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Sustainability : Philosophy of Adaptive (05 Edition)
by Norton  Publisher Comments While many disciplines contribute to environmental conservation, there is little successful integration of science and social values. Arguing that the central problem in conservation is a lack of effective communication, Bryan Norton shows in...
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Butterflies and Moths (Golden Guide)
by Robert Mitchell Publisher Comments This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, widespread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera. Information includes: How to identify butterflies and mothsHow to attract, rear and...
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The Everglades: River of Grass
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas Synopsis Before 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named the Everglades a "river of grass," most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve the Everglades. In the Afterword, Michael Grunwald tells us what has...
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The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica
by David Campbell Publisher Comments The Crystal Desert: Summers in Antarctica is the story of life's tenacity on the coldest of Earth's continents. It tells of the explorers who discovered Antarctica, of the whalers and sealers who despoiled it, and of the scientists who are deciphering...
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Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment
by James Gustave Speth 
Publisher Comments Offering viable new strategies, a renowned visionary environmentalist leader warns that, in spite of all the international negotiations and agreements of the past two decades, efforts to protect Earth's environment are not succeeding....
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The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World
by Jacques Yves Cousteau Publisher Comments Part adventure story, part manifesto, this prescient, clear-sighted book, available for the first time in the United States, is a remarkable testament to the life and work of one of our greatest modern adventurers....
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Love of Nature and End of World : Unspoken Dimensions of Environmental Concern (02 Edition)
by Shierry Weber Nicholsen Publisher Comments A psychological exploration of how the love of nature can coexist in our psyches with apathy toward environmental destruction....
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The Lost Coast: Salmon, Memory and the Death of Wild Culture
by Tim Bowling Publisher Comments An impassioned lament for the home Bowling once knew and for the river and creatures that continue to haunt his imagination....
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First Along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement
by Benjamin Kline Synopsis First Along the River is the premier text that introduces students to the U.S. environmental movement. Concise, accessible, and informative, this third edition has been updated to include a new chapter addressing environmental issues in the post 9/11...
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LNG: A Level-Headed Look at the Liquefied Natural Gas Controversy
by Virginia L. Thorndike Publisher Comments Americans all have to face tough decisions about fossil fuel consumption. Natural gas is an important component in our fuel budget, and with domestic natural gas resources depleting significantly, energy companies are looking to import more. The best...
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Fair Future: Limited Resources and Global Justice
by Wolfgang (edt) Sachs Publisher Comments In this hugely important intellectual, ethical and ultimately practical analysis from the internationally renowned Wuppertal Institute, the authors address the two problems that define our age - social justice and environmental sustainability. How can...
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Ecological Engineer Volume 1: KEEN Engineering
by David R. Macaulay and Jason F. McLennan Publisher Comments The Ecological Engineer is a new book series that celebrates the most innovative engineers in North America and the practices and principles that they use to produce functionally outstanding structures, systems and technologies, in a way that embraces...
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A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations
by Barbara K. Rodes Publisher Comments Three months of camp life on Lake Tahoe would restore an Egyptian mummy to his pristine vigor, and give him an appetite like an alligator. I do not mean the oldest and driest mummies, of course, but the fresher ones. The air up there in the clouds is...
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The Footpaths of Justice William O. Douglas: A Legacy of Place
by Tom R Hulst Publisher Comments U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas served on the Court for 36 years. He wrote more opinions and more dissents than any other Justice. Douglas was described as an invigorating presence on the Court and possessed unusual stamina, an unyielding...
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)
by Kennie Lyman Publisher Comments "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones" provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our...
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Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City
by Anne Matthews Publisher Comments Deer in Manhattan, coyotes in the Bronx, wild turkeys flying down Broadway -- in this first truly urban period in human history, confrontation and competition with the natural world is becoming an everyday occurrence. Anne Matthews explores these...
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Design With Nature 25TH Anniversary Edition
by Ian L Mcharg Publisher Comments With a distinct emphasis on human cooperation and biological partnership in design, the author explores the relationship between the built environment and nature to illustrate how both can be used to their full potential without being detrimental or...
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Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past (MacMillan Science)
by Chris Turney Publisher Comments Imagine a world of wildly escalating temperatures, apocalyptic flooding, devastating storms and catastrophic sea levels. This might sound like a prediction for the future or the storyline of a new Hollywood blockbuster but it’s actually what...
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Unnatural Landscapes: Tracking Invasive Species
by Ceiridwen Terrill Publisher Comments Louisiana crawfish, cheatgrass, Russian thistle, Hottentot figs, rats, and sweet fennel. These and dozens of other seemingly benign flora and fauna have become some of the worst culprits in the destruction of ecosystems and native wildlife in the...
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The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
by Charles Clover Publisher Comments Ninety percent of the large fish in the world's oceans have disappeared in the past half century, causing the collapse of fisheries along with numerous fish species. In this hard-hitting, provocative expose, Charles Clover reveals the dark underbelly and...
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