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Amphibious soul : finding the wild in a tame world / by Foster, Craig(Filmmaker),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Craig Foster's 'Amphibious Soul' is a scientist and adventurer's perspective on "rewilding" -- developing a deep connection to our animal selves that can reinvigorate our lives. This extraordinary book will change not only the way we interact with the natural world, but the way we fundamentally see ourselves.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Self-help publications.; Personal narratives.; Foster, Craig (Filmmaker); Deep diving.; Divers; Ecoliterature.; Mental health.; Nature conservation.; Nature;
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This is the canon : decolonize your bookshelves in 50 books / by Anim-Addo, Joan,author.; George, Kadija,author.; Osborne, Deirdre,author.;
Upending our traditionally white-dominated 'to be read' piles, Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay push to the fore the voices and cultural perspectives that demand a place on everyone's shelves. From literary giants such as Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie to recent Man Booker Prize winners Paul Beatty and Bernardine Evaristo, the novels recommended in 'This is the Canon' are books that reflect the diverse experiences of people from around the world, of all backgrounds and all races. They are books that represent voices that have for too long been silenced or side-lined.
Subjects: Best books.; Fiction;
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We loved it all : a memory of life / by Millet, Lydia,1968-author.;
"A personal evocation of the glory of nature, our vexed position in the animal kingdom, and the difficulty of adoring what we destroy. Acclaimed novelist Lydia Millet's first work of nonfiction, We Loved It All, is a genre-defying tour de force that makes an impassioned argument for people to see their emotional and spiritual lives as infinitely dependent on the lives of nonhuman beings. Drawing on a quarter-century of experience as an advocate for endangered species at the Center for Biological Diversity, Millet offers intimate portraits of what she calls "the others"--the extraordinary animals with whom we still share the world, along with those already lost. Humans, too, fill this book, as Millet touches on the lives of her world-traveling parents, fascinating partners and friends, and colorful relatives, from diplomats to nut farmers--all figures in the complex tapestry each of us weaves with the surrounding world. Written in the tradition of Annie Dillard or Robert Macfarlane, We Loved It All is an incantatory work that will appeal to anyone concerned about the future of life on earth-including our own"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Millet, Lydia, 1968-; Authors, American; Authors, American; Human-animal relationships.;
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Bitch : on the female of the species / by Cooke, Lucy,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."It's a tale as old as time: the philandering man wants to chase sex with whomever, wherever, and at all costs-and to avoid supporting his offspring at all costs, too-while leaving a long-suffering wife to clean up his mess. You can find the idea in comedians' routines, inane self-help books, and any number of movies, novels, and television shows. It almost all comes from evolutionary biology and psychology, and the tale boils down to this: Females are naturally submissive, passive, and maternal, while males are necessarily dominant, competitive, and promiscuous. And as Lucy Cooke shows in Bitch, it's almost completely wrong. In its place, Cooke offers a new vision of the female sex: depending on which one you choose, you can find females that are inherently as promiscuous, competitive, strategically cooperative, ardent, aggressive, dominant, dynamic, complex and variable as evolutionary psychology's stereotypical male. So how did the idea of the passive female get so entrenched? Tracing biology from Darwin to today, Cooke shows how the men behind breakthrough theories in evolution have infused their ideas with a massive dose of societal sexism. Cooke surfs the work of two generations of feminist evolutionary biologists, showing how they've pushed back against the blinkered views of evolution's founding fathers to reveal the true diversity of nature. She meets with pioneering scientists--Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Jeanne Altmann, Mary-Jane West-Eberhard, Patricia Gowaty and more--following their work around the globe. From the dominant female lemurs of Madagascar to same-sex female albatross couples in Hawaii to female killer whale elders in the Salish sea, Cooke takes us on a journey through a side of nature that's much less binary, less heterosexual, and less sexist than we have been led to expect. Fierce, funny, and revolutionary, Bitch is a scientific manifesto that shows us an entirely new perspective on what it means to be a female animal, with serious implications for all of us today"--
Subjects: Females; Psychology, Comparative.; Sexual behavior in animals.; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Social behavior in animals.; Women.; Women;
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Fish / by Parker, Steve,1952-;
Take a plunge into the depths and encounter speedy swimmers, deep divers, and bottom feeders. From stealthy sharks to curious catfish, find out fantastic fishy facts about how these underwater creatures hunt, hide, drive, and glide.LSC
Subjects: Fishes; Sharks; Marine animals;
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Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart. by Quarshie, Hugh,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hugh QuarshieOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2010.Africa's Great Rift Valley runs four thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi - a diverse landscape of erupting volcanoes, forest-clad mountains, spectacular valleys, rich grasslands and mighty rivers. Home to the greatest concentration of animals on Earth - lions, crocodiles, elephants, hippos and flocks of flamingos - and pastoralists such as the Maasai - this is a land in constant geological turmoil. Great Rift takes you to another world - a world of exotic extremes, where the forces of nature have shaped the landscape and so created a hotbed of evolution.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Agriculture.; Zoology.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Africa.; Nature.; Earth sciences.; Documentary television programs.;
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Leave only footprints : my Acadia-to-Zion journey through every national park / by Knighton, Conor,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent chronicles his year traveling to every one of our National Parks, discovering the most beautiful places and most interesting people that America has to offer. When Conor Knighton decided to spend a year wandering through America's "best idea," he was worried the whole thing might end up being his worst idea. But after a broken engagement and a broken heart, Conor desperately needed a change of scenery. The ambitious plan he cooked up went a bit overboard in that department; Knighton set out to visit every single one of America's National Parks, from Acadia to Zion. Leave Only Footprints is the memoir of his year spent traveling across the United States, a journey that yielded his "On the Trail" series, which quickly became one of CBS Sunday Morning's most beloved segments. In this smart, informative, and entertaining book, he shares how his journey through these natural wonders ended up changing his worldview on everything from God and love to politics and technology. Whether he's waking up early for a naked scrub in a historic bathhouse or staying up late to stargaze along our loneliest highway, Knighton goes behind the scenery to provide an unfiltered look at our country. In doing so, he reveals the unforgettable stories behind the often beautiful, always fascinating lands that all Americans share"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Travel writing.; Personal narratives.; Knighton, Conor; National parks and reserves;
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Farming simulator 22 [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Take on the role of a modern farmer and creatively build your farm in three diverse American and European environments. Farming Simulator 22 offers a huge variety of farming operations focusing on agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry - now with the exciting addition of seasonal cycles! More than 400 machines and tools from over 100 real agricultural brands like John Deere, claas, case IH, new Holland, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra and many more are included to Sow and harvest crops like Wheat, Corn, potatoes and cotton. New machine categories and crops will add new gameplay mechanics to the experience. Even run your farm cooperatively in multiplayer and extend the game by a multitude of free community-created modifications. Farming Simulator 22 offers more player freedom than ever before and challenges you to become a successful farmer - so start farming and let the Good Times grow! Includes: - claas xerion Saddle trac Pack (DLC) - claas xerion 4200 Saddle trac - kaweco xerion Saddle trac Tanker - kaweco xerion Saddle trac semi-trailed Tanker - kaweco opti-ject 800 - kaweco front-unit. Start the motor and enjoy the sound of some European agricultural tradition: With the Zetor Z-25 K, you till your fields with a four-stroke, twin-cylinder diesel engine from another era. Built by the Czech manufacturer Zetor between the early 1950s and late 1960s, the authentic rebuild tractor for Farming Simulator 22 adds a unique and old-school charm to your farm.ESRB Content Rating: E, Everyone.Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox Series X console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K/HDR 10 video ; Spatial audio, Dolby Atmos in game surround sound ; 2-6 player online multiplayer (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; 35 GB storage required ; online play optional ; Cross-platform play ; Optimized for Xbox Series X ; Smart delivery compatible.
Subjects: Life simulation video games.; Simulation video games.; Video games.; Xbox Series X (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; Farming simulator 22 (Game); Agriculture; Farms;
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Muslim girls rise [videorecording] : inspirational champions of our time / by Jaleel, Aaliya,illustrator.; Ayyar, Priya,narrator.; Jones, Andy,film director.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Mir, Saira.Muslim girls rise.; Dreamscape Media,publisher.;
Narrated by Priya Ayyar.These eloquent biographies introduce young audiences to the diverse and important contributions Muslim women have made and to role models they may never have heard of before.G.DVD; Widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Children's films.; Animated films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Muslim girls; Muslim women;
For private home use only.
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Milk! : a 10,000-year food fracas / by Kurlansky, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk: a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than ten thousand years ago, originally as a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and all manner of edible innovations that rendered lactose digestible, and then, when genetic mutation made some of us lactose-tolerant, milk itself. Before the industrial revolution, it was common for families to keep dairy cows and produce their own milk. But during the nineteenth century mass production and urbanization made milk safety a leading issue of the day, with milk-borne illnesses a common cause of death. Pasteurization slowly became a legislative matter. And today milk is a test case in the most pressing issues in food politics, from industrial farming and animal rights to GMOs, the locavore movement, and advocates for raw milk, who controversially reject pasteurization. Profoundly intertwined with human civilization, milk has a compelling and a surprisingly global story to tell, and historian Mark Kurlansky is the perfect person to tell it. Tracing the liquid's diverse history from antiquity to the present, he details its curious and crucial role in cultural evolution, religion, nutrition, politics, and economics.
Subjects: Dairy products; Dairy products industry; Milk;
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