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by David Harris Publisher Comments By chronicling the takeover of Pacific Lumber Company--which had been operated by one family since 1904 before being sold to a Texas-based conglomerate--Harris gives readers a metaphor for the disappearance of a gentler, kinder capitalism. The Last Stand... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $13.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Javna and Sophie Javna and Jesse Javna Publisher Comments Today's environmental problems may seem too overwhelming for one person to tackle... but you don't have to do it alone. Now you have partners: 50 of them. 50 Simple Things, the revolutionary 1990 bestseller, is back in a completely revised, updated... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John C Hendee Publisher Comments For nearly 15 years Wilderness Management has presented the most comprehensive and authoritative information available on wilderness stewardship and the protection of its resources and values. Directed toward wilderness stewards everywhere, especially in... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $26.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Henry Lee Publisher Comments "Shaping National Responses to Climate Change" explores methods of designing, implementing, and gaining political support -- both domestically and internationally -- for strategies and policies to reduce greenhouse gases. The book frames the issue and... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price $7.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Barbara L Allen Publisher Comments Louisiana annually reports over eight tons of toxic waste for each citizen. Uneasy Alchemy examines the role of experts--lawyers, economists, health professionals, and scientists--in the struggles for environmental justice in the state's infamous... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Tim Flannery Publisher Comments In The Eternal Frontier, world-renowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that ended the age of dinosaurs 65... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Ken Conca Publisher Comments The revised and updated second edition of this cutting-edge collection brings together readings both classic and new on the theme of global environmental politics from a diversity of viewpoints and values orientations. In selections chosen for their... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by George M Woodwell Review "This book clearly shows the importance of forests in the world and the imperative to change how we treat them. It provides a wonderful overview-sound, factual, even-handed."-Thomas E. Lovejoy, The World Bank (Thomas E. Lovejoy)... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $13.75 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Dan A Nelson Synopsis An insightful look into the background of current predator controversies, offering readers a better understanding of the species that inhabit the wild areas of the Pacific Northwest.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $2.38 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael Rosenzweig Publisher Comments As humanity presses down inexorably on the natural world, people debate the extent to which we can save the Earth's millions of different species without sacrificing human economic welfare. But is this argument wise? Must the human and natural worlds be... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Michael Frome Book News Annotation Discusses advocacy journalism for environmental causes in a combination of memoir, history, and instruction manual. The author recounts his own successful career, discusses the legacies of Rachel Carson, Edward Abbey, and Studs Terkel, among others... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lawrence Dev Burton Publisher Comments Fish and Wildlife: Principles of Zoology and Ecology, 2E presents the enjoyment and wonder of our animal world. Captivating and informative, the book seemlessly integrates the principles of zoology and ecology with the lives of different kinds of wild... (read more) List Price $50.95 Your price $11.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by John Hendee Publisher Comments This book is the first text and reference that specifically addresses the issues and problems of wilderness management. The material is organized into six sections, each intended to present a comprehensive summary and synthesis of pertinent information... (read more) Your price $30.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by J R Mcneill Synopsis Through this environmental history of the people and planet in the global 20th century, McNeill explores the massive change in our physical world and argues that environmental degradation is reversible and historical change open-ended. 40 photos. 15 maps.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kirkpatrick Sale Publisher Comments When did the human species turn against the planet that we depend on for survival? Human industry and consumption of resources have altered the climate, polluted water and soil, destroyed ecosystems, and rendered many species extinct, vastly increasing... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Meredith Hooper Publisher Comments Although it may seem barren, Antarctica is a vital (and increasingly threatened) part of the Earth's ecosystem. The Ferocious Summer is writer Meredith Hooper's firsthand account of the effects of climate change on this frozen continent. For one summer,... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by George W Ware Publisher Comments Contents: Meer/Park: Immunochemical Detection Methods for Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli 0157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes in Foods.- Kookana/Rogers: Pulp Mill Effluent Disposal Effects on Soil.- Yang/Witt/Alden/Cockerham: Toxicology of Methyl... (read more) List Price $110.00 Your price $9.80 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lydia Dotto Publisher Comments Storm Warning explores what the dramatic and dangerous consequences of global warming may be. It examines some of the reasons we're struggling to deal with an environmental problem whose effects may prove devastating, perhaps even catastrophic. As... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Julia Butterfl Hill Publisher Comments After her record-breaking two year tree sit, Julia Butterfly Hill has ceaslessly continued her efforts to promote sustainability and ecologically-minded ways to save the old-growth redwoods she acted so valiantly to protect. Here she provides her many... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $1.74 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Colin Tudge Publisher Comments The Essential Science series makes the difficult and fascinating world of cutting-edge science accessible to everyone with a stimulating mix of lively illustrations and jargon-free text. Important scientific theories are explained clearly in these... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price $2.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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