Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ecology and popular film Ecology and popular film Robin L. Murray "Ecology and Popular Film examines representations of nature in mainstream film while also looking at film itself as a form of nature writing. Considering a selection of mainstream movies that embrac… OL11869792W
The spell of the sensuous The spell of the sensuous David Abram [In this book, the author] draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician … OL15845262W
Der Fisch Der Fisch Ulrich Magin „Taucher verschwinden spurlos, eine Fähre sinkt unter mysteriösen Umständen. Carl Ghuimin, der am Bodensee forscht, entdeckt auf dem Echolot etwas, das er für einen riesigen Fisch hält. Als er seine … OL15865756W
Wild Mind A Field Guide To The Human Psyche Wild Mind A Field Guide To The Human Psyche Bill Plotkin Our human psyches possess astonishing resources that wait within us, but we might not even know they exist until we discover how to access them and cultivate their powers, their untapped potentials a… OL17582537W
Natural grace Natural grace Dietrich, William "The essays in Natural Grace are adapted from William Dietrich's popular articles in the Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest magazine."--BOOK JACKET. OL17779450W
God's bounty? God's bounty? Peter D. Clarke,Tony Claydon "Christianity has long sought to learn from nature as a 'book', full of examples to illustrate religious teaching and signs of divine and saintly interventions in human history. Some Christians have … OL20952570W
The Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef Gregory Czechura This book weaves these equally vibrant strands of natural and cultural heritage into a single narrative that leads the reader on their own voyage of discovery through one of the most beautiful places… OL21809393W
Natural areas facing climate change Natural areas facing climate change George Patrick Malanson Papers discuss the interaction of climate and the natural environment. The effects of a rapidly changing climate are difficult to defend against. OL24843724W
Morning Girl Morning Girl Michael Dorris Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she w… OL2625575W
The World Without Us The World Without Us Alan Weisman The World Without Us, an intriguing peek inside the impact homo sapiens have on the world around us and what will be left when we cease to exist. Alan Weisman intelligently intertwines the affect we … OL2746364W
Entdecke die Natur in Frühling und Sommer Entdecke die Natur in Frühling und Sommer Bärbel Oftring,Viola Beyer,Claudia Fahlbusch Lerne den Frühling und den Sommer kennen: Die Tage werden wieder länger und die Sonne scheint wärmer, ein Zeichen, dass es bald Frühling wird. Doch was bedeutet es, Frühling zu werden? Und wann geht … OL27957745W
Die vier Jahreszeiten in der Natur Die vier Jahreszeiten in der Natur Richard Adams SCHLAGWÖRTER<S>: Jahreszeiten<S> OL27960325W
Biomimicry Biomimicry Janine M. Benyus This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature’s best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is … OL3357280W
Before it is too late Before it is too late Aurelio Peccei On modern man's influence on nature. OL3439633W
Writing for an Endangered World Writing for an Endangered World Lawrence Buell "Emphasizing the influence of the physical environment on individual and collective perception, Buell's book provides the theoretical underpinnings for an eco-criticism now reaching full power. Writi… OL3503211W
Sahara Sahara Marq De Villiers ""If you traveled across the United States from Boston to San Diego, you still wouldn't have crossed the Sahara," write de Villiers and Hirtle, painting a vivid picture of this most extraordinary pla… OL680126W
Reinventing Eden Reinventing Eden Caroly Merchant "Reinventing Eden traces the Garden of Eden myth from the Mesopotamian regions where agriculture - and the creation myth - first began, through the Greek and Roman empires, the Enlightenment, and the… OL8103789W