Earth At Risk

DescriptionAn understanding of International Relations exclusively as a sphere plagued by countless known and unknown risks, looming disasters and ...

Oceans feed us and affect our climate. With climate change, pollution, and overfishing, our oceans are at risk as never before. Yet we are only jus...

Looking after our planet is an inspiring flap book, exploring the problems facing our planet today and what we can do about them. It sets out why c...

Blue Ice is the new book from photographer Alex Bernasconi whose unique approach to wildlife photography has been honoured with multiple prestigiou...

Now thoroughly revised in its third edition, Structural Geology: Principles, Concepts, and Problems incorporates a balanced and broad state-of the-...

GIS for Science: Maps for Saving the Planet, Volume 3, highlights real-world examples of scientists creating maps about saving life on Earth and pr...

Unnatural Disasters offers a new perspective on our most pressing environmental and social challenges, revealing the gaps between abstract concepts...

This is the fi rst comprehensive stocktaking of what the global lowcarbon transition may mean for fossil fuel-dependent countries and how they can ...

Reducere. Beginning in 2010, a group of Minnesota botanical artists applied their skills and knowledge to create a visual archival record of Minnesota's thre...

Reducere. DescriptionLearn how at these stealthy predators are at risk due to illegal hunting.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) wit...

DescriptionCan you imagine watching as a busy street or even the floor of your house suddenly collapsed into a gaping pit?That is precisely what ca...

Reducere. Our fae courts are at war, yet we're still fated.My fated mate is the Seelie Fae king. He's powerful, dangerous, and sexy as hell. Except, I don't ...

Reducere. DescriptionA stunning new collection of poems from the author of Speak LowComparing any human life to "a restless choir" of impulses variously in c...

Through scares ranging from cot death, juvenile crime, internet porn, asylum seekers, dirty bombs and avian flu, we are bombarded with messages abo...

The long-awaited follow-up to Voyager: Architects of Infinity from the New York Times bestselling author and cocreator of Star Trek: Picard As the ...

Reducere. They say the Earth is just a myth. Something to tell your children when you put them to sleep, the lost homeworld of humanity. Everyone knows it is...

Reducere. The CEO's Digital Marketing Playbook is the definitive playbook and crash course for both the baseline and advanced digital and direct marketing th...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious car...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first all-new collection of poems since 2011's Snowflake/different streets--and following the critically acclaimed Afterglow (a dog ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Northern Forest Region lies between the oak forests of the eastern United States and the boreal forests of eastern Canada. It is, co...

Reducere. The first book of the saga of The RunelordsYoung Prince Gaborn Val Orden of Mystarria is traveling in disguise on a journey to ask for the hand of ...

Reducere. There are only two kinds of people left on the earth: Donors and Recipients.Sixteen-year-old Aston Vazeto hates the idea of selling her blood for m...

Reducere. The Earth is under siege, the pathogenic alien race known as the Blight have started their invasion to infect and take control of the planet's agri...

Reducere. This is a story that kids will want to hear over and over again. Snowy: A Leopard of the High Mountains tells the compelling tale of a little cub w...

Reducere. Adolescents (ages 12-20) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for academic problems, strained relationships, peer rejec...

Reducere. Jesus Says is a portrayal of Christ's mission-driven incarnation through His divine eyes. Biblical facts and probable scenes combine to share His a...

Reducere. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, this book brings together leading scholars and EPA...

DescriptionA sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Freedom and The CorrectionsThe essayist, Jonathan Franzen ...

Reducere. Kapp Adams--a bionic astronaut forced into early retirement after a crash landing--spends his days drinking and womanizing in Las Vegas. Jaded by l...

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. In this Very Short Introduction, Bill McGuire explores the many potential catastroph...

Reducere. An urgent call for the political transformation needed to address the common causes of climate change, COVID-19, and racism." . . . some big titles...

Reducere. Juliette (Jewels) Madison is on trial for the brutal murder of her husband Marcel Madison. Whether or not she killed him is not the question, becau...

Reducere. Witness Ron's amazing story of how he turned a few thousand dollars into millions-- only to lose it all. Find out how God rescued Ron and put him b...

About The Renegades Project NeptuneThe Renegades face their greatest challenge yet - extreme sea level rises and a sinister new plot from their arc...

DescriptionThe cryosphere encompasses the Earth's snow and ice masses. It is a critical part of our planet's climate system, one that is especially...

Reducere. Writing at the height of her powers, Alice Hoffman conjures three generations of a family haunted by love.Cool, practical, and deliberate, John is ...

Reducere. DescriptionSTOLEN WOMEN gives us what Mama couldn't--a way to be in charge of our own bodies. This probing, fact-based book dissects the myths, dis...

Reducere. We now find ourselves in a new geological age: the Anthropocene. The climate is changing and species are disappearing at a rate not seen since Eart...

Reducere. Understand the science that explains what pressure our planet is under and how to take action. Using powerful, easy-to-grasp graphics, this book cu...

Reducere. It was at Wounded Knee, huddled under a night sky lit by military flares and the searchlights of armored personnel carriers, that Vietnam vet Woody...

Reducere. We want our son returned. This girl is proof that we can save you all. If you ignore our plea, we will kill our hostages one at a time. To be a Pur...

DescriptionGAME OF THRONES MEETS BLADE RUNNER IN THIS YA FANTASY DUOLOGY INSPIRED BY NORSE MYTHOLOGY FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMANDA ...

Reducere. DescriptionThese are uncertain times in Latin America. Popular faith in democracy has been shaken; traditional political parties and institutions a...

DescriptionDerived from an undergraduate course taught by the author, this accessible book seeks to challenge and provoke readers by posing a serie...

A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agenc...

Reducere. Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association. A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's...

Reducere. A consistent problem that confronts disaster reduction is the disjunction between academic and expert knowledge and policies and practices of agenc...

Reducere. This Special Issue titled "Soil Erosion and Sustainable Land Management" presents 13 chapters organized into four main parts. The first part deals ...

Reducere. In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk ...

DescriptionShe's the ultimate madam with a heart of gold. But can she fulfill her own dreams--and stay at the top? In the business of high-end, no-...

Reducere. Lindsay de Feliz walked away from an enviable lifestyle - marriage, successful career, expensive holidays, designer clothes, fast cars - to pursue ...

Reducere. What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, onl...

Reducere. A quantum Brave New World from the boldest and most wildly speculative writer of his generation. Since the Introdus in the twenty-first century, hu...

DescriptionFrom the celebrated historian of Nazi Germany, the story of a remarkable but completely unsung group that risked everything to help the ...

DescriptionIran has emerged from decades of isolation and struggle to become a leading, if not the pre-eminent, regional power. Iran projects its i...

DescriptionAn enchanting and empowering standalone story from the author of The Princess and the Foal.Twelve-year-old Hilly has landed her dream jo...

Presenting a global and interdisciplinary approach to plant ecology, this much-awaited new edition of the book Plants and Vegetation integrates cla...

Reducere. The paperback release of the second volume of Sitchin's autobiographical account of the investigations and discoveries that led to The Earth Chroni...

"Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight."--New York Times bestselling author Holly BlackThis gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shade...

Reducere. On July 20, 1969, at 3: 16 p.m., Commander Neil Armstrong brought the lunar module, Eagle, to a safe landing on the Moon. Millions of television vi...

War-torn deserts, jihadist killings, trucks weighted down with contraband and migrants--from the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands to the Sahara, images ...

Hawai'i author Chris McKinney's first entry in a brilliant new sci-fi noir trilogy explores the sordid past of a murdered scientist, deified in dea...

We Are Our Memories is a series of vignettes related to events, people and opinions from a recollection of many decades. Having been involved in pe...

Reducere. Earth, 2050. Pregnant, unemployed, and living back home with her father, climate scientist Quinn Buyers wonders how she got to this point in her li...

Reducere. The epic story of witches, gods, and monsters that USA Today called a "must read" continues in the third book of the Elementals series!When Nicole ...

*Chosen as a 2020 Kids' Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist*"Shveta Thakrar's prose is as...

Reducere. Dani's return home to Maine after three years of diplomatic missions overseas lands her in jail and within Colonel Houston's crosshairs. Maine's ci...

Description"We are surrounded by a world that talks, but we don't listen. We are part of a community engaged in a vast conversation, but we deny ou...

Reducere. Can Philippa and her fairy godsister keep the link between worlds from closing forever? A thrilling third tale about a magical friendship. Philippa...

Reducere. All over the world, salmon populations are in trouble, as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Nor...