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1) Untamed
Author
Language
English
Description
"There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives, relationships, and world, and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This biography for children trace's Goodall's life, but each chapter will also focus on two or more the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book will explore the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and show what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and DNA?...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 307 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol [Ruckdeschel] is a self-taught scientist who has become a tireless defender of sea turtles on Cumberland Island, a national park off the coast of Georgia ... In recent years, Carnegie heirs and the National Park Service have clashed with Carol over the island's future. What happens when a dirt-poor naturalist with only a high-school diploma tries to stop one of the wealthiest families in...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 315 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Untamed Mushrooms opens up the field, explaining how to seek, find, and cook wild mushrooms. Gorgeous full-color photographs and expert guidance unspool the vagaries of locating mushrooms in the wild and safely harvesting them for your table. Featuring thirteen delicious mushrooms celebrated in over one hundred unique kitchen-tested recipes, this book is a guide to truly spectacular seasonal eating.
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
For hundreds of years, before English settlers permanently colonized what is now Cape Cod, bears and wolves were the top predators on this peninsula of Massachusetts. The Cape actually became an island when the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges were completed. This book details the history of wildlife on Cape Cod, at near shore, such as whaling and whale migration, and inland, like bears and wolves. It also contains essays on human interactions between...
Author
Publisher
Get Lifted Books, a Zando imprint
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 269 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay Area, renowned wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant always felt worlds away from the white male adventurers she watched explore the wilderness on TV. She dreamed of a future where she could spend sleepless nights under the crowded canopies of the Amazon and the starry skies of the savanna. But as Rae set off on her own expeditions in the wild, she saw nature's delicate balance in a new light....
Author
Publisher
Nataraj Pub
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
xxi, 215 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this revised edition of Maps to Ecstasy, Gabrielle Roth expands on the themes that have guided her - ways of transforming daily life into sacred art. Her work in teaching movement has been described as a marriage of art and healing. Each chapter initiates readers into one of the five sacred powers necessary for survival and reveals the five life cycles that lead to enlightenment. The creative process brings readers in touch with these five sacred...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvi, 317 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A writer and anthropologist searches for wild foods--and reveals what we lose in a world where wildness itself is misunderstood, commodified, and hotly pursued. Two centuries ago, nearly half the North American diet was found in the wild. Today, so-called 'wild foods' are becoming expensive commodities, served to the wealthy in top restaurants. In Feasting Wild, geographer and anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva traces our relationship to wild foods...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 544 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and with no clear international authority, the oceans have become the setting for rampant criminality--from human trafficking and slavery to environmental crimes and piracy. Now, in The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina--prize-winning reporter for The New York Times--gives us a galvanizing account of the several years...
Author
Publisher
History Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
143 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Author Theresa Mitchell Barbo explores our relationship to Cape Cod's wildlife, examining the varied environs--from the windswept coast to intertidal salt marshes--found here. Over the centuries there have been extinctions, such as the mighty Atlantic population of the gray whale, and invasive species, such as gypsy moths and coyotes. Today, there is better awareness in our attempts to balance a sustainable local economy weighed against conservation...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tamed and Untamed -- a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas -- explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses. Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
358 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the author's visit to South America's lesser-known Guianese coast, where he toured the coastal towns, torrential rivers, and dense forests of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, in an account that also describes the region's remarkable wildlife and violent history.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xiii, 167 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A generation of Americans, disillusioned with organized religion, still longs for meaning and transcendence. In The God of Wild Places, theologian and former pastor Tony Jones traces his own journey out of the church and into the woods, guiding readers to reflect on their own experience of the divine in the wilderness"--
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In this interactive guide, Glennon offers a new way of journaling, that reveals how we can stop striving to meet others' expectations--because when we finally learn that satisfying the world is impossible, we quit pleasing and start living.
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Adams Media hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's time for a new type of self-care. No bubble baths. No yoga. Just some truly wild-truly effective-ideas and activities that are good for you and your overall wellness. It's time to get feral! Feral Self-Care is loaded with self-care ideas that will actually help nourish your soul and make you feel good. Each entry covers an activity that reconnects you with your authentic self, helping you feel more empowered, free, and confident in embracing...
Author
Publisher
American Management Association
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
vi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the age of Wild West 2.0, everyone has an online reputation. This resource offers simple yet extraordinarily powerful ways to proactively protect one's online reputation and offset even the most savage attacks.
19) Wolves
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives of wolves as pack animals, describes their physical characteristics and habitat, and discusses the folklore surrounding them.
20) Elephants
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and habitat of elephants and presents other information about these creatures, including mentions in folklore, threats to their existence, and more.
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