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Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability by Philip Warburg Publisher Comments Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central... (read more) Your price: $19.00 New - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Meta-Analysis in Ecology and Evolution by Julia (edt) Koricheva Publisher Comments "A superb guide to the conduct and interpretation of meta-analysis, from an exceptional team of international experts. This comprehensive manual covers essential concepts, steps, and standards for rigorous research synthesis in ecology and evolutionary... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Trade Paper
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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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Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash by Edward Humes Publisher Comments A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of America’s biggest export, our most prodigious product, and our greatest legacy: our trash The average American produces 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime and $50... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation by Adam Rome Publisher Comments The first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. Because we still pay ritual homage to the planet every April 22, everyone knows something about Earth Day. Some people may also know that Earth Day 1970 made the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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A Delicate Balance: Constructing a Conservation Culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry by Angela C. Halfacre Publisher Comments An interdisciplinary study of conservation efforts and attitudes in the... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Library of America #238: Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Ecology and Conservation by Aldo Leopold Publisher Comments Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River by April Summit Publisher Comments The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-- a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Annals of Mathematics Studies #185: Degenerate Diffusion Operators Arising in Population Biology by Charles L Epstein Publisher Comments This book provides the mathematical foundations for the analysis of a class of degenerate elliptic operators defined on manifolds with corners, which arise in a variety of applications such as population genetics, mathematical finance, and economics. The... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $50.00 Used - 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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The Devouring Dragon: How China's Rise Threatens Our Natural World by Craig Simons Publisher Comments Chinas rise is assaulting the natural world at an alarming rate. In a few short years, China has become the planets largest market for endangered wildlife, its top importer of tropical trees, and its biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Its rapid... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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Thrive in Ecology and Evolution by Alan Beeby Publisher Comments The Thrive in Bioscience guides are written to help students achieve exam success in all core areas of bioscience. Each title in the series encourages students to follow four simple steps to maximize learning potential: Step 1: Review the facts The... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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Eco-Business: A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability by Peter Dauvergne Publisher Comments andlt;Pandgt;McDonald's promises to use only beef, coffee, fish, chicken, and cooking oil obtained from sustainable sources. Coca-Cola promises to achieve water neutrality. Unilever has set a deadline of 2020 to reach 100 percent sustainable agricultural... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution by David Rothenberg Publisher Comments "The peacock's tail," said Charles Darwin, "makes me sick." That's because the theory of evolution as adaptation can't explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that, a process... (read more) Your price: $19.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Lure of the North Woods: Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest by Aaron Shapiro Publisher Comments In the late nineteenth century, the North Woods offered people little in the way of a pleasant escape. Rather, it was a hub of production supplying industrial America with vast quantities of lumber and mineral ore. This book tells the story of how... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Walking in the Land of Many Gods: Remembering Sacred Reason in Contemporary Environmental Literature by A. James Wohlpart Publisher Comments How are we placed on Earth? What is our relationship to the world around us, and how< does our thinking affect the way we relate to the world? We are entrapped, says A. James Wohlpart, by what Martin Heidegger calls "enframing," a worldview... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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Natural and Engineered Solutions for Drinking Water Supplies: Lessons from the Northeastern United States and Directions for Global Watershed Manageme by Emily (edt) Alcott Publisher Comments Watershed planning is important for expanding cities in the developing world. Outlining proven approaches for a secure drinking water supply anywhere, this book focuses on the history, current conditions, and future of drinking water supplies for cities... (read more) Your price: $104.25 New - Hardcover
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Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles by George Hughes Publisher Comments A passionate account by an ardent conservationist who records his experiences while undertaking fundamental research, this book details how sea turtles are suddenly struggling to survive, largely because of harm that has been done to the planets... (read more) Your price: $25.25 New - Trade Paper
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There Is a Garden in the Mind: A Memoir of Alan Chadwick and the Organic Movement in California by Paul A. Lee Publisher Comments There Is a Garden in the Mind presents an engaging look at the work and life of pioneering organic gardener Alan Chadwick and his profound influence on the organic farming movement. In this wide-ranging and philosophical memoir, author Paul Lee recounts... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Land Grabbers: The New Fight Over Who Owns the Earth by Fred Pearce Publisher Comments “Raises complex and urgent issues.”—Booklist, starred review How Wall Street, Chinese billionaires, oil sheiks, and agribusiness are buying up huge tracts of land in a hungry, crowded world. An unprecedented land grab is taking place... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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