Co-Winner of the Senior Book Prize, American Ethnological SocietyWhat the struggle over the Indonesian rainforests can teach us about the social frictions that shape the world around usRubbing two sticks together produces heat and light while one stick alone is just a stick.
Klimakrise, Artensterben und Umweltverschmutzung stellen eine große Bedrohung dar - nicht nur für die körperliche, sondern auch für die seelische Gesundheit: Hitzewellen führen zu Depressionen.
The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause célèbre of the nineteenth century.
A world of connection is being unveiled by science that promises a path to healing our climate, restoring our wildlife, regenerating our food systems and reintegrating people and the wild.
As an international ecotourism destination, Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of climbers, sightseers, and other visitors from around the world annually, all of whom are afforded dramatic experiences of the natural world.
The fall of the Soviet Union was a transformative event for the national political economies of Eastern Europe, leading not only to new regimes of ownership and development but to dramatic changes in the natural world itself.
Today, the East African state of Tanzania is renowned for wildlife preserves such as the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and the Selous Game Reserve.
Beginning in 1948, the Soviet Union launched a series of wildly ambitious projects to implement Joseph Stalin s vision of a total transformation of nature.
In their bold experimentation and bracing engagement with culture and politics, the New Hollywood films of the late 1960s and early 1970s are justly celebrated contributions to American cinematic history.
The wines of Bordeaux are universally recognized as being among the finest in the world and in this fully revised and updated edition of his classic text, renowned wine expert Stephen Brook provides an unrivalled survey of the region and its wines.
The world's best-selling annual wine guideHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.
Winner of the Andr Simon Drinks Book of the Year Award 2017Winner of the IACP award in Wine, Beer & Spirits 2018A stunning box set, complete with seven vintage maps in a pull-out drawer.
'On Wine-which brings together dozens of "e;articles, reviews, and introductions,"e; from titles as various as Vogue, Decanter, The Sunday Times Wine Club newsletter Wine Times, and the journal you have in your hands, as well as snippets from Johnson's bestselling books-has many moments where the writing transcends the ostensible subject matter.
Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Processing Algorithms for Nonlinear Oceanic Turbulence and Front Modelling is both a research- and practice-based reference that bridges the gap between the remote sensing field and the dynamic oceanography exploration field.
Travel by car invariably involves the use of a car parking space at the start and end of the journey, the provision of which impacts on travel demand and travel behaviour.
In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras.
In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras.
'You'll feel utterly transformed' - Sunday Times'Helps adds a spiritual depth to our wanderings' - The Simple ThingsWellness travellers are seeking transformative experiences - wellness is, by nature, a journey and a quest.
A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'A fascinating read for anyone interested in the future of the planet' Adam Hart, author and BBC science presenterOur planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and global conservation efforts are failing to halt this.
"e;INFORMATIVE AND ORIGINAL"e; Guardian, 'This month's best paperbacks' We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives.
'The Web of Meaning is both a profound personal meditation on human existence and a tour-de-force weaving together of historic and contemporary world-wide secular and spiritual thought on the deepest question of all: why are we here?
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE PRIZE 2022'A joyful collision of science, history and nature writing' Helen Gordon, author of Notes from Deep TimeAdam Sedgwick was a priest and scholar.
