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Brought to you by Penguin. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness. For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that...

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends - and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

Bloomsbury presents The End of Eden by Adam Welz, read by Jason Keller. “At once an elegy and an exhortation.”—ELIZABETH KOLBERT A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems – an homage to the miraculous, vibrant entity that is...

By the Wainwright-Conservation-Prize-winning author of Rebirding Spend a year in an orchard, celebrating its imperilled, overlooked abundance of life. England's ancient orchards, collaborations between people and nature, are sources of hope for the future. Protecting them promises a far richer...

'A nuanced invitation to see the city as a place of wild co-existence and possibility.' OLIVIA LAING 'Meticulously researched and elegantly written' VICTORIA BENNETT While it's easy to think of the city as a human domain - a place that belongs to us alone - the reality is that nature is always...

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded...

It was the winter of 1902; South African park ranger Harry Wolhuter was on horseback, patrolling the area for poachers at Kruger National Park. Little did he know, he was also being stalked. Out of nowhere, two huge male lions pounced on Harry's horse, knocking the man to the ground. The horse ran off, leaving Harry to fend for himself. One of the lions lunged at him - piercing deep into his flesh and bones - and began to drag him far into the jungle to finish him off.

All spring, Dr. Elizabeth Hilborn watched as her family fruit farm of many years became increasingly diminished, suffering from a lack of bees. The plentiful wildlife, so abundant just weeks before, was gone. Everything was still, silent. As an environmental scientist trained to investigate disease outbreaks, she rose to the challenge. Despite facing headwinds from skeptical neighbors, environmental experts, and agricultural consultants, she'd assembled information.

“Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.” — New York Magazine “Harvey Araton has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for—the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it’s a...

Der eine oder andere erinnert sich bei dem Gedanken an Seilhüpfen bestimmt noch an die Schulpausen damals auf dem Pausenhof in der Grundschule. Und sicherlich schmunzeln Sie jetzt darüber. Es war als Kind ein Zeitvertreib, hat Spaß gemacht und war im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein Kinderspiel. Ist es das heute immer noch? Wer hätte gedacht, dass aus dem "Seilhüpfen" eine anerkannte Sportart wird, in der mittlerweile sogar internationale Wettkämpfe ausgetragen werden.

Here Jonathan and Angela Scott tell the story of their modern day exploration of this extreme continent, a journey through the magnificent icy landscape, to explore the wildlife of this rare sanctuary, and reflect on the experiences of early explorers like Shackelton, Amundsen, Scott and Mawson, and on the relationship between man and wildlife in this remote and spectacular environment.

Eden è un podcast originale di Radio NFO che parla del fitto legame tra calcio e società con un tocco di ironia. Roberto Raneri, François Fameli e Stefano Cigarini, attraverso le loro voci, vi guidano in un viaggio all’interno della società belga. Il clima è quello antico delle gite scolastiche. Tra un panino, una buca e un limone, il trio prova a portarvi quella frizzantezza che solo il surrealismo belga sa lasciarti in bocca. E voi, avete sete?

This is the true story of how organized baseball started, how gambling shaped the game from its earliest days, and how it became our national pastime and our national mirror. Baseball in the Garden of Eden draws on original research to tell how the game evolved from other bat-and-ball games and gradually supplanted them, how the New York game came to dominate other variants, and how gambling and secret professionalism promoted and plagued the game.

One or the other of you surely remembers the school breaks back then on the playground in the elementary school at the thought of jumping rope. And surely you are smiling about it now. It was a pastime as a kid, it was fun, and it was literally child's play. Is it still that way today? Who would have thought that "rope skipping" would become a recognized sport in which even international competitions are now held. What has spilled over from abroad to Europe as a trend is also gaining enthusiasm on our doorstep in all age groups and sports groups.

In Losing Eden award-winning historian Sara Dant debunks the myth of the American West as “Eden” and instead embraces a more realistic and complex understanding of a region that has been inhabited and altered by people for tens of thousands of years. In this lively narrative Dant discusses the key events and topics in the environmental history of the American West, from the Beringia migration, Columbian Exchange, and federal territorial acquisition to post–World War II expansion, resource exploitation, and current climate change issues.

Bloomsbury presents The End of Eden by Adam Welz, read by Jason Keller. A New Yorker Best Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year “Exquisite.” – DAVID WALLACE-WELLS “At once an elegy and an exhortation.” –...

Chana Cox was a brilliant woman who lived a remarkable and incredibly full life until her passing in March 2019 at 77 years old. In her honor, her children have begun to re-publish memorial editions of her books. The first of these publications is this, her most popular book. A River Went out of Eden tells the engrossing stories of her life and those around her, in the beautiful but unforgiving, Idaho wilderness area.

The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For 60 years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands' namesakes - the giant tortoises - as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of conservation and tourism. By doing so, it brings into stark relief the paradoxical, and impossible, goal of conserving species by trying to restore a past state of prehistoric evolution.

The Wednesday Match Play Podcast is your weekly connection to the biggest and best brands in golf. On this show you will learn more about the latest golf fashion trends, hear from LPGA and PGA TOUR players and get advice on planning your next golf getaway and more. Each week, The Wednesday Match Play Podcast features one guest who answers questions related to their area of expertise. The Wednesday Match Play Podcast is hosted by Ricky L. Potts, Jr., CCM, CCAM, CML, Executive Director of Marketing & Communications, The Lakes Country Club. Check out rickyleepotts.com/podcast for more details.

Sports for All is a podcast about speaking to people who are passionate about sport and overcoming barriers to accessing sporting opportunities. It is a way for people of all ages, particularly young people, to feel empowered and encouraged to get involved in the sporting world. The Sports for All Podcast is hosted by Eden Byrne who is a youth social activist from Northern Ireland. Eden is passionate about inclusivity and accessibility for young people and does a lot of campaigning around mental and physical health. She uses her love of sports, such as taekwondo, to encourage people to get ...