Nature
-
How to Break Up with Fast Fashion: A Guilt-Free Guide to Changing the Way You Shop - For Good'A funny, achievable guide' Observer 'Lauren Bravo is one of my favourite writers' Dolly Alderton 'Bravo will inspire you to repair, recycle and give old items a new lease of life' Stylist You probably know the statistics: global clothing production has roughly doubled in...
- CHF 27.47
- CHF 27.47
- Unit price
- per
-
Moon Tide: Cape Cod PoemsThe New Mary OliverSome have compared Petiet's work to Thoreau, but to my mind these poems are more reminiscent of Mary Oliver. While the sense of place is similar to walking with Thoreau, the writing has the sensory power of Oliver--I love the way...
- CHF 39.17
- CHF 39.17
- Unit price
- per
-
The Militant Vegan: The Book - Complete Collection, 1993-1995: (Animal Liberation Zine Collection)Together in one professionally-bound book, for the first time.The Militant Vegan was a low-production-value, limited-circulation, photocopied publication that ran from 1993 to 1995, and never enjoyed a wide audience. This is the complete collection of the animal liberation zine covering direct action, animal rights...
- CHF 15.13
- CHF 15.13
- Unit price
- per
-
A Legacy of Ancient Oaks"I hope that in some modest way these drawings express man's profound relationship with the natural world, and, if it has one, something of the soul of the ancient oak tree."--Mark Frith Mighty oak trees are a symbol of strength and resilience, thanks to...
- CHF 48.10
- CHF 48.10
- Unit price
- per
-
Pocket Guide to Birds of NamibiaThis pocket-sized guide to the Birds of Namibia has been designed primarily for use in the field. It features some 340 of the region's birds, particularly those most frequently seen, but including some that are sought after by birders. Concise text for each species...
- CHF 22.36
- CHF 22.36
- Unit price
- per
-
Field Guide to the Weather: Learn to Identify Clouds and Storms, Forecast the Weather, and Stay SafeYour Guide to Watching Clouds and Understanding the Weather From the soothing sound of rain to the shrill whistle of a blizzard, from the house-shaking rumble of thunder to the violent fury of a hurricane, weather is a fascinating part of our lives. We...
- CHF 20.54
- CHF 20.54
- Unit price
- per
-
Michigan Trees & Wildflowers: An Introduction to Familiar SpeciesMichigan hosts several major forest communities, including pine, boreal, oak-hickory, and beech-maple forests, as well as additional ecosystems like sand dunes, beaches, marshes, and prairies. Across these landscapes and wetlands grow almost 3000 plant species, like state tree Eastern White Pine. The Great Lakes...
- CHF 10.92
- CHF 10.92
- Unit price
- per
-
The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of PollutionThis much anticipated follow-up to Dr. Robert D. Bullard's highly acclaimed Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color captures the voices of frontline warriors who are battling environmental injustice and human rights abuses at the grassroots level around the world, and challenging government...
- CHF 26.05
- CHF 26.05
- Unit price
- per
-
Southern Mexico (Traveller's Wildlife Guides): The Cancun Region, Yucatan Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and TabascoMost nature travellers to Southern Mexico--Canc n and the Yucat n Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco--want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes....
- CHF 44.81
- CHF 44.81
- Unit price
- per
-
The Everglades: River of GrassBefore 1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas named The Everglades a river of grass, most people considered the area worthless. She brought the world's attention to the need to preserve The Everglades. In the Afterword, Michael Grunwald tells us what has happened to them since...
- CHF 34.28
- CHF 34.28
- Unit price
- per
-
The Underwater Museum: The Submerged Sculptures of Jason Decaires TaylorA one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservation, The Underwater Museum re-creates an awe-inspiring dive into the dazzling under-ocean sculpture parks of artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his life-size statues from a special kind of cement that facilitates reef growth, and sinks them...
- CHF 40.00
- CHF 40.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Microsculpture: Portraits of Insects"You will never look at a beetle or a moth the same way again." --WIRED "Art meets science to dazzling effect." --Guardian "You have never seen insects in such astounding detail before." --New Scientist Microsculpture is a unique photographic study of insects in mind-blowing...
- CHF 72.16
- CHF 72.16
- Unit price
- per
-
Lesser Living Creatures of the Renaissance: Volume 2, ConceptsLesser Living Creatures examines literary and cultural texts from early modern England in order to understand how people in that era thought about-and with-insect and arachnid life. The conversations in this two-volume set address the collaborative, multigenerational research that produced early modern natural history...
- CHF 228.93
- CHF 228.93
- Unit price
- per
-
Figured Stones: Exploring the Lithic Imaginary'Figured Stones' is a masterpiece of natural philosophy and a vital contribution to the emerging field of vibrant materialism. It is both a manual of visionary geology and a treatise on lithic scrying; a manifesto on rock veneration and an exploration of deep-time consciousness....
- CHF 21.97
- CHF 21.97
- Unit price
- per
-
Living in the Land of Why: Essays and Stories from the WestLiving in the Land of Why is a collection of essays rooted in the experience of living in the West. Part memoir of personal revelation, part exploration of the broader questions facing America, Tanous' work probes a wide range of contemporary topics, including CRISPR...
- CHF 19.17
- CHF 19.17
- Unit price
- per
-
Weather Radar Handbook, 1st Ed., ColorIn 2013 the United States reached a new milestone in radar meteorology, one unsurpassed by any other country in the world due to the American government's transparency policies regarding weather data. All of the Doppler radars were upgraded to make polarimetric measurements, yielding quantities...
- CHF 119.02
- CHF 119.02
- Unit price
- per
-
Complete Training of Horse and Rider in the Principles of Classical Horsemanship: In the Principles of Classical HorsemanshipFor over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thrilled audiences throughout the world. Now for the first time, Col. Podhajsky has...
- CHF 32.24
- CHF 32.24
- Unit price
- per
-
Wild Plants of the Sierra NevadaThe Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada is the longest continuous mountain range in the United States. It contains over 50 percent of California's total flora, approximately 405 plant taxa endemic to the Sierra, and 218 taxa considered rare. Wild Plants of the Sierra...
- CHF 48.01
- CHF 48.01
- Unit price
- per
-
Foxfire Christmas: Appalachian Memories and TraditionsNew in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts...
- CHF 38.49
- CHF 38.49
- Unit price
- per
-
Field Guide to the Birds of CubaThe richness and diversity of Cuban birdlife features 354 recorded species that represent 20 orders and 60 families. The 21 living endemic species include the charming Cuban Tody, the striking and elegant Cuban Trogon (the national bird), the colorful Cuban Green Woodpecker, and the...
- CHF 41.16
- CHF 41.16
- Unit price
- per