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Download or read book Fragile Majesty written by Keith Ervin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How public blindness and private greed have brought the rich ecosystem along the Pacific Crest to the verge of extinction.
Book Synopsis The Tree People by : Naomi M. Stokes
Download or read book The Tree People written by Naomi M. Stokes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996-04-15 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the haunting prologue, an Indian sachem vanquishes a sorcerer's evil spirit by ritualistically planting a cedar sapling over the grave where he was buried alive. Centuries later, the tree falls to man's hungry saws, and the Caliban is out of the bag. Stokes's voice takes on a hypnotic hush for the Indian legends".--The New York Times Book Review.
Download or read book Tree written by David Suzuki and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Only God can make a tree,” wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend that celebration in a “biography” of this extraordinary — and extraordinarily important — organism. A story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, Tree describes in poetic detail the organism’s modest origins that begin with a dramatic burst of millions of microscopic grains of pollen. The authors recount the amazing characteristics of the species, how they reproduce and how they receive from and offer nourishment to generations of other plants and animals. The tree’s pivotal role in making life possible for the creatures around it — including human beings — is lovingly explored. The richly detailed text and Robert Bateman’s original art pay tribute to this ubiquitous organism that is too often taken for granted.
Book Synopsis The Final Forest by : William Dietrich
Download or read book The Final Forest written by William Dietrich and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Outstanding Title, University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way to tourism, but even with its new fame, Forks is still a home to loggers and others who make their living from the surrounding forests. The new edition recounts how forest policy and practices have changed since the early 1990s and also tells us what has happened in Forks and where the actors who were so important to the timber wars are now. For more information on the author to to: http://williamdietrich.com/
Book Synopsis His Majesty's Disease Is Not Light by : Shannon Bell
Download or read book His Majesty's Disease Is Not Light written by Shannon Bell and published by Shannon Bell. This book was released on with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April in the human world, the spring wind is still cold, the first night it rains again, there is still water on the curved dome, the wind just blows the drops of water, and the eaves fall into the collar. Inside the communal house at Dong Cung, two figures, one purple and one red, sat on a cold stone bench, in the breeze, fighting the humidity together. The red sleeve of his shirt flew up in the wind, the four princes held a glass of jade wine and gently placed it on the table, stared at each other for a long time, before opening his mouth to say, "What are you thinking about?" The man was suddenly startled, turned his head slightly, smiled bitterly, and said in a cold voice, "It's just a trifle."
Book Synopsis Poetry of the Soul by : Audrey Williams
Download or read book Poetry of the Soul written by Audrey Williams and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My poetry is in essence about spiritual awakening. Each verse a moment of passion (in all its forms) captured in a weaving of words. They are designed to have many layers of meaning, responsive to the mood and need of the reader. I aspire to be the woman I would hope to be, to achieve that I must carry on my own journey of creative and spiritual awakening. Enjoy my poetry; let them cast their glamour before you, arousing your senses and creativity.
Book Synopsis His Majesty's Forbidden Temptation by : Maisey Yates
Download or read book His Majesty's Forbidden Temptation written by Maisey Yates and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates dazzles with her 100th romance for Harlequin Books — be captivated by this thrillingly passionate royal romance! He swore he’d resist her…how long before he gives in to temptation? Independent Tinley Markham is back in the kingdom of Liri for one reason: to uphold the marriage agreement her beloved father made or risk losing everything… Honor and guilt dictate that King Alexius must help the woman once promised to his late brother to find a husband. He doesn’t expect impossible Tinley to consume his every waking moment. And soon the fire raging between them is combustible enough to destroy everything. Even a king’s iron self-control! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Book Synopsis The Practice of Technology by : Alan Drengson
Download or read book The Practice of Technology written by Alan Drengson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-10-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Practice of Technology explores the narrative themes of modern industrial technology that reveal the underlying agenda of modern culture, which is to redesign the human and natural worlds to conform to the monoculture models of Western society that are embedded in industrial paradigms and practices. The author argues that ecological and social responsibility should be built into the design of new technology practices based on ecosophy (ecological wisdom) that enable us to harmonize with our specific place and ecological context. Root metaphors and mythologies of the West are examined so as to transcend the modern-postmodernist debate that devalues human life and the natural world. Drengson explains how our current problems, such as the environmental crisis, violence, social injustice, dehumanization, and alienation cannot be diagnosed, let alone cured, without understanding the role of technological forces and activities in modern civilization.
Book Synopsis Tainted by : Kristin Sharon Shrader-Frechette
Download or read book Tainted written by Kristin Sharon Shrader-Frechette and published by Environmental Ethics and Scien. This book was released on 2014 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three-fourths of scientific research in the United States is funded by special interests. Many of these groups have specific practical goals, such as developing pharmaceuticals or establishing that a pollutant causes only minimal harm. Kristin Shrader-Frechette uses the analytical tools of classic philosophy of science to evaluate the conclusions of science tainted by the influence of special interests. She challenges accepted scientific findings regarding risks such as chemical toxins and carcinogens, ionizing radiation, pesticides, hazardous-waste disposal, development of environmentally sensitive lands, threats to endangered species, and inadequate standards for workplace-pollution exposure.
Book Synopsis Parliamentary Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Natural History of Puget Sound Country by : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Download or read book The Natural History of Puget Sound Country written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award Bounded on the east by the crest of the Cascade Range and on the west by the lofty east flank of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound terrain includes every imaginable topograhic variety. This thoughtful and eloquent natural history of the Puget Sound region begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and then examines the natural attributes of the region--flora and fauna, climate, special habitats, life histories of key organisms--as they pertain to the functioning ecosystem. Mankind's effects upon the natural environment are a pervasive theme of the book. Kruckeberg looks at both positive and negative aspects of human interaction with nature in the Puget basin. By probing the interconnectedness of all natural aspects of one region, Kruckeberg illustrates ecological principles at work and gives us a basis for wise decision-making. The Natural History of Puget Sound Country is a comprehensive reference, invaluable for all citizens of the Northwest, as well as for conservationists, biologists, foresters, fisheries and wildlife personnel, urban planners, and environmental consultants everywhere. Lavishly illustrated with over three hundred photographs and drawings, it is much more than a beautiful book. It is a guide to our future.
Book Synopsis Environmental Ethics and Forestry by : Peter C. List
Download or read book Environmental Ethics and Forestry written by Peter C. List and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1970s, American forestry has come under increasingly vigorous scrutiny. This reader brings together a variety of thinking in environmental ethics and philosophy as it applies to forestry.
Download or read book Capital Crimes written by George Winslow and published by . This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime tops the headlines, leads the evening news, and is a focus of every election. But what causes crime? Is there a more rational way to address it than by law-and-order crusades? In this fact-filled, sweeping treatment, George Winslow takes on every aspect of the topic, from the streets to the suites. Unlike conventional accounts, Capital Crimes places the issue in the context of a larger political economy. From the Burmese heroin trade to homicide, from the capital flight that has generated crime in inner cities to corporate money-laundering schemes, Capital Crimes shows how economic forces and elite interests have shaped both the world of crime and society's response to it. Based upon extensive research and interviews, Capital Crimes presents a comprehensive alternative to a "lock 'em up" approach that has produced a gargantuan prison-industrial complex without coming to terms with the root of crime.
Download or read book The Riven Kingdom written by Karen Miller and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King of Ethrea is dying. His only surviving heir is the Princess Rhian. But if her enemies have their way, Ethrea will not be ruled by a woman. Dexterity Jones is a toymaker. To protect Princess Rhian and his country, he must place his trust in an exile from Mijak. Yet, as Ethrea comes ever closer to civil war, a greater danger awaits. Across the sea, an Empress has already slaughtered millions in the name of her god. And the war will not end -until the world kneels before her.
Book Synopsis The Last Wild Edge by : Susan Zwinger
Download or read book The Last Wild Edge written by Susan Zwinger and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The northwestern edge of North America is a final edge to settle on a finite planet. Where does mankind go from here? Where else have we not settled, altered, and consumed? Author Susan Zwinger suspects that we have saved this wild edge for last because its geography is punched, exploded, ground, and drenched. Its forest of enormous trees once created a boundary difficult to penetrate, let alone farm. Yet, today this wildness is under threat, as civilization bores its way into even this remote edge.
Download or read book Wilderness written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pathways of Learning by : David B. Kier
Download or read book Pathways of Learning written by David B. Kier and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the intent to present history as it really was, author David B. Kier offers a diverse collection of nineteen essays that address major and minor issues in both American and European history. Delivered from a traditionalas opposed to post-modernistpoint of view, Pathways of Learning explores a wide array of topics. Continuity and change is a familiar theme in Kiers work, as exemplified by the essay TJ and TR: A Tale of Two Revolutionaries, which compares and contrasts Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. Politics and ideology are the subjects of the essay The Nasty Nineties, which focuses on America at the end of the twentieth century. Intellectual currents are highlighted in essays about farmers in Populism as Parable and writers in The Impact of the Lost Generation. The influence of popular culture is featured in Another Side of War: the Home Front in World War II. Informative, entertaining, and frequently provocative, Pathways of Learning communicates the important role history plays in the world through varied and descriptive essays.