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Williams speaks out on the beauty of the desert and on what threatens it. With grace, humor, and the subtleties of her perception, Williams reminds us of what we have forgotten in the chaos of our lives and what can be reclaimed in the stillness of the desert.
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2004
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xv, 200 p. ; 20 cm.
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English
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This book is written out of Gretel Ehrlichś love for winter--for remote and cold places, and the ways in which winter frees our imagination and invigorates our feet, mind, and soul--and out of the fear that our "democracy of gratification" has irreparably altered the climate. In The Future of Ice, Ehrlich travels to extreme points--from Tierra del Fuego in the south to Spitsbergen, east of Greenland, at the very top of the world--in her quest to...
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Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
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323, 11 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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English
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A brilliantly starry night is one of nature's most thrilling wonders. Yet in our world of nights as bright as day, most of us no longer experience true darkness. Eight out of ten Americans born today won't ever live where they can see the Milky Way. And exposure to artificial light at night has been cited as a factor in health concerns ranging from poor sleep to cancer. Paul Bogard travels the globe to find the night, blending personal narrative,...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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x, 324 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today’s modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland and Atul Gawande. Dr. Warraich takes a broader look at how we die today, from the cellular level up to the...
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For many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark’s most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks. On the eve of turning fifty and a little burned-out, Mark decided to reconnect with the great outdoors. He'd spend a year visiting the national...
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