Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
The Author Of The Best-selling Born To Run Describes His Investigation Into Ancestral Training Techniques That Have Enabled Mediterranean Athletes To Achieve Extraordinary Levels Of Strength And Fitness.
Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
A Deliciously Funny, Delectably Shocking Banquet Of Wild-but-true Tales Of Life In The Culinary Trade From Chef Anthony Bourdain, Laying Out His More Than A Quarter-century Of Drugs, Sex, And Haute Cuisine – Now With All-new, Never-before-published Material. Appetizer. A Note From The Chef. First Course. Food Is Good ; Food Is Sex ; Food …
On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir–the Greatest Battle of the Korean War
A Chronicle Of The Extraordinary Feats Of Heroism By Marines Called On To Do The Impossible During The Greatest Battle Of The Korean War.–provided By Publisher.
War And Peace (second Edition) (norton Critical Editions)
The Text Of This Revised Norton Critical Edition Of Leo Tolstoy’s Epic Novel Is Based On The Louise And Aylmer Maude Translation. The Editor Has Made Revisions Where Appropriate; The Annotations Have Also Been Revised And Expanded. Three Maps Of Napoleon’s Campaigns And Battles In Russia Are Included, Making The Military Aspects Of The Novel …
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
The Author Of The Best-selling Born To Run Describes His Investigation Into Ancestral Training Techniques That Have Enabled Mediterranean Athletes To Achieve Extraordinary Levels Of Strength And Fitness.
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Putnam’s Work Shows How Social Bonds Are The Most Powerful Predictor Of Life Satisfaction. For Example, He Reports That Getting Married Is The Equivalent Of Quadrupling Your Income And Attending A Club Meeting Regularly Is The Equivalent Of Doubling Your Income. The Loss Of Social Capital Is Felt In Critical Ways: Communities With Less Social …
Changes in the land: Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England
An Ecological History Of Colonial New England, Looking At How The Shift From Indian To European Dominance Affected The Plant And Animal Communities Of The Region. Part I : Looking Backward — The View From Walden — Part Ii : The Ecological Transformation Og Colonial New England — Landscape And Patchwork — Seasons Of Want …
Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear
The Story Of A Bear Named Millie: Her Life, Death, And Cubs, And What They Reveal About The Changing Wilds Of The American West– The Valley — Newcomers — Field And Fence — High Summer — The Edge Of The Stand — Seeing — Reaping — Fallow — Visiting — Hunters — Millie’s Place — …
Coming into the Country
an Unforgettable Account Of Alaska And Alaskans.
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
A Magnificently Written Biography Of Cancer–from Its Origins To The Epic Battle To Cure, Control, And Conquer It. Of Blacke Cholor, Without Boyling — An Impatient War — Will You Turn Me Out If I Can’t Get Better? — Prevention Is The Cure — A Distorted Version Of Our Normal Selves — The Fruits Of …
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
An Investigation Into The Restorative Benefits Of Nature Draws On Cutting-edge Research And The Author’s Explorations With International Nature Therapy Programs To Examine The Relationship Between Nature And Human Cognition, Mood, And Creativity. –publisher. The Cordial Air — Looking For Nature Neurons. The Biophilia Effect ; How Many Neuroscientists Does It Take To Find A …
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
What Caused Some Of The Great Civilizations Of The Past To Collapse Into Ruin, And What Can We Learn From Their Fates? Diamond Weaves An All-encompassing Global Thesis Through A Series Of Historical-cultural Narratives. Moving From The Prehistoric Polynesian Culture Of Easter Island To The Formerly Flourishing Native American Civilizations Of The Anasazi And The …
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Why Did Eurasians Conquer, Displace, Or Decimate Native Americans, Australians, And Africans, Instead Of The Reverse? In This Groundbreaking Book, Evolutionary Biologist Jared Diamond Stunningly Dismantles Racially Based Theories Of Human History By Revealing The Environmental Factors Actually Responsible For History’s Broadest Patterns. Here, At Last, Is A World History That Really Is A History …
Seeing Nature: Deliberate Encounters With The Visible World
Hope for Nature has created a ground swell of enthusiasm at Chelsea Green. An earlier, self-published version of this new edition was sent to our office by a friend. The book’s quiet, black-and-white cover led it to overlooked at first among proposals with more superficial sizzle.The first editor to read it (Rachael Cohen) gave Krafel’s …
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
This Book Is Both An Environmental And A Deep Natural History Of The Coyote. It Traces Both The Five-million-year-long Biological Story Of An Animal That Has Become The Wolf In Our Backyards, As Well As Its Cultural Evolution From A Preeminent Spot In Native American Religions To The Hapless Foil Of The Road Runner. A …
SONG OF THE DODO: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions
Thirty Years Ago, Two Young Biologists Named Robert Macarthur And Edward O. Wilson Triggered A Far-reaching Scientific Revolution. In A Book Titled The Theory Of Island Biogeography, They Presented A New View Of A Little-understood Matter: The Geographical Patterns In Which Animal And Plant Species Occur. Why Do Marsupials Exist In Australia And South America, …
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Draws On History, Psychology, And Anthropology To Discuss How The Tribal Connection–the Instinct To Belong To Small Groups With A Clear Purpose And Common Understanding–can Satisfy The Human Quest For Meaning And Belonging,–novelist. Introduction — The Men And The Dogs — War Makes You An Animal — In Bitter Safety I Awake — Calling Home …
Silent Spring
First Published In 1962, This Book Alerted A Large Audience To The Environmental And Human Dangers Of Indiscriminate Use Of Pesticides. The Outcry That Followed Its Publication Forced The Banning Of Ddt And Spurred Revolutionary Changes In The Laws Affecting Our Air, Land, And Water. Silent Spring Became A Runaway Bestseller, With International Reverberations … …
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
The Story Of The Rise Of A Yellowstone Wolf, And What Her Life And Death And Death Tell Us About The Struggle For The American West. — The Enthralling Story Of The Rise And Reign Of O-six, The Celebrated Yellowstone Wolf, And The People Who Loved Or Feared Her. Before Men Ruled The Earth, There …
American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals Of The Great Plains
The Story Of What Happened To Six Major Species Of The Great Plains Pronhorn Antelope, Gray Wolves, Bison, Coyotes, Wild Horses, And Grizzly Bears In The 19th And 20th Centuries, And The Prospects For Recovering North America’s Serengeti In Our Time By Re-creating A Great Plains Wilderness On A Yellowstone-sized Scale. The Book Is Thus …
