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From Confucius to Greta Thunberg, this timely guide spotlights the figures at the forefront of the most important challenge facing our world. What does it mean to be an ‘environmentalist’? Not necessarily what you think it does. At the heart of environmentalism lies a recognition of the...

The story of how America’s garden clubs became an unexpected force for social change—powered by a diverse cast of extraordinary women with big personalities, fabulous hats, and dirt under their fingernails who fought for suffrage, civil rights, environmental justice, and more. During World...

Sie sind von urwüchsiger, wilder Schönheit: Raubvögel beherrschen die Lüfte. Bussarde, Falken und Habichte sind Meister der Jagd. Um ihr Wesen zu verstehen, nähert sich Sy Montgomery der Kunst der Falknerei. Vom Bussardweibchen »Jazz« lernt sie: Auch in der Jagdpartnerschaft mit dem Menschen bleiben die Greifvögel wild, eigensinnig und unberechenbar. Ihr unbezähmbares Herz ist fähig zu übermenschlicher Liebe – sie ist bedingungslos und ein Geschenk aus Gnade.

Inspired by his experience starting Solar Punk Farms and studying the resilience of living systems, biologist Spencer R. Scott helps us envision our collective future in a more hopeful way. In an age of ecological emergency and social breakdown, how do we find the hope and determination to live...

“Are you craving a better path to the good life than safety and comfort? Free Range Girl is the delightful story of Meghan Cox Gurdon’s countercultural off-the-grid childhood in rural Maine. This memoir is as inspirational as it is entertaining.” —Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times...

An extraordinary story of life on a South African game reserve from the 'Indiana Jones of conservation' and the authors of The Elephant Whisperer. Lawrence Anthony's South African game reserve is home to many animals he has saved, from a remarkable herd of elephants to a badly behaved bushbaby...

A moving account of one man's race to save a herd of elephants – with unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, The Elephant Whisperer is an enthralling book that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous souls everywhere. When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to...

On the verge of a complete breakdown, Peter Hahn quit his globe-trotting corporate job and laid down roots in the French countryside—determined to make a go of winegrowing. Peter bought a run-down, four-hundred-year-old “pile of a house,” ten acres of woodland, and a neglected vineyard in...

On the verge of a complete breakdown, Peter Hahn quit his globe-trotting corporate job and laid down roots in the French countryside—determined to make a go of winegrowing. Peter bought a run-down, four-hundred-year-old “pile of a house,” ten acres of woodland, and a neglected vineyard in...

The inspiring story of one trailblazing California farmer that has proven—with over fifty years of hard-won experience—that large-scale farming of high-value crops can be done in a way that’s positive for the planet and the community—while still making a profit. From a first-generation...

Georg Forster drang in die entferntesten Regionen der bekannten Welt vor und stellte mit seinen radikalen Ideen zu Menschlichkeit, Gleichheit und Freiheit die Denkweisen des 18. Jahrhunderts infrage. Andrea Wulf zeichnet das Porträt eines brillanten, unerschrockenen jungen Mannes, der mit 17 Jahren an Cooks zweiter Weltumsegelung teilnahm – einer Reise zwischen der eisigen Antarktis und den üppigen Inselwelten des Südpazifiks.

Georg Forster drang in die entferntesten Regionen der bekannten Welt vor und stellte mit seinen radikalen Ideen zu Menschlichkeit, Gleichheit und Freiheit die Denkweisen des 18. Jahrhunderts infrage. Andrea Wulf zeichnet das Porträt eines brillanten, unerschrockenen jungen Mannes, der mit 17 Jahren an Cooks zweiter Weltumsegelung teilnahm – einer Reise zwischen der eisigen Antarktis und den üppigen Inselwelten des Südpazifiks. Dort erforschte er Natur, Menschen und Kulturen und brachte einen tiefen Glauben an die Gleichheit der Menschen zurück, der seiner Zeit weit voraus war.

Grizzly bears have long been feared as unpredictable and dangerous. But one man, Charlie Russell, was key in breaking down the myths and helping save these magnificent beings from extinction. A naturalist who spent over seventy years living harmoniously among bears in North America and Russia, Russell forged deep friendships with wild grizzlies, raised and reintroduced ten orphaned cubs in the Kamchatkan wilderness, and nannied the young of a wild female grizzly for seven years.

An inspiring true story of one man’s journey of finding his purpose as he overcomes overwhelming obstacles to bring clean water to millions of the world’s neediest people―inviting us all to discover the amazing way that God has designed each one of us to impact this world in a unique way...

Toufiq A. Siddiqi was born in Hyderabad, India, and studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge University, England. He received his Ph. D. in Nuclear Physics from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany. In 1967 he and his wife Ulrike emigrated to the United States where he continued his research at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. During this time, he began to shift his focus from physics to environmental sciences, driven by the developing public environmental awareness at that time.

Bloomsbury presents The Chimpanzee & Me written and read by Ben Garrod Ben Garrod: As seen on TV – Baby Chimps Rescue. 'Celebrities blamed for the rise in people keeping primates as pets in Britain' TIMES 2. '4,500 primates owned as pets in the UK' SKY NEWS. 'As ownership of exotic pets booms...

Silent, solitary and beautiful, snow leopards inhabit the rugged mountains of central Asia, so perfectly camouflaged by their silver-grey pelts that they vanish against the rocks and the cliffs. The biologist and scientist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi (or Kullu, as he is widely known) has spent twenty years studying these elusive creatures in the wild, exploring their daily challenges, habitat, prey and population, and developing a profound understanding of their lives - with every snow leopard encounter bringing renewed meaning and purpose.

Isle Royale in Michigan is one of the most remote and pristine of all the U.S. national parks, and it is the site of the world’s longest-running predator–prey study. Every summer, Jeffrey M. Holden leads groups of citizen scientists on week-long expeditions to search for dead moose. Those intrepid enough to join him backpacking off trail in Isle Royale’s rugged beauty face challenges from treacherous weather conditions, to wildlife, primitive backcountry camping, traveling through swamps and wetlands, and backpacks that grow heavier with bones every time a new dead moose is found.

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America’s most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann Throughout the 20th century Georgie White, Anne LaBastille, and Dolores...

Virginia Mendoza's first memories are of drought. She grew up in La Mancha, Spain, the driest region in Europe. In The Search for Water, Mendoza weaves this personal reflection together with a dazzling scientific and anthropological enquiry into the ways the search for water has shaped the story of humanity. From flows of migration, agriculture and pagan rain gods to contemporary struggles with drought and climate change, Mendoza writes a gripping and inventive history of humankind as driven and united by one force: thirst.