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Amazing champion of the earth Rachel Carson
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Mary Dodson Wade |
"This entry-level biography introduces readers to Rachel Carson, who wrote about why we need to protect the environment"--Provided by publisher. |
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Conversations with green gurus
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Laura Mazur |
xi, 309 pages ; 24 cm |
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Rachel Carson
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Elizabeth Ring |
A biography of the biologist focusing on her childhood in Pennsylvania, her growing interest as an adult in environmental concerns, and the importance of her book "Silent Spring" in exposing the envi… |
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Visionary women
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Andrea Barnet |
This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical det… |
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Oil and honey
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Bill McKibben |
"Bill McKibben is not a person you'd expect to find handcuffed in the city jail in Washington, D.C. But that's where he spent three days in the summer of 2011, after leading the largest civil disobed… |
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Ecofeminism
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Lori Gruen,Carol J. Adams |
Leading feminist scholars and activists as well as new voices introduce and explore themes central to contemporary ecofeminism. Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth fi… |
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Drawing conclusions
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Deirdre Verne |
CeCe Prentice--environmentalist, peace-lover, artist--will stop at nothing to discover the truth behind her twin brother's untimely death. When Teddy is found dead at the lab where he worked for thei… |
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Dude making a difference
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Rob Greenfield |
"You want to do something for the planet, but what? Change a light bulb, install a low-flow faucet, eat organic? How about ride 4,700 miles across America on a bamboo bicycle, using only water from n… |
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Carbon Play
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Robert Falls |
1 online resource |
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Marina Silva
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Elzira Guzman |
Follows environmentalist Marina Silva's work of conserving the Amazon rain forest. |
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Biography today
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Cherie D. Abbey |
Contains alphabetically arranged biographical sketches of well-known personalities.
"Contains current biographical sketches of athletes, authors, business leaders, entertainers, musicians, politicia… |
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Restoring the earth
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Ken Ausubel |
Biological Pioneers Reconnecting the Web of Life
Restoring the Earth is destined to become the central enterprise of the years ahead. Leading that effort is a growing movement of “bioneers,” biolog… |
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Guerrero del mar
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Juan José Rodríguez |
In the wake of a series of sudden tsunamis which devastates cities across the planet, the challenge to discover the truth behind these disasters is taken up by U.S. Navy Admiral Joseph Troy, and by t… |
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Breakout
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Martin Murie |
Nursing home residents with Medicine Bow, Wyoming veterans of battle against corporate greed start a computer listserv, named Breakout, to gather support for stopping the extinction of endangered pla… |
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Margaret Murie
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Jennifer Bryant |
A biography of the conservationist, known as the "godmother" of the environmental movement, who grew up in the Alaska territory and became a major force behind the preservation of the Alaskan wildern… |
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Rachel Carson
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Jake Goldberg |
Describes the life of the conservationist, known for her work in protecting the environment. |
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Eco-women
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Willow Ann Sirch |
Presents brief biographies of women from different parts of the world who, singly and in groups, have made contributions to environmental protection. |
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Rachel Carson
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Marty Jezer |
A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes. |
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Tilting at Mills
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Lis Harris |
"It is New York City in 1992. Unaware of the heartbreak he will encounter, the veteran environmentalist Allen Hershkowitz proposes developing a major recycled-paper mill in the city. He's tired of be… |
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Sick Puppy
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Carl Hiaasen |
When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is about to be carjacked. But Twilly Spree, the man tailing Stoat, has vengeance, not … |
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