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An aquatic ecologist and permafrost scientist recalls her captivating adventures across the Arctic studying climate change, her quest to find belonging and family, and her journey of faith in a world of science in this poignant, eye-opening, and hopeful memoir in the spirit of Lab Girl, Educated, and Finding the Mother Tree.
Katey Walter Anthony's enchantment with lakes began when she was growing up amid the Sierra Nevada mountains. Today, her love...
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Alaska wild volume 5
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Minotaur Books
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2023.
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"A year after arriving in Benedict, Beth Rivers is feeling very at home in Alaska, even as outsiders are starting to return to enjoy the brief summer perfection. Beth feels like she's finally let go of most of her demons. She's even found her father, Eddy Rivers--or, rather, he found her--and she's trying to find the middle ground between anger and forgiveness. One sunny July day, Beth boards a tourist ship to see the glaciers, the main reason visitors...
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In 1953, birding guru Roger Tory Peterson and noted British naturalist James Fisher set out on what became a legendary journey-a one hundred day trek over 30,000 miles around North America. They traveled from Newfoundland to Florida, deep into the heart of Mexico, through the Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, and into Alaska's Pribilof Islands. Two years later, Wild America, their classic account of the trip, was published.
On the eve of that book's...
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Every Last Crumb is a collection of thrifty, delicious dishes designed to make the most of your bread, minimise food waste, and inspire creativity. Comprising around 80 recipes, each chapter looks at a day in the life of a loaf and offers a variety of exciting ways to use it. "This isn't a baking book. It's an eating book"—James Ramsden. Inspired by the traditional cookbooks of yesteryear, Every Last Crumb fuses old-fashioned culinarily resourcefulness...
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This is the MOB manifesto for change: a straight-talking handbook that deals with the ecological problems of our age and shows us how we can tackle them from our kitchens, the MOB way. MOB Kitchen are the pioneers of budget-friendly food for the masses and with their core demographic sitting in-between Gen-Z and Millennials it's time to address the concerns of a generation and equip the MOB with the core principles of how they can cook, eat and live...
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This book was written to bring to everyone's attention our obsession with technology, which is destroying our planet's biosphere and will eventually, in the author's opinion, bring about the extinction of most species on Earth, both plant and animal, including, of course, our own. Clinging onto the belief that we will soon develop some new technology that will provide us with a free and unlimited source of energy and "save" us is just pure folly....
7) The Tree
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The classic meditation on creativity and the natural world
"For years I have carried this book. . . with me on travels to reread, ponder, envy. In prose of classic gravity, precision, and delicacy, Fowles addresses matters of final importance." -W. S. Merwin, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The Tree is the fullest and finest exploration I've ever read of how the useless delights to be discovered in nature can ripen into the practice of art." -Lewis...
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From RattleSinker inventor Grey Myerson, "an extraordinary story of one man's obsession, a tale of passion, brutality, tragedy, and redemption...a book about a love of fishing that tackles the deepest themes of life" (Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk).
Born to Fish tells the tale of a man who led a harrowing, sometimes dissolute life until he turned himself around, thanks to his rod and reel. Overcoming learning disabilities, substance abuse,...
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Joan Maloof, PhD, is founder and director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national organization that works to save threatened forests, and professor emerita of biological sciences at Salisbury University. Her books include Treepedia (Princeton) and Teaching the Trees.
An impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservation
Standing in an old-growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests...
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From elder voices opposing the Dakota Pipeline to women running for office to make a change, every day we see real-life stories about how women and girls are making a collective difference on climate justice. Women are also disproportionately impacted by climate change and thus are critical to transforming society away from dependence on fossil fuels and toward renewable energy and environmental equity.
As a mother and a professor of environmental...
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Le Chemin de l'Éclaircissement - L'Esprit de la Terre est une invitation pour ceux qui cherchent non seulement à lire mais à vivre une profonde connexion avec tout ce qui existe. Dans ce livre, l'auteur partage une ancienne connaissance affirmant que la terre est un être vivant doté d'un esprit puissant nommé par Dieu même pour être le gardien des âmes humaines. Avec une narrative captivante qui entrelace la sagesse ancienne et la contemplation...
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In "Moth Mysteries: Unveiling the Life Cycle," young readers are invited on an enchanting journey to explore the fascinating world of moths. Through vivid illustrations and engaging narratives, this book unveils the secrets of a moth's life, from its beginning as a tiny egg to its transformation into a beautiful adult. Along the way, readers will discover the challenges and triumphs moths face throughout their life cycle, learn about different types...
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PLT's Green Schools program empowers youth to improve the environment and their health at school, at home, and in their community. It lets students apply their skills to the real world and gives them a voice and the knowledge that they can make a difference. Student-led Green Teams apply STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) to create greener and healthier schools-and save schools money! This book includes an adult leader's guide and a set...
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The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough's classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. 'This is, quite simply, the best thing I've ever done.' Sir David Attenborough on the TV series, The Trials of Life, upon which this book is based. This is the third and last of Sir David's great natural history books based on his TV...
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A rousing and radical investigation into the climate crisis, its causes, and how to fight for the most vulnerable people affected by it, This Book Will Save the Planet is a vibrantly illustrated study of one of humanity's most significant threats.
With this third title in the New York Times #1 best-selling Empower the Future series, you'll gain a deeper understanding of climate change and climate justice.
Our planet is in crisis. The ice caps...
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Bestselling author Colm O'Regan is a worrier. A professional one. Caution is his watchword. Risk aversion is his love language. Now Colm is grappling with the biggest worry of all: the whole 'planet being on fire' thing and how exactly we can help. Don't worry, this isn't a book telling you how to live off the grid and make your own planet-friendly soap from woodlice (that's the sequel). Instead, “Climate Worrier” is about the journey, about trying...
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'Reveals not only the catastrophes imposed by global warming but the best and brightest of responses to them... Don't wait. Read it now before the race is lost' ADAM NICOLSON 'Reads like a thriller' MARK LYNAS 'An inspiring piece of work' MICHAEL E. MANN In this extraordinary journey through 26 countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world...
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As shark attacks continue to rise along the coast of New England, Dr. Greg Skomal, the leading great white shark expert in the country, takes readers on a gripping exploration of these apex predators and the fascinating story behind their resurgence.
August 2012 marked the first shark attack in Cape Cod in almost a century. Six years later, the inevitable first fatal attack took place. In less than a decade, the Cape went from being America’s...
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