Road trips to introduce the diverse geography, flora and fauna, and historical landmarks of British Columbia's spectacular wine country.
Biologist Richard Cannings, who was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley, guides the...
Nature and the environment
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Author:Cannings, RichardSummary: - Author:Armstrong, KarenSummary:
From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature—and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the...
- Author:Aitken, StephenSummary:
The nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to the effects of light pollution. Illustrated with photos throughout, it examines why darkness is important for plants, animals and people, and the practical things we can do to...
- Author:Leddy, Lianne C.Summary:
Focusing on the impacts of uranium mining at Elliot Lake, Ontario, this book examines how the forces of the Cold War and settler colonialism shaped the lives of the Serpent River Anishinaabek in the second half of the twentieth century...
- Author:Boschman, RobertSummary:
A global exploration of water, bringing together academics and experts from five continents to illuminate the many issues facing the world's most important resource. Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly...
- Author:Kolbert, ElizabethSummary:
Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on Earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to...
- Author:Czajkowski, ChrisSummary:
The uplifting and often humourous story of one woman's life in the raw wilderness. The author describes her experiences as she builds a cabin in the wilderness and relates the complications of the "simple life" - how she breaks trails...
- Author:Budd, Robert, Vickers, Roy HenrySummary:
With vibrant illustrations and a glossy tactile finish, this sturdy board book introduces babies and toddlers to a kaleidoscope of colours and the rhythm of changing seasons on the West Coast. Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue follows the...
- Author:Miller, DavidSummary:
Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our...
- Author:McNeill, J.R.Summary:
In the course of the twentieth century the human race, without intending anything of the sort, has undertaken a giant, uncontrolled experiment on the earth. In time, according to J.R. McNeill in his startling new book, the environmental...
- Author:Pruessen, Linda, Williams, DaveSummary:
Astronauts on the International Space Station must protect their resources--their lives depend on it. The same is true about Earth. For the planet to survive, we must also conserve water, air, food, and energy, and cut down on waste. '...
- Author:Sandford, Robert WilliamSummary:
Human beings and industrial-based society are changing the composition of our planet’s atmosphere and causing it to warm at an unnatural and oftentimes astonishingly rapid rate. Much of that warmth is being absorbed by water, which as a...
- Author:Jaccard, MarkSummary:
More and more people believe we must quickly wean ourselves from fossil fuels – oil, natural gas and coal – to save the planet from environmental catastrophe, wars and economic collapse. Professor Jaccard argues that this view is...
- Author:Legault, StephenSummary:
A veteran of burnout himself, Legault looks at the culture of self-sacrifice that permeates the work done by volunteers and paid staff in the environmental conservation movement, and dissects how to manage our own time, energy, and...
- Author:Grey, ZaneSummary:
Zane Grey, known mainly for his Western fiction and for his own personal adventures exploring the rugged West, was also a prolific fisherman. He wrote many articles for international sporting magazines highlighting the uniqueness of New...
- Author:Bradshaw, G. A.Summary:
This is an intimate portrait of Charlie Russell's philosophy of nature. Accompanied by stunning photography, the book is written in narrative form, the way Charlie spoke and shared his stories and knowledge with others. Each of the...
- Author:Nikiforuk, AndrewSummary:
Tar Sands critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world’...
- Author:Takach, GeoSummary:
Tar Wars offers a critical, inside look at how leading image-makers negotiate the escalating tensions between the need for continuous economic growth mandated by a globalized economic system and its unsustainable environmental costs. As...
- Author:Denton, Peter HarveySummary:
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The developed world is increasingly obsessed with two things: electronic gadgets and our changing...
- Author:Scheub, Ute, Pieplow, Haiko, Schmidt, Hans-Peter, Draper, KathleenSummary:
Terra preta is the Portuguese name of a type of soil which is thought to have almost miraculous properties. The newspapers are flooded with reports about “black gold,” scientists believe that two of the greatest problems facing the...
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