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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
WINNER OF THE 2018 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY
Winner of the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, the tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic. When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America's sea-bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national...
Series
Criterion collection volume 641
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A NASA astrobiologist outlines optimistic messages about humanity's future in the face of climate change, explaining how the human role in managing the planet's evolution is determining the course of life,"--NoveList.
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Develop extraordinary energy in your meditation. In Searching for superhumans, viewers will see amazing energy masters and astonishing mental abilities. Join David Verdesi and Lee Holden as they seek the world's greatest masters to discover how far human potential can go.
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn how the ordinary becomes extraordinary. In Searching for superhumans, viewers will see amazing energy masters and astonishing mental abilities. Join David Verdesi and Lee Holden as they seek the world's greatest masters to discover how far human potential can go.
Publisher
YMAA Publication Center
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Explore extraordinary connections between your energy and mind. In Searching for superhumans, viewers will see amazing energy masters and astonishing mental abilities. Join David Verdesi and Lee Holden as they seek the world's greatest masters to discover how far human potential can go.
28) Samsara
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
None
Description
"Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm, SAMSARA's mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing...
29) Do-it-yourself projects to get you off the grid: rain barrels, chicken coops, solar panels, and more
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018].
Edition
[First edition?]
Language
English
Description
"Instructables is back with this inspiring book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. Twenty Instructables illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. Illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this Instructables collection utilizes the best that the online...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of...
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...
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