Forests for the People

DescriptionInvestigating what life was like for African Americans north of the Mason-Dixon Line during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Jam...

Reducere. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the globe at the end of 2019 turned global business upside down. It forced the closure of many busi...

In 1925, a gold rush exploded in this isolated area of northwestern Ontario. A surge of gold seekers hastened to get to Red Lake. With people flood...

Reducere. In today's world of specialization, people are attempting to protect the Earth's fragile state by swapping limousines for hybrids and pesticide-lac...

Reducere. Many stories involved fearsome creatures with supernatural powers. One of these creatures, now known as Bigfoot, passed beyond the realm of native ...

Reducere. At an early age, I recall hearing many stories told by my elders about the tiny town of Blue Springs and the remarkable people who lived in and aro...

Reducere. Cumberland Island is the largest and most beloved of the Georgia barrier islands. Although it can be reached only by boat, more than forty thousand...

Reducere. Oil is one of the world's most important commodities, but few people know how its extraction affects the residents of petroleum-producing regions. ...

The Award Winning Saga Concludes The Silone clans survived to reach the Dragonspan Mountains bloodied but full of hope, but as wars end in the Tek ...

Reducere. Hollywood. Silicon Valley. The cities, beaches and redwoods. An enlightening look at the Sunshine State, people, history, and culture! California i...

Reducere. DescriptionOsborne Russell's thrilling lifetime of trapping and wilderness exploration makes for adventurous, eventful and highly readable autobiog...

Reducere. A Cold Fire Within is a campaign for Pulp Cthulhu.Set in 1935, a missing persons case leads to the discovery of a foul plot that could change time ...

Reducere. A wonderful book, full of travel and people. Most of all, it is superb anthropology, challenging many of the accepted notions about the lives of hu...

Reducere. Written in the 4th century before Christ by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, The Arthashastra is one of the earliest works of political realism to...

Reducere. Description'Only valour and steel can stand against the rising dead'Arnar is a land of warriors, its people as stalwart as the stones themselves. I...

Reducere. Love or loyalty? Destiny hangs upon a single choice...Living deep within the mysterious southern forests, the spiritual Ninkuraaja people are being...

Reducere. "When I ran, I ran for pleasure. I didn't run for times, to win, to impress: I ran for me. When I ran my bum cheeks rubbed together, so much so tha...

At the foot of the Argentine Andes, bulldozers are destroying forests and homes to create soy fields in an area already strewn with rubble from pre...

Reducere. Since 1795, when Peter Whitaker built the first known settlement on what is now Linefork Creek, Letcher Countians have demonstrated the perseveranc...

Reducere. Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, has captured the fascination of people everywhere for over 100 years. Created in the 1890s by George ...

Reducere. The Sacramento Mountains are an oasis of cool pine forests, alpine meadows, and fast-flowing streams. For more than a century, the area has been a ...

Reducere. In 1857, Fort Bragg was an Army post on the Mendocino Indian Reservation. Coastal California north of San Francisco had been home to the Pomo and Y...

Reducere. Annually, Mount Desert Island attracts over three million visitors to Acadia National Park, where lofty mountains, balsam-scented forests, and Main...

Reducere. Finally, after 25 years of incubation, Peter Gorman's book is out. Ayahuasca in My Blood - 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming concerns his longstanding ...

One summer's night in 1946, over 1, 000 European Jews waited silently on an Italian beach to board a secret ship. They had survived Auschwitz, hidd...

DescriptionHigh in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world's last stands of mature, wild teak. For more than a thousa...

Reducere. Smokescreen cuts through years of misunderstanding and misdirection to make an impassioned, evidence-based argument for a new era of forest managem...

Located in the heart of Washington State, Kittitas County is a diverse and beautiful landscape, from the mountains, lakes, and forests in the west ...

Reducere. Taiwan, also called the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan, has remained a place not too well known to westerners. With a population of 25 million, ...

Reducere. From the master of contemporary urban fantasy, a new collection of "Newford" storiesThe city of Newford could be any city in North America, burstin...

Reducere. Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, the...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David YetmanNow available in paperback, this informal account of the people, culture, land, and history of Sonora, Mexico, ...

Reducere. Long the obscure "Tibet of South America, " Bolivia emerged as a world flashpoint during the four years William Powers lived there as an aid worker...

DescriptionThe surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming world Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set ...

Reducere. One hundred-sixty-five years ago the Boardman River emptied its waters into the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay amid a vast forest of white pines, r...

Reducere. DescriptionTo the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share t...

Reducere. Love or loyalty? Destiny hangs upon a single choice...Living deep within the mysterious southern forests, the spiritual Ninkuraaja people are being...

Merri-jo Hillaker is a lover. She is a lawyer, entrepreneur and a life evangelist who pours her heart out to the world. Her thirst for adventure ha...

Reducere. From the theme resorts of Dubai to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, a disturbing but hilarious tour of the exotic east--and of the tour itselfSick ...

Reducere. ``An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.`` --Daily Express (UK)In Fo...

DescriptionA captivating and child-friendly look at the extraordinary journey that monarch butterflies take each year from Canada to Mexico; with a...

Reducere. For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime--and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expec...

Reducere. Description'Only valour and steel can stand against the rising dead'Arnar is a land of warriors, its people as stalwart as the stones themselves. I...

An 885-kilometre trail, 53 hiking days over 4 years. Think mild, not wild. Reflections on the walking, the talking and, ultimately, the losing of f...

Reducere. This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a real life Lorax by National Geographic, who w...

Reducere. A mysterious and majestic white stallion, an angelic but unsophisticated village priest, gossips with scathing tongues, and a blacksmith with aweso...

From bracken to butterbur to "princess" bamboo, some of Japan's most iconic foods are foraged, not grown, in its forests, fields, and coastal water...

Reducere. Few turtles are better known in North America than the charming and widespread box turtle. While they are frequently seen walking through forests a...

Reducere. Michael Hiebert's remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman's struggle to put a ...

DescriptionElegant, rich in history, and supremely useful, birches have played an extraordinary yet largely unrecognized part in shaping both our n...

DescriptionIn 1890, the United States government outlawed the Ghost Dance. The ceremony remained illegal until 1978. Why? Did the authorities fear ...

Reducere. This fascinating account is based upon the real-life travels of historic figure and adventurer Alexander Henry. Henry was a noted fur trader in bot...

Reducere. The first European settlers who crossed the Alleghenies in the 18th century had fascinating stories, braving the wilderness and surviving in harsh ...

Reducere. Isha loves animals but struggles in the confines of school. When she is sent away to live with her grandparents on the Indian countryside, she disc...

Reducere. Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in thi...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Carol and Johnny learn of the Ollamat, an ancient stone that can channel savage magic, they convince their parents to take them to ...

Reducere. It has been twenty years since the virus destroyed humankind, causing people to become monsters who hide in the shadows, feeding on others. Those w...

Reducere. There exists a race of cannibals who are made out of candy. They live in an underground world filled with lollipop forests and gumdrop goblins. Dur...

Reducere. DescriptionIt's 1977. Bannen, Georgia, nestled amid pine forests, is rife with contrasts: natural beauty and racial tension, small-town charm and l...

Reducere. Just after World War II, the people of McCall, Idaho, found themselves with a problem on their hands. McCall was a lovely resort community in Idaho...

Reducere. DescriptionBritish crime fiction where characters become people and place is part of the story.Love is a driving passion.So is hate.December in a s...

Get set for a journey across the globe, visiting every country - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - to find out what makes each one unique.Along the wa...

Reducere. While there may not be any perfect formula for people to lose weight, nature may have created one that comes very close to being perfect. Avenca is...

Reducere. When the orphaned Anung sets out on his vision quest, he sees clearly that his purpose in life is to find the greatest chief of all and tell him of...

Reducere. Did you ever wanted to know the secrets on how to find edible plants in your surroundings? Do you know there's a way to survive for you and your fa...

Reducere. Who needs a forest fire? We do! But not the kind we have now.The first people who lived in California did not fight fire. They used it as a tool an...

Reducere. WEIRD WORLD. WEIRD PEOPLE. WEIRD FOOD. Irving Rice has just arrived on the planet Kynaria to film an episode of the popular Travel Channel televisi...

Reducere. In the quiet of the forest, the darkest fears are born. The people of Dunballan, harbour a dark secret. A secret more terrible than the Beast that ...

Reducere. Award-winning Northwest poet and nature writer, Tim McNulty's third poetry collection explores the universal themes of family, friendship, work, an...

The great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland--the ...