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In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free’s George Adamson to introduce him into his...

PNBA BESTSELLER “A powerful and inspiring story. Guido Rahr’s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read.”—Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia Editors’ Choice: The New York Times Book Review Outside...

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Time's 2019 Person of the Year “Greta Thunberg is already one of our planet’s greatest advocates.” —Barack Obama “A powerhouse compendium of [Greta’s] greatest hits.” —Teen Vogue The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate...

A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence—the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness—and what it tells us about the future of life on Earth in this “thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure” (The New...

An inspiring, up-close portrait of tending to a honeybee hive—a year of living dangerously—watching and capturing the wondrous, complex universe of honeybees and learning an altogether different way of being in the world. "As strange, beautiful, and unexpected, as precise and exquisite in...

An inspiring true story of one man's journey of finding his purpose as he overcomes overwhelming obstacles to bring clean water to millions of the world's neediest people―inviting us all to discover the amazing way that God has designed each one of us to impact this world in a unique way. The problem was so huge it seemed as though nothing short of a miracle was needed. Initially a career goal for him, bringing clean water to the world became Greg Allgood's passionate life mission, first as part of his job at Procter & Gamble and later in his role as VP of Water at World Vision.

La historia del hombre que llevó la física a sus límites... y a los suyos propios. Una vida de descubrimiento, genialidad y aislamiento. Roger Penrose, uno de los grandes genios que nos ha dado el siglo XX, revolucionó nuestra comprensión del espacio, el tiempo y los agujeros negros. Premio...

"மார்க் ஜக்கர்பர்க், ஆடம் டி' ஏஞ்செலோ" இவர்களின் இளவயது வெற்றிக்கதையை விறுவிறுப்பாக விவரிக்கும் ஒலிநூல் இது...

"ஸ்டீவ் ஜாப்ஸ், ஸ்டீவ் வாஜ்னியாக்" இவர்களின் இளவயது வெற்றிக்கதையை விறுவிறுப்பாக விவரிக்கும் ஒலிநூல் இது...

When I was 37, I got sick and thought I was going to die. The seventh doctor I saw told me I could farm my body back to health. I had no idea what he meant, but I was desperate, so I went with it. As I followed where it led, I began to see how deeply my health is connected to the health of the soil my food comes from. That realization opened the door to a deeper understanding of how our food is grown and the vital role farming plays in all our lives.

Le 8 mai 1902, la montagne Pelée efface Saint-Pierre en quelques minutes. À partir de ce jour, Michel Météry n'avance pas seul. Ensemble, ils croisent les indices, confrontent les versions, fouillent les archives, reviennent sur les sites, patientent, se trompent parfois, recommencent. Car identifier une épave n'a rien d'évident : un treuil, un doublage de cuivre, une cargaison figée, une cloche espérée — et toute une hypothèse se construit, au fil des immersions.

This captivating memoir is a “startling testimony to the glories and sorrows of raising and harvesting plants and animals” (Anthony Doerr, best-selling author of All the Light We Cannot See), as an itinerant farmhand chronicles the wonders hidden within the ever-blooming seasons of life...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The enthralling true story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her. Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near...

The incredible—and improbable—story of how an English eccentric saved Japan’s beloved cherry blossoms from extinction. Collingwood Ingram—known as “Cherry” for his defining passion—was born in 1880 and lived until he was a hundred, witnessing a fraught century of conflict and...

WINNER of the 2022 E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing PEN America Award A solitary woman’s inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox, a new window into the natural world, and the introduction of a remarkable...

Told by one of our greatest chroniclers of technology and society, the definitive biography of iconic serial visionary Stewart Brand, from the Merry Pranksters and the generation-defining Whole Earth Catalog to the marriage of environmental consciousness and hacker capitalism and the rise of a...

Ein Ex-Zuhälter und krimineller Biker als Waldbesitzer und -schützer? Max Cameo, bekannt durch seinen explosiven YouTube-Kanal und seine Videos über die Welt der Gangs von Mülheim bis Compton, Los Angeles, ist definitiv ein ungewöhnlicher Naturaktivist. Aufgewachsen in einem alten Forsthaus mitten in der Natur, verliert das "Kind des Waldes" früh den Halt und wird kriminell: Von der ersten Hure bis zur Mitgliedschaft in einem Rockerclub erzählt er nun von seiner Zeit im Rotlichtmilieu – und was viel wichtiger ist: Er schildert, wie die Kunst – in Form seiner Leidenschaft fürs Tätowieren – und die Rückbesinnung auf den Wald ihn gerettet haben.

What do a bunch of well-seasoned river gals do on river trips without their men? Everything you might imagine, and more. These stories invite you to relive experiences of women who have been running rivers for decades and find themselves back out on whitewater year after year. You'll find tales of difficult rescues and the kind of unexpected adventures western river runners love to share. Through a variety of stories, haikus, poems, and essays, this anthology goes deeper.

Jon F. Gleman, through his book Life's Journey (VOLUME 1), is dedicating his journey to generating awareness on just how fortunate we are to be part of life here on our planet Mother Earth, and the responsibilities we have to protect and preserve our home. No matter where you live on this planet there is one thing that we all need to agree on. It may be the most important decision mankind ever makes. Time is running out, and we won't get a second chance.

When Darwin first introduced his ideas in "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, it posed a significant challenge to prevailing religious and scientific beliefs of the time. The prevailing views at the time held that species were created in their current forms and remained unchanged. However, Darwin's revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection suggested a different story.