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      <title>Monitoring Biodiversity by Grace P. Servat</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781935623205&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781935623205&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781935623205&quot;&gt;Monitoring Biodiversity&lt;/a&gt; Lessons of a Trans-Andean Megaproject&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edited by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=177713&quot;&gt;Alfonso Alonso&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=177711&quot;&gt;Francisco Dallmeier&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=177721&quot;&gt;Grace P. Servat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 416 pages | Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press | Science - Life Sciences - Biological Diversity; Science - Ecology; Science - Environmental Science | &lt;b&gt;$49.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-935623-20-5 (1-935623-20-6)&lt;p&gt;The book compiles case studies regarding the biodiversity research and monitoring program of Andean species and habitats carefully chosen as indicators to assess the short- and long-term effects of a linear disturbance: the PERU LNG pipeline. Set in a scientifically unexplored region of the Andes, Monitoring Biodiversity clearly articulates the Smithsonian-led conceptual framework for the implementation in the field by scientists. It addresses scientific and conservation questions addressed by the research protocols, the experimental design, and data gathering. Moreover, the book covers a gap on how to integrate biodiversity research, monitoring, and conservation into sustainable development projects of national and international interest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2013-09-24T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>At the Hand of Man by Raymond Bonner</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307830593&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307830593&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307830593&quot;&gt;At the Hand of Man&lt;/a&gt; Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=2766&quot;&gt;Raymond Bonner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Vintage | Nature - Animals; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-83059-3 (0-307-83059-4)&lt;p&gt;Defying conventional wisdom even as it makes an impassioned plea for moral common sense, this book by an award-winning journalist sheds a new light on the history and politics of the African conservation movement. The book will anger and inspire anyone who cares about African wildlife and the people whose future is intertwined with the fate of these animals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2013-02-20T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>The Great Work by Thomas Berry</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307434197&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307434197&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307434197&quot;&gt;The Great Work&lt;/a&gt; Our Way into the Future&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=2202&quot;&gt;Thomas Berry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Crown | History - Civilization; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-43419-7 (0-307-43419-2)&lt;p&gt;Thomas Berry is one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time. Here he presents the culmination of his ideas and urges us to move from being a disrupting force on the Earth to a benign presence. This transition is the Great Work -- the most necessary and most ennobling work we will ever undertake. Berry's message is not one of doom but of hope. He reminds society of its function, particularly the universities and other educational institutions whose role is to guide students into an appreciation rather than an exploitation of the world around them. Berry is the leading spokesperson for the Earth, and his profound ecological insight illuminates the path we need to take in the realms of ethics, politics, economics, and education if both we and the planet are to survive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-08-10T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Deep Green Resistance by Lierre Keith</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781583229293&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781583229293&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781583229293&quot;&gt;Deep Green Resistance&lt;/a&gt; Strategy to Save the Planet&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147293&quot;&gt;Derrick Jensen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147579&quot;&gt;Aric McBay&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147626&quot;&gt;Lierre Keith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 560 pages | Seven Stories Press | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Anarchism; Political Science - Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$22.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-58322-929-3 (1-58322-929-9)&lt;p&gt;For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, &quot;Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?&quot; No one ever says yes.&lt;br&gt;Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and shopping&amp;#8212;no matter how green&amp;#8212;won&amp;#8217;t stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy. Deep Green Resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful. It provides an exploration of organizational structures, recruitment, security, and target selection for both aboveground and underground action. Deep Green Resistance also discusses a culture of resistance and the crucial support role that it can play.&lt;br&gt;Deep Green Resistance is a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet&amp;#8212;and win.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-05-03T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>The Ptarmigan's Dilemma by Mary Theberge</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780771085185&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780771085185&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780771085185&quot;&gt;The Ptarmigan's Dilemma&lt;/a&gt; An Ecological Exploration into the Mysteries of Life&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=30862&quot;&gt;John Theberge&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=43983&quot;&gt;Mary Theberge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 416 pages | McClelland &amp; Stewart | Science - Ecology; Nature - Ecology; Science | &lt;b&gt;$19.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-7710-8518-5 (0-7710-8518-4)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Winner of&amp;nbsp;the 2010 Lane Anderson Award&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Drawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies that risk extinction by overwintering en masse. These are just a few stories the Theberges tell in their examination of what the mechanisms of evolution are and how they work. With examples from the very latest discoveries in genetics and ones they have made in their own field work, &lt;b&gt;The Ptarmigan's Dilemma&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;is a ground-breaking explanation of evolution for non-scientists.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By marrying the separate sciences of ecology and genetics, the Theberges paint a picture far richer than either discipline can alone of how, for almost 4 billion years, life on Earth has evolved into the rich diversity that's under threat today. Along the way, they explain just what &quot;the survival of the fittest&quot; really means, how dramatic evolutionary changes can take place in just one generation, and how our too-little knowledge of or interest in how life on Earth organizes and supports itself is rapidly making us a danger to ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-04-05T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Integral Ecology by Marc Bekoff</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781590307670&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781590307670&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781590307670&quot;&gt;Integral Ecology&lt;/a&gt; Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74606&quot;&gt;Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D.&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74607&quot;&gt;Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Foreword by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=46511&quot;&gt;Marc Bekoff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 832 pages | Integral Books | Nature - Ecology; Science - Ecology; Philosophy - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$35.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-59030-767-0 (1-59030-767-4)&lt;p&gt;Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than two hundred distinct and valuable perspectives on the natural world&amp;mdash;and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues&amp;mdash;how can we come to agreement to solve our toughest environmental problems?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In response to this pressing need, &lt;i&gt;Integral Ecology&lt;/i&gt; unites valuable insights from multiple perspectives into a comprehensive theoretical framework&amp;mdash;one that can be put to use right now. The framework is based on Integral Theory, as well as Ken Wilber&amp;rsquo;s AQAL model, and is the result of over a decade of research exploring the myriad perspectives on ecology available to us today and their respective methodologies.   &lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dozens of real-life applications and examples of this framework currently in use are examined, including three in-depth case studies: work with marine fisheries in Hawai&amp;rsquo;i, strategies of eco-activists to protect Canada&amp;rsquo;s Great Bear Rainforest, and a study of community development in El Salvador. In addition, eighteen personal practices of transformation are provided for you to increase your own integral ecological awareness. &lt;i&gt;Integral Ecology &lt;/i&gt;provides the most sophisticated application and extension of Integral Theory available today, and as such it serves as a template for any truly integral effort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-03-08T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>The Day After Tomorrow by Roger Hodge</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781576875605&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781576875605&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781576875605&quot;&gt;The Day After Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt; Images of Our Earth in Crisis&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=124635&quot;&gt;J. Henry Fair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Contribution by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=124636&quot;&gt;Roger Hodge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 144 pages | powerHouse Books | Photography - Photo Essays; Science - Ecology; Science - Environmental Science | &lt;b&gt;$39.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-57687-560-5 (1-57687-560-1)&lt;p&gt;As seen on &lt;i&gt;The Today Show&lt;/i&gt;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt; The Day After Tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; takes readers on a journey to bear witness to the environmental destruction that is currently plaguing our planet; from a forest in West Virginia devastated by mountaintop removal mining, to a region in Florida left in ruins by the phosphate mining industry, J. Henry Fair presents hard evidence that our unchecked consumerism is leading the way in the destruction of our planet, one natural resource at a time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Primarily through the use of aerial photography, Fair captures spellbinding vistas of pools of toxic hog waste, streams of paper mill runoff, and the remains of hollowed-out mountains. These environmental abstractions lure the viewer in with unique asymmetrical shapes and striking colors; however, fascination quickly turns to horror, as the viewer realizes what lurks beneath the surface of the image.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Fair is a consummate environmentalist and after years as a corporate and portrait photographer he turned his lens on the industries that sustain us&amp;mdash;oil, fertilizer, coal, and factory farming, to name a few&amp;mdash;eager to uncover the dirty little secrets that he knew were well hidden there. It turns out the secrets, and the &amp;ldquo;dirt&amp;rdquo; they produce, are far too large to hide. For example: the factory farming industry is responsible for one of the largest environmental disasters in history, wherein a hog waste lagoon burst, causing 25 million gallons of highly toxic sludge to flood the New River in North Carolina, killing ecosystems, animals, and infecting water supplies. Just before Christmas in 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority power plant was responsible for sending a billion gallons of coal ash waste into the Tennessee River; this spill was 40 times larger than the infamous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Coal ash is toxic, containing a laundry list of hazardous substances such as uranium, mercury, lead, and arsenic. These are only two examples of the endless calamity we inflict on our environment daily. Now is the time to take action and make change.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; More than anything else, &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Day After Tomorrow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; is a call to arms. Our planet dies a little bit every second, and this trend will continue unless we take responsibility. Fair&amp;rsquo;s images reveal the calamitous effects of our consumer culture&amp;rsquo;s insatiable appetite for natural resources. Forests are being wiped-out, water supplies polluted and/or drained, animals and humans are dying, but for what? These stunning and tragically beautiful images, in conjunction with an essays by one of America&amp;rsquo;s leading environmental defenders, provide indisputable evidence that the way we eat, commute, and manufacture is collectively destroying the Earth, and we must change the way we live if we expect our planet to survive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-02-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Deep Green Resistance by Lierre Keith</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781609801427&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781609801427&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781609801427&quot;&gt;Deep Green Resistance&lt;/a&gt; Strategy to Save the Planet&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147293&quot;&gt;Derrick Jensen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147579&quot;&gt;Aric McBay&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=147626&quot;&gt;Lierre Keith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Seven Stories Press | Political Science - Political Ideologies - Anarchism; Political Science - Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$22.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60980-142-7 (1-60980-142-3)&lt;p&gt;For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, &quot;Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?&quot; No one ever says yes.&lt;br&gt;Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and shopping&amp;#8212;no matter how green&amp;#8212;won&amp;#8217;t stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy. Deep Green Resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful. It provides an exploration of organizational structures, recruitment, security, and target selection for both aboveground and underground action. Deep Green Resistance also discusses a culture of resistance and the crucial support role that it can play.&lt;br&gt;Deep Green Resistance is a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet&amp;#8212;and win.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-01-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Ptarmigan's Dilemma by Mary Theberge</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781551993454&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781551993454&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781551993454&quot;&gt;The Ptarmigan's Dilemma&lt;/a&gt; An Exploration into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=30862&quot;&gt;John Theberge&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=43983&quot;&gt;Mary Theberge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | McClelland &amp; Stewart | Science - Ecology; Nature - Ecology; Science | &lt;b&gt;$14.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-55199-345-4 (1-55199-345-7)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Winner of&amp;nbsp;the 2010 Lane Anderson Award&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Drawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies that risk extinction by overwintering en masse. These are just a few stories the Theberges tell in their examination of what the mechanisms of evolution are and how they work. With examples from the very latest discoveries in genetics and ones they have made in their own field work, &lt;b&gt;The Ptarmigan's Dilemma&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;is a ground-breaking explanation of evolution for non-scientists.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By marrying the separate sciences of ecology and genetics, the Theberges paint a picture far richer than either discipline can alone of how, for almost 4 billion years, life on Earth has evolved into the rich diversity that's under threat today. Along the way, they explain just what &quot;the survival of the fittest&quot; really means, how dramatic evolutionary changes can take place in just one generation, and how our too-little knowledge of or interest in how life on Earth organizes and supports itself is rapidly making us a danger to ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-03-16T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Mindfully Green by Stephanie Kaza</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781590305836&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781590305836&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781590305836&quot;&gt;Mindfully Green&lt;/a&gt; A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=111820&quot;&gt;Stephanie Kaza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 144 pages | Shambhala | Nature - Environmental Conservation &amp; Protection; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$17.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-59030-583-6 (1-59030-583-3)&lt;p&gt;With all the attention on living sustainably, the one thing missing from the conversation is how to find a personal connection with green living that will sustain us on our green path. While practical approaches to an eco-responsible lifestyle offer important first steps, it is critical that we ground these actions in broader understanding so that we can effect real change in the world.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this book, Stephanie Kaza describes what she calls the &amp;#8220;green practice path.&amp;#8221; She offers a simple, Buddhist-inspired philosophy for taking up environmental action in real, practical, and effective ways. Discover new ways to think more deeply about your impact on the natural world, engage in environmental change, and make green living a personal practice based in compassion and true conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2008-11-11T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>True Green at Work by Tim Wallace</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426202636&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781426202636&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426202636&quot;&gt;True Green at Work&lt;/a&gt; 100 Ways You Can Make the Environment Your Business&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74860&quot;&gt;Kim Mckay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74861&quot;&gt;Jenny Bonnin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=88046&quot;&gt;Tim Wallace&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 144 pages | National Geographic | Nature - Environmental Conservation &amp; Protection; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$19.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4262-0263-6 (1-4262-0263-6)&lt;p&gt;Now, from the authors of the quintessential how-to-go-green guide for individuals and households, this definitive do-it-yourself manual is for the working world&amp;#151;businesses, workers, and day-to-day life at the office. Positive and practical, &lt;i&gt;True Green at Work&lt;/i&gt; tells everyone who holds a job, from top executives on down the ladder, how to help minimize their company&amp;#8217;s carbon footprint. The book is accessible and actionable, with its signature, crisp design and lively text. Each page contains a single tip for reducing waste, making it easy for anyone in any job to take small steps toward a healthier planet. Suggestions run the gamut, from obvious recycling to innovative strategies that encourage sustainability. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Authors McKay and Bonnin draw on their extensive industry expertise to address corporate culture, branding, and marketing and to profile American businesses on the leading edge of green&amp;#151;inspiring stories that are sure to motivate any company and employee. Timely and smart, &lt;i&gt;True Green at Work&lt;/i&gt; is one business book that will pay dividends.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2008-02-19T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Ecology by Carolyn Merchant</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781591025788&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781591025788&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781591025788&quot;&gt;Ecology&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edited by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=179577&quot;&gt;Carolyn Merchant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 436 pages | Humanity Books | Science - Ecology; Science - Environmental Science; Science - Philosophy &amp; Social | &lt;b&gt;$25.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-59102-578-8 (1-59102-578-8)&lt;p&gt;As we survey the negative effects of modernism&amp;#8212;environmental destruction, the net consumption of irreplaceable natural resources, the ever-widening gulf between first and third worlds&amp;#8212;we are forced to grapple with the consequences of the domination of nature by human beings. Clearly, for the earth and its peoples to survive, new ways of thinking about the human relationship to nature are needed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The readings gathered in this popular reader join these issues with critical theory to examine the ongoing struggle to rediscover the nature within human beings and to reconnect it with external nature. A critical theory of the environment offers both an analysis of current problems of the domination of people and nature and ways of attaining sustainability in the future.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Distinguished environmental scholar Carolyn Merchant has brought together some of the foremost environmental thinkers of the twenty-first century. They present new philosophies, theories of justice, spiritual relations, and scientific thought. This second edition contains new material on globalization, natural capitalism, the ecofeminist and environmental justice movements, feminist green socialism, conservation and third world peoples, and the ecology of order and chaos, while retaining many of the most provocative selections from the first edition. The conclusion presents the &quot;Principles of Environmental Justice,&quot; adopted by the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Scholars, teachers, and anyone concerned about the future of the planet will find in this excellent collection an array of new directions, ideas, and possibilities for healing the wounds of the past.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2007-12-31T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>True Green by Jenny Bonnin</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426201134&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781426201134&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426201134&quot;&gt;True Green&lt;/a&gt; 100 Everyday Ways you Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74860&quot;&gt;Kim Mckay&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74861&quot;&gt;Jenny Bonnin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 128 pages | National Geographic | Nature - Environmental Conservation &amp; Protection; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$19.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4262-0113-4 (1-4262-0113-3)&lt;p&gt;Global warming, climate change, toxic waste, and more: it sometimes seems the environmental challenges we face are just too huge for individual actions to matter, but they're not&amp;#150;and here's the proof. &lt;i&gt;True Green&lt;/i&gt; is based on the practical experience of Clean Up the World, a grassroots environmental movement that has inspired more than 40 million volunteers in over 100 countries to take action since 1993.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Whether you live in a city apartment, a suburban house, or a country farm, these simple, straightforward methods produce positive effects not just on our planet but on your pocketbook, too. For example, showering accounts for one-third of a typical home's water use, so making each shower slightly shorter results in real conservation over the long run. An average washing machine annually produces about 200 pounds of greenhouse gases, but a cold water wash can save about six pounds in emissions per cycle. Many electronic devices draw power even when &quot;off,&quot; so actually unplugging them when not in use will save both money and electricity. Outdoors, mulching your garden can cut evaporation by as much as 70%, reducing the need to water often and conserving resources.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;True Green&lt;/i&gt; explores six key areas where small changes can make a big difference: In the Home; In the Garden; At Work; Shopping; Travel; and In the Community. Dozens of illustrated spreads provide positive, practical, simple-to-implement tips and a summary of their environmental contribution; in addition, a reference guide to useful websites offers access to priceless additional information, global and local alike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2007-04-10T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Suburban You by Jonathan Marosz</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781415917510&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781415917510&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781415917510&quot;&gt;The Suburban You&lt;/a&gt; Reports from the Home Front&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=59132&quot;&gt;Mark Falanga&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Read by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=60781&quot;&gt;Jonathan Marosz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unabridged Audiobook Download&lt;/b&gt; | Random House Audio | Science - Ecology; Science - Environmental Science | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4159-1751-0 (1-4159-1751-5)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;You are about to discover that living in the suburbs is a whole lot funnier than you ever thought possible. For this country&amp;#8217;s 145,892,494 (give or take) suburbanites, Mark Falanga is an utterly deadpan (and thoroughly entertaining) spokesman.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mark Falanga is a slick urban dweller, at the top of his game professionally, with a gorgeous corporate executive wife and a hip coterie in the coolest neighborhood in the city. But when baby makes three, Mark and his family enter the twilight zone called the suburbs, where public schools are good, many wives stay home, and children ride their tricycles in the driveway. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nothing is the same ever again.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With the dry wit of David Sedaris, and Dave Barry&amp;#8217;s love of the absurd, Falanga details his new, suburban landscape from the point of view of a bewildered but gung-ho everyman. From the complex political pecking order in the neighborhood, with its ultracompetitive block parties and its consuming holiday-card rivalry, to the surprises lurking on every corner&amp;#8212;such as the twelve-year-old pyromaniac next door and the suspiciously broad-shouldered &amp;#8220;lady&amp;#8221; on the commuter train&amp;#8212;&lt;i&gt;The Suburban You&lt;/i&gt; describes in slyly understated prose the vicissitudes of life in the &amp;#8217;burbs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2004-06-04T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Culture of Extinction by Frederic L. Bender</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781591020554&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781591020554&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781591020554&quot;&gt;The Culture of Extinction&lt;/a&gt; Toward a Philosophy of Deep Ecology&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=180266&quot;&gt;Frederic L. Bender&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 488 pages | Humanity Books | Science - Ecology; Nature - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$69.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-59102-055-4 (1-59102-055-7)&lt;p&gt;Global warming, air and water pollution, ozone-layer depletion, species extinction&amp;#8212;these are all the results of what philosopher Frederic L. Bender calls our &quot;culture of extinction.&quot; In this probing analysis of the basic cultural assumptions and historical factors that have led to the current dire ecological situation, Bender argues that our only chance of avoiding imminent disaster is to recognize and then change the destructive trends in contemporary culture that will surely be our undoing if left unchecked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bender criticizes many of industrial society's basic assumptions, for example, that we humans are superior to animals, that the Bible justifies our dominion over the Earth, or that we are evolution's highest products. He also reveals the underlying connections between mechanistic science and Earth's devastation under capitalism, and he points out that major modernist philosophies, from Bacon and Descartes to 20th-century empiricism, are in the service of the culture of extinction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Assessing the major trends within contemporary environmentalism, he offers a critical, yet sympathetic, analysis of deep ecology and argues for its rigorous and more inclusive reformulation.&lt;br&gt;Finally, Bender explores deep ecology's affinities with the nondualist worldviews found, for example, in East Asian and Buddhist philosophy, in Native American spirituality, and in Spinoza's philosophy. In conclusion, he offers a way of integrating many insights of the different environmentalist movements and discusses practical steps to put the culture of extinction behind us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2003-09-01T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Science of Overabundance by John H. Rappole</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588340627&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781588340627&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588340627&quot;&gt;The Science of Overabundance&lt;/a&gt; Deer Ecology and Population Management&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edited by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=181196&quot;&gt;William J. Mcshea&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=181197&quot;&gt;Brian H. Underwood&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=181198&quot;&gt;John H. Rappole&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 402 pages | Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press | Science - Biology; Science - Life Sciences - Biological Diversity; Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$39.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-58834-062-7 (1-58834-062-7)&lt;p&gt;Easily the most common of America&amp;#8217;s large wildlife species, white-tailed deer are often referred to as &quot;overabundant.&quot; But when does a species cross the threshold from common to overpopulated? This question has been the focus of debate in recent years among hunters, animal rights activists, and biologists. William McShea and his colleagues explore every aspect of the issue in The Science of Overabundance. Are there really too many deer? Do efforts to control deer populations really work? What broader lessons can we learn from efforts to understand deer population dynamics? Through twenty-three chapters, the editors and contributors dismiss widely held lore and provide solid information on this perplexing problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2003-01-17T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Reenchantment of Nature by Alister McGrath</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385508261&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385508261&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385508261&quot;&gt;The Reenchantment of Nature&lt;/a&gt; The Denial of Religion and the Ecological Crisis&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=19946&quot;&gt;Alister McGrath&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 256 pages | Image | Science - Ecology | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-385-50826-1 (0-385-50826-3)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this provocative assessment of the world's current ecological crisis, the author of the critically acclaimed &lt;i&gt;In the Beginning&lt;/i&gt; exposes the false assumptions underlying the conflicts between science and religion, and proposes an innovative approach to saving the planet.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Traditionally, science and religion have been thought of as two distinct and irreconcilable ways of looking at the world, and scientists have often chastised the world's religions for keeping their eyes on the heavens and paying scant attention to the destruction of Earth's precious resources and its natural wonders. In &lt;i&gt;The Reenchantment of Nature&lt;/i&gt;, Alister McGrath, who holds doctorates in both molecular biology and divinity, challenges this long-held and dangerously misguided dichotomy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Arguing that Christianity and other great religions have always respected and revered the bounty and beauty of the earth, McGrath calls for a radical shift in perspective. He shows that by defining the world in the narrowest of scientific terms and viewing it as a collection of atoms and molecules governed by unchanging laws and forces, we have lost our ability to appreciate nature's enchantments.  In order to address the threats to our environment, he maintains, it is essential to reawaken our sense of awe and look at the world as a glorious creation, an irreplaceable gift of God.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In setting forth a new framework for the debate between science and religion on ecological theory, &lt;i&gt;The Reenchantment of Nature&lt;/i&gt; points the way to integrating two different traditions in a sane and productive effort to rescue the natural world from its present environmental decline.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2002-09-17T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Great Work by Thomas Berry</title>
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