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THIS GRIPPING AND TRIUMPHANT MEMOIR FOLLOWS A LIVING LEGEND OF EXTREME MOUNTAINEERING AS HE MAKES HIS ASSAULT ON HISTORY, ONE 8,000-METER SUMMIT AT A TIME. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of...

Part memoir, part manifesto, in Eat Like a Fish Bren Smith—a former commercial fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer—shares a bold new vision for the future of food: seaweed. Through tales that span from his childhood in Newfoundland to his early years on the high seas aboard commercial...

The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life. Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he...

A preeminent geneticist hunts the Neanderthal genome to answer the biggest question of them all: what does it mean to be human? What can we learn from the genes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pbo’s mission to answer that question, beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2009.

For the first time ever unabridged and read by the author, this audiobook is a testimony of true humanity-filled with adventure, life lessons and hope for our world. From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was...

Trail Ready is the ultimate guide for adventurers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts eager to conquer the wilderness with confidence and skill. Whether you're a beginner planning your first trek or an experienced explorer seeking to sharpen your outdoor expertise, this book equips you with everything you need to prepare physically, mentally, and practically for any trail. Inside, you'll discover expert advice on essential gear, navigation techniques, survival skills, and environmental awareness.

An immersive history of our coasts and the people who have shaped them The coast means something different to everyone. It’s a place of pleasure and reckless pursuits, of fishing, fearless endeavours and a crashing, rugged beauty. The coast is, and always has been, our first line of defence...

One man. 12,000KM. A triathlon to the top of the world – and a roadmap to redefining your own impossible. In 2024, former Royal Marine Mitchell Hutchcraft attempted what no human had ever dared: a 12,000km triathlon from the UK to the top of the world. He swam the English Channel. He cycled...

Discover the impactful ways that climate and weather changed the very course of human history from the founder and chairman of AccuWeather! Join AccuWeather founder and chairman Dr. Joel N. Myers on a journey from the beginning of time to the modern day to see how weather and climate impacted world events throughout history, both the good and the bad.

Five million steps. 157 days. 2,200 miles. From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes a gripping rumination on life, nature, and tragedy as the author recounts his two through-hikes—33 years apart—of the Appalachian Trail and a haunting, life-changing...

En este libro el autor nos invita a conocer las arañas, a profundizar en sus modos de vida, a averiguar sus hábitos cazadores y el porqué de sus venenos, a entender cómo la diversificación evolutiva las ha llevado a crear múltiples tipos de trampas de seda para capturar presas, a descubrir sus complejos cortejos de reproducción, los cuidados de su prole y su importancia en los ecosistemas como control de poblaciones de insectos.

En 150 questions et autant de réponses, Caroline Lepage nous entraîne dans les profondeurs aquatiques à la découverte de ses habitants aussi nombreux qu'interlopes ! Avec humour, Caroline Lepage répond à toutes ces questions qui vont vous révéler les plus grands secrets des océans et de ses habitants !

Caroline Lepage est passionnée par le monde animal. Auteur de nombreux livres sur le sujet, elle a décidé de s'intéresser aux pratiques sexuelles de plus de 100 espèces animales ! Hérisson, lézard, baleine, panda, limace, kangourou... son livre passe la faune au crible du sexe ! Quels sont les animaux les plus actifs ou à l'inverse les rois de l'abstinence ? Le bonobo est-il vraiment à la hauteur de sa réputation ? Et la girafe est-elle gênée par sa grande taille ? La hyène sait-elle séduire ? Du poulpe et du flamant-rose, quel est le plus fidèle ?

Un vétérinaire dit tout ! Jean Sévéan est vétérinaire par vocation ! Depuis des dizaines d'années il en a soigné des bêtes, sans oublier de porter son œil attentif aux propriétaires des vaches, chiens, chats et même chimpanzé qui sont passés dans son cabinet. Véto des villes et des campagnes, Jean Sévéan n'a pas la langue dans sa poche pour nous faire rire, nous surprendre et nous émouvoir. Derrière chacune de ces histoires - parfois incroyables - se cache un amour infini des animaux qui l'a poussé à garder un veau plus d'un mois dans sa clinique ou à se faire payer en œufs !

Des réponses claires aux questions parfois étranges... Pourquoi le ciel est bleu ? Pourquoi les zèbres ont-ils des rayures ? Pourquoi la colle colle-t-elle ? Pourquoi pleurons-nous en épluchant un oignon ? Pourquoi ne sentons-nous pas la terre tourner ? Pourquoi les cerfs ont-ils des bois ? Pourquoi les marées ?... Jean-Baptiste Giraud répond à quelque 300 questions essentielles ou presque dans un livre bourré d'humour et de pédagogie. Plus la peine d'être un savant fou pour comprendre les phénomènes apparemment compliqués !

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body “The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York...

A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club With a foreword by David Allen Sibley “Unexpected and spectacular” —Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These...

What about plants? Don't animals eat other animals? There are no perfect vegans, so why bother? If you're vegan, how many times have you been asked these, and other similarly challenging, questions from non-vegans? Using humor and reason, Sherry F. Colb takes these questions at face value and also delves deeply into the motivations behind them, coming up with answers that are not only intelligent but insightful about human nature.

Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of human interaction across a region that has brought together many of the great civilizations of antiquity as well as the rival empires of medieval and modern times.

History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth, a brave work that becomes a radical redefinition of human history. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns of a point of no return that is imminent.