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When It All Burns

Fighting Fire in a Transformed World

par Jordan Thomas ...

**2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNERFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS“Exceptional. . . . When It All Burns is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas’ visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel ... En savoir plus

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**2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTCALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNERFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS“Exceptional. . . . When It All Burns is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas’ visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel
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When the Forest Breathes

Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

par Suzanne Simard ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to ... En savoir plus

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to
... En savoir plus
Wild Fire

Dispatches from a Country Ablaze

par Jesse Winter ...

Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the country’s most devastating infernosIn Wild Fire, Jesse Winter takes readers on a dramatic and riveting journey to the frontlines of some of Canada’s most devastating blazes. Weaving ... En savoir plus

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Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the country’s most devastating infernosIn Wild Fire, Jesse Winter takes readers on a dramatic and riveting journey to the frontlines of some of Canada’s most devastating blazes. Weaving
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Earth for Sale

The Fight to Stop the Last Plunder of the Planet

par Maude Barlow ...

An urgent warning about the financialization of nature and the quiet rise of corporate control over the planet’s resourcesMost agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical, ... En savoir plus

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An urgent warning about the financialization of nature and the quiet rise of corporate control over the planet’s resourcesMost agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical,
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Growing Papaya Trees

Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement

par Jessica Hernandez Ph.D. ...

**Leading Binnizá and Maya Ch'orti' scientist Jessica Hernandez, PhD, weaves together Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and personal family stories in her highly anticipated follow-up to the LA Times best-seller Fresh Banana Leaves.Not every environmental problem is a result of climate change, but every environmental and climate change problem is a result of colonialism.**Dr. Jessica ... En savoir plus

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**Leading Binnizá and Maya Ch'orti' scientist Jessica Hernandez, PhD, weaves together Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and personal family stories in her highly anticipated follow-up to the LA Times best-seller Fresh Banana Leaves.Not every environmental problem is a result of climate change, but every environmental and climate change problem is a result of colonialism.**Dr. Jessica
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This Way Up

When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters)

par Map Men ...

***AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!**AUDIO BOOK NARRATED BY MARK COOPER-JONES AND JAY FOREMAN**An Audible Most Anticipated Listen!*The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!**Hello, we’re the Map Men and in the following pages, we’ve selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries ... En savoir plus

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***AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!**AUDIO BOOK NARRATED BY MARK COOPER-JONES AND JAY FOREMAN**An Audible Most Anticipated Listen!*The debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical nerds, The Map Men!**Hello, we’re the Map Men and in the following pages, we’ve selected what we believe to be some of the very best wrong maps. Some of them are decades old, some are centuries
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Life on a Little-Known Planet

Dispatches from a Changing World

par Elizabeth Kolbert ...

A landmark collection of Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert's most important pieces about climate change and the natural worldA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth," Rolling Stone has advised, "you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert." From her National Magazine Award-winning series The Climate of Man to her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth ... En savoir plus

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A landmark collection of Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert's most important pieces about climate change and the natural worldA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth," Rolling Stone has advised, "you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert." From her National Magazine Award-winning series The Climate of Man to her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth
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Nature's Echo

Harnessing Ancient Feedback Loops to Heal a Changing Planet

par Thomas Crowther ...

Filled with intriguing and wide-ranging case studies of how individuals can be agents of change, this empowers and inspires. – Publishers WeeklyThe scientific basis for environmental optimism.From the birth of galaxies to the revival of forests, the greatest transformations in our universe have been driven by quiet, self-reinforcing processes known as feedback loops. These ancient forces created ... En savoir plus

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Filled with intriguing and wide-ranging case studies of how individuals can be agents of change, this empowers and inspires. – Publishers WeeklyThe scientific basis for environmental optimism.From the birth of galaxies to the revival of forests, the greatest transformations in our universe have been driven by quiet, self-reinforcing processes known as feedback loops. These ancient forces created
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Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

par Hannah Ritchie ...

**A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book."—The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.**We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it’s hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and ... En savoir plus

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**A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book."—The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.**We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it’s hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and
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Rocks

A Very Short Introduction

par Jan Zalasiewicz ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all of the raw materials with which we found our civilization from rocks. From the Earth's crust to ... En savoir plus

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Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all of the raw materials with which we found our civilization from rocks. From the Earth's crust to
... En savoir plus
Otherlands

Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems

par Thomas Halliday ...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE*Shortlisted for Waterstones’s “Book of the Year 2022”One of:The New Yorker’s “The Best Books of 2022 So Far”Telegraph’s “50 best books of 2022”Sapiens for natural history: a stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microbial life ... En savoir plus

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***SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE*Shortlisted for Waterstones’s “Book of the Year 2022”One of:The New Yorker’s “The Best Books of 2022 So Far”Telegraph’s “50 best books of 2022”Sapiens for natural history: a stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microbial life
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The Lost Tomb

And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

par Douglas Preston ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • **A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALISTFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.**What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the ... En savoir plus

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • **A GOODREADS READER'S CHOICE AWARD FINALISTFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales.**What’s it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that’s been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the
... En savoir plus
The Ministry for the Future

A Novel

par Kim Stanley Robinson ...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR**“The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem"If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future." —Ezra Klein (Vox)**The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts ... En savoir plus

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR**“The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem"If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future." —Ezra Klein (Vox)**The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts
... En savoir plus
I Eat the Stars

How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World

par Sarah Wilson ...

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apartIt’s hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off-balance. We are hit hourly with headlines about catastrophic wildfires, unprecedented flooding, record heat waves, collapsing democracies, ... En savoir plus

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From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apartIt’s hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off-balance. We are hit hourly with headlines about catastrophic wildfires, unprecedented flooding, record heat waves, collapsing democracies,
... En savoir plus
Serengeti Story: A scientist in paradise

Life and Science in the World's Greatest Wildlife Region

par Anthony Sinclair ...

Serengeti is arguably the most well-known and highly treasured conservation area in the world. In 1972 the United Nations meeting on National Parks and Protected Areas agreed to set up World Heritage Sites, now supervised by UNESCO, and at that meeting they voted Serengeti top of the list. What makes this site outstanding? What happens in Serengeti biologically? How did it become a protected area? ... En savoir plus

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Serengeti is arguably the most well-known and highly treasured conservation area in the world. In 1972 the United Nations meeting on National Parks and Protected Areas agreed to set up World Heritage Sites, now supervised by UNESCO, and at that meeting they voted Serengeti top of the list. What makes this site outstanding? What happens in Serengeti biologically? How did it become a protected area?
... En savoir plus
The Uninhabitable Earth

Life After Warming

par David Wallace-Wells ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • The New York Times Book Review • Time • NPR • The Economist • The Paris Review • Toronto Star • GQ • The Times ... ... En savoir plus

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • The New York Times Book Review • Time • NPR • The Economist • The Paris Review • Toronto Star • GQ • The Times ...
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Propaganda

par Edward Bernays ...

Bernays argues that propaganda, when ethically applied, is an essential tool for organizing society and ensuring its smooth functioning. He explains how a small group of people, whom he calls the “invisible government,” wield power over the masses by controlling the flow of information and shaping public perception. Through case studies and historical examples, Bernays demonstrates how propaganda ... En savoir plus

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Bernays argues that propaganda, when ethically applied, is an essential tool for organizing society and ensuring its smooth functioning. He explains how a small group of people, whom he calls the “invisible government,” wield power over the masses by controlling the flow of information and shaping public perception. Through case studies and historical examples, Bernays demonstrates how propaganda
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Fire Weather

The Making of a Beast

par John Vaillant ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in ... En savoir plus

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**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in
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How Can I Help?

Saving Nature with Your Yard

par Douglas W. Tallamy ...

From a New York Times bestselling author, a wildlife ecology expert and environmental advocate provides readers with the next step in their ecological journey.In How Can I Help?, Tallamy tackles the questions commonly asked at his popular lectures and shares compelling and actionable answers that will help gardeners and homeowners take the next step in their ecological journey. Topics range from ... En savoir plus

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From a New York Times bestselling author, a wildlife ecology expert and environmental advocate provides readers with the next step in their ecological journey.In How Can I Help?, Tallamy tackles the questions commonly asked at his popular lectures and shares compelling and actionable answers that will help gardeners and homeowners take the next step in their ecological journey. Topics range from
... En savoir plus
Size

How It Explains the World

par Vaclav Smil ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness“No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil.” — Elizabeth KolbertTo answer the most ... En savoir plus

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From the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Really Works, a wide-ranging look at the most fundamental governing principle of our world: size, whose laws, limits, and peculiarities offer the key to understanding health, wealth, and even happiness“No one writes about the great issues of our time with more rigor or erudition than Vaclav Smil.” — Elizabeth KolbertTo answer the most
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DIY Biogas

par Paul Scheckel ...

A Practical Manual for Making and Using Renewable Natural GasMake your own homemade natural gas from food scraps, garden trimmings, and animal waste!Understand how to craft a recipe to make your own renewable energy substitute for natural gas and propane.DIY Biogas contains complete plans and parts lists to build two different biogas generators that help you learn, understand, and grow your biogas ... En savoir plus

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A Practical Manual for Making and Using Renewable Natural GasMake your own homemade natural gas from food scraps, garden trimmings, and animal waste!Understand how to craft a recipe to make your own renewable energy substitute for natural gas and propane.DIY Biogas contains complete plans and parts lists to build two different biogas generators that help you learn, understand, and grow your biogas
... En savoir plus
Contre le colonialisme dopé aux stéroïdes

le combat des Inuits du Québec pour leurs terres ancestrales

par Zebedee Nungak, Denys Delâge, Tagak Curley ...

Traduit par Juliana Léveillé-Trudel ...

Pour les Québécois, le projet hydroélectrique de la Baie-James, présenté en 1971, a marqué le point culminant de la Révolution tranquille. C'était l'affirmation exaltante de notre savoir-faire, mais c'était surtout la prise de possession, physique et symbolique, de l'ensemble du territoire sur lequel le peuple du Québec était destiné à connaître enfin son plein épanouissement. Et si ce grand ... En savoir plus

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Pour les Québécois, le projet hydroélectrique de la Baie-James, présenté en 1971, a marqué le point culminant de la Révolution tranquille. C'était l'affirmation exaltante de notre savoir-faire, mais c'était surtout la prise de possession, physique et symbolique, de l'ensemble du territoire sur lequel le peuple du Québec était destiné à connaître enfin son plein épanouissement. Et si ce grand
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Concentration and Power in the Food System

Who Controls What We Eat?

par Professor Philip H. Howard ...

Collections series Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics
Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply. Just how concentrated has this system become? At almost every key stage of the food system, four firms alone control 40% or more of the market, a level above which these companies have the power to drive up prices for consumers and reduce their rate of innovation. Researchers have ... En savoir plus

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Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply. Just how concentrated has this system become? At almost every key stage of the food system, four firms alone control 40% or more of the market, a level above which these companies have the power to drive up prices for consumers and reduce their rate of innovation. Researchers have
... En savoir plus
Elles ont fait l'Amérique

De remarquables oubliés Tome 1

par Serge Bouchard, Marie-Christine Lévesque ...

Collections Livre 1 - De remarquables oubliés
Les femmes sont absentes de l’histoire officielle de l’Amérique – ne le dit-on pas assez ? Les Amérindiennes certainement, mais aussi toutes les autres, sans distinction culturelle : Inuites, Canadiennes, Anglaises, Noires, Françaises et Métisses. Plusieurs d’entre elles sont des êtres d’exception dont le contact avec ce vaste continent a révélé l’intelligence et le caractère. Elles ont fait l ... En savoir plus

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Les femmes sont absentes de l’histoire officielle de l’Amérique – ne le dit-on pas assez ? Les Amérindiennes certainement, mais aussi toutes les autres, sans distinction culturelle : Inuites, Canadiennes, Anglaises, Noires, Françaises et Métisses. Plusieurs d’entre elles sont des êtres d’exception dont le contact avec ce vaste continent a révélé l’intelligence et le caractère. Elles ont fait l
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