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The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability -- Designing for Abundance by William McDonough and Michael Braungart Publisher Comments From the authors of Cradle to Cradle, we learn whats next: The Upcycle. The Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestos of our time. Now, drawing on the lessons ... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wild Ones Signed Edition by Jon Mooallem Publisher Comments Field notes from an age of extinction, tracking the ever-shifting meaning of Americas animals throughout history to understand the current moment. Journalist Jon Mooallem has watched his little daughter's world overflow with animals butterfly... (read more) Available June 11, 2013 Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature by Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams Publisher Comments What is nature worth? The answer to this question which traditionally has been framed in environmental terms is revolutionizing the way we do business. In Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods by Christine Byl Publisher Comments A lively and lyrical account of one woman's unlikely apprenticeship on a national-park trail crew and what she discovers about nature, gender, and the value of hard work. Christine Byl first encountered the national parks the way most of us do: on... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Fate of the Species: Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It by Fred Guterl Publisher Comments For all the pessimistic talk about the apocalypse, we still really don't know what humanity's future will ultimately look like. Where will our sea levels be? Will avian flu wipe us off the planet? Will computer viruses throw us into darkness and chaos... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post Carbon Economy by Joel Magnuson Publisher Comments The Approaching Great Transformation is about the coming shift in how we act and think in the world economically as the era of cheap oil comes to an end. The purpose of this book is to provide inspiration for those seeking to be part of the ongoing... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Plant and Animal Endemism in California by Susan P. Harrison Publisher Comments "In this splendid book, Susan Harrison not only describes the remarkable diversity of unique plants and animals found throughout California, but she also explores how that uniqueness has developed over millions of years. Packed with novel insights gained... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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The Incidental Steward: Reflections on Citizen Science by Akiko Busch Publisher Comments A search for a radio-tagged Indiana bat roosting in the woods behind her house in New York’s Hudson Valley led Akiko Busch to assorted other encounters with the natural world—local ecological monitoring projects, community-organized cleanup... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson Publisher Comments In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Global Weirdness (13 Edition) by Climate Central Publisher Comments Global Weirdness summarizes everything we know about the science of climate change, explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future, and lays out, in practical terms, what we can do to avoid further shifts. In fifty easy-to-read entries... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sustainability: A Cultural History by Ulrich Grober Publisher Comments From diets to economic growth, everything these days has to be "sustainable." But the word's currency should not obscure its origins: sustainability is an age-old aspiration, a concept deeply rooted in human culture. Though in danger of abuse and overuse... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow Publisher Comments This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation’s history. Like many of us, historians have long been guilty of taking trees for granted.... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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My Backyard Jungle: The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard Into Habitat and Learned to Live with It by James Barilla Publisher Comments For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina, backyard into a haven for wildlife evoked images of kids catching grasshoppers by day and fireflies at night, of digging up potatoes and picking strawberries... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want by Frances Moore Lappe Publisher Comments In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappé a giant of the environmental movement confronts accepted wisdom of environmentalism. Drawing on the latest research from anthropology to neuroscience and her own field experience, she argues that the... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Dams, Displacement and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and Its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007 (New African Histories) by Allen F. Isaacman Publisher Comments Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of decolonization. Engineers and hydrologists praised the... (read more) Your price: $40.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Efficiency Trap: Finding a Better Way to Achieve a Sustainable Energy Future by Steve Hallett Publisher Comments This realistic appraisal of current environmental thinking will challenge environmentalists and industrialists alike. One of the key tenets of the environmental movement is the need for greater efficiency in our use of dwindling natural resources... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Escaping Into Nature: The Making of a Sportsman-Environmentalist and Environmental Historian by John F Reiger Publisher Comments “It was only by escaping into nature that I could obtain the peace and harmony I sought.” —from the Introduction In Escaping into Nature, prominent wildlife conservationist and environmental historian John Reiger shares his story of an... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Holdfast by Kathleen Dean Moore Synopsis Naturalist and philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore meditates on connection and separation in these twenty-one elegant, probing essays. Using the metaphor of holdfasts—the structures that attach seaweed to rocks with a grip strong enough to withstand... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Traveling the 38th Parallel: A Water Line Around the World by David Carle Publisher Comments "The 38th Parallel is a compelling read with wonderful tension between the environmental problems- the true reason for their journey- and the extraordinary sights they encounter following the 38th parallel. Pushed off the typical tourist path, David and... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Coral Reefs by Seymour Simon Publisher Comments Hiding on the floor of Earth's tropical oceans are magnificent and colorful coral reefs. You may have seen coral in the local aquarium or heard of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. But did you know that coral reefs . . . are actually... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover
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