Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available.
Expert, field-tested advice for anglers at every levelThis comprehensive, entertaining, and foolproof guide covers everything novice and avid anglers need to know to catch freshwater fish--from bass and trout to salmon and walleye--and reveals the two basic ways to catch ALL fish.
The first book to demonstrate how plants originally considered harmful to the environment actually restore Earth's ecosystems and possess powerful healing properties *; Explains how invasive plants enhance biodiversity, purify ecosystems, and revitalize the land *; Provides a detailed look at the healing properties of 25 of the most common invasive plants Most of the invasive plant species under attack for disruption of local ecosystems in the United States are from Asia, where they play an important role in traditional healing.
El primer examen en profundidad de los fundamentos sagrados del mundo del herbalismo medicinal de los aborígenes norteamericanos
• Revela cómo los chamanes y sanadores “hablan” con las plantas para descubrir sus propiedades medicinales
• Incluye las oraciones y canciones medicinales vinculadas con el uso de cada una de las plantas examinadas
A medida que los seres humanos evolucionaron en la Tierra, utilizaron plantas para todo lo imaginable--alimentos, armas, canastas, vestimentas, refugio y remedios de salud.
Revela el uso de la percepción directa en la comprensión de la naturaleza, las plantas medicinales, y la sanación de las enfermedades humanas
• Explora las técnicas utilizadas por los pueblos aborígenes y occidentales para aprender directamente de las propias plantas, incluidas las técnicas de Henry David Thoreau, Goethe, y Masanobu Fukuoka, autor de The One Straw Revolution [La revolución de una brizna de paja]
La humanidad no puede sobrevivir sin las propiedades nutricionales y medicinales de las plantas.
An in-depth look at the role of plant spirits in shamanic rituals from around the world *; Shows how shamans heal using their knowledge of plant spirits as well as the plant's ';medical properties' *; Explores the core methods of plant shamanism--soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating--and includes techniques for connecting with plant spirits *; Includes extensive field interviews with master shamans of all traditions In Plant Spirit Shamanism, Ross Heaven and Howard G.
The world's leading expert on reversing soil desertification shows how ecology can flourish only when spiritual elements are present*; Uses a parable from the African oral tradition to provide a living testimony of what has been lost with the rise of modern technology*; Provides a vital account of the strong relationship between soil and soul and how this relationship can be restoredAs in the Heart, So in the Earth is a strong indictment of a civilization that, while seeking domination over the earth, mutilates, tortures, and desacralizes it.
A manual for opening the doors of perception and directly engaging the intelligence of the Natural World *; Provides exercises to directly perceive and interact with the complex, living, self-organizing being that is Gaia *; Reveals that every life form on Earth is highly intelligent and communicative *; Examines the ecological function of invasive plants, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, psychotropic plants and fungi, and the human species In Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm, Stephen Harrod Buhner reveals that all life forms on Earth possess intelligence, language, a sense of I and not I, and the capacity to dream.
An exploration of the relationship between humans and nature through conversations with 12 leading scientific and social visionaries *; Explores the importance of the unification of humankind and nature as it relates to creation, destruction, diversity, and the spiritual health of the world *; Contains interviews with Rupert Sheldrake, Jane Goodall, and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum, among others Society's attitude toward nature has changed considerably over the years.
Creating an alliance and working partnership with the spirits of weather to restore well-being and harmony to Earth and ourselves *; Reveals that, intentionally or not, we affect the weather not only through our actions but also through our thoughts and emotions *; Explains shamanic techniques for working with the spiritual nature of weather *; Special section on ';weather dancing' details both its ceremonial and therapeutic aspects With the growing consensus that global warming is a fact comes the realization that the increasingly violent weather we are experiencing is its chief manifestation.
Explores the philosophy, science, and spirituality of nature mysticism and its Green calling *; Offers a solid bridge between spiritual practice and environmental activism *; Reveals how we can heal the environment by renewing our connection to it *; Shows how spiritual encounters in nature are healing the Nature Deficit Disorder of our psyches and bodies Many have been struck by a majestic moment in nature--a sole illuminated flower in a shady grove, an owl swooping silently across a wooded path, or an infinitely starry sky--and found themselves in a state of expanded awareness so profound they can feel the interconnectedness of all life.
Reveals the use of direct perception in understanding Nature, medicinal plants, and the healing of human disease*; Explores the techniques used by indigenous and Western peoples to learn directly from the plants themselves, including those of Henry David Thoreau, Goethe, and Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution*; Contains leading-edge information on the heart as an organ of perceptionAll ancient and indigenous peoples insisted their knowledge of plant medicines came from the plants themselves and not through trial-and-error experimentation.
A hands-on approach to working with the healing powers of plant spirits *; Explores the scientific basis underlying the practices of indigenous healers and shamans *; Illuminates the matrix where plant intelligence and human intelligence join *; Reveals that partnering with plants is an evolutionary imperative Indigenous healers and shamans have known since antiquity that plants possess a spirit essence that can communicate through light, sound, and vibration.
UPDATED 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH 2020 PREFACEAn examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women.
'A book of wonders' Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the YearWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2022 - Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital.
FINALIST IN THE 2024 AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WRITING YOUNG ADULT SCIENCEA global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by passionate conservationists.
This book discusses current knowledge and challenges with the ecological management and conservation of wetlands, with a focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands of India.
International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic environments over traces has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and progress reports, and archival documentations.
Danny Seo's brand Simply Green is a way of living that embraces certain rulesBe Authentic, Be Resourceful, Be Simple, Be Unexpected, Be Truthful, and Be an Individual.
After her record-breaking two year tree sit, Julia Butterfly Hill has ceaslessly continued her efforts to promote sustainability and ecologically-minded ways to save the old-growth redwoods she acted so valiantly to protect.
Repackaged with a new afterword, this "e;valuable and entertaining"e; (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems.
Descriptive writing of a high order this is an extremely intelligent book The TimesJoin Douglas Adams, bestselling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world s most endangered and exotic creatures.
Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of population and community ecology-such as birth-death processes, species interactions, selection, and stochasticity-with larger-scale issues such as dispersal and habitat heterogeneity.
From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansDarwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs.
An essential guide to sustainable development for students and practitionersSustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other.
The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology.
The first book to address nutrition's complex role in biologyNutrition has long been considered more the domain of medicine and agriculture than of the biological sciences, yet it touches and shapes all aspects of the natural world.
Why size plays such a big role in the living worldJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely new perspective on the role of size in biology.
From the co-author of the New York Times bestseller When Elephants Weep comes a book that uses true stories backed by scientific research to explore the way young animals discover their worlds and learn how to survive.
In recent decades, China has undergone rapid economic growth, industrialisation and urbanisation concomitant with deep and extensive structural and social change, profoundly reshaping the country's development landscape and urban-rural relationships.
Protecting Watershed Areas: Case of the Panama Canal provides foresters, hydrologists, and park managers with a case study of the Panama Canal watershed area to help you make the most of your efforts in protecting ecological areas.
WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023The Sunday Times Science Book of the YearAs seen on Countryfile'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday TimesShortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary PrizeTemperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic druids, Welsh wizards, Romantic poets, and Arthur Conan Doyle's most loved creations.
An exploration of the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy that "e;enriches our understanding of how to care for our world"e; (Alan Jacobs, author of Breaking Bread with the Dead).
