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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 783 p. : 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries to ask what experts agreed were the probably the most important questions on Earth-and also the hardest: How many humans can the planet hold without capsizing? How robust must the Earth's ecosystem be to assure our continued existence? Can we know which other species are essential to our survival? And, how might we actually arrive at a stable, optimum population, and design an economy to allow genuine prosperity...
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 367 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Suzanne interviews cutting-edge doctors in the fields of environmental medicine and integrative health, providing a clear identification of the core reasons we're so 'tox-sick,' as well as a whole-life plan for detoxifying your body, home, and life for optimal health, weight, and living.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization can exist, new technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics threaten to bleach away the variety of human experience.
Author
Publisher
Greeley & Stone
Pub. Date
c2014
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
448 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fracking Pennsylvania discusses natural gas fracking and the environmental risks it presents. Brasch has meticulously researched the issues behind hydraulic fracture mining in all its complexity: geologic, environmental, social, economic, and political.
Author
Publisher
Tim Duggan Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year" storms pummel communities month after month, and floods displace tens of millions annually. This is only a preview of the changes to come. And they are coming fast....
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt...