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  • Nature's Metropolis

    Chicago and the Great West

    par William Cronon ...
    A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Winner of the Bancroft Prize. "No one has written a better book about a city…Nature's Metropolis is elegant testimony to the proposition that economic, urban, environmental, and business history can be as graceful, powerful, and fascinating as a novel." —Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston Globe ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature

    Rethinking the Human Place in Nature

    Modifié par William Cronon ...
    A controversial, timely reassessment of the environmentalist agenda by outstanding historians, scientists, and critics.In a lead essay that powerfully states the broad argument of the book, William Cronon writes that the environmentalist goal of wilderness preservation is conceptually and politically wrongheaded. Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this goal are the sale of nature ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • The Night Country

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    par Loren Eiseley ...
    One of America’s most beloved naturalists reflects on the “fallibility of science, the mystery of evolution, and the surprise of life” in this fascinating essay collection (Time)Weaving together memoir, philosophical reflection, and his always keen observations of the natural world, Loren Eiseley’s essays in The Night Country explore those moments, often dark and unexpected, when chance encounters ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Unexpected Universe

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    par Loren Eiseley ...
    “No one has ever managed to make the pursuit of knowledge feel more soulful or more immediate than Loren Eiseley . . . ” —Ben Cosgrove, The Daily BeastAt the height of a distinguished career as a paleontologist, Loren Eiseley turned from fieldwork and scientific publication to the personal essay. Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Lost Wolves of Japan

    par Brett L. Walker ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing narrative, Brett Walker takes a deep look at the scientific, cultural, and environmental dimensions of ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Invisible Pyramid

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    par Loren Eiseley ...
    A revered ecologist and conservationist examines the origins and possible futures of humankind within the context of the Space Age, masterfully “[communicating] the awesome spectacle of our environmental crisis” (New York Times Book Review)To read Loren Eiseley is to renew a sense of wonder at the miracles and paradoxes of evolution and the ever-changing diversity of life. In this brilliant ... En savoir plus

    $20.79 CAD

  • Iceland Imagined

    Nature, Culture, and Storytelling in the North Atlantic

    par Karen Oslund ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Iceland, Greenland, Northern Norway, and the Faroe Islands lie on the edges of Western Europe, in an area long portrayed by travelers as remote and exotic - its nature harsh, its people reclusive. Since the middle of the eighteenth century, however, this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe, a transformation that is narrated in Karen Oslund’s Iceland Imagined.This ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Firmament of Time

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    par Loren Eiseley ...
    A lyrical and meditative tour de force that traces the evolution of man and science, including the rise of scientific inquiryIn The Firmament of Time—nominated for a National Book Award—Loren Eiseley offers a series of brilliant, provocative excursions through the history of science. A paleontologist with the soul and skill of a poet, he reflects on the many ways in which the quest for knowledge ... En savoir plus

    $20.79 CAD

  • John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92)

    The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / essays

    par John Muir ...
    Known as the "Father of the National Parks," John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence—as seen in this stunning, one-volume collectionIn a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks ... En savoir plus

    $37.59 CAD

  • The Rhine

    An Eco-Biography, 1815–2000

    par Mark Cioc ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    The Rhine River is Europe’s most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Tangled Roots

    The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics

    par Sarah Mittlefehldt ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian—and thru-hiker—Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship ... En savoir plus

    $32.79 CAD

  • The Republic of Nature

    An Environmental History of the United States

    par Mark Fiege ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising ... En savoir plus

    $32.79 CAD