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‘A wonderful and important book, that from its first pages draws the reader along on a fascinating, gripping, often funny journey.’ Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland.An idiosyncratic history of our island story told through five iconic fish ...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2018-10-11
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In Ontology and Closeness in Human-Nature Relationships, Neil H. Kessler identifies the preconceptions which can keep the modern human mind in the dark about what is happening relationally between humans and the more-than-human world. He has written an accessible...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-10-10
Collection :
AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series
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Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural worldFor thirteen yearsDian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2018-10-04
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This book explores how the ethical treatment and status of other-than-human animals influence pedagogy, teaching, and learning in general, aiming to fill what has been a gap in the philosophy of education. It examines key trends in this regard, including environmental...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-09-27
Collection :
The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
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'Axel Lindén is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' Observer'Endearing and liberating.' Idler Magazine'A sublime little book.' Cotswold Life_______Why do we keep sheep? Alex Lindén ruminates as he...
Editeur :
Quercus
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2018-09-20
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'Anyone who has any interest in what we eat, how we produce it or how we should manage the landscape for our children should read this book' Monty DonWhat is it about the humble pig that holds such a special place in our hearts?In a frosty field on the longest night of...
Editeur :
Wildfire
Parution :
2018-09-20
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‘Beautiful, fun, a great book… the best book ever written!’ - Chris Evans‘It is a brilliant book, a toolkit, packed full of information – even I learnt a few new things!’ - Chris Packham Explore the world outside your window.For 13 years the BBC's Springwatch and its...
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Bbc Digital
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2018-09-20
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_______________________________— Ever wanted to save the world? —It’s easy to feel like we can’t make a difference. But small, easy actions, if taken by enough people, can move mountains – and save planets.Written in collaboration with leading environmental experts from...
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Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2018-09-20
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In an epoch when environmental issues make the headlines, this is a work that goes beyond the everyday. Ecologies as diverse as the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean coast, the Negev desert and the former military bases of Vietnam, or the Namib desert and the east African...
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OUP India
Parution :
2018-09-18
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this book is devoted to the Congo basin, the second largest reserve in the world: its natural ressources, its mysteries, legal and institutional framworks, national, subregional and international levels that protect it. The basin of Congo is an African opportunity for...
Editeur :
Editions L'Harmattan
Parution :
2018-08-27
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This book explores the religious language of Nonconformity used in ethical debates about animals. It uncovers a rich stream of innovative discourse from the Puritans of the seventeenth century, through the Clapham Sect and Evangelical Revival, to the nineteenth century...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-24
Collection :
The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
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La camelia es una flor elegante y refinada, rica en formas y colores. Su variedad, que con frecuencia se manifiesta en una misma planta, muestra una flor espléndida y fascinante que embellece y decora los ambientes de forma única.
Dedicado a quien le fascinen estas...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2018-08-22
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Plantas bellísimas y resistentes, las hortensias se adaptan perfectamente a muchas condiciones ambientales y, gracias a su variedad, resultan ideales para renovar el jardín, embellecer y decorar la casa, el balcón, la terraza...
En este libro, además de información...
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De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2018-08-22
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El geranio es una planta muy difundida y utilizada como elemento ornamental en jardines, balcones y terrazas. Además, posee una gran capacidad de adaptación.
Con numerosas fotografías e ilustraciones sobre los cuidados y el cultivo, este libro ofrece todas las nociones...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2018-08-22
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Originario de Mongolia y del norte de China, el gerbillo fue introducido en los años ochenta en Europa. En la actualidad, es uno de los nuevos animales de compañía más apreciados.
Muy sociable, dócil y de un carácter muy juguetón, el gerbillo es un animal...
Editeur :
De Vecchi Ediciones
Parution :
2018-08-22
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Get back to nature with this easy to use guide to Britain's greenery. From the experts at Westonbirt Arboretum in the depths of the Cotswolds, with one of the most beautiful gardens in the world, comes this beautiful pocket guide covering 100 popular wild plants and...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2018-07-05
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The Smallholder's Handbook is a detailed manual to start, plan and manage your own smallholding. Suzie explains the level of work involved, how much space you need and how to prepare your land. There are chapters on keeping poultry (chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese),...
Editeur :
Kyle Books
Parution :
2018-07-02
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Social-ecological challenges call for a far better integration of the social sciences into conservation training and practice. Environmental problems are, first and foremost, people problems. Without better understandings of the people involved, solutions are often hard...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-22
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Advances in research and development reveal the immense diversity and potential of marine genetic resources. Under international law, no specific regime applies to these complex and paradoxical objects of use. The Law of the Sea Convention sets a framework that is...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2018-06-21
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Bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, invites you to reconnect with natureAs soon as we step out of the door, nature surrounds. Thousands of small and large processes are taking place, details that are long often fascinating and beautiful. But...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2018-06-07
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