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That man should have dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it’s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. The question we now face is: Can we change nature, this time in order to save it? Elizabeth Kolbert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction, takes a hard look at the new world we are creating.

An evocative, lyrical debut memoir into the heart of our vanishing natural world, the solitary life of an eel fisherman and an urgent awakening of an environmental conscience. As a boy in Herefordshire, Richard Fleming watched the rural world begin to slip away, along with the traditional...

A new look at the psychology and history of hiking and its connection to the concept of “awe” that has long been felt, but only recently understood The fact that every year millions of travelers flock to the dangerous wilderness regions of our nation’s parks, forgoing comfort and safety to...

For fans of Ada Limón and Kate Baer, Make Me Good Soil is a luminous, intimate new poetry collection from celebrated author Sophie Strand that explores personal love, loss, trauma healing, and illness through the lens of interspecies connection. Sophie Strand's poetry is attuned to the...

From one of our finest nature writers, a breathtaking glimpse into the inner world of America's most mysterious predator: the mountain lion, which after its near-disappearance fifty years ago is quickly reclaiming its dominance over the continent, with profound—and surprising—implications...

A new edition of Joe Harkness' inspiring memoir about birds, mental health and finding meaning in nature. When Joe Harkness suffered a breakdown in 2013, he followed his doctor’s advice: medication helped, counselling reframed his thinking and mindfulness softened the noise inside his head...

Valpen Selma ska vara ensam hemma för första gången. Hennes matte och husse ska bara vara borta en pytteliten stund. De tänker att ingenting kommer att hinna hända på den tiden. Men de har fel! Selma hinner med massor!...

Följ med ut i skogen en natt. Vem är det som låter? Kan det vara en älg eller kanske ett rådjur? I Vem låter om natten? I skogen får du träffa skogens djur. Djur som kanske inte alltid beter sig som vi förväntar oss. Vem låter om natten? I skogen är en fantasifull och humoristisk bok...

Visste du att bävern är den största gnagaren som finns i Sverige? Att den kan känna lukten av vatten på långt håll? Eller att dess framtänder aldrig slutar växa? I Kolla, bävrar! får du veta mer om bävern ett av många spännande djur som bor i Sverige. BTJ ger recensionen mycket bra...

Vem låter om natten i parken? Är det en skata som försöker prata? Eller en råtta som kissar i en potta? I Vem låter om natten? I parken får du träffa djur som vi ofta ser i våra stadsparker. Med hjälp av fantasi, rim och humor i ord och bild får de yngsta lära känna parkens djur med...

Not all wealth is financial. No matter your age, career, or life experience, true wealth is within reach. Financial investing is a lot like big game hunting. They both come with risk and reward. They both require discipline, research, and excellent timing. They both offer clues to what it means...

The Big Game Hunting Collection contains three classic accounts of dangerous animals, wilderness travel, and hunting in Africa and India. These works belong to the older tradition of exploration and hunting memoir, combining adventure, natural observation, colonial-era travel, and the constant tension between human beings and the wild.

Full of surprise and discovery, This Beautiful Country paints an unforgettable picture of Italy heretofore unseen - one wilder than you can imagine. Italy is renowned for its antiquities, classical literature, philosophy, and modern-day culture, cuisine and fashion. What has gone largely...

Released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the first ever ascent of Mount Everest. On the 29th May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history as they took their first triumphant steps on the top of the world. On 16 May 1998, Bear Grylls followed those same footsteps, achieving a...

A stag leaps on an ancient brooch. A doe and a fawn step across a field at first light. A pair of antlers is silhouetted by the side of a busy road. From the earliest cave paintings to the present day, humans and deer have a long and complex history. Royal harts were the coveted quarry of...

¿Qué te atrae de la apicultura? ¿Es la perspectiva de producir tu propia miel y tener el delicioso producto natural fresco en tu mesa del desayuno cada mañana? ¿O es la fascinación por el organismo "abeja", que destaca como obra maestra de la evolución? Quizá sea una mezcla de ambas. Cuando tengas este libro en tus manos, ¡te espera un viaje apasionante! Quizá las primeras abejas ya estén zumbando en tu jardín y volando desde la colmena para recolectar abundante miel. O tal vez estés empezando a pensar en adquirir finalmente una colonia.

A profound and searching exploration of the herbs, foodways, and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Canaan—a deep invitation to remember and reconnect to our roots amid displacement and in diaspora. Herbalist and author Layla K. Feghali shares a nuanced and layered cultural history of the...

The cod has played a vital part in livelihoods, diets, and health in general — as well as roles in national economies and international wars. Drawing on his love of food and food culture, Mark Kurlansky leaps into history and folklore to explore how this innocuous fish had such an impact over the centuries.

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization - in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics - that have transformed the way we live. 

Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In...