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At the Hand of Man
At the Hand of Man
Written by Raymond Bonner
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ISBN: 9780307830593
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At the Hand of Man
Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife
Written by Raymond Bonner


Format: eBook
On Sale: February 20, 2013
Price: $11.99

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... Read more >
The Great Work
The Great Work
Written by Thomas Berry
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ISBN: 9780307434197
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The Great Work
Our Way into the Future
Written by Thomas Berry


Format: eBook
On Sale: August 10, 2011
Price: $11.99

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... Read more >
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Deep Green Resistance
Deep Green Resistance
Written by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay and Lierre Keith
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781583229293
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Deep Green Resistance
Strategy to Save the Planet
Written by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay and Lierre Keith


Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $22.95

For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, "Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?" No one ever says yes.
Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and... Read more >
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
Written by John Theberge and Mary Theberge
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780771085185
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
An Ecological Exploration into the Mysteries of Life
Written by John Theberge and Mary Theberge


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $19.95

Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson Award

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.

Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big... Read more >
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Integral Ecology
Integral Ecology
Written by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D. and Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D., Foreword by Marc Bekoff
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590307670
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Integral Ecology
Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
Written by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D. and Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Foreword by Marc Bekoff


Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $35.00

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—and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues—how can we come to agreement to solve our... Read more >
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
Written by J. Henry Fair, Contribution by Roger Hodge
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781576875605
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The Day After Tomorrow
Images of Our Earth in Crisis
Written by J. Henry Fair
Contribution by Roger Hodge


Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $39.95

As seen on The Today Show

The Day After Tomorrow 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... Read more >
Deep Green Resistance
Strategy to Save the Planet
Written by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay and Lierre Keith


Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $22.95

For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, "Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?" No one ever says yes.
Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and... Read more >
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
Written by John Theberge and Mary Theberge
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781551993454
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma
An Exploration into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself
Written by John Theberge and Mary Theberge


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 16, 2010
Price: $14.99

Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson Award

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.

Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big... Read more >
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Mindfully Green
Mindfully Green
Written by Stephanie Kaza
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590305836
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Mindfully Green
A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking
Written by Stephanie Kaza


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $17.95

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... Read more >
True Green at Work
True Green at Work
Written by Kim Mckay, Jenny Bonnin and Tim Wallace
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426202636
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True Green at Work
100 Ways You Can Make the Environment Your Business
Written by Kim Mckay, Jenny Bonnin and Tim Wallace


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $19.95

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—businesses, workers, and day-to-day life at the office. Positive and practical, True Green at Work tells everyone who holds a job, from top executives on down the ladder, how to... Read more >
Ecology
Ecology
Edited by Carolyn Merchant
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781591025788
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Ecology

Edited by Carolyn Merchant


Format: Trade Paperback, 436 pages
On Sale: December 31, 2007
Price: $25.99

As we survey the negative effects of modernism—environmental destruction, the net consumption of irreplaceable natural resources, the ever-widening gulf between first and third worlds—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... Read more >
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True Green
True Green
Written by Kim Mckay and Jenny Bonnin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426201134
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True Green
100 Everyday Ways you Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet
Written by Kim Mckay and Jenny Bonnin


Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $19.95

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–and here's the proof. True Green is based on the practical experience of Clean Up the World, a grassroots environmental movement that has inspired... Read more >
The Suburban You
The Suburban You
Written by Mark Falanga, Read by Jonathan Marosz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415917510
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The Suburban You
Reports from the Home Front
Written by Mark Falanga
Read by Jonathan Marosz


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 4, 2004
Price: $15.00

You are about to discover that living in the suburbs is a whole lot funnier than you ever thought possible. For this country’s 145,892,494 (give or take) suburbanites, Mark Falanga is an utterly deadpan (and thoroughly entertaining) spokesman.

Mark Falanga is a slick urban dweller, at the top of his game professionally... Read more >
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The Culture of Extinction
The Culture of Extinction
Written by Frederic L. Bender
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781591020554
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The Culture of Extinction
Toward a Philosophy of Deep Ecology
Written by Frederic L. Bender


Format: Hardcover, 488 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2003
Price: $69.99

Global warming, air and water pollution, ozone-layer depletion, species extinction—these are all the results of what philosopher Frederic L. Bender calls our "culture of extinction." 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... Read more >
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