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Toward consilience
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Gerald A Cory |
"This book is a comprehensive effort to establish a framework for consilience - the unification of the natural and social sciences. Grounded in physics, molecular biology, and evolutionary neuroscien… |
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West of Wichita
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Craig Miner |
"Regional history at its best ... Many of the traditional tales of early hardships- grasshopper plagues, Indian attacks, the stress of loneliness and isolation, drought, blizzards, prairie fires, and… |
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Caring for the Earth
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Sally Hewitt |
"Describes many aspects of Earth's geography, from wildlife to water supplies, that are under threat from climate change and human actions. Offers many hands-on activities for conservation and recycl… |
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The Young Gaia atlas of earthcare
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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. |
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Nature crime
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Rosaleen Duffy |
In this impressively researched, alarming book, Rosaleen Duffy investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory, a… |
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Planet Earth
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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… |
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Le compte à rebours a-t-il commencé?
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Albert Jacquard |
138 p. ; 22 cm |
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Secrets of the earth and the universe
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Donald M. Ellis |
We are at a time in history when matters of scientific importance make headlines in major newspapers every single day-new discoveries in particle physics, proof of previously unknown stars and planet… |
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Who am I?
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Richard Walker |
Building on fundamental questions about what it means to be human, a thought-provoking exploration of human identity draws on biological, psychological and social sciences to provide coverage of topi… |
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Caribou crossing
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Kim Heacox |
"A young woman from Alaska discovers a militant plot to destroy the environmental movement, and must risk everything to save a wildlife refuge and the man she loves.".
"Shannon DeShay is about to ha… |
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Ecological footprints
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Cheryl Jakab |
"Discusses the environmental issue of large ecological footprints and how to create a sustainable way of living"--Provided by publisher. |
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AMENITY MIGRANTS: SEEKING AND SUSTAINING MOUNTAINS AND THEIR CULTURES; ED. BY LAURENCE A.G. MOSS
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L. A. G. Moss |
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The eternal frontier
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Tim F. Flannery |
"Sixty-five million years ago, a meteor six miles wide smashed into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the age of dinosaurs and devastating the North American continent. Starting with this catastrophic event… |
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Environmental design and development
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Sharma, H. S.,A. N. Bhattacharya,Sharma, M. L. |
Contributed papers. |
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Green metropolis
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Owen, David |
In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon or Snowmass, Colorado, but New … |
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The Gulf
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Jack E. Davis |
Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise th… |
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The patterning instinct
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Jeremy R. Lent |
"This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range o… |
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Being salmon, being human
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Martin Lee Mueller |
"In the pages of Being Salmon, Being Human, Martin Lee Mueller confronts Western culture's tragic alienation from nature by focusing on the relationship between people and salmon--weaving together ke… |
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The global casino
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Nick Middleton |
The Global Casino is a compelling introduction to environmental issues which links the physical environment to its political, social and economic contexts. Case studies from around the globe are used… |
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An environmental history of Russia
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Paul R. Josephson |
The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas, and coal; various ores; major rivers such as the Volga, Don, and Angara; and exte… |
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