Category: Nature and Enviromental Science

Lawrence Anthony devoted his life to animal conservation, protecting the world's endangered species. Then he was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand. His common sense told him to refuse, but he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them.

In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years that followed he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realize that they had a great deal to teach him about life, loyalty, and f...
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Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild

By: Anthony, Lawrence

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Seller ID: 456884

ISBN: 125000781X

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Life on Earth

By: Attenborough, David

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Publisher: Jan-17

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ISBN: 316057452

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Heart of the World: A Journey to the Last Secret Place

By: Baker, Ian

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ISBN: 1594200270

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The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plan...
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Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

By: Barlow, Maude

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Seller ID: 379972

ISBN: 1595584536

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In a book hailed by Publishers Weekly as a "passionate plea for access to water activism," Blue Covenant addresses an environmental crisis that--together with global warming--poses one of the gravest threats to our survival.

How did the world's most vital resource become imperiled? And what must we do to pull back from the brink? In "stark and nearly devastating prose" (Booklist), world-renowned activist and bestselling author Maude Barlow--who is featured in the acclaimed documentary Flow--discusses the state of the world's water. Barlow examines how water comp...
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Biological Century: Friday Evening Talks at the Marine Biological Laboratory

By: Barlow, Robert

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Seller ID: 374943

ISBN: 674074033

Binding: Hardcover

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Category: Nature and Enviromental Science