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White beech
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Germaine Greer |
"One bright day in December 2001, sixty-two-year-old Germaine Greer found herself confronted by an irresistible challenge in the shape of sixty hectares of dairy farm, one of many in south-east Queen… |
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Chico Mendes, defender of the rain forest
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Joann Johansen Burch |
Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to preserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988. |
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The Burning Season
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Andrew Revkin |
"A well-written and sympathetic biography of the late Chico Mendes, leader of the Acre rubber tappers who was assassinated in Dec. 1988. Uses biographical format successfully to probe the wider econo… |
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Wilderness preservation
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Richard Amdur |
Discusses the degradation or destruction of remaining wilderness areas on the Earth and possible ways to save them. |
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Rainforests
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Rodney Aldis |
Examines the plant and animal life of the rainforests and the threats to their continued existence. |
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