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"A superior exploration of the consequences of the hollowing out of our agricultural heartlands."—Kirkus Reviews In the tradition of Wendell Berry, a young writer wrestles with what we owe the places we’ve left behind. In the tiny farm town of Emmett, Idaho, there are two kinds of people...

„Der Weg zu mir selbst führte mich zurück auf die Kuhweide.“ - Joar Berge Joar Berge besaß schon als Kind eine außergewöhnliche Verbindung zu Kühen, die sein gesamtes Leben prägen sollte. Nach Jahren exzessiven Stadtlebens in verschiedenen Metropolen folgt Joar seinem eigentlichen Traum und schenkt den Rindern Dagi und Emma einen Lebensplatz. Diese Entscheidung gab seinem Leben eine komplett andere Richtung und offenbarte ihm den Stellenwert besonderer Tier-Mensch-Beziehungen.

Manda Kalimian is fully committed to changing the world by championing the practice of rewilding. This book shares her remarkable journey so far and her plans for the future. We live in a time of crushing change and unrest. The world is at a turning point, and we with it. Our individual lives and journeys are all interconnected. It is a moment in time to stop and listen to the voices within ourselves and what they are saying about our individual roles at this time.

'Dr Saab, we will take up your seeds!' said the intrepid farmer from Jaunti, a village near Delhi. This was the turning point a young undaunted scientist named Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (M.S. Swaminathan) was looking for. It was that giant leap of faith that would help him engineer the...

After Lachlan McIver's father suffers a sudden, fatal heart attack it sends him into a spiral of grief and outrage. This tragedy inspires him to become a doctor and he eventually finds his calling – providing care for communities in some of the most remote and neglected parts of the world. In this no-holds-barred memoir, Lachlan recounts his experiences treating patients and tackling health problems across dozens of countries.

From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir explores the many ways in which rock and earth form part of our identities, histories, and futures. Across Britain and Ireland, rock is everywhere beneath our...

१३ ऑगस्ट १८८८ रोजी भविष्यात प्रचंड लोकप्रिय ठरलेला जॉन लोगी बेअर्ड स्काटलंडमधील ग्लॅसगोजवळच्या खेडय़ात एका...

लसीकरणाचा शोध वैद्यकशास्त्राच्या इतिहासातला अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा शोध आहे. एडवर्ड जेन्नर या इंग्लिश...

जेफ्री प्रेस्टन जेफ बेझोस (१२ जानेवारी, १९६४) एक अमेरिकन इंटरनेट आणि एरोस्पेस उद्योजक, मीडिया प्रोप्रायटर आणि...

राइट, ऑर्व्हिल : (१९ ऑगस्ट १८७१—३० जानेवारी १९४८). विमानविद्येतील आद्य अमेरिकन संशोधक बंधू. त्यांनी १९०३ मध्ये...

लॅरी पेज आणि सर्गि र्ब्रीन या जोडीने गुगल हे सर्च इंजिन सुरु केले. त्यांनी जगातील सर्व माहिती एकत्रीत करुन, तिचे...

स्टीव्ह जॉब्ज - तंत्रज्ञानाच्या जगामधला सगळ्यात प्रसिध्द जादूगार - हे जग सोडून गेला... पण त्यानं आपल्या...

Conservation Confidential recounts the wild path Mitch Friedman took from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of Conservation Northwest. The book documents challenges, success stories, and key lessons along the way to helping preserve Northwest ancient forests, peaceably recover wolves in the region, and much more. ​Part memoir, part guide on strategy for activists and liberal citizens, Conservation Confidential offers the distilled wisdom of experience that Friedman searched for as a young activist but couldn’t find.

Este audiolibro es una investigación periodística y un recuento sobre una situación que ha llevado a familias mexicanas enteras a abandonar sus hogares: las muy diversas consecuencias de la crisis climática y de la devastación de territorios que convierten a poblaciones enteras en migrantes climáticos. Los pobladores de El Bosque son los primeros desplazados por el cambio climático y de reubicación comunitaria por causas climáticas por el Estado, y una alerta del futuro para tantas poblaciones en el mundo.

The internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyard. Long beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard Louv returns with his most personal book...

Dawn Again takes listeners along Doniga's journey from unsettled teen to immersive nature school student to wildlife tracker to a cattlewoman on a mission to save the food system through regenerative agricultural practices that restore the soil and other non-human elements of the planet.

Martin Frank lebt schon sein ganzes Leben lang auf dem Bauernhof seiner Familie, zusammen mit Hühnern, Ziegen, Katzen und Kühen – doch in diesem Jahr ist damit Schluss, der Vater wird den Hof aufgeben, und die letzte Kuh verlässt den Stall. Er zieht auf den Biohof seines Lebensgefährten, eines Landtierarztes – und ein ganz neues Kapitel beginnt.

Джеральд Даррелл (1925–1995) — знаменитый английский зоолог и путешественник, одна из культовых фигур ХХ века. Книги Даррелла уже давно составляют золотой фонд мировой литературы и пользуются большой популярностью у читателей по всему миру. Будучи с детства одержим идеей создать собственный зоопарк, Даррелл взял в аренду поместье на острове Джерси, где и поселил первых животных, привезенных им из Западной Африки, но за представителями южноамериканской фауны Дарреллу, его жене Джеки и секретарю Софи пришлось отправиться в Аргентину.

من فرويد؟ ومن عائلته؟ كيف كانت نشأته؟ هذه الأسئلة وغيرها يخبرنا عنها هذا الكتاب، ويكشف أسرارًا جديدة في حياة سيغموند فرويد. تروي المفكرة الفرنسية إليزابيث...

Anthropologist Colleen M. Scanlan Lyons brings the eye of a storyteller to present this complex struggle, weaving in her own challenges of balancing family and fieldwork alongside the stories of the people who live in this dynamic region. Intertwined tales, friendships, and hope emerge as people both struggle to sustain their lives in a biodiversity hotspot and strive to create their paradise.