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5) Desert
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Examines the forces that form deserts and discusses the animals and people that inhabit them.
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Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset, or why we flock to see cherry blossoms bloom in spring? Is there a reason that people -- regardless of gender, age, culture, or ethnicity -- are mesmerized by baby animals, and can't help but smile when they see a burst of confetti or a cluster of colorful balloons? We are often made to feel that the physical world has little or no impact on our inner joy. Increasingly,...
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2021.
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"In an era of cell phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature— but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilizes near trees, the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. Drawing on new scientific discoveries, "The Heartbeat of Trees" reveals the profound interactions...
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"How we come to feel at home in our towns and cities is what Warnick sets out to discover in This Is Where You Belong. She dives into the body of research around place attachment--the deep sense of connection that binds some of us to our cities and increases our physical and emotional well-being--then travels to towns across America to see it in action. Inspired by a growing movement of placemaking, she examines what its practitioners are doing to...
12) Everglades
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1997.
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Describes the Florida Everglades, the evolution of this unique area, and the impact humans have had on its once-abundant life forms.
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"Emma Mitchell doesn't want to beat around the hawthorn bush, she suffers with depression, and has done for twenty-five years. In 2009, the stresses of a city job became too much and she decided to move her family into a cottage in the Cambridgeshire Fens. She swapped days in the office for walks in the wood. There she began to get better. And better. Her encounters with nature proving to be as medicinal as any therapy or drug. In Emma's hand-illustrated...
16) Healing home
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[1998]
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Creating the perfect place to live with color, aroma, light and other natural elements.
17) Dust
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©1998
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The sudden extinction of the world's insect population gives rise to clouds of mites which devour everything in their way, including people. The novel's hero, biologist Richard Sinclair, whose wife was eaten, tries to create new insects from fossils in amber.
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c2022.
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"When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no - but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you. What can...
19) African journey
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[1987]
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Describes in text and photographs how nature dictates the way of life for people in six different regions of Africa.