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Based on the first edition with extensive analysis of practical applications of environmental risk management and compliance management systems, this second edition of International Environmental Risk Management reflects updates made in the understanding...

The lives and activities of seabirds as you've never seen them beforeSeabirds evoke the spirit of the earth's wildest places. They spend large portions of their lives at sea, often far from land, and nest on beautiful and remote islands that humans...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849350266Author Jason HribalFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 212g

In How the Earth Feels Dana Luciano examines the impacts of the new science of geology on nineteenth-century US culture. Drawing on early geological writings, Indigenous and settler accounts of earthquakes, African American antislavery literature, and...

On November 8, 2018, the ferocious Camp Fire laid waste to almost the entire town of Paradise, California, a community of 27,000 people. At least 85 died, images of the fire transfixed viewers across the world and the resulting devastation yielded a...

Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resemles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of...

Many issues of contemporary importance in climate science can be explored using techniques from mathematics and statistics. This timely textbook introduces students and researchers to the conceptual models that capture important aspects of the Earth's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583335017Author Charles MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 340g

The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble" yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and,...

In recent years, scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds have led to major changes in how we think about, and treat, animals in zoos and aquariums. The general public, it seems, is slowly coming to understand that animals like apes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426372735Author National Geographic KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

What happens when a distant colonial power tries to tame an unfamiliar terrain in the world's largest tidal delta? This history of dramatic ecological changes in the Bengal Delta from 1760 to 1920 involves land, water and humans, tracing the stories and...

With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment...

Whether you're a hiker taking a walk through your local wilderness, or a chef looking for new ingredients to incorporate in your dishes, Foraging for Survival is the book for you. As consumerism and a meat-heavy, processed diet become the norm and the...

Marine pollution occurs today in varied forms--chemical, industrial, and agricultural-and the sources of pollution are endless. In recent history, we've seen oil spills, untreated sewage, eutrophication, invasive species, heavy metals, acidification,...

The ocean and its inhabitants sketch and stretch our understandings of law in unexpected ways. Inspired by the blue turn in the social sciences and humanities, Blue Legalities explores how regulatory frameworks and governmental infrastructures are made,...

Public Archaeology and Climate Change promotes new approaches to studying and managing sites threatened by climate change, specifically actions that engage communities or employ 'citizen science' initiatives. Researchers and heritage managers around the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941071236Author Vincent GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Stairway PressPublisher Stairway PressWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451610291Author Annie LeonardFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996548649Author Lori RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Laurie RobinsonPublisher Laurie RobinsonWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994572134Author Andrew McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Horse SaPublisher Horse SaWeight(grams) 154g

"What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost."-The New York Times Book ReviewAn ode to paths and...

Whether you are new to bird photography or already a passionate hobbyist, this guide will teach you all the tools, techniques, and creative ideas required to take your bird photography to the next level. It covers everything you need to know to make your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789394407855Author Aparajita DattaFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 50mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782081522060Author Emmanuelle PolleFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 520g

For those who eagerly awaited its periodic appearance, it was more than a publication: it was a way of life. The Whole Earth Catalog billed itself as "Access to Tools," and it grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon catering to...

At a time when the Colorado River and all those who depend on it are in peril, this urgent book offers "both a love song and a paean of regret to America's most spectacular river" (Denver Post) and "a plea to save [it] before it's too late" (The Wall...

This book brings together leading conservation practitioners to reflect on their response to the current global biodiversity crisis, through the lens of island species recovery and management. Initial chapters cover the biological understanding of small...

Now that supposedly distinguishing marks of humanity, from reasoning to tool use, have been found in other species, how can we justify discriminating against nonhuman animals solely on the basis of their species? And how must cultural studies and...

To Help or Not to Help?When faced with an injured bird or orphaned nestling, most people want to help but don't know how - and also fear doing more harm than good. In fact, many wild birds that appear to be in trouble don't need assistance at all. How...

The first systematic application of Marx's value theory to animal labour within the context of capitalist food systems Applies Marx's value theory which builds on and adapts recent work in animal studies, posthumanities, critical race theory and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615196494Author Marianne TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 20mm

Feel the force of winter and appreciate its beauty through this collection of the best writing on the season. Classic and contemporary fiction, non-fiction in the form of diaries, history and journals, and historic illustrations show different sides to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615197842Author Kim LongPage Count 2Imprint The Experiment LLCPublisher The Experiment LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925546422Author Nick Robertson-BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland PublishersDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

With the abundance of supermarket selections of prepackaged greens, you can create a restaurant-style salad along with a fabulous dressing in your own kitchen easier than ever.Before bagged blends, a salad with four different types of lettuces was...

'Like many a Highland glen, the Fathan Ghlinne should be wooded but isn't. But I have sat long and often and listened to the ancient river speech, to the windsong of three birches and a rowan, the rowan above a meeting of waterfalls which should be a...

Amid the historical decimation of species around the globe, a new way into the language of loss An endling is the last known individual of a species; when that individual dies, the species becomes extinct. These "last individuals" are poignant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorRoger J. Lederer is professor emeritus of biological sciences at California State University, Chico, where he taught courses on ornithology and ecology. He is the...

"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page. . . . Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception...