forma de intervención del hombre sobr… OL6067970W
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