Topical/Ecology
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Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
$18.00 Add to cartFor twenty years Dan O’Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O’Brien was inspired to conv… [more below]
- Author: O’Brien, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 08 2002
- ISBN10: 037576139X
- Language: English
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Sustainability
$16.95 Add to cartA concise and accessible examination of sustainability in a range of contemporary contexts, from economic development to government policy.
The word “sustainability” has been connected to everything fr
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Portney, Kent E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 09 2015
- ISBN10: 0262528509
- Language: English
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Summer World
$19.99 Add to cartHow can cicadas survive–and thrive–at temperatures pushing 115 F? Do hummingbirds know what they’re up against before they migrate over the Gulf of Mexico? Why do some trees stop growing taller even
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Heinrich, Bernd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0060742186
- Language: English
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The Amur River: Between Russia and China
$19.99 Add to cart“A gripping read with fascinating political insight.” (Sunday Times, London)
“Elegant, elegiac and poignant…Thubron is an intrepid traveler, a shrewd observer and a lyrical guide… to the river, muc
- Author: Thubron, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0063099691
- Language: English
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Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
$28.99 Read more“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being Interested
In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular scien
- Author: Sumner, Seirian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063029928
- Language: English
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Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the Violent Fight for the World’s Last Frontier
$29.99 Add to cart“Gripping. … Araujo’s accretion of detail has a powerful effect, demonstrating how deeply the culture of violence has seeped into the social fabric of Amazonia — and how hard it will be to eradicat
- Author: Araujo, Heriberto
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0063024268
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Bees: Buzzy Wit & Wisdom
$8.95 Add to cartListen to the bees.
Bees reflect human society – understand them and we can get a little closer to understanding ourselves. Humans and bees have enjoyed a close relationship for millennia, and the ent
- Series: Little Book Of… #1
- Author: Hippo, Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 180069007X
- Language: English
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The Atlas of Disappearing Places: Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis
$29.99 Add to cartA beautiful and engaging guide to global warming’s impacts around the world
Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and
- Author: Conklin, Christina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1620974568
- Language: English
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On Time and Water
$26.00 Add to cartA few years ago, Andri Snaer Magnason, one of Iceland’s most beloved writers and public intellectuals, was asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn’t writing about the greatest crisis mankind … [more below]
- Author: Magnason, Andri Snær
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 194883023X
- Language: English
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Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do about It
$24.95 Add to cartBright Green Lies systematically debunks many of the lies and distortions that characterize the discourse of those who argue that ‘technology will stop global warming’ or that ‘technology will save th
- Series: Politics of the Living
- Author: Jensen, Derrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 500
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 194862639X
- Language: English
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Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West
$18.95 Add to cart2022 National Indie Excellence Award Winner, Colorado Book Award Winner, Nautilus Silver Award Winner, Reading The West Longlist Nominee, Sarton Awards Shortlist Book
“Testimony to the healing power of
- Author: Wilder, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1948814366
- Language: English
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Mojave Desert Trails
$13.95 Add to cartFlorine Lawlor, author of the book, Out From Las Vegas, and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun for 40 years, introduces us to some of her favorite desert haunts and lesser-traveled jeep trails in her boo… [more below]
- Author: Lawlor, Florine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1893343030
- Language: English
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John Muir: Nature Writings (Loa #92): The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / Ess
$40.00 Add to cartKnown as the “Father of the National Parks,” John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence–as seen in this stunning, one-volume collection
In a lifetime of exploration,- Series: Library of America #92
- Author: Muir, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: April 22 1997
- ISBN10: 1883011248
- Language: English
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Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
$17.95 Add to cartA Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo leaps a 12-foot high wall and mauls three visitors who had been tormenting her, killing one. A circus elephant tramples and gores a sadistic trainer, who had
- Series: Counterpunch
- Author: Hribal, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: January 11 2011
- ISBN10: 1849350264
- Language: English
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One Square Inch of Silence: One Man’s Search for Natural Silence in a Noisy World
$18.99 Add to cartIn the visionary tradition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, One Square Inch of Silence alerts us to beauty that we take for granted and sounds an urgent environmental alarm. Natural silence is our na… [more below]
- Author: Hempton, Gordon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 02 2010
- ISBN10: 1416559108
- Language: English
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Eco House Book
$49.99 Read moreA complete guide to home improvement the environmentally friendly way: whether you want to redecorate or redesign your home, Terence Conran provides all the information you need to reduce your home’s
- Author: Conran, Terence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1840918365
- Language: English
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The New Naturals: Inspired Interiors for Sustainable Living
$50.00 Read moreThe New Naturals celebrates 18 global homes that put well-being and environment first, incorporating eco elements and sympathetic natural materials that provide a nourishing connection to nature.
Th- Author: Haslam, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1784886572
- Language: English
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The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities
$24.95 Add to cartOne of Smithsonian Magazine‘s Favorite Books of 2022
With wildlife thriving in cities, we have the opportunity to create vibrant urban ecosystems that serve both people and animals. The Accidental Eco- Author: Alagona, Peter S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0520397886
- Language: English
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The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays
$17.00 Add to cartThe Truro Bear and Other Adventures, a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of Oliver’s classic poems, and two essays all about mammal… [more below]
- Author: Oliver, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0807068853
- Language: English
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The Springs of Florida: A Natural History and Underwater Field Guide for Divers, Snorkelers, Paddlers, and Visitors
$24.95 Read moreA rare collection of photographs that are the heart of The Springs of Florida was obtained over a period of many years. They are the result of hundreds of hours underwater, during both day and night,
- Author: Stamm, Doug
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1683343107
- Language: English
