Song for the Blue Ocean By Carl Safina

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Title	:	Song for the Blue Ocean
Author	:	Carl Safina
ISBN	:	0805061223
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	480

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Part odyssey, part pilgrimage, this epic personal narrative follows the author s exploration of coasts, islands, reefs, and the sea s abyssal depths Scientist and fisherman Carl Safina takes readers on a global journey of discovery, probing for truth about the world s changing seas, deftly weaving adventure, science, and political analysis....

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Arctic Autumn By Pete Dunne

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Title	:	Arctic Autumn
Author	:	Pete Dunne
ISBN	:	0618822216
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	272

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The Arctic doesn t spring to mind when most people think about autumn Yet in his continuing effort to invite readers curiosity through unpredictability, Pete Dunne chose to pair the transitional season of autumn with this fragile environment in flux The book begins on Bylot Island in Nunavut, Canada, at the retreating edge of the seasonal ice sheet, then moves to Alaska The Arctic doesn t spring to mind when most people think about autumn Yet in his continuing effort to invite readers curiosity through un...

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Being Caribou By Karsten Heuer

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Title	:	Being Caribou
Author	:	Karsten Heuer
ISBN	:	1594850100
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	237

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What began as a wildlife research project became much as the author and his wife learn to hear the earth, pay attention to their dreams and slowly change, beyond their expectations, into being caribou.Both gripping adventure and stark portrayal of an Arctic cosystem threatened by oil development In April 2003, wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer and filmmaker Leanne All What began as a wildlife research project became much as the author and his wife learn to hear the earth, pay attention to their dreams an...

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Sea Change By Sylvia A. Earle

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Title	:	Sea Change
Author	:	Sylvia A. Earle
ISBN	:	0449910652
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	384

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Internationally known as the ambassador at large to the world s oceans, Sylvia Earle is the former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration Sea Change is at once the gripping adventure story of Earle s three decades of undersea exploration and an urgent plea for the preservation of the world s fragile and rapidly deterioating ocean ecosystems Internationally known as the ambassador at large to the world s oceans, Sylvia Earle is the former chief scientist of the National Ocea...

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American Exodus By Giles Slade

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Title	:	American Exodus
Author	:	Giles Slade
ISBN	:	0865717494
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	288

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Some scientists predict the sea will rise one and a half meters before 2100, but rapidly melting polar ice caps could make the real amount much higher In the coming century, intensifying storms will batter our coasts, and droughts and heat events will be annual threats All this will occur as population grows, and declining water resources desiccate agriculture What will Some scientists predict the sea will rise one and a half meters before 2100, but rapidly melting polar ice caps could make the ...

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Into This World By Sybil Baker

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Title	:	Into This World
Author	:	Sybil Baker
ISBN	:	9781938126
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	208

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This fast paced story of a family secret will keep readers turning pages Krys Lee, author of Drifting HouseAllison flies to Seoul to discover the truth about her adopted sister A tangled history of love and deception reunites two sisters whose fates were shaped by a long lost love and its attendant lies, and the history of a country and a man they never understood.Sybi This fast paced story of a family secret will keep readers turning pages Krys Lee, author of Drifting HouseAllison flies to ...

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The World of the Salt Marsh By Charles Seabrook

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Title	:	The World of the Salt Marsh
Author	:	Charles Seabrook
ISBN	:	0820327069
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	384

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The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide ranging exploration of the southeastern coast its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival.Focusing on areas from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, Charles Seabrook examines the ecological importance of the salt marsh, calling it a biolo The World of the Salt Marsh is a wide ranging exploration of the southeastern coast its natural history, its people and ...

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Ecotopia By Ernest Callenbach

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Title	:	Ecotopia
Author	:	Ernest Callenbach
ISBN	:	0553348477
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	181

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A novel both timely and prophetic, Ernest Callenbach s Ecotopia is a hopeful antidote to the environmental concerns of today, set in an ecologically sound future society Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as the newest name after Wells, Verne, Huxley, and Orwell, Callenbach offers a visionary blueprint for the survival of our planet and our future Ecotopia was found A novel both timely and prophetic, Ernest Callenbach s Ecotopia is a hopeful antidote to the environmental concerns of today, ...

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An Obsession With Butterflies By Sharman Apt Russell

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Title	:	An Obsession With Butterflies
Author	:	Sharman Apt Russell
ISBN	:	0465071600
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	256

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Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical meditation, butterflies are above all objects of obsession She reveals the logic behind our endless fascination with butterflies and introduces us to the legendary collectors and dedicated scientists who have obsessively catalogued new sp Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical...

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Comfortably Unaware By Richard Oppenlander

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Title	:	Comfortably Unaware
Author	:	Richard Oppenlander
ISBN	:	1936183943
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	180

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With unapologetic disclosures, Oppenlander professes his concern for the state of the planet, while charging that many renown spokespersons who tout responsible and sustainable living are often mismanaging the information, or unwilling to tell the whole story.Richard Oppenlander supports a plant based diet that he claims provides optimal health for our bodies and our plane With unapologetic disclosures, Oppenlander professes his concern for the state of the planet, while charging that many renown spokespe...

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The Long Thaw By David Archer

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Title	:	The Long Thaw
Author	:	David Archer
ISBN	:	0691136548
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	180

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If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out or until we decide to stop burning them , think again In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world s leading climatologists, predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice a If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as...

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The Long Descent By John Michael Greer

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Title	:	The Long Descent
Author	:	John Michael Greer
ISBN	:	0865716099
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	288

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SeattleOil.com The Internet writings of John Michael Greer beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English language have finally made their way into print Greer fans will recognize many of the book s passages from previous essays, but will be delighted to see them fleshed out here with additional examples and analysis The Long Descent is one of the mo SeattleOil.com The Internet writings of John Michael Greer beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English ...

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Scorcher By Clive Hamilton

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Title	:	Scorcher
Author	:	Clive Hamilton
ISBN	:	0977594904
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	266

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This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia Why have our political leaders been so slow to act Which are the fossil fuel lobby groups that still set the policy agenda How many different ways can one spin, deceive, lie and obfuscate instead of facing facts and looking for the solutions that are desperately needed Written with h This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia Why have our political leaders been so sl...

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The Land Remembers By Ben Logan

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Title	:	The Land Remembers
Author	:	Ben Logan
ISBN	:	0976145057
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	286

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This classic American memoir is about a farm and its people, of a boyhood on a southwestern Wisconsin hilltop world in the 1930s Ben Logan grew up on Seldom Seen Farm with his three brothers, father, mother, and hired hand Lyle the fifth Logan boy The boys discussed and argued and joked over the events around their farm, marked the seasons by the demands of the land, t This classic American memoir is about a farm and its people, of a boyhood on a southwestern Wisconsin hilltop world in the 1930s...

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Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak By Victoria Jason

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Title	:	Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak
Author	:	Victoria Jason
ISBN	:	0888012187
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	304

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During the summers of 1991 through 1994 Victoria Jason and two companions Fred Reffler and Don Starkell set out to kayak from Churchill, Manitoba to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea When she set out in 1991, Victoria, already a grandmother of two, had been kayaking for only a year and was still recovering from the second of two strokes....

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The Old Ways By Robert Macfarlane

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Title	:	The Old Ways
Author	:	Robert Macfarlane
ISBN	:
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	433

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In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, ...

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Prelude By Kurt Cobb

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Title	:	Prelude
Author	:	Kurt Cobb
ISBN	:	0983108900
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	272

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In this romantic thriller Cassie Young is a rising star at a prestigious energy consulting firm when she discovers secret files that reveal the truth about the world s oil supplies and, it s not good news Soon, she finds herself locked in a game of cat and mouse that places her career and ultimately her life on the line After reading her story, you ll never think quite In this romantic thriller Cassie Young is a rising star at a prestigious energy consulting firm when she discovers secret files that revea...

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