検索キーワード： 自然・生態学

A practical and inspiring approach to tackling our environmental crisis, from a master spiritual teacher. We can heal our earth by choosing a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle, as trustees of a compassionate universe.

A rare collection of Beatrix Potter's own botanical art, and an exploration of the role these plants played in her personal and literary life. Beatrix Potter's Botanical collects and showcases 65 plants and fungi that Beatrix Potter made special study of in her often-overlooked career as a...

In the tradition of Jared Diamond and Jacques Barzun, prize-winning historian Anthony Pagden presents a sweeping history of the long struggle between East and West, from the Greeks to the present day.

The relationship between East and West has always been one of turmoil. In this historical tour de force, a renowned historian leads us from the world of classical antiquity, through the Dark Ages, to the Crusades, Europe's resurgence, and the dominance of the Ottoman Empire, which almost shattered Europe entirely. Pagden travels from Napoleon in Egypt to Europe's carving up of the finally moribund Ottomans - creating the modern Middle East along the way - and on to the present struggles in Iraq.

Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls "hyperobjects" - entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. In this book, Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist with one another and with nonhumans, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

The Sunday Times Bestseller A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet. Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species...

Balancing a broad array of archaeological, botanical, and historical evidence, Fruit from the Sands presents the fascinating story of the origins and spread of agriculture across Inner Asia and into Europe and East Asia. Through the preserved remains of plants in archaeological sites, Robert N. Spengler III identifies the regions where our most familiar crops were domesticated and follows their routes as people carried them around the world. Vividly narrated, Fruit from the Sands explores how the foods we eat have shaped the course of human history.

In his latest book, award-winning author and renowned wolf researcher Rick McIntyre explores the intricate world of wolf behavior in Yellowstone National Park and highlights the individual character traits that allow wolf packs to thrive. Unveiling power struggles, pack politics, the roles of family protection, inter-pack conflicts, and more, Rick skillfully follows the intricacy of packs and the unique attributes each wolf has.

The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass Tuar – a field for cattle at night Reidhlean – a field for games or dancing Cathairin – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it. The richness of the Irish language is closely tied...

跨越四十亿年的深时尺度，一场充满偶然、毁灭与重生的生物演化史诗正在上演，人类远非这趟自然历史时间旅行的最终顶点。穿梭于深邃的远古地质年代，你将以震撼的宏观视角见证单细胞如何在极端环境中艰难破局，并逐...

Most pets’ main job is to provide companionship to their human companions. But many dogs have other, very important jobs as well. Dogs’ keen sense of smell, their intelligence and willingness to learn and their strong dispositions make them irreplaceable as K-9 police officers, as seeing eye dogs for the blind, therapy and companion dogs for seniors and as soldiers’ helpers in times of war. A few even work with politicians or as mascots on television! Here are over fifty, easy-to-listen-to stories about these hardworking dogs.

The conclusion to one of the most extraordinary and original literary projects in recent years, Summer once again intersperses short, vividly descriptive essays with emotionally raw diary entries addressed directly to Knausgaard's newborn daughter. Writing more expansively and, if it is possible, even more intimately and unguardedly than in the previous three volumes, he mines with new depth his difficult memories of his childhood and fraught relationship with his own father.  

日中の喧騒から離れ、静かな海中の冒険へと旅立つ睡眠導入の物語が、あなたの心を深いリラクゼーションへと導きます。まぶたを閉じると広がるのは、波の音とやわらかな光に包まれた穏やかな海の世界です。心地よい...

Immerse yourself in a tranquil sleep aid that uses low-stakes marine biology to silence insomnia and induce rest. Designed specifically for a restless mind seeking relief from night-time anxiety, this audio experience creates a drowsy, hypnotic atmosphere essential for a healthy bedtime routine...

人間による過酷な自然の支配か、それとも気候変動への敗北か。アメリカ西部の砂漠を潤す巨大ダム建設の壮絶な闘いと、水利権をめぐる激しい対立を描き出した、壮大で緊迫感に満ちた歴史ノンフィクションです。日々...

一握りの欠けた骨や歯の化石から、数千万年前に絶滅した巨大生物の息遣いまでを鮮やかに復元する、極上の自然科学ミステリーが幕を開けます。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスしたい夜のひとときに、知的好奇心を心地よ...

環境への罪悪感を手放し、無理のないサステナビリティとエコな暮らしを叶えるための、前向きで心地よいライフスタイル・ガイド。通勤中の満員電車や、リラックスした休日の家事の合間に耳を傾けるだけで、日々の小...

私たちの体でひっそりと暮らす目に見えない同居人、マイクロバイオームの不思議な世界を旅して、あなた自身の体を愛おしく感じるやさしい科学入門体験を。通勤中の慌ただしい時間や就寝前の静かなリラックスタイム...

劇的な生活の変化は不要。忙しい毎日のスケジュールはそのままに、四季の自然のリズムを静かに取り入れて心身の負担を軽くするマインドフルネスな習慣術です。通勤電車の喧騒や終わりのないタスクに追われる日々の...

毎日の通勤時間や休日のリラックスタイムに、空中でピタリと静止するハチドリの魔法のようなホバリング飛行の秘密を紐解き、驚きに満ちた自然観察の世界へ心を開放してみませんか。小さな体に秘められた緻密な構造...

巨大隕石の衝突による恐竜絶滅という地球規模の危機を生き延びた、最強の海洋捕食者が持つ驚異の生存戦略と進化の軌跡を解き明かします。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに、生命の神秘に触れる知的な...