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Modern Floriography: Flowers, Gardens, and Gifts Inspired by the Language of Flowers

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Report copyright infringementby Teresa Sabankaya (Author)A little bit of self-help, floral design, history, and gardening wrapped into one beautifully illustrated book--perfect for those with green thumbs, flower arrangement lovers, or "gift giving is my love language" people. We have a million ways to communicate in the miasma of smartphones, artificial intelligence, and social media. But how do you find yourself responding to a declaration of love, the loss of someone important to you, or a...

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Report copyright infringementby Giovanni Aloi (Editor in Chief), Michael Pollan (Author), Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (Author)Gardens are autobiographical territories- relentlessly co-authored by constantly evolving communities of gardeners, some equipped with spades, others with claws and some more endowed with long roots. In collaboration with the soil, this process of coauthoring results in open ended narratives that emerge and dissolve, leaving behind traces of minerals and decomposing matte...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeff Miller (Author), Obi Kaufmann (Illustrator)Learn about the wildlife of the Bay Area from a lifelong protector of endangered species, and enjoy the wild ride.Jeff Miller's quirky guide to the coolest animal neighbors in the Bay Area will have you gawking at elk, whooping with cranes, and crowning yourself a crossing guard for newts before you know it. Join Jeff on a local safari to meet more than sixty species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, ...

An Introduction To The Study Of General Biology: Designed For The Use Of Schools And Science Classes (1874)

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas C. Macginley (Author)""An Introduction To The Study Of General Biology"" is a book written by Thomas C. MacGinley in 1874. The book is designed to be used as a textbook in schools and science classes, and it provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of biology. The book covers a range of topics, including the structure and function of cells, the classification of organisms, and the principles of evolution. It also includes detailed descriptions ...

Through the Eyes of John Muir: Practices in Environmental Stewardship

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Report copyright infringementby Janice Kelley (Author)"Through the Eyes of John Muir" presents a series of hands on and engaging lessons designed for classroom teachers, parents of both home school and independent study students. Through this guide students will learn how to think and make evidence-based decisions. Lessons cross disciplines to meet educational standards for science, language arts and social studies."One learns that the world, though made is still being made. That this is stil...

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Report copyright infringementby Maria J. Pack (Editor in Chief), Dorothy Warren (Author)This is a flexible resource and can be used to study both ideas and evidence and the nature of science, and also when teaching key skills.Back JacketClimate change is a very complex subject. Scientists from many countries around the world are striving to understand how climate change works and then to try to prepare for the changes that may lie ahead. This resource includes a series of activities for stude...

Confronting Ecological Crisis in Appalachia and the South: University and Community Partnerships

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie McSpirit (Editor), Lynne Faltraco (Editor), Connor Bailey (Editor)This book analyzes the varied ways in which American films and television shows grapple with the problem of freedom. Popular culture often champions freedom as the fundamentally American way of life, and celebrates the independence and self-reliance of ordinary Americans. But film and television have also explored the tension between freedom and other American values, such as order and ...

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Report copyright infringementby William Lowrie (Author)Geophysics is the physics of the Earth. Central to the Earth Sciences today, it encompasses areas such as seismology, volcanism, plate tectonics, gravitational anomalies, and the Earth's magnetic field (present and past, as captured in rocks), all of which give clues to both the structure and the working of the Earth. In this Very Short Introduction, William Lowrie describes the internal and external processes that affect the planet, as w...

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Report copyright infringementby Darry Fraser (Author)Big Oil is trying to muscle in and drill in the Great Australian Bight. Pristine ocean and coastline is at risk if there's a spill, and Australis Island off the south coast of Australia in the Southern Ocean would be right in its path. There's a dedicated group of people on the island fighting for inhabitants of land and sea - and they're not taking 'no' for an answer. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.22 x 9 x 6 I...

Disaster Recovery Planning for Telecommunications

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Report copyright infringementby Leo a. Wrobel (Author)A book offering advice on how to safeguard a company's telecommunication and computer networks against natural disaster, sabotage and human error. It aims to help identify the vulnerabilities of a system and describes specific risk avoidance measures. Number of Pages: 128 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.35 x 6.32 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 19, 1990

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Woodward (Author)A college love spanning over forty years is unexpectedly upended. In Coyote on the Bridge, a memoir, Susan Woodward shares her experience of coping with the sudden death of her husband. Facing grief and unexpected challenges alone, she turns to familiar mountain trails of the Sierra to begin healing. The following winter, an encounter with a coyote on a snowy trail makes her realize that her late husband's spirit could serve as a totem in...

Saving Orchids: Stories of Species Survival in a Changing World

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Seaton (Author), Lawrence W. Zettler (Author)A gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids--and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe. Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In some places, listening to a nighttime chorus of frogs in the neighborhood marsh was an archetypal touchstone of childhood. Children would search for tadpoles, just steps away from native Lady's Tresses orchids. Y...

Beyond Crop per Drop: Assessing Agricultural Water Productivity and Efficiency in a Maturing Water Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Susanne M. Scheierling (Author), David O. Tréguer (Author)With growing water scarcity in many parts of the world and projections that indicate the need to increase agricultural production and, concurrently, agricultural water use, it is increasingly advocated to focus efforts on improving agricultural water productivity and efficiency--and thus achieve more crop per drop. Many international organizations concerned with water management are also promoting these ...

En terrain minier: Mesures de diligence raisonnables pour garantir l'intégrité des attributions de licences dans les industries extractives

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Report copyright infringementby Cari L. Votava (Author), Jeanne M. Hauch (Author), Francesco Clementucci (Author)Les ressources naturelles sont susceptibles de renforcer la stabilité économique et politique d'un pays et de contribuer à la prospérité nationale et au développement économique. Cependant, dans les pays dépendant largement des ressources naturelles, une mauvaise gestion de ces secteurs peut souvent entrainer corruption, flux financiers illicites (FFI) et ainsi, pauvreté. Une trans...

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Walker (Author)Plants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animal life and the evolution of the Earth's climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cereal crops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxf...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Matthiessen (Author), Pico Iyer (Introduction by)WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "A masterpiece that exceeds the boundaries of the travel genre and envelops you with its incredible prose." --Wall Street Journal An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayas by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue ...

The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph S. Wilson (Author), Olivia Messinger Carril (Author)The ultimate bee book for bee enthusiasts and experts alike The Bees in Your Backyard provides an engaging introduction to the roughly 4,000 different bee species found in the United States and Canada, dispelling common myths about bees while offering essential tips for telling them apart in the field. The book features more than 900 stunning color photos of the bees living all around us--in our gardens...

The Garden of Earth Volume Two: Wild Plant Secrets & Practical Natural Skills

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Lamun (Author)The Garden of Earth Volume Two is part memoir, part reference book, part wild food guide, and so much more! The whole Series celebrates the Natural Wonders of our Garden, and this volume highlights the secrets held in the Wild Weeds as food, medicine, and spiritual tools. There are Lists of Healing Foods, Mudras and Essential Oils for naturally supporting Immunity, Effortless Sleep, Pregnancy Safety and Lactation, Hangover Remedies, Mental F...

Active Peace: A Mindful Path to a Nonviolent World

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Report copyright infringementby G. Scott Brown (Author)Active Peace offers a holistic approach to the deepest levels of healing at the personal, interpersonal, and collective levels. It includes much in the way of self-awareness and self-care, inspiration for feeling the support the earth, and a toolbox full of relationship skills. You'll find foundations for transforming conflict into deeper relationships, including the principles and practices of restorative justice. The book is also rich i...

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Report copyright infringementby Herb Cohen (Author)"The Soul of Nature" reveals the compatibility between science and faith. The universe is viewed as a continuum of matter and energy in which all living creatures and especially human beings are wholly integrated. Faith is an expression of the need to experience this sense of belonging. Science is approaching the realization of a living universe. Individual human beings need to be more inwardly harmonious, than most of us are, to experience t...

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Report copyright infringementby Kristin Gleeson (Author)Stylish and controversial, in the 1930s Anahareo confronted Canadian indigenous women stereotypes while she challenged the approach to wilderness conservation that focused on profit. Her view influenced Grey Owl and eventually many others across Europe and North America toward a new idea of wilderness conservation.Growing up Gertrude Bernard, an Algonquin/Mohawk girl in a small Ontario town in the time around the First World War, Anahare...

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Report copyright infringementby Leila Lees (Author)Piripai is natural history as prose poetry. It is a story of place, time and a subtle coming of age on the sand dunes between the river and the sea. The book is structured around twenty-six birds that inhabited Piripai, and ordered according to the time of year, beginning in spring and ending in winter. It is suffused with observation and memory, conveyed in a stripped-back style that both evokes and abstracts. Through the eyes of the book's ...

Soul Healing & Spirit Dancing: A Seasonal Journey to Embody the Balance, Peace and Joy that is Your Birthright

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Kittock (Author)2024 Nautilus Book Awards WinnerA Fresh Take on the Self-Help Genre with an Emphasis on Connecting with Nature and One's Soul. An Encouraging, Whimsical, and Irreverent Tone of Self-Reflection With 12 Soulful Seasonal Practices.Life feeling a little grey? Like the magic has slowly faded? Does balance sound like a nice idea but totally unattainable? Are you hopeful that if you keep moving forward and doing all the "right things" life will ...

Let the Water Do the Work: Stories of First Descents & the Soulful Art of Rowing Whitewater

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Fox (Author)Let the Water Do the Work is a fast-moving, story-driven adventure about what happens when people give themselves fully to something wild, like a whitewater river.Drawing on a forty-five year love affair with rivers across four continents, author and whitewater rower Peter Fox brings readers inside decisive moments on some of the world's most iconic rivers: the now-lost Biobió in Chile, the Futaleufú, California's Tuolumne, and the Grand Canyo...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Marie E. Butler (Editor), Donna Roberts (Editor), Iveta Slavkova (Editor)'Surrealism and Ecology' is the first volume to consider the intersections of these two fields. It addresses the contribution of the avant-gardes in thinking about the relationship of humans with their environment in the context of massive environmental upheaval in the twentieth century. This volume explores the significant role of Surrealist artists and writers within the history of ...

The New Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California: Completely Revised and Expanded

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Report copyright infringementby J. Duane Sept (Author)Newly revised and expanded, this guide to the most common animals and plants of the California seashore is a must-have companion for any curious beach visitor. Look no further than The New Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California for the essential tidal guidebook. More than 600 species of the sponges, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and other flora and fauna you're likely to see are descr...

Cloud Climbers: Declarations through Images and Words for a Just and Ecologically Sustainable Peace

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Elvey (Editor), William Kelly (Artist), Joseph Camilleri (Author)Faced with the 'globalisation of violence' against humans and the wider Earth community, a key question of our time is: Where can humanity turn for inspiration? Voices in international law, the UN system, labour and social movements, intellectual circles, religious and ethical traditions are calling for a shift from 'Just War' to 'Just Peace'. At the heart of this book is a wider call, for a ...

Preparedness Guide To Building A New Home: From Safe Rooms to Solar: A Practical Guide of Off-grid Concepts

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Report copyright infringementby Pete Kimbell (Author)Preparedness Guide to Building a New Home - Build More Than a HouseBuild more than a house-build security, resilience, and peace of mind.When most people think about building a home, they imagine floor plans, countertops, and paint colors. But a truly well-designed home is more than a place to live-it's a foundation for safety, comfort, and long-term stability. Preparedness Guide to Building a New Home helps you create a house that's as pra...

Friends of Mine: the Mineral Collection of Milton L. Leet

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Report copyright infringementby Milton Leet (Author)Friends of Mine beautifully depicts the personal mineral collection of Milton Leet, a devoted collector for over seventy years. Each of the 300 specimens in this finely curated collection is mounted and displayed with great care and with careful attention to the specimens' names and locations of origin. This project is a collaboration between Milt and his son Tim, who now holds the collection. Fearing the beauty of this life-long passion pro...

Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas J. Elpel (Author)Botany in a Day is now available in a full-color version. With more than 50,000 copies sold, this is a passport to identifying plants and their uses. Looking for a faster, easier, and engaging way to identify plants? Related plants have similar characteristics, and they often have similar uses. Rather than learning new plants one-at-a-time, it is possible to learn them by the hundreds, based on plant family patterns.Each family of relate...

Creative Haven Fanciful Sea Life Coloring Book

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Report copyright infringementby Marjorie Sarnat (Author)"This is a very well-designed coloring book, with original artworks, even line-widths, and a lovely and playful design style that is as attractive as it is fun to color. Excellent, high quality coloring book!" -- Daily Greet This imaginative collection of 31 wondrous designs features a variety of stylized ocean creatures with highly detailed and decorative backgrounds. Images include schools of exotic fish, a sunken ship and treasure ch...

What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why

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Report copyright infringementby David Allen Sibley (Author)The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why: "Can birds smell?"; "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?"; "Do robins 'hear' worms?" "The book's beauty mirrors the beauty of birds it describes so marvelously." --NPR In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most freq...