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Gorillas are among the most recognizable of the large charismatic mammals, but climate change and poaching has brought them to the brink of extinction.
Greg Cummings was the executive director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for seventeen years. He shares his fascinating experiences as a "wildlife Robin Hood"-raising money from the rich and famous and redistributing it to endangered gorillas and their habitats.
He met and enlisted the help of...
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Rosanne S. McHenry worked as a California State Park Ranger at Folsom Lake and the Auburn State Recreation Area in the late 1980s, when the life of a patrol ranger could get extremely rough and tumble. From drug busts and drunken brawls to teen romance on display; from an attack goose to a pot-bellied pig on the loose, she regales her readers with madcap adventures.
Within the pages of this book is the madness and gladness of the profession. The...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Meiburg's A Most Remarkable Creature in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Most Remarkable Creature" by Jonathan Meiburg is a comprehensive exploration of the caracaras, a group of raptors with unique social behaviors and intelligence. The book traces the evolutionary history and ecological significance of these birds, particularly the striated caracaras of the Falkland Islands, which...
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Visiting Iceland as an anthropologist and film-maker in 2008, Sarah Thomas is spellbound by its otherworldly landscape. An immediate love for this country and for Bjarni, a man she meets there, turns a week-long stay into a transformative half-decade, one which radically alters Sarah's understanding of herself and of the living world.She embarks on a relationship not only with Bjarni, but with the light, the language, and the old wooden house they...
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This manual is for survival in a general sence and combat survival as not all aspects can be covered its only a basic view. This manual is syructured in a logical sequence based on the numerous considerations for preparing for and succedding in variuos survival scenarios
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Seventeen-years after she'd left "for good," Janisse Ray pointed her truck away from Montana and back to the small southern town where she was born. Wild Card Quilt is the story, by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and ambitious, of the adventures of returning home.
For Ray, a naturalist and an award-winning author, it is a story of linking the ecology of people with the ecology of place-of recovering lost traditions as she works to restore the fractured...
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Outsider: My Boyhood with Thoreau is a memoir told in vignettes by the mycologist and author Lawrence Millman. Early on, Millman found in Thoreau a kindred spirit, far outside of the mainstream social, sporting, and educational interests he was expected to be cultivating. And like Thoreau, he would rather be out-of-doors - where he could socialize with mushrooms, insects, or earthworms - than stuck in any indoor locale. Praise for Outsider"Henry David,...
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This book about nature and the environment is told by someone who prefers to approach the wilderness the old-fashioned way. Prepare for an armchair journey into the deserts and mountains of Utah and Arizona, across a stark, broken lava wilderness in New Mexico, into the wild heart of Alaska, and down the white water of rough desert rivers. The reader will be captivated with the vast beauty of the American West, but will also learn the dangers that...
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From hobnobbing with Orangs in Camp Leakey, Borneo, pursuing minke whales in the icy cold waters in Antarctica, perilously exploring the territory of a prehistoric-looking Shoebill bird that has just hatched its eggs, giving his imposing narration to the extraordinary event of grizzlies catching the salmons in Alaska, to the exquisite videos of polar bears foraging and hunting for walruses off the coasts of Arctic, Sir David Attenborough has been...
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AgriHood Baltimore: Community Collaboration and Cleaner, Greener Foodsincludes the first-person stories of seventeen junior farmers, volunteers, elders, and leaders revolutionizing urban farming in Baltimore City. These intergenerational voices explore how Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm has transformed their lives by restoring their community's access to healthy, affordable food and establishing safe "third places" where they grow together.
Each...
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Aimer un animal signifie veiller sur lui sans relâche, année après année, quelle que soit la situation : voyages, déménagements, etc. Adopter un animal implique d'assumer la responsabilité de sa vie, de le protéger et de le soigner jusqu'à la fin. Cet amour animalier apporte joie et bonheur, et c'est un engagement pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Jean-Marc Miquet partage à travers une série d'anecdotes, mêlant humour, émotion, parfois...
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"Plan B" est mon récit : une louve de mer, ancienne aide-pêcheuse pendant un peu plus de vingt ans, qui a dû découvrir un moyen pour pallier son manque de la mer. C'est ainsi qu'une nouvelle passion est née : celle de voyager un peu partout à travers le golfe Saint-Laurent en bateau avec mon conjoint Marc. Toujours prêt à m'accompagner partout, Marc me suit dans tous mes projets, tous plus fous les uns que les autres. Ceux qui me connaissent...
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Anthony P Prior member of Greenpeace.
Androgynous Lyrical Narratives,
Analysing words and anecdotes,
Compelled to write about the ordinary,
His style is rolling lyrical perpetuating,
Hoping to make ordinary interesting,
Exponentially developing growing,
Wanting to make good altruistic,
Sense of encouragement,
Good humoured analysis,
Making light of boring,
Accentuating the positive,
Deliberately deliberating,
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15) Coining the God Equation: An Abridged Life Story of the Scientist Michio Kaku, and His Search for th
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How far will you follow a passion, which could end up as a wild goose chase? A child's inquisitiveness turned life mission that gifted sleepless nights to Michio Kaku, is going to rule the world of Physics. This book enraptures the essence and beauty of the world of physics through Michio Kaku'slife. He was obstinate and dedicated his entire life in quest of a unified theory which ultimately led to the discovery of string field theory. Superstring...
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Join me on a captivating voyage through the enchanting island of Ios in this immersive travel adventure, where lively beach parties and quaint village charm await. From the bustling streets lined with bougainvillea to the tranquil shores lapped by crystal-clear waters, experience the irresistible allure of island life.This memoir is not just a travelogue; it's a soul-stirring journey through the heart of the Greek islands, capturing the essence of...
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For readers of Late Migrations and Vesper Flights
From the acclaimed author of How to Catch a Mole, this meditative memoir explores the wisdom of plants, the joys of manual labor, and the natural cycle of growth and decay that runs through both the garden's life and our own.
Marc Hamer has nurtured the same 12-acre garden in the Welsh countryside for over two decades. The garden is vast and intricate. It's rarely visited, and only Hamer knows of its...
18) The Dolphin Who Saved Me: How An Extraordinary Friendship Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Find Hope
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• For readers of Fox & I, The Book of Eels, and H is for Hawk: The Dolphin Who Saved Me is the latest in a popular trend of memoirs about encounters with animals.
• An unputdownable retelling of trauma and healing. The author is a survivor of domestic childhood abuse and shares a hopeful story about how she healed from PTSD.
• Told in two powerful narrative threads: memories from the author's traumatic childhood are interspersed with present-day...
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Discover how the science of ornithology developed by looking at the lives of 20 famous ornithologists. Entire books have been written about many of these intriguing people. The book is apprximately 350 pages.The book has four parts:- Early Explorers (Georg Wilhelm Steller, William Bartram, Meriwether Lewis, Sir John Richardson);- Early Ornithology (James Graham Cooper, Joel Asaph Allen, Elliott Ladd Coues, William Dutcher, William Brewster);- Transition...
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Denis Clavreul is a watercolorist, wildlife artist, and biologist whose acclaimed works have been exhibited around the world. He is the author and illustrator of many books, including Dreaming of Africa.
An artist's uniquely personal journey across America
In the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys...
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