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Golden Spruce(2007) VAILLANT, JOHN_____________________________________On a bleak winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence: he destroyed the legendary Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Something New Under the Sun(2001) MCNEILL, J. R. (GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY)"One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New YorkerVezava: Mehka28,26 € -
Environmental Hazards(2013) SMITH, KEITHThis is a well-written and generously illustrated overview of all the natural and technological events that threaten humans and what they value. It draws on the latest research across the physical and human sciences and guides students and researchers froVezava: Mehka90,33 € -
Storming the Gates of Paradise(2007) SOLNIT, REBECCARebecca Solnit has made a vocation of journeying into difficult territory and reporting back, as an environmentalist, antiglobalization activist, and public intellectual. This work represents developments in Solnit's thinking and offers you a panoramic woVezava: Mehka37,16 € -
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No Impact Man(2011) BEAVAN, COLINThe extraordinary story of one man's attempt to live in New York City (with his wife and young daughter) without leaving any net impact on the environment.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Biodiversity(2003) GASTON, KEVIN J. (UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD),SPICER, JOHN I. (UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it.Vezava: Mehka69,41 € -
New Green History Of The World(2007) PONTING, CLIVEStudies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have growVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Storms of My Grandchildren(2011) HANSEN, JAMESAn urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate scientist.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Soil and Soul(2004) MCINTOSH, ALASTAIRIn this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Man and the Natural World(1991) THOMAS, SIR KEITHPresents an account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between 1500-1800.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Party's Over(2005) HEINBERG, RICHARDDealing with the imminent decline of cheap oil, this book shows how oil and war have been closely related in the 20th century. Tracing the crucial role of fossil fuels in the rise of industrialism, it discusses the degree to which energy alternatives canVezava: Mehka23,82 €
