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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
vii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 25 cm.
Description
"Biologist Rob Dun grew up listening to stories of the Mississippi River, how it flooded his grandfather's town of Greenville, swallowing up the townsfolk and leaving behind a muddy wasteland. Years later, Dunn discovered the cause of the great deluge. The Army Corps of Engineers had tried to straighten the river, cutting off its meandering oxbows in order to allow for the easy passage of boats. They had tried to bend nature to their own design. But...
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
p2012, c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the life and career of Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki as he delivers a lecture on human ecology and the web of life. David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster, and activist, delivers a lecture on the eve of his 75th birthday, which he describes as a distillation of his life and thoughts, his legacy, what he wants to say before he dies. Filmed before a live audience, in front of a memory box of moving, distilled...
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore through intimate and thought-provoking dialogue one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, the book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope...
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