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Atlas of Botany

How Plants Have Evolved, Adapted and Thrived

par DK ...

From the earliest green shoots to dense tropical forests, discover how plants spread across the world to build our environment.Plants first emerged on a very different looking Earth 500 million years ago. As land masses moved, plants were brought together in fierce competition with one another, or separated to continue their lives in very different conditions. On this evolutionary journey, they ... En savoir plus

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From the earliest green shoots to dense tropical forests, discover how plants spread across the world to build our environment.Plants first emerged on a very different looking Earth 500 million years ago. As land masses moved, plants were brought together in fierce competition with one another, or separated to continue their lives in very different conditions. On this evolutionary journey, they
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The Way Home

Tales from a life without technology

par Mark Boyle ...

An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid.It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce.In this upfront and ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid.It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce.In this upfront and
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Wetland Ecology

Principles and Conservation

par Paul A. Keddy ...

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the ... En savoir plus

$72.79 CAD

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications. Thoroughly revised and reorganised, this new edition of this prize-winning textbook begins with underlying causal factors, before moving on to more advanced concepts that add depth and context. Each chapter begins with an explanation of the
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The Ends of the World

Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

par Peter Brannen ...

One of Vox’s Most Important Books of the DecadeNew York Times Editors' Choice 2017Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass e... ... En savoir plus

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One of Vox’s Most Important Books of the DecadeNew York Times Editors' Choice 2017Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass e...
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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

$39.99 CAD

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
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Food System Transformations

Social Movements, Local Economies, Collaborative Networks

Modifié par Cordula Kropp, Irene Antoni-Komar, Colin Sage ...

Collections series Critical Food Studies
This book examines the role of local food movements, enterprises and networks in the transformation of the currently unsustainable global food system. It explores a series of innovations designed to re-integrate sustainable modes of food production and encourage food sovereignty.It provides detailed insights into a specialised network of social actors collaborating in novel ways and creating new ... En savoir plus

$71.44 CAD

This book examines the role of local food movements, enterprises and networks in the transformation of the currently unsustainable global food system. It explores a series of innovations designed to re-integrate sustainable modes of food production and encourage food sovereignty.It provides detailed insights into a specialised network of social actors collaborating in novel ways and creating new
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A Dictionary of British Place-Names

Modifié par David Mills ...

Collections series Oxford Quick Reference
This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them 'Beer', 'Findlater', 'Broadbottom', and 'Great Snoring'. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory ... En savoir plus

$14.89 CAD

This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to the obscure, among them 'Beer', 'Findlater', 'Broadbottom', and 'Great Snoring'. The A to Z entries are complemented by a detailed introductory
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La Vie en chemin de fer

par Pierre Giffard ...

Dès l’abord de la gare, l’œil de l’observateur découvre aisément quelques types. L’heure et le lieu sont choses indifférentes. Que ce soit à sept heures du matin ou à sept heures du soir, que nous prenions la gare du Nord ou la gare Montparnasse, les mêmes binettes curieuses apparaissent devant notre objectif.C’est d’abord le groupe des voyageurs qui vont prendre le train :Le monsieur essoufflé n ... En savoir plus

$4.99 CAD

Dès l’abord de la gare, l’œil de l’observateur découvre aisément quelques types. L’heure et le lieu sont choses indifférentes. Que ce soit à sept heures du matin ou à sept heures du soir, que nous prenions la gare du Nord ou la gare Montparnasse, les mêmes binettes curieuses apparaissent devant notre objectif.C’est d’abord le groupe des voyageurs qui vont prendre le train :Le monsieur essoufflé n
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The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763

par Paul W. Mapp ...

Collections series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713–1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of ... En savoir plus

$31.99 CAD

A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713–1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of
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España

Anatomía de un país extraordinario

par Francisco J. Tapiador ...

Este libro utiliza las herramientas que proporciona la geografía para ayudar al lector español a apreciar su país, aportándole datos y argumentos que expresen mejor su sentimiento de pertenencia y simpatía por España. Tras décadas de cuestionamiento de los valores y virtudes de un país que hizo una transición política modélica en 1978 y, desde entonces, una espectacular renovación económica y ... En savoir plus

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Este libro utiliza las herramientas que proporciona la geografía para ayudar al lector español a apreciar su país, aportándole datos y argumentos que expresen mejor su sentimiento de pertenencia y simpatía por España. Tras décadas de cuestionamiento de los valores y virtudes de un país que hizo una transición política modélica en 1978 y, desde entonces, una espectacular renovación económica y
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Solar Cataclysm

How the Sun Shaped the Past and What We Can Do to Save Our Future

par Lawrence E. Joseph ...

Science journalist and futurist Lawrence Joseph has studied the unprecedented solar storms since the last ice age and in Solar Cataclysm he reveals the monumental ecological, biological, emotional, political, financial, and cultural effects they have had in the past, and will ultimately have on humanity’s future. This timely, fascinating, and relevant book from the bestselling author of Apocalypse ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

Science journalist and futurist Lawrence Joseph has studied the unprecedented solar storms since the last ice age and in Solar Cataclysm he reveals the monumental ecological, biological, emotional, political, financial, and cultural effects they have had in the past, and will ultimately have on humanity’s future. This timely, fascinating, and relevant book from the bestselling author of Apocalypse
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Ice

The Nature, the History, and the Uses of an Astonishing Substance

par Mariana Gosnell ...

Like the adventurer who circled an iceberg to see it on all sides, Mariana Gosnell, former Newsweek reporter and author of Zero Three Bravo, a book about flying a small plane around the United States, explores ice in all its complexity, grandeur, and significance.More brittle than glass, at times stronger than steel, at other times flowing like molasses, ice covers 10 percent of the earth’s land ... En savoir plus

$5.99 CAD

Like the adventurer who circled an iceberg to see it on all sides, Mariana Gosnell, former Newsweek reporter and author of Zero Three Bravo, a book about flying a small plane around the United States, explores ice in all its complexity, grandeur, and significance.More brittle than glass, at times stronger than steel, at other times flowing like molasses, ice covers 10 percent of the earth’s land
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Soils

Genesis and Geomorphology

par Michael L. Thompson, Randall J. Schaetzl ...

In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's introductory chapters in soil morphology, mineralogy, chemistry, physics and organisms prepare the reader for the ... En savoir plus

$101.59 CAD

In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's introductory chapters in soil morphology, mineralogy, chemistry, physics and organisms prepare the reader for the
... En savoir plus
After Childhood

Re-thinking Environment, Materiality and Media in Children's Lives

par Peter Kraftl ...

Collections series Routledge Spaces of Childhood and Youth Series
This book offers a new approach for theorising and undertaking childhood research. It combines insights from childhood and generational studies with object-oriented ontologies, new materialisms, critical race and gender theories to address a range of key, intractable challenges facing children and young people.Bringing together traditional social-scientific research methods with techniques from ... En savoir plus

$86.56 CAD

This book offers a new approach for theorising and undertaking childhood research. It combines insights from childhood and generational studies with object-oriented ontologies, new materialisms, critical race and gender theories to address a range of key, intractable challenges facing children and young people.Bringing together traditional social-scientific research methods with techniques from
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Cuba - Ombres et lumières

par Jean-Marie Beuzelin ...

Cuba, un pays à nul autre pareil : de José Martí au Che, de la Révolution castriste à Guantánamo, de La Havane à Santiago de Cuba, de la Santería au Buena Vista Social Club, de la débrouille à la cubaine à la Libreta, le carnet d’alimentation...Ce livre est un voyage au coeur de Cuba et de la vie de ses habitants dans ses souffrances quotidiennes, mais aussi dans sa beauté et sa dignité, sans ... En savoir plus

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Cuba, un pays à nul autre pareil : de José Martí au Che, de la Révolution castriste à Guantánamo, de La Havane à Santiago de Cuba, de la Santería au Buena Vista Social Club, de la débrouille à la cubaine à la Libreta, le carnet d’alimentation...Ce livre est un voyage au coeur de Cuba et de la vie de ses habitants dans ses souffrances quotidiennes, mais aussi dans sa beauté et sa dignité, sans
... En savoir plus
Don't Know Much About Geography

Everything You Need to Know About the World but Never Learned

par Kenneth C. Davis ...

Collections series The Don't Know Much About Series
An "entertaining [and] eminently readable" exploration of our home planet from the New York Times–bestselling author of Don't Know Much About History ( Publishers Weekly).Geography is much more than naming countries on a map or memorizing state capitals. It's the hub from which other disciplines radiate: meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, demographics, cartography, agricultural studies, ... En savoir plus

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An "entertaining [and] eminently readable" exploration of our home planet from the New York Times–bestselling author of Don't Know Much About History ( Publishers Weekly).Geography is much more than naming countries on a map or memorizing state capitals. It's the hub from which other disciplines radiate: meteorology, ecology, geology, oceanography, demographics, cartography, agricultural studies,
... En savoir plus
The Arctic

A Very Short Introduction

par Klaus Dodds, Jamie Woodward ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the ... En savoir plus

$7.59 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the
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Life Lessons from Explorers

Learn how to weather life's storms from history's greatest explorers

par Felicity Aston ...

Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and meticulously honed character traits which have made their astonishing endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be learned from the feats attained by the most revered names in exploration - from legendary adventurers such as Christopher Columbus to contemporary figures such as Wasfia Nazreen.Life Lessons from Explorers collects ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and meticulously honed character traits which have made their astonishing endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be learned from the feats attained by the most revered names in exploration - from legendary adventurers such as Christopher Columbus to contemporary figures such as Wasfia Nazreen.Life Lessons from Explorers collects
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Atlas des Tsiganes. Les dessous de la question rom (nouvelle édition)

par Samuel Delépine ...

Atlas numérique optimisé pour une lecture sur tablette. Le format EPUB3 permet de profiter de toutes les fonctionnalités de la lecture interactive : zoom HD sur les cartes, indexation, recherche in texte, navigation hypertextuelle, tables des matières interactives, textes en POP-UP, environnement ergonomique personnalisable. Près de 100 cartes et infographies inédites pour analyser la question rom ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

Atlas numérique optimisé pour une lecture sur tablette. Le format EPUB3 permet de profiter de toutes les fonctionnalités de la lecture interactive : zoom HD sur les cartes, indexation, recherche in texte, navigation hypertextuelle, tables des matières interactives, textes en POP-UP, environnement ergonomique personnalisable. Près de 100 cartes et infographies inédites pour analyser la question rom
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La Guadeloupe, la Caraïbe et l'Europe

par Félix Proto ...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine. ... En savoir plus

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
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Mapmatics

A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World

par Paulina Rowińska ...

“I love maps. I love math. And gosh, do I love this book, which so beautifully and clearly sounds the depths of both.” —Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad DrawingsExplore the surprising connections between math and maps—and the myriad ways they’ve shaped our world and us.Why are coastlines and borders so difficult to measure? How does a UPS driver deliver hundreds of packages in a single day? And ... En savoir plus

$26.39 CAD

“I love maps. I love math. And gosh, do I love this book, which so beautifully and clearly sounds the depths of both.” —Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad DrawingsExplore the surprising connections between math and maps—and the myriad ways they’ve shaped our world and us.Why are coastlines and borders so difficult to measure? How does a UPS driver deliver hundreds of packages in a single day? And
... En savoir plus
Four Lost Cities

A Secret History of the Urban Age

par Annalee Newitz ...

**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, ... En savoir plus

$18.19 CAD

**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,
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Dark Tourism

Practice and interpretation

Modifié par Glenn Hooper, John J. Lennon ...

Collections series New Directions in Tourism Analysis
Dark Tourism, as well as other terms such as Thanatourism and Grief Tourism, has been much discussed in the past two decades. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the subject from the point of view of both practice - how Dark Tourism is performed, what practical and physical considerations exist on site - and interpretation - how Dark Tourism is understood, including issues ... En savoir plus

$94.81 CAD

Dark Tourism, as well as other terms such as Thanatourism and Grief Tourism, has been much discussed in the past two decades. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the subject from the point of view of both practice - how Dark Tourism is performed, what practical and physical considerations exist on site - and interpretation - how Dark Tourism is understood, including issues
... En savoir plus
The Biology of Peatlands, 2e

par John K. Jeglum, HÃ¥kan Rydin ...

Collections series Biology of Habitats Series
Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, documenting the latest advances in areas such as microbial processes and relations between biological processes and hydrology. As well as thoroughly referencing the latest research, the authors expose a ... En savoir plus

$83.99 CAD

Peatlands form important landscape elements in many parts of the world and play significant roles for biodiversity and global carbon balance. This new edition has been fully revised and updated, documenting the latest advances in areas such as microbial processes and relations between biological processes and hydrology. As well as thoroughly referencing the latest research, the authors expose a
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