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Buildings that produce their own energy and respond to our everyday needs; simple management tools that improve the comfort of our homes making them more economical and connecting them to the world; safer, smarter and more sustainable towns and cities that provide...
Editeur :
Cherche Midi
Parution :
2013-10-03
epub sans DRM
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We are a nation that loves its ancient woods and trees. But in the space of just 40 years, more than a third of our ancient woods were destroyed. How and why did this happen? A Tale of Trees is the untold story of how we nearly lost our greatest national treasure.
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Short Books
Parution :
2013-10-03
ePub
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Britain is a place of remarkable beauty and extraordinary extremes, boasting immense natural diversity in a comparatively small area. Here, life is run by the seasons: each month brings enormous transformations to our island and its inhabitants, from the largest native...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2013-10-03
ePub
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It's Not Easy Being Green follows Dick Strawbridge and his family as they leave their comfortable home in the Midlands to tackle a remarkable self-sufficiency project - New House Farm in Cornwall. Their main objective is to have as little negative impact on the planet...
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Bbc Digital
Parution :
2013-09-30
ePub
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This inspiring collection features nearly 100 stories about every rescue animal imaginable, from cats, dogs and horses to chooks, wombats and penguins. These tales of heroics, survival and companionship are about creatures with injuries, animals from troubled...
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E-Penguin
Parution :
2013-09-25
ePub
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This first collection of Pet Tales, compiled by former Life editor Anne Cuthbertson, features a talking dog and a surfboarding cat, a chicken that thinks it's human, a foul-tempered duck called Mussolini, a bear called Tina, and an escaped cornsnake who may still be at...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2013-09-19
ePub
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This book provides insights into various aspects of marine faunal communities in India, which are extremely diverse due to the geomorphologic and climatic variations along the Indian coasts. Consisting of 30 chapters by experts in their respective fields, it is divided...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-09-12
ePub
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In his first book since the acclaimed The Running Sky Tim Dee tells the story of four green fields. Four fields spread around the world: their grasses, their hedges, their birds, their skies, and their natural and human histories. Four real fields – walkable, mappable,...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2013-08-29
ePub
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Untouched since 1953, the Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) has transformed itself into one of the few ecologically pristine zones and a vital habitat for endangered species. Often cited as a potential "peace park", it could one day be a common ground for reconciliation...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-08-28
ePub
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Richard Jefferies was the most imaginative and least conventional of nineteenth-century observers of the natural world. Trekking across the English countryside, he recorded his responses to everything from the texture of an owl's feather and 'noises in the air' to the...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2013-08-01
ePub
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NOW A MAJOR NEW TV SERIES: CAROL DRINKWATER'S SECRET PROVENCEThe bestselling Olive Farm series by writer and actress Carol Drinkwater, now available as a complete ebook collection.'Vibrant, intoxicating and heart-warming' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A spellbinding memoir'...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2013-08-01
ePub
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‘Descriptive writing of a high order… this is an extremely intelligent book’ The TimesJoin Douglas Adams, bestselling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world’s most endangered and...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2013-07-31
ePub
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This easy-to-use guide is a complete course in raising a puppy into a happy, well-adjusted and obedient adult dog that is a pleasure to live with.In a comprehensive and accessible format, it provides a simple plan to follow, with helpful troubleshooting sections for...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2013-07-25
Collection :
William Lorimer
ePub
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From the stars of A Christmas Gift from Bob, now a major motion picture with Luke Treadaway, the incredible and heartwarming sequel to the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob. 'Close proximity to animals does wonders for your mental health. Close proximity to this book...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2013-07-04
ePub
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'I think we're fucked' Stephen EmmottTen Billion is a book about us.It's a book about you, your children, your parents, your friends. It's about every one of us. It's about our failure: failure as individuals, the failure of business, and the failure of our...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2013-06-30
ePub
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The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of times: it's called Nature. Let inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman introduce you to stunning solutions to some of the world's thorniest problems. Why does the bumblebee have better aerodynamics than a 747?...
Editeur :
John Murray Business
Parution :
2013-06-25
ePub
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Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies, instantly changing the direction of development. In the first half of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-06-19
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
ePub
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From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987 to Dutch elm disease, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. Just when we need trees most, to help combat global warming and to provide places of retreat for us and...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2013-06-06
ePub
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This book outlines disaster risk reduction (DRR) approaches in Bangladesh, drawing examples and lessons from the national and community-level programs, projects, and relevant experiences of the country. The content is based on a selection of available documents, a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-05-31
Collection :
Disaster Risk Reduction
ePub
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'Captivating. Will change the way you think about the natural world, and your place in it' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallIn Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers offers a riveting tale of possibility and travel in the wildHow many of...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2013-05-30
ePub
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