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Cradle to Cradle
by William McDonough
Credits: Audio Download | MP3 CD
Reduce, reuse, recycle, urge environmentalists. In other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in this provocative book that this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates back to the Industrial Revolution, a model that casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic.
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Earth in the Balance
by Al Gore
Credits: Audio Download
Before becoming Vice President, Al Gore spent 15 years leading the fight in Congress to save the...
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Collapse
by Jared Diamond
Credits: Audio CD
Diamond probes the other side of the equation: what caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates?
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The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson
Credits: Audio Download
From one of the world's most influential scientists (and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author) comes his most timely and important book yet...
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Global Warming, Global Threat
by Michael B. McElroy
Credits: Audio Download
The issue of global warming has captured the attention of people worldwide over the past 20 years. Scientists studying the effects of human activities on the global environment today believe we are changing the climate of the planet on a global basis.
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Rising Tide
by John M. Barry
Credits: Audio Download
An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known, the Mississippi flood of 1927.
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Living Systems
by Fritjof Capra
Credits: Audio Download
A new scientific understanding of life at all levels of living systems is currently evolving. At its heart is the awareness that everything is interconnected and interrelated.
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When Elephants Weep
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Credits: Audio Download
This engaging and authoritative portrait of animals' emotional lives is as groundbreaking as Darwin's Origin of Species...
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Fueling the Planet
by Michael B. McElroy
Credits: Audio Download
Renowned professor Michael B. McElroy leads a comprehensive examination of energy, including its history, use in the world today, and environmental consequences.
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Following Nature's Lead
by Jeremy Narby
Credits: Audio Download
The essence of nature may not be the competitive struggle for survival we have been taught to believe.
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Field Notes From a Catastrophe
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Credits: Audio Download
Americans have been warned since the late 1970s that the buildup of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere threatens to melt the polar ice sheets and irreversibly change our climate.
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The Outermost House
by Henry Beston
Credits: Audio Download
In 1926, Henry Beston spent two weeks in a two-room cottage on the sand dunes of Cape Cod. He had not intended to stay longer, but, as he later wrote, "I lingered on, and as the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that I could not go."
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Blessed Unrest
by Paul Hawken
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
Blessed Unrest tells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice.
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The Ecological Planet: An Introduction to Earth's Major Ecosystems
by John Kricher
Credits: Audio Download
From jungles and rain forests to the driest deserts and barren arctic terrain, Planet Earth comprises a breathtaking array of ecosystems.
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A Sand County Almanac
by Aldo Leopold
Credits: Audio CD
Blending the poet's soul with the prophet's vision, this collection of writings about Leopold's experiences on his farm along the Wisconsin River is a clarion call to preserve natural habitat. It's as profound and timely today as when it first appeared over 50 years ago.
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Wind Power
by iMinds Audio
Credits: Audio Download
Learn about the science of Wind Power with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.
iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to broaden your mind.
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Antarctica
by iMinds JNR
Credits: Audio Download
Learn about the history and geography of Antarctica with iMindsJNR audio learning series for younger minds.
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The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
First published more than three decades ago, this award-winning classic brings Rachel Carson's unique vision to a new generation of readers.
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The Necessary Revolution
by Peter M. Senge
Credits: Audio Download
At its heart, THE NECESSARY REVOLUTION contains a wealth of strategies that individuals and organizations can use — specific tools and ways of thinking — to help us build the confidence and competence to respond effectively to the greatest challenge of our time.
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Fire on the Mountain
by John N. MacLean
Credits: Audio Download
On the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded...
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Harvest for Hope
by Jane Goodall
Credits: Audio Download
Renowned scientist and best-selling author Jane Goodall delivers an eye-opening and empowering book that explores the social and personal significance of what we eat.
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Specialist: Science & Nature
by iMinds Audio
Credits: Audio Download
Become a Specialist with iMinds Specialist Series – have a particular interest or gaps in your knowledge? iMinds Specialist works across each of our 12 categories bringing you targeted learning.
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Don't Know Much About Geography
by Kenneth C. Davis
Credits: Audio CD
Don't Know Much About Geography: Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned...
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Go Green, Live Rich
by David Bach
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
Go Green, Live Rich outlines fifty ways to make your life, your home, your shopping, and your finances greener—and get rich trying.
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded
by Thomas L. Friedman
Credits: Audio CD
Thomas L. Friedman's number-one best seller The World Is Flat has helped millions of listeners to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy - both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively.
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