You Are Stardust begins by introducing the idea that every tiny atom in our bodies came from a star that exploded long before we were born. From its opening pages, the book suggests that we are intimately connected to the natural world...
Human ecology
- Author:Kelsey, Elin, Kim, SoyeonSummary:
- Author:Zimanyi, Louise, Marshall, AlbertSummary:
This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk--or Two-Eyed Seeing in the Mi'kmaq language--as we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher. A poetic, joyful celebration of the...
- Author:Kolbert, ElizabethSummary:
That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live...
- Author:McIntire, GabrielleSummary:
Inspired by mystical traditions, birdwatching, tree planting, ethics, neuropsychology, and quantum physics, Gabrielle McIntire's poems draw us in with their passionate attention to what it means to be human in a still-wondrous...
- Author:White, JonathanSummary:
Writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes listeners across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides.
- This place is who we are : stories of Indigenous leadership, resilience, and connection to homelandsAuthor:Gordon, Katherine PalmerSummary:
This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters-and growing and thriving through this reconnection. Indigenous peoples and cultures are...
- Author:Robertson, JoanneSummary:
This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet....
- Author:Suzuki, DavidSummary:
In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of his best-selling book, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in nature and science — from global warming to the science behind mother/baby interactions — and...
- Author:Suzuki, DavidSummary:
The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how. David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes in science and nature--...
- Author:Harris, ColeSummary:
Winner, 2008 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing, UBC Press The Reluctant Land describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the...
- Author:Harris, ColeSummary:
Describes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the late 1860s and early 1870s.
- Author:Coates, Colin M., Wynn, GraemeSummary:
Intended to delight and provoke, these short, beautifully crafted essays, enlivened with photos and illustrations, explore how humans have engaged with the Canadian environment and what those interactions say about the nature of Canada...
- Author:Suzuki, DavidSummary:
Offers the author's thoughts about the destructive relationship that now exists between humans and nature, and a proposition to adopt a holistic worldview in order to save the planet.
- Author:Ghosh, AmitavSummary:
Off the eastern coast of Inda lies an extraordinary cluster of islands known as the Sundarbans. It is a raw but a beautiful sea--a place of man-eating tigers, river dolphins, huge crocodiles and devistating tides that sweep across the...
- Author:Loeks, ZachSummary:
Humans have always thrived in rich, diverse, edible ecosystems. Yet most cities and suburbs are blanketed by lawns, ornamentals, and a lack of biodiversity, let alone anything edible. It is within these sterile landscapes that seeds of...
- Author:Turner, Nancy J.Summary:
- Author:Tracey, DavidSummary:
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. We live in critical times. Choices we make daily now will affect the future of life itself. Years...
- Author:Wilson, AlexanderSummary:
Since it was first published in 1991, few books have come close to capturing the depth and breadth of Alexander Wilson's innovative ecocultural compendium The Culture of Nature. His work was one of the first of its kind to...
- Author:Suzuki, David, Taylor, DavidSummary:
Whether he's discussing how to reconcile economy with ecology, why a warmer world will result in more poison ivy, why Britney Spears gets more hits on Google than global warming does, or why we might need to start eating jellyfish for...
- Author:Salazar, RebeccaSummary:
An urgent, powerful examination of place and the ways in which all kinds of identities exist and collide. The poems in sulphurtongue ask how to redefine desire and kinship across languages, and across polluted environments. An immigrant...