The Ecological and social crises that engulf the planet are intensifying. As we deny the consequences of the disruptions we cause, and promote inadequate solutions, we lose grip on the extent of change needed globally. Perhaps we will only listen if a voice from nature speaks out explicitly.Based on seven years of in-depth research, Godwin Vasanth Bosco finds that a remarkable mountainous landscape in India, called the Nilgiris, is actively―with volition―showing us the way forward....

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In The Wayfinders, renowned anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.In Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the...

**Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science FridayA quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them.**In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, eac...

The book is a speculative work on the existence and history of the lost continent of Lemuria, which Scott-Elliot suggests was a highly advanced civilization that existed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Scott-Elliot was a Theosophist, a member of a spiritual movement that emerged in the late 19th century, and his book reflects many of the Theosophical beliefs of the time. The book describes the supposed history and culture of Lemuria, including its technology, religion, and social structur...

From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and award-winning Mutt’s cartoonist Patrick McDonnell comes a stunning, powerful, and poignant work on healing our planet, rebuilding our connection with nature, and nurturing compassion for one another in today’s chaotic world"The most original, entertaining, and enlightening book I have ever seen…A blueprint for how we should live, with love, compassion, and humour." — Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Ins...

For the full course of his remarkable career, Gary Snyder has continued his study of Eastern culture and philosophies. From the Ainu to the Mongols, from Hokkaido to Kyoto, from the landscapes of China to the backcountry of contemporary Japan, from the temples of Daitokoji to the Yellow River Valley, it is now clear how this work has influenced his poetry, his stance as an environmental and political activist, and his long practice of Zen. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Asia became a...

A photography book full of adorable sloths, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the small things.Why are sloths always smiling? Perhaps it’s because they’ve mastered the art of taking it slow in a world whose frenzied pace is driving the rest of us crazy.Here, in a mindfulness book like no other, heart-tuggingly cute photographs of these always-chill creatures are paired with words of wisdom, all to inspire us to slow down, stop to enjoy the little thi...

Just be yourself - is what people tell us, is what we tell ourselves.But what does "Being Your Self" actually mean?Is it an understanding? a sensation? a feeling?How does it feel like to be yourself?...And can you imagine what it feels like to be someone else?...Or even 'something' else?Comparing between modern and prehistoric perceptions of ourselves - and of the world, this book suggests that the ability of modern people, for direct, unmedia...

With their elusive and solitary nature, tigers and snow leopards are a challenge for even the most seasoned field biologists to track and study. Yet scientist and conservation leader Eric Dinerstein began his career in the heart of Nepal’s tiger country and the perilous Himalayan slopes of the snow leopard, where he discovered the joys—and frustrations—of studying wildlife in some of the most unpredictable and remote places on Earth. In Discovering Big Cat Country, Dinerstein tell...

Driven to unravel the mystery surrounding the tribe of the Veddas, the tropical island's aboriginal people, traveler, Alexis Debary, hops on a local bus while on holiday on Sri Lanka. Serendipity makes her stumble on, collecting impressions, but she is also Driven to unravel the mystery surrounding the tribe, who still live in the depth of the jungle, and what she ultimately encounters surpasses her expectations and is too precious not to share.

A revitalizing new perspective on Earthcare from Pulitzer Prize finalist William deBuys.In 2016 and 2018 acclaimed author and conservationist William deBuys joined extended medical expeditions into Upper Dolpo, a remote, ethnically Tibetan region of northwestern Nepal, to provide basic medical services to the residents of the region. Having written about climate change and species extinction, deBuys went on those journeys seeking solace. He needed to find a constru...

What if we shared planet Earth with other intelligent species?What if inter-species communication were really possible?Seek out some answers in Turtle Dolphin DreamsRaves for Turtle Dolphin Dreams“A pearl is a small thing, and yet it is as precious as any jewel.So is this little book.”--Robert Rich, Ph.D.“Turtle Dolphin Dreams is a wonderful little book. Not since Gibran's The Prophet orBach's Jonathan Livingston Se...