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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
El ambiente a la sombra del hombre	Victoriano Garza Almanza	Presentación. No daré muchos rodeos, este es un libro que merece ser leído. El ambiente a la sombra del hombre comprende 43 pequeños textos presentados en el orden de la primera letra de los temas qu…	OL10332326W
From naked ape to superspecies	David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel	From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u…	OL111002W
Habitat destruction	Helen Orme	Animals around the world are losing their natural habitats to industrial development and environmental changes. As a result, many species are now endangered. What can be done to preserve these animal…	OL11952909W
The vanishing face of gaia	James Lovelock	Celebrities drive hybrids, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, and supermarkets carry no end of so-called "green" products. And yet the environmental crisis is only getting worse. In Surviving Gaia's …	OL12284107W
Developing skill, developing vision	Cristina Grasseni	xii, 212 p. : 24 cm	OL13652478W
Bonding with your dog	Victoria Schade	The human-canine bond: a relationship steeped in love with equal parts mutual respect, trust, and regard In this groundbreaking book, professional dog trainer Victoria Schade reveals that a success…	OL13694808W
100 things you should know about saving the Earth	Anna Claybourne	Discover which animals are losing their habitats, how we can reduce pollution and how climate change is affecting the Earth.	OL15043455W
Pandora's Seed	Spencer Wells	In The Journey of Man, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells traced human evolution back to our earliest ancestors, creating a remarkable and readable map of our distant past. Now, in …	OL15172548W
Giant pandas in a shrinking forest	Kathy Allen	"Describes giant pandas and their disappearing habitat"--Provided by publisher.	OL15572033W
The Young Gaia atlas of earthcare	Miles Litvinoff	Examines how humans have changed the earth, discusses ecological problems we have caused, and describes what we can do to safeguard our future on the planet.	OL15841239W
Change and time	Illa Podendorf	Gives examples of changes in nature caused by temperature, air, water, friction, light, and weather. Also explains how man makes good and bad changes in his environment.	OL15842023W
Harmony	Charles Prince of Wales	In this informational, inspirational work, Charles, the Prince of Wales, describes his views on climate change for the first time, presenting a compelling case that the solution to this problem lies …	OL15937028W
Minutes to midnight	Paul Dukes	"The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007 it was set at five minutes before the final bell, includi…	OL16214682W
Planet Earth	Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling	With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer…	OL16535011W
Understanding the changing planet	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences in the Next Decade	"From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 …	OL16698590W
Drowning in oil	Loren C. Steffy	The first in-depth examination of how a lack of corporate responsibility and government oversight led to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. On April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rock…	OL16943224W
ההיסטוריה של המחר	Yuval Noah Harari	Tras el éxito de Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia dónde nos dirigimos. Bestseller del New York Times con 1 millón de ejemplares vendidos Yuval Noah Harari, autor d…	OL17641518W
The end of nature	Bill McKibben	"First published in 1989 in seventeen languages on six continents, The End of Nature has changed the way many people view the planet. Now, in a special tenth anniversary edition, the author presents …	OL1815627W
On thin ice	Richard Ellis	Polar bears--fierce and majestic--have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, polar bears are a symbol for the harsh beauty and m…	OL1841202W
After nature	Jedediah Purdy	"Nature no longer exists apart from humanity. Henceforth, the world we will inhabit is the one we have made. Geologists have called this new planetary epoch the Anthropocene, the Age of Humans. The g…	OL19667147W