Showing titles in Environmentalists & Naturalists

Heidi Kühn’s lifelong commitment to fostering peace and raising awareness has been a driving force - from her early days as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, to her time as a reporter in Juneau, Alaska, covering the Exxon Valdez oil spill and US-Russia relations. After overcoming a potentially terminal cancer diagnosis that threatened everything she held dear, Heidi became determined to rid the world of another form of cancer that has plagued the world for decades - landmines - in regions as far-flung as Croatia, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.

Award-winning author Thom Hatch presents the definitive biography of George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), who was recognized in his time as "The Father of American Conservation." This book chronicles not only Grinnell's life, but also offers a history of his accomplishments in saving the wildlife and natural resources of this country. A remarkable man, Grinnell was known as a model of intellectual diversity, integrity, and professional dedication. 

In Voices of Change, a group of Canada’s most accomplished young environmentalists outline bold visions for how we can fight climate change and create a sustainable way of living. The twelve essays in Voices of Change, by fifteen inspiring youth leading the climate change movement in Canada...

"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...

After thirty years cultivating fruits and vegetables, raising children, and teaching literature, Deborah Lee Luskin stepped out of her garden and into the forest. At sixty, it was time to age fiercely, overcome her suburban fear of getting lost in the woods and her urban reliance on street signs to know where she was. She wanted to forge her own path through the forest by following the deer. A dedicated locavore, Luskin didn’t want just to read the landscape, she also wanted to eat it.

The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America’s most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann In the spring of 1945, when just a handful of people had been through the Grand Canyon in boats...

'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.

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.

Since the 1970s, the science of primatology has been dominated by women—a unique reversal, as men usually outnumber women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Today, one of those women is primatologist Keriann McGoogan, who has traveled to the far corners of the earth in search of wild primates. In Sisters of the Jungle, McGoogan combines stories about her own studies of howler monkeys (the loudest living primate) and lemurs (the most endangered group of animals on the planet) with those of the women who paved the way.

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.

Ein ökologisches Triumfeminat bilden die Schriftstellerin Rachel Carson (1907-1964), die Forscherin Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) und die Philosophin Donna Haraway (*1944), von deren Leben und Werk dieses Buch erzählt.

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.

Jane Goodall, Pionierin der Primatenforschung: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

¿Sabías que Da Vinci, famoso por su sueño de volar, sentía una especial atracción por el cabello humano? En este breve ensayo sobre Da Vinci, la conocida escritora Beatriz Espejo nos regala un retrato del Leonardo humano, sensible, de carne y hueso, a quien...

When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate the world's transition to renewable energy, and he would do it in the coal-fired heartland of Victoria's Latrobe Valley. Here Comes the Sun is an electrifying tale for anyone interested in renewable energy, in building a business and in what it takes to follow a purpose without burning out.

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.

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.