Island Press
-
Thing: Inside the Struggle for Animal Personhood
$30.00 Read moreHappy has lived at the Bronx Zoo for most of her 48 years, and for more than a decade has remained largely isolated and lonely. Like all elephants, Happy has a complex mind and a deep social, intellec
- Author: Machado, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 06, 2023
- ISBN10: 1642830852
- Language: English
-
White Pine: The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree
$30.00 Read moreAmerica was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation’s ships and houses, barns, and bridges. It became a symbol of independence, adorning t… [more below]
- Author: Pastor, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: January 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1642831417
- Language: English
-
Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America
$30.00 Read more“Eloquent and detailed…precise and well-thought-out…Read her book — and listen.” — Jane Smiley, The Washington Post.
Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a jour- Author: Hoffman, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 164283159X
- Language: English
-
Sundressed: Natural Fabrics and the Future of Clothing
$29.00 Read moreFor conscious consumers, buying clothes has never been more complicated. Even as fashion brands tout their sustainability, the industry is plagued by pollution, waste, and poor working conditions. If … [more below]
- Author: Tonti, Lucianne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1642832715
- Language: English
-
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter: Stories of the Natural World That Inspired Human Ingenuity
$29.00 Read moreDid you know that mosquitoes’ mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who’d have thought that the humble mussel could inspire so many useful things, from plywood production to a … [more below]
- Author: Aryee, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1642832677
- Language: English
-
Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence
$23.00 Add to cartAre plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have… [more below]
- Author: Mancuso, Stefano
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1610917316
- Language: English
-
At the Table: The Chef’s Guide to Advocacy
$32.00 Read moreWhen Katherine Miller was first asked to train chefs to be advocates, she thought the idea was ludicrous. This was a group known for short tempers and tattoos, not for saving the world. But she quickl
- Author: Miller, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: September 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 1642832375
- Language: English
-
A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
$30.00 Read more“Informed, utterly blindsiding account.” – Booklist, starred review
It’s falling from the sky and in the air we breathe. It’s in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It’s microplastic and it’s every- Author: Simon, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: October 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1642832359
- Language: English
-
Invisible No More: Voices from Native America
$35.00 Read moreFor too long, Native American people in the United States have been stereotyped as vestiges of the past, invisible citizens in their own land obliged to remind others, “We are still here!” Yet today, … [more below]
- Author: Foxworth, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1642833118
- Language: English
-
Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water
$28.00 Add to cartIn 2000, a transformative climate-driven “megadrought” swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river’s two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatenin… [more below]
- Author: Annin, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: November 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1642832812
- Language: English
-
What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees
$30.00 Read moreFor many of us, the buzzing of a bee elicits panic. But the next time you hear that low droning sound, look closer: the bee has navigated to this particular spot for a reason using a fascinating set o… [more below]
- Author: Buchmann, Stephen L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1642831247
- Language: English
-
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It
$30.00 Read moreWhat if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-depend… [more below]
- Author: Gray, M. Nolan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1642832545
- Language: English
-
The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature’s Hidden Rules
$35.00 Read moreA plastic box with a lightbulb attached may seem like an odd birthday present. But for ecologist Tim Blackburn, a moth trap is a captivating window into the world beyond the roof terrace of his London… [more below]
- Author: Blackburn, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1642832731
- Language: English
-
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
$28.00 Add to cartA powerful movement is happening in farming today–farmers are reconnecting with their roots to fight climate change. For one woman, that’s meant learning her tribe’s history to help bring back the bu… [more below]
- Author: Carlisle, Liz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1642832219
- Language: English
-
Over the Seawall: Tsunamis, Cyclones, Drought, and the Delusion of Controlling Nature
$35.00 Read moreIn March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed–naively–that the huge concrete barrier would save them.
- Author: Miller, Stephen Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 1642832561
- Language: English
