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Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History
Ted Steinberg
Oxford University Press, USA
Oxford University Press, USA
"This book will try to change the way you think about American history," writes Ted Steinberg in the opening line of Down to Earth . That's an ambitious claim, but not far off the mark. His fascinating book is essentially an environmental history...
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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins
Green Books
Green Books
We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively...
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North Carolina Waterfalls: A Hiking and Photography Guide
Kevin Adams
John F. Blair Publisher
John F. Blair Publisher
Since its original publication in 1994, North Carolina Waterfalls has been the most comprehensive guide available to one of the prime natural features of the Tar Heel State. This new edition includes over 600 waterfalls, with detailed directions...
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Earth Odyssey: Around the World in Search of Our Environmental Future
Mark Hertsgaard
Broadway
Broadway
Paying his own way, Mark Hertsgaard set out on a world tour in 1991 wondering what people thought of environmental problems. Earth Odyssey is his result, a sweeping and provocative work of travel and serious reporting that covers 19 countries and...
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The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise
Michael Grunwald
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the...
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The Secret Knowledge of Water : Discovering the Essence of the American Desert
Craig Childs
Back Bay Books
Back Bay Books
The "essence of the American desert," as the subtitle of Craig Childs's book has it, is water. A desert, by definition, lacks it, but when water does come, it comes in torrential, sometimes devastating abundance. Childs, a thirtysomething desert rat...
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Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Revised and Updated (A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)
Paul R. Shaffer, Herbert S. Zim
Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
This handy identification guide to the most common kinds of rocks and minerals offers concise and fascinating information on; Physical and chemical properties Origins and geologic significance Gems and semiprecious stones How to find and collect...
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