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• Earth, My Dearest

  Inspirations on Nature, Conservation, Sustainability and Stewardship

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  A collection of over 200 inspirational and meaningful quotes around conservation and sustainability.

• Earth Day

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  Take a tour around the planet as this comprehensive feature length documentary explores the impact of human existence upon the Earth and what can be done to prevent an ecological disaster.

• The Wild Trees

  A Story of Passion and Daring

  Preston, Richard

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  Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens.

• Seeds of Hope

  Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants

  Goodall, Jane, 1934-,

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  Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.

• Earth

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  This reference includes detailed, illustrated information about everything that makes up our planet, from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Antarctic ice sheet, as well as descriptions of more than four hundred of the Earth's most significant, unusual,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life of Earth

  Portrait of a Beautiful, Middle-aged, Stressed-out World

  Rice, Stanley A.

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  In this portrait of Planet Earth, a biologist discusses the evolution of the network of life and the crucial role played by humans in determining the future of our world.

• Climate-wise Landscaping

  Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future

  Reed, Sue, 1953-

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  Practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home.

• Eaarth

  Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

  McKibben, Bill,

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  Argues that a large-scale shift in Earth's climate is unavoidable and explains how humans should live if they are going to sustain themselves on the new planet that their mistakes have created.

• The Planet Earth Collection

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  Examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain.

• The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

  Everything You Need to Know to Make Small Changes That Make a Big Difference

  Gale, Jen,

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  Easy, do-able, down to earth ideas and suggestions for everyone to help save the planet.

• A Walk in the Woods

  Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

  Bryson, Bill

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  The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America; majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go.

• The Sixth Extinction

  An Unnatural History

  Kolbert, Elizabeth

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  Over the last half billion years, there have been five major mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on Earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Livable World

  Creating the Clean Earth of Tomorrow

  Schaus, Marc,

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  Featuring interviews with innovators, real talk on revolutionary technology, and a clear picture of a cleaner planet in the future, Our Livable World proves that our ability to fight climate change is limited only by the scope of our imagination and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ocean Country

  One Woman's Voyage From Peril to Hope in Her Quest to Save the Seas

  Cunningham, Liz,

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  Ocean Country is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas.

• The Day the World Stops Shopping

  How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves

  MacKinnon, J. B. (James Bernard), 1970-

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  Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet-but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J.B. MacKinnon investigates how we might achieve a world without shopping.

• On a Farther Shore

  the Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson

  Souder, William, 1949-

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  Rachel Carson, founder of the modern environmental movement, began work on her seminal book Silent Spring in the late 1950s, when a dizzying array of synthetic pesticides had come into use.

• Life From Above

  the Incredible Movements, Colors, Patterns and Changes of the Earth as Seen From Space

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  Cameras in space tell stories of life on the planet from a brand new perspective, revealing its incredible movements, colors, patterns, and just how fast it is changing.

• The Ice at the End of the World

  An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

  Gertner, Jon,

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  A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic harbinger of climate change.

• The Sakura Obsession

  the Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan's Cherry Blossoms

  Abe, Naoko,

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  As much a history of the cherry blossom in Japan as it is the story of one remarkable man, the narrative follows the flower from its adoption as a national symbol in 794, through its use as an emblem of imperialism in the 1930s, to the present-day…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Earth at Risk

  Natural Capital and the Quest for Sustainability

  Henry, Claude,

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  We are squandering our planet's natural capital, its biodiversity, water and soil, and energy sources at a blistering pace. Major changes must be made to steer our planet and people away from our current, doomed course.