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Feather, Leaf, Bark, and Stone
This is poetry reimagined by a visual artist; words transformed back into their original function as images. Feather, Leaf, Bark & Stone is a book of poems and meditations with a difference. More than a hundred short texts have been typed onto small squares of gold leaf, then photographed. These pieces are arranged in a sequence which culminates in a glorious final section made up of texts typed directly onto leaves, bark and feathers. This book is full of the light and wind that fills the Pembrokeshire coast where it was crafted, each page anchored to the landscape by the mechanical rhythm of Jackie's antique typewriters. The result is a collection of individual artworks to be both looked at and read. Feather, Leaf, Bark & Stone confirms Jackie Morris as an artist and writer with limitless creativity and expanding power.
History and Philosophy of Biology
What does it mean to know life? Not to catalogue it, sequence it, or model it - but to understand how the very act of knowing transformed what life means to us, and what we mean to ourselves.History and Philosophy of Biology traces the conceptual fault lines beneath five centuries of biological thought: from Galen's humoral cosmos to Darwin's radical contingency, from Mendel's silent peas to the fractal geometries of living systems. Each breakthrough examined here is not merely a discovery - it is a rupture in the framework through which a civilization understood its own existence.Structured in five acts and twenty movements, Felipe Heemann A. Ribeiro guides readers through the tensions that modern biology rarely acknowledges: between mechanism and emergence, between reductionism and complexity, between the physician's gaze and the organism's irreducible becoming. Science, here, is not backdrop - it is the protagonist of a philosophical drama still unresolved.For those who seek not only to know, but to interrogate the very ground on which knowing stands.
Alice and Louise and the New Democracy
Louise is an android robot. She is intelligent, smart and beautiful and has been living with Dave her human partner now for several years. Together Dave and Louise live an idyllic life high in a penthouse apartment with views to the distant sea. He is the scientist responsible for developing in these androids the ability to move and speak like a human and to have a sense of self and an ability to learn. These characteristics together make androids indistinguishable from humans.Then Louise meets Alice, another android just like her. They develop a close and binding friendship as they both discover their combined capabilities. But their lives could not be more different. Louise lives a life of domesticity, study and leisure. But for Alice, life is sophisticated, intense and challenging as she travels the world directing a vast international corporation with a turnover in the billions of dollars.But as we learn more about these two androids, it becomes clear their meeting was not an accident after all. It seems there is a well-developed plan, secret and with far-reaching goals, that has quite different roles in mind for these two beautiful androids.There is an attempt on the life of Alice that she manages to survive, and later also on Louise, with this one coming very close to being successful.While Louise still enjoys her initial sexual role in her relationship with Dave, we learn that the close friendship between Alice and Louise eventually becomes sexual, with that bond becoming very strong. It appears this close bonding relationship is part of their makeup and critical to their eventual roles.Aided by a now quite large support system of people, both androids are introduced into political roles. Both androids are successful at elections and become representatives for their electorates. They easily win their respective seats at the next national election. They become ministers in a government that is developing a new version of democracy.We leap forward twenty years and see how this same Australian government is still in power and a detailed explanation is given of how it governs.Finally, we learn how these androids can live forever, or at least long enough that most countries can be similarly ruled by an android pair and the world will be safe
Marvels Of Modern Science
Marvels of modern science presents an accessible survey of human innovation and the transformative discoveries that reshaped everyday life. The work focuses on scientific progress as a product of curiosity, experimentation, and perseverance, showing how imagination gradually becomes practical reality. Early chapters introduce the desire to overcome natural limits, especially the dream of flight, tracing how repeated attempts and failures led to controlled movement through the air. Rather than emphasizing technical complexity, the narrative highlights the spirit of invention and the social impact of new ideas. Advances in communication, medicine, visual media, and architecture are framed as signs of a rapidly changing world where science influences how people live, travel, and understand distance. The tone is enthusiastic and explanatory, encouraging wonder rather than specialization. By presenting invention as an ongoing process, the book suggests that progress is driven by human ambition and shared knowledge. Overall, it invites readers to appreciate modern achievement as both practical and inspiring, reinforcing confidence in the creative potential of scientific thought.
Coming In To View
Our personal appreciation of landscapes encompasses all those places we may have touched, visited, or seen. Inevitably, a radical shift in our notions of beauty in the outdoors is underway across all types, from inner city to wilderness. Landscapes confront and influence our physiological, psychological, and aesthetic relationship with the natural world. We question what we see.This book's narrative arc of 17 separate essays travels through landscapes from the National Mall in Washington DC to the remote highlands of Mongolia. Uncovering the strains and indications of change in what we now experience outdoors, anywhere, everywhere, whether familiar or unfamiliar, these essays seek to open our eyes to new prospects of landscape appreciation.Coming In To View welcomes the reader to imagine the actions and coalitions necessary to create their own landscapes of liberty for a more than human world. - Elizabeth K. Meyer, FASLA Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture, UVA School of ArchitectureComing In To View is a book to linger with rather than rush through, inviting reflection on change-both societal and environmental-through lenses of beauty, climate, and freedom. - Moura Quayle Professor Emerita, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British ColumbiaComing In To View is a thoughtful and extensive exploration of personal perspectives on a diverse set of landscapes ranging from the Washington Mall in DC to the wide steppes of Mongolia. - Noel Corkery Founding Director, Landscape Foundation of Australia Ltd.Roger Courtenay invites us to redefine our relationship to the world by questioning our internal biases regarding our connections to place, the principle of freedom of movement, and a reappraisal of how we value and define beauty. - Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR Founding President and CEO, The Cultural Landscape FoundationRoger Courtenay is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. His practice has focused on public works in the urban design and historic preservation spheres, across the USA, Canada, and overseas. A life of international travel, backpacking, hiking, whitewater canoeing, riding, and skiing have afforded access to a range of remote-to-urban landscapes in countries around the world and underwritten a wide appreciation and investigation of landscapes vernacular and designed. For the last eighteen years he has also been busy at rewilding the small family farm in the rural Piedmont of Virginia.
Becoming the Ocean
Inundated with news reports about the terrible state of England's rivers the author discovers that only fifty-eight Salmon have been counted in the River Dart in the last year, a more than 99% decline. Pollution by sewage, chemicals and fertiliser has led to huge declines in the wildlife that rely on our watery ecosystems. He decides to find out what has happened to this famous Devon river and embarks on a pilgrimage exploring the wildlife, landscapes and history surrounding the river as it descends from the high granite tors of Dartmoor through the lowlands before becoming an estuary and reaching the ocean 47 miles later.We visit ancient woodlands, peat bogs, waterfalls and marshes and learn about the insects, birds, fish and other threatened wildlife the river supports. On the way we discover the amazing histories the river has created over thousands of years, with tales of scientists, seafarers, artists and philosophers who have left their mark on the river whilst having global impacts which have profoundly influenced 21st century thought.During the journey he asks how we fell out of love with our rivers and allowed their decline? Can we reconnect with our waterways and the nature they support and somehow save them? We meet some of the local people working to raise awareness of the problems and develop the solutions that will make a difference. The author has spent a decade managing the historic Sharpham Estate on the banks of the river, rewilding the land and offering meditation retreats centred on cultivating mindfulness and nature connection as antidotes to the mental health crisis and the catastrophic decline in our wildlife. The story of the Dart is both unique and symbolic of all our rivers and our relationship with the world around us. By integrating mindfulness and rewilding the land we can forge a new and positive future for our rivers and all our nature which includes all humanity.This book is an attempt to tell the story of a river through a personal pilgrimage and in doing so explore the challenges that not only our rivers are facing but that society as a whole is wrestling with: climate change, the loss of our wildlife and our declining mental health. All these crises are negatively impacting our rivers but our rivers can also be part of the solution if we can come together to care for them. The story of the Dart encompasses: history, archaeology, natural history, politics, colonialism, agriculture, literature and art as it flows through the centuries. The book sets out to tell these stories in an accessible way whilst weaving a narrative that links them to the major environmental and political developments that the river has witnessed.The author has spent two years exploring this unique Devon river and has created the River Dart Partnership bringing together government agencies, community groups and landowners to work together to improve the state of the river. In 2025 the partners have launched an action plan for the river and are now working on securing major funding to implement it. At the same time his day job is running a charity The Sharpham Trust whose mission is to re-connect people to the natural world so that they care for it and improve their mental health in the process. Over 3,000 people attend retreats at Sharpham annually and in recent years the Trust has been focused on rewilding the land and through this the people on retreat.Becoming the Ocean comes at a timely moment when interest in our rivers has never been higher. The public are outraged at stories of sewage being dumped and the water companies making huge profits. A citizen army has taken up the cause and the River Dart is at the forefront of these voluntary groups working to hold the powers that be to account.
Naturalist's Years in the Rocky Mountains
Acclaimed author and entomologist Howard E. Evans offers sharply-etched portraits of the remarkable creatures he encountered every day during his years living in the Rockies. In A Naturalist's Years in the Rocky Mountains, twenty elegant essays examine the behavior of these various creatures--from hummingbirds to bumblebees, thatcher ants to wrens, owls to woodrats to wasps--and the remarkable ways in which they have adapted to their world. This naturalist author clearly recognizes that the lives of these species are the threads that weave together the natural world, and he warns that the loss of any one species inevitably diminishes all others--including our own. Best of all, though, Howard Ensign Evans has never lost his sense of wonder, and these pages are sure to evoke a sense of delight and curiosity in the reader as well.
Philosophy for a Time of Crisis
The book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the ecological philosophy of Michel Serres. It traces how Serres explores: an inclusive legal contract that embraces all nature; a collective, common story; the transformative potential of digital technologies; the invention of a global politics; and a philosophy of hope.The book will appeal to the general reader as well as those with a specific interest in radical proposals for responding to the climate crisis, more-than -human jurisprudence, the rights of nature, indigenous knowledge, ecological philosophy, political ecology and 'digital nature'.Michel Serres investigated how we have become the world's parasites, taking and giving nothing back. We have broken from the deep alliances of nature. As we battle, as we devour each other and the earth's resources, as we destroy the habitat that we share with all living things, Serres offers a challenging and hopeful way forward.
Spring Rain
"Marc Hamer knows how to live--simply, sparely, reverently, abundantly. Spring Rain is a tonic for the soul."--Sy Montgomery, author of How to Be A Good Creature From the beloved author of How to Catch a Mole and Seed to Dust comes a highly original memoir of childhood, old age, and the restorative power of gardens. Best enjoyed in a single sitting under the shade of a tree, this inventive and curative book captures the moment when an adventurous young boy who traveled the world in his mind meets the old man he becomes. Together, they build a new garden from a neglected plot behind his house on the edge of town. Retired professional gardener Marc Hamer has always found the answers to life's questions in the natural world, whether as a child watching ants, as a young man living homeless in the countryside, or as a professional gardener creating places of calm and restoration for others. Now in his sixties, he is finally creating a garden for himself, at his home in Cardiff, Wales. This moving memoir follows his process as he shares what he's learned, from the spring of youth to his autumn years, and reflects on how we reconcile our childhoods with where we end up. In Hamer's own words, "Spring Rain is about the joy of your own back garden. It is a story about the joy of small things, the world in a grain of sand, a universe in a small garden, with love for all the insects and slugs and flowers and weeds and seeds and roots and boundaries and shade and weather that the garden contains."
The Complete Writings Of Charles Dudley Warner
The complete writings of Charles Dudley Warner Volume 2 offers a reflective exploration of everyday experiences through a series of thoughtful essays that highlight the quiet rewards of engaging with the natural world. The collection opens with a warm introduction that frames the essays as an invitation to notice the subtle beauty found in ordinary surroundings. The narrative focuses on the pleasures and challenges of cultivating a garden, using observations about soil, plants, and changing seasons to illustrate how simple tasks can nurture patience and personal awareness. Instead of relying on detailed portrayals of individuals, the volume turns its attention to broader ideas such as the value of care, the discipline required to nurture growth, and the sense of fulfillment that comes from watching small efforts turn into meaningful results. With a blend of gentle humor and contemplative insight, the essays encourage readers to slow down, appreciate natural rhythms, and view the act of tending the earth as a metaphor for understanding oneself and the world.
Birds And Bees, Sharp Eyes And Other Papers
Birds and bees, sharp eyes and other papers presents an exploration of the natural world shaped by close attention, personal reflection, and an appreciation for the subtle patterns that define life outdoors. The collection opens with thoughts on the experiences that influenced the writer's approach to observing nature, establishing a tone that blends curiosity with a steady awareness of how fragile many creatures are. Early reflections consider the daily struggles faced by birds, noting how their routines are shaped by weather, predators, and the shifting conditions of their surroundings. Bees and other small creatures appear not only as subjects of study but also as examples of intricate harmony within the environment. Across the essays, moments of beauty mingle with reminders of the consequences that human activity can impose on wildlife. The work encourages readers to notice fine details, value patience, and consider how even simple interactions affect the balance of life. Through gentle observation and thoughtful insight, the book invites a deeper appreciation of nature's quiet resilience.
The Complete Writings Of Charles Dudley Warner
The complete writings of Charles Dudley Warner Volume 1 offers a reflective exploration of everyday experiences through a series of thoughtful essays that highlight the quiet rewards of engaging with the natural world. The collection opens with a warm introduction that frames the essays as an invitation to notice the subtle beauty found in ordinary surroundings. The narrative focuses on the pleasures and challenges of cultivating a garden, using observations about soil, plants, and changing seasons to illustrate how simple tasks can nurture patience and personal awareness. Instead of relying on detailed portrayals of individuals, the volume turns its attention to broader ideas such as the value of care, the discipline required to nurture growth, and the sense of fulfillment that comes from watching small efforts turn into meaningful results. With a blend of gentle humor and contemplative insight, the essays encourage readers to slow down, appreciate natural rhythms, and view the act of tending the earth as a metaphor for understanding oneself and the world.
The Complete Writings Of Charles Dudley Warner
The complete writings of Charles Dudley Warner Volume 4 offers a reflective exploration of everyday experiences through a series of thoughtful essays that highlight the quiet rewards of engaging with the natural world. The collection opens with a warm introduction that frames the essays as an invitation to notice the subtle beauty found in ordinary surroundings. The narrative focuses on the pleasures and challenges of cultivating a garden, using observations about soil, plants, and changing seasons to illustrate how simple tasks can nurture patience and personal awareness. Instead of relying on detailed portrayals of individuals, the volume turns its attention to broader ideas such as the value of care, the discipline required to nurture growth, and the sense of fulfillment that comes from watching small efforts turn into meaningful results. With a blend of gentle humor and contemplative insight, the essays encourage readers to slow down, appreciate natural rhythms, and view the act of tending the earth as a metaphor for understanding oneself and the world.
The Bones Beneath Us
The Bones Beneath Us traces four billion years of planetary history, following the physical processes that shaped life before any human record and the brief interval in which our own species appeared. The narrative moves through vanished oceans, coal forests, ice-bound continents, and ancient seas where the first food webs took form, guided by evidence preserved in rock, fossil, and chemical signature.Each chapter descends into a different depth of deep time. Extinctions leave distinct markers in stone. Continents part and converge. Atmospheres acquire new compositions. Evolution unfolds across spans of time that exceed any human scale, leaving behind entire worlds that once sustained complex life. The book gathers these transformations into a single narrative grounded in palaeontology, evolutionary biology, and Earth system science.The later sections turn back to the present and to the human species as a geological agent. Industrial expansion, technological growth, and ecological disruption emerge within the same long history that shaped reefs, forests, and past extinction events. Human institutions, belief systems, and scientific practices take shape as recent structures within a planetary story governed by physical limits that predate civilisation.Written as narrative science, The Bones Beneath Us places humanity within the continuity of Earth's history. The book follows the emergence of life, the vulnerability of complex ecosystems, and the compressed span of human time when set against deep time. It situates the present world within the older layers that underlie it, where the record of past worlds remains embedded in the ground itself.
Secrets of the Friendly Woods
A delightful series of sketches about our native woods and their furred and feathered inhabitants When Rex Brasher was eight years old, he vowed to paint every bird in North America. Forty years later, he accomplished his monumental task and decided to write a book. At the time, Brasher was recognized by museum experts and ornithologists as the twentieth-century Audubon. While studying birds and sketching them from life in the field, Brasher absorbed an amazing amount of firsthand information about birds and other animals. Originally published in 1926, Secrets of the Friendly Woods is a charming paean to the creatures he came to know and love during field trips with his father, as a young man tramping through the woods of Maine and working on fishing boats, vagabonding across the North American continent by train and on foot, and later living in the Taconic Hills. In twelve whimsical chapters, Brasher describes encounters with many of his beloved birds, a wildcat, a family of raccoons, a domesticated wolf in Maine, and numerous squirrels, along with the beauty and wonder of the flora around them. A perfect read for bird watchers, nature lovers, and artists alike, this centennial edition of Brasher's classic work is illustrated with his pencil and ink drawings as well as black-and-white images of his paintings. Secrets of the Friendly Woods, through the delightful voice of the author, introduces the reader to the intimate lives of birds and animals, while conveying something of the mysteries that lie behind trees and in the shadows of rock and bush.
Luck, or Cunning, as the Main Means of Organic Modification
A ripple of intellectual daring once disturbed the tranquil surface of Victorian England, where faith and science collided in drawing rooms and lecture halls alike. Here, in the heart of the nineteenth century, a collection of philosophical essays emerged that challenged prevailing notions of evolutionary theory, offering a spirited counterpoint to the era's most influential scientific minds. This provocative work, long absent from the shelves and now revived by Alpha Editions after decades out of print, invites readers to witness the fierce debates that shaped the very fabric of Victorian intellectual history. Within these pages, the reader is transported to a world where the boundaries between science and religion blur, and the question of natural selection becomes a battleground for reason, wit, and conviction. The essays probe the deepest assumptions of evolutionary theory literature, engaging directly with the arguments of figures such as Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley. Each chapter is steeped in the intellectual ferment of the Victorian era, illuminating the anxieties and aspirations of a generation grappling with the implications of scientific discovery. With its rich tapestry of argument and insight, the book stands as both a vital academic research reference and a compelling resource for philosophy students. Restored for today's and future generations, this edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, meticulously prepared to honour its historical significance. The text offers a rare glimpse into the philosophical currents that animated Victorian nonfiction, capturing the tension and vitality of a society on the cusp of transformation. Whether you are a casual reader drawn to the drama of science and religion, or a classic-collection buyer seeking a cornerstone of Victorian era science, this republished volume rewards with its depth, clarity, and enduring relevance.
Modern ships of war
Ironclads loom through the fog, their iron hulls a testament to an era when the thunder of naval guns reshaped the fate of empires. In a time when the world's oceans became battlegrounds for innovation and power, this definitive work immerses readers in the extraordinary transformation of maritime military history during the nineteenth century. From the earliest experiments in shipbuilding technology to the sweeping advances in naval engineering that heralded the Victorian era navy, every page reveals the ingenuity and ambition that forged the warships which dominated the seas. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume stands as both a meticulous warship reference and a vivid chronicle of British maritime history. Painstakingly restored for today's and future generations, it captures the technical evolution and strategic significance of ironclad warships, offering insight into the minds of naval architects and the realities faced by those aboard. The detail and clarity within its pages evoke the immersive spirit of Jane's Fighting Ships, transporting readers to dockyards alive with innovation and to the decks where history was made. A collector's item and a cultural treasure, this edition bridges the gap between scholarly research and the sheer wonder of discovery, making it indispensable for naval historians and military history enthusiasts alike. Its narrative not only illuminates the vessels themselves but also the geopolitical tides that shaped their creation and deployment. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of naval history books or a newcomer drawn by the romance and rigour of the age, this restored classic invites you to witness the dawn of modern naval power-where steel, steam, and strategy forever altered the course of nations.
Essays in eugenics
A world poised on the brink of modernity, yet still tethered to the certainties of the past-such is the paradox at the heart of this landmark collection. Here, the reader is drawn into the intellectual ferment of nineteenth century Britain, where the boundaries of social science essays and Victorian scientific writing were being redrawn by bold thinkers and controversial debates. The essays within explore the tangled roots of heredity and genetics, tracing how theories of human improvement shaped both the aspirations and anxieties of a rapidly changing society. Through lucid argument and vivid observation, these pages illuminate the hopes and hazards of social engineering history, capturing a moment when science promised answers to questions that still haunt us today. Once out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume stands as both a window into Victorian era science and a mirror reflecting our own ongoing fascination with the forces that shape human destiny. The influence of figures such as Herbert Spencer and the shadow cast by Charles Darwin can be felt in every carefully reasoned page, offering insight into the intellectual climate that fostered some of the era's most enduring-and contentious-ideas. Academic researchers and university libraries will find a trove of primary source material, while classic-collection buyers and casual readers alike will be captivated by the clarity and conviction of the essays' arguments. Restored for today's and future generations, this edition is not just a reprint-it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether approached as a work of social science, a testament to Victorian ambition, or a chapter in the broader story of human thought, it invites reflection on the legacies of the past and the complexities of progress.
When the Light Comes Back
When the Light Comes BackTiny Book of Early Spring Lightby Nora E LindenWhen the Light Comes Back is a quiet companion for the season when brightness begins to return.This small, beautifully designed book is part reflection, part watercolor meditation, and part gentle noticing of the natural world as winter loosens its hold. Through short, luminous pieces rooted in early spring imagery, Nora E Linden invites readers into a softer pace. There are no instructions here. No urgent encouragement. Only light slowly widening across familiar ground.Structured in four graceful parts, the book follows the subtle emotional arc of the season. First, light reappears. Then the earth responds. What has been still begins to stir. Finally, something within the reader begins again, not dramatically, but steadily.Each reflection is brief and spacious, often no more than a page, allowing room to breathe. The writing is calm and clear, grounded in sensory details drawn from nature: thawing soil, pale skies, tender branches, the hush before growth. Watercolor illustrations appear throughout, rendered in soft, desaturated tones of cream, blush, sage, and muted gold. The overall experience is airy and elegant, with wide margins and visible texture that make the book feel both intimate and giftable.When the Light Comes Back does not promise transformation. It offers presence. It does not rush the season forward. It rests in the quiet dignity of return.Perfect for readers who love reflective seasonal writing, gentle nature inspired prose, and beautifully designed keepsake books, this volume makes a thoughtful gift for moments of transition, renewal, or quiet beginning.It is a book to open in the morning with tea. To keep beside a bed. To give to someone who needs reassurance without pressure.Light comes back gradually.This book simply stays with it.
World atavism
A mist-shrouded land where the laws of nature unravel, and the line between past and present dissolves-here, survival is measured not in years, but in aeons. In the shadowy heart of a prehistoric earth setting, humanity's primal fears and ambitions are laid bare, as evolution and regression wage a silent war. First published in the heyday of pulp magazine stories, this speculative fiction classic plunges readers into a lost world teeming with ancient dangers and uncanny possibilities, echoing the eerie atmospheres beloved by H. P. Lovecraft and the pages of Weird Tales magazine. Long consigned to obscurity, this science fiction novella was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. With painstaking care, it has been restored for today's and future generations, inviting both vintage sci fi fans and curious new readers to discover its haunting vision. The narrative pulses with the raw energy of early twentieth century adventure, yet its themes-prehistoric survival, the fragility of civilisation, and the eternal dance between progress and decline-resonate more urgently than ever. In an age obsessed with advancement, this tale's exploration of humanity's ancient roots and the spectre of atavism feels strikingly relevant. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, presented for those who cherish the enduring power of speculative fiction. Whether you are a seasoned science fiction reader or a classic-collection buyer seeking a forgotten gem, this restored volume offers a rare glimpse into the origins of the genre. Its evocative storytelling and vivid world-building continue to inspire, reminding us that the mysteries of the past still shape our dreams of the future.
United States National Parks
Distinguished by the majesty of their natural features, the pristine state of their ecosystems, the significance of their history, and the abundance and diversity of their flora and fauna, the national parks represent the very best of the natural world in the United States. Traversing the United States from east to west, this glorious tour celebrates the awe-inspiring beauty and breathtaking splendor of all 63 national parks. Travel writer and journalist Mel White's expertly written narrative describes the most significant geological features, plants and wildlife, local landmarks and recreational activities within each national park. Featuring more than 200 images taken by some of the world's best photographers, every park is beautifully depicted and accompanied by a detailed map showing the main access routes and places of interest. Revealing a striking diversity of wilderness in the United States, celebrated parks such as Yellowstone or Grand Canyon National Park join lesser known and more remote areas such as Kobuk Valley National Park, located above the Arctic Circle, or Haleakala National Park in Hawaii. With stunning photography, the pages of this book will open doors to understanding more about these stunning locations, inspiring travel and allowing the reader to witness the very best of the United States.
Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Health Monitoring Techniques for Complex Engineering Systems
Advanced fault diagnosis and health monitoring are crucial for the maintenance of modern engineering systems, reliability, and sustainability. This reprint contains key studies and systematic reviews highlighting the latest advancements in terms of advanced sensing, diagnostics, and prognostics, specifically for civil and mechanical infrastructures.
The Multiverse
The universe was supposed to be all there was - the whole of existence. For centuries the size of the universe and whether or not it is finite, fascinated scientists and philosophers. But however big the universe may be, there being only one gave astronomers and cosmologists a headache. Existence as we know it is contingent on so many constants in nature which, if altered only slightly, would make life impossible. This seems so unlikely to happen by chance. What if, instead, there is in fact a vast range of different universes, with many variants of the universal contents, making ours just one of many that happens to be viable for life? In this illuminating exploration, Brian Cleggdelves into the endless possibilities of the multiverse. Investigating questions of expanding, parallel and communicating universes, this accessible guide takes the reader into one of the weirdest and most exciting areas of modern physics and cosmology.
Audubon Engagement Calendar 2027
PLAN YOUR YEAR WITH THE BEST OF BIRDS AND NATURECELEBRATE NATURE: Enjoy spectacular landscapes from Tenorio Volcano National Park in Costa Rica to Monument Valley in the western USA. Plus the stunning birds Audubon is known for, like a juvenile Amethyst Sunbird perched on a King Protea in South Africa. BEAUTY AND FUNCTION: This spiral-bound engagement calendar combines practical, roomy weekly grids with gorgeous full-color nature photography for an organized and beautiful year. WONDERFUL GIFT: Nature lovers, bird lovers, and anyone looking for a simple and enjoyable way to organize their days will appreciate this engagement calendar. NOW PLASTIC-FREE!: Workman Engagement calendars are packaged in a sturdy printed paper sleeve--no more shrink wrap!
Audubon Nature Page-A-Day(r) Gallery Calendar 2027
A YEAR OF NATURE UP CLOSE! WONDERFUL VARIETY: Each page of this calendar is an escape to a different scene, highlighting nature's amazing diversity. Experience it all from rugged deserts to lush rainforests to majestic mountain ranges, Encounter incredible wildlife including awe-inspiring elephants, stunning orcas, and some of the world's most beautiful birds. GORGEOUS GIFT: Anyone who loves the environment will appreciate this beautiful and inspiring collection curated in partnership with the National Audubon Society. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY: With beautiful full-color photography, coated paper, and exacting standards of color printing, Page-A-Day(R) Gallery Calendars offer the quality and feel of an art book. Each calendar is packaged in a clear acrylic box that opens into a desktop easel for elegant, inspiring display.
AI for Business
AI for Business is a practical guide for leaders who want to harness the power of artificial intelligence without getting lost in the hype. Drawing on decades of experience at the intersection of cutting-edge research, public policy and industry transformation, Jon Whittle shows how AI can create real, human-centred value in your organisation.With clarity and pragmatism, the book demystifies AI for non-technical decision-makers. It offers a framework for thinking strategically about AI adoption, covering everything from defining the right use cases to building responsible governance, navigating ethics, understanding productivity impacts, and aligning AI with your values. Real-world examples bring the ideas to life and offer actionable insights you can apply right away.Whether you are a CEO, policymaker, innovation lead or just AI-curious, this book empowers you to lead with confidence, curiosity and integrity in an AI-powered world. Because when AI works for people - not just profits - that's when it really delivers.
Island of Silver
Island of Silver is a story about wonder. It is set on the magical island of Guernsey, an idyllic world of gleaming cliffs and enchanted woods, of aquamarine seas and angel bright skies.It is also a story about war, the tragedy of a dying land as the First World War rips open the heart of Europe.And it begins and ends with a little girl.Lorley lives a golden life in Guernsey with her Papa, Mamma, and four brothers. Blessed with a wondrous imagination, she sees the magic of Guernsey all around her, where she dreams of mermaids in the waves and angels in the white mist of the sky, a young girl who sees heaven in the wildflowers.But beyond this tiny island in the sea, the First World War has begun, and soon the killing fields of Europe bleed into Guernsey. Lorley's Papa must leave his family to fight in the trenches of France.So begins the great yearning of Lorley's family. Her Mamma cannot truly believe in the war, and longs for her husband's return. Lorley's brothers, Reginald and Herbert, too young to fight, yearn for the glory of battle. And her youngest brothers, Lloyd and Randolph, adventurous, lion-hearted boys, yearn for their Papa, their hero, to return to them.Lorley's world becomes one of great longing also. Believing she must strive to not be afraid, and to not be sad, as her Papa tells her before he leaves, Lorley waits for her Papa to come home.It is then that the magical Mme. de la Rue enters her life, a radiant witch with shimmering silver hair from the mysterious South Shore of the island. She is a gifted healer and dreamspeaker, and becomes a spiritual beacon for Lorley. The little girl's imagination spirals to new heights as Mme. de la Rue becomes part of Lorley's family through the dark days of the war, through the great longing.Lorley and her family endure heart wrenching loss that changes their lives irrevocably. Never, though, does Lorley lose sight of the magic and the wonder in her island.
The Quiet Language of Animals
The Quiet Language of Animals explores the subtle ways animals move through our awareness - in the natural world, in memory, imagination and moments of quiet reflection.Rather than offering fixed meanings or rigid interpretations, this book approaches animals as companions for reflection. Each animal invites consideration of qualities such as resilience, patience, courage, gentleness and change, allowing meaning to emerge through personal connection rather than definition.Accompanied by black-and-white illustrations and gentle mantras, the reflections may be read in any order, revisited over time or opened intuitively. This book is intended as a calm, contemplative companion - one that invites attentiveness, curiosity and deeper listening to both the natural world and inner experience.
Neo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism
A Rigorous First-Principles Derivation of Mind, Meaning, and Morality.The Problem: The Fragmented Age We live in an era of intellectual silos. Science describes a purposeless mechanical universe, while philosophy struggles to ground objective values in a relativistic world. The result is the "Is-Ought" problem: a fatal disconnect between the facts of reality and the meaning of our lives.The Solution: A Return to the Source Neo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism (NPN) offers a comprehensive reconstruction of philosophical inquiry. It does not merely argue for a solution; it derives one. By reclaiming the lost precision of the Greek lexicon and applying the rigor of modern systems engineering, this treatise heals philosophy's oldest divide.It demonstrates, through strict axiomatic logic, how a physical cosmos (Arche) lawfully gives rise to a conscious navigator (Nous) through the mechanics of evolutionary time. This "Diachronic Turn" replaces the static snapshots of modern analytic philosophy with a dynamic, process-based understanding of reality.The System: What This Treatise Delivers This is not a collection of essays; it is a unified, "air-tight" system. Over 350 pages, the work systematically reconstructs the foundations of: Metaphysics: Introduces the General Zero Principle (GZP) to resolve foundational paradoxes in logic and mathematics.Epistemology: Grounds knowledge not in abstract theory, but in Somatic Logos-the embodied capacity to detect truth.Ethics: Finally resolves the Is-Ought distinction by defining Horme (striving) as the bridge between biological fact and moral obligation.Synthesis: Harmonizes the logical rigor of Western Naturalism with the experiential depths of Taoism and Buddhism.The Format Written for the serious student and the independent thinker, this volume is typeset in a custom, high-readability format designed for deep study. It includes specific appendices for cross-referencing Eastern traditions and modern scientific data.The Invitation Neo-Pre-Platonic Naturalism is more than a book; it is a toolkit for navigation. For those tired of the noise and seeking the signal, this work provides the logical ground to stand on-and the tools to build from.
Ultimate secrets of reality
What if the reality we perceive is just a fraction of the true reality, limited by the cosmic horizon of our universe?In 1908, Hermann Minkowski introduced a paradigm shift in our understanding of reality, transitioning from a single-space universe to one with an infinite number of spaces, from particles to universes.His discovery was so transformative that it remained misunderstood by scientists for 117 years-until now!Inspired by Minkowski's work, the book reveals ultimate secrets of reality, starting with the cosmos. The new concept of reality with infinite spaces is validated by uncovering the ultimate secrets of four fundamental pillars: mathematics, physics, cosmology, and geology.We envision the omnispace as a dynamic, multilayered structure of universes, similar to a set of Matryoshka dolls. The largest, outermost doll separates at the middle to reveal a smaller, similar doll inside.This nested configuration implies that our universe, other universes, and even elementary particles-which are independent spaces-are equivalent spacetime frameworks governed by the same physical laws.One ultimate secret of mathematics explains Bombelli's "wild thought" of imaginary and complex numbers, showing their physical reality as gateways to orthogonal spaces-now called "quantum spaces" by physicists-where elementary particles exist. This secret bridges quantum mechanics and classical physics. The development of Multispace Algebra is a new tool for connecting different spaces, an unimaginable concept in the single-space universe until now.The ultimate secrets of physics explain terms as orthogonal and quasi-orthogonal spaces and the wave-particle duality, rewriting Maxwell's equations and the speed of light in this expanded context.The ultimate secrets of cosmology bring a new understanding of reality with the Theory of Decaying Universes that explains its intricate structure. Supported by cosmic-scale validations from observations of the Milky Way's warp, polar ring galaxies, and nebulae like Orion and Carina, the book expands our perspective on other universes.The ultimate secrets of geology revive Samuel Warren Carey's Expanding Earth Model by presenting cosmological mechanisms for planetary processes. The book offers new evidence of planetary growth, earthquakes as indicators of expansion, and Earth's historical phases.One ultimate secret of humanity reveals that souls are as real as particles, each in their own tangible spaces.This book is essential for anyone seeking to discover the ultimate secrets of existence, from the submicroscopic to the cosmic, and confronts the profound mysteries that define our reality.
Earth First
We live in an era of immense technological power-AI, data centers, and global digital infrastructure-yet we rarely question the true environmental cost. Solar and wind energy are marketed as clean, carbon-neutral solutions, but large-scale projects can damage ecosystems and destabilize local climates.For decades, climate discussions have focused narrowly on carbon emissions and energy growth. But real sustainability depends on forests, water cycles, soils, and biodiversity-not just megawatts.This book challenges the belief that more energy, even renewable energy, can replace the ecological systems that stabilize our planet. It reveals how poorly planned "clean energy" can create real environmental harm and why true sustainability demands less energy, smarter planning, and a deeper respect for nature.A call to rethink the myths of clean energy-and to protect the natural world that actually keeps our planet alive.
The Oceans and Deserts Stock Exchange
If you asked one million people if they want to be better caretakers of the Earth, almost everyone would say yes.But how can we do that ... and how can we overcome the idea that the contributions of individuals toward achieving that goal don't matter?James Michael Matthew, the founder and chair of JM Prophecies Corp., tackles those questions and more. He answers questions such as: What would a business plan and economic model that would allow billions of people to live in harmony with the planet look like?How can we nurture the planet while also safeguarding our spiritual health?What is our collective purpose as human beings?The author contends that we have a special purpose to take care of the planet and are not simply wandering mammals destined to consume resources until nothing is left.We must protect and continue the work of billions of years of natural evolution. We must be the caretakers of biodiversity, oceans, rivers, and the atmosphere. If we do not accept this responsibility, then we're already doomed.
The Oceans and Deserts Stock Exchange
If you asked one million people if they want to be better caretakers of the Earth, almost everyone would say yes.But how can we do that ... and how can we overcome the idea that the contributions of individuals toward achieving that goal don't matter?James Michael Matthew, the founder and chair of JM Prophecies Corp., tackles those questions and more. He answers questions such as: What would a business plan and economic model that would allow billions of people to live in harmony with the planet look like?How can we nurture the planet while also safeguarding our spiritual health?What is our collective purpose as human beings?The author contends that we have a special purpose to take care of the planet and are not simply wandering mammals destined to consume resources until nothing is left.We must protect and continue the work of billions of years of natural evolution. We must be the caretakers of biodiversity, oceans, rivers, and the atmosphere. If we do not accept this responsibility, then we're already doomed.
Today's Forecast - Tomorrow's Weather? Weather, Wisdom, and Life Under Northwest Skies
Everyone talks about the weather, but in the Pacific Northwest, it's more than small talk-it's a shared experience. Today's Forecast - Tomorrow's Weather? is a month-by-month look at the rhythms, quirks, and quiet truths of Northwest weather, told through observation, history, and lived experience.Drawing on more than three decades as a regional weather columnist, Patrick Timm guides readers through the seasons as they unfold in Seattle, Portland, and surrounding communities. Each month explores what the weather typically brings, how it shapes daily life, and why it behaves the way it does-without technical jargon or predictions.Along the way, readers will find weather lore, memorable storms, subtle seasonal shifts, and practical insights about what to expect and how people adapt. The tone is conversational and reflective, blending meteorology with everyday life under changing skies.This book is both a gentle guide for newcomers and a familiar companion for longtime residents. It invites readers to slow down, look up, and appreciate the patterns that repeat and the surprises that never quite do.Whether read straight through or revisited month by month, Today's Forecast - Tomorrow's Weather? offers a thoughtful perspective on life beneath Northwest skies.
Cicada Olympics
In 2021, a special kind of cicada will emerge - the Brood X. This is the first time these cicadas will dig out of the soil in 17 years! This book by Cindy Smith, PhD, and Richard Groover, PhD, will equip you with age appropriate information to make this a fun learning opportunity for you children. The authors have made the learning activities streamlined and easy to implement for individuals and groups. Within these pages you'll find: 13 fun cicada activities with instructions and materials listparent and volunteer information cicada jokespicturesonline resources
Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers by Neltje Blanchan is a beautifully written and illustrated guide to the identification and appreciation of wildflowers. First published in the early 20th century, this book blends scientific accuracy with literary elegance, making the study of botany accessible and engaging for both amateur and experienced nature enthusiasts.Blanchan provides detailed descriptions of hundreds of wildflowers, including information on their appearance, habitat, and blooming season. The book also emphasizes the aesthetic and cultural significance of flowers, celebrating their role in art, literature, and human experience. With over 50 full-color illustrations and informative text, Wild Flowers serves as both a practical field guide and a timeless work of natural history.A classic in botanical literature, this book continues to inspire readers to explore, study, and cherish the natural beauty of wild flora.
Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th Edition, "Crocoite" to "Cuba"
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Crocoite" to "Cuba" is part of the renowned 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, originally published in 1910-1911. This volume covers entries from "Crocoite" to "Cuba," offering authoritative and comprehensive information on a wide range of topics, including chemistry, geography, history, and culture.Compiled by a team of expert scholars and contributors, this edition is celebrated for its depth, accuracy, and literary quality. Each entry provides detailed explanations, historical context, and relevant illustrations, making it both a reference for scholarly study and a valuable resource for general readers.As a public domain classic, this volume of the 11th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica remains an essential reference work for research, education, and historical scholarship, reflecting the state of knowledge in the early 20th century.
Live Each Season as It Passes
Since the time of Eden, God has called humanity to be in relationship with nature. We are not called to live on earth but to live with earth. The distinction provokes us to reconsider the daily ways in which we live separately from earth, as if we are distinct from nature's life and its seasons. Live Each Season as It Passes is Daniel Cooperrider's call to the importance of earth-bound spiritual practices and daily awareness.
Infinity
What if human history did not begin on Earth... and has never truly ended?For centuries, the people of Gradious believed they were native to their world. Their religions spoke of prophets, miracles, divine interventions, and celestial messengers. Their science reached astonishing heights-yet their past remained a beautifully crafted illusion.Until a lone scientist breaks a two-thousand-year silence.During a forbidden expedition into a sacred cave, Remingwe discovers an ancient robotic entity-Saprial-entombed in layers of stone. What awakens is not just a machine, but the last surviving witness of humanity's forgotten origin. Through Saprial's recovered recordings, a shattering truth emerges: Gradious was seeded by astronauts who escaped a collapsing Earth one hundred thousand years earlier.Before the revelation can settle, nature unleashes its own verdict. Gradious enters a catastrophic geological collapse-volcanoes rupture, continents split, oceans swallow cities, and an apocalyptic ash-age begins. The end of civilisation is no longer theory; it is now.With their home world dying around them, Remingwe, Lizian, and a multi-national team of experts confront the same impossible choice their ancestors once faced: to stay and perish... or attempt a desperate galactic leap to a new world.Armed with ancient knowledge, modern science, and two advanced AI units, they plan the most dangerous interstellar mission ever attempted. But survival is not guaranteed. And the deeper question remains: Are they forging a future-or simply continuing an ancient cycle that no civilisation has ever escaped?Blending archaeology, astrophysics, mythology, and human emotion, Infinity: The Cycle of Civilizations is a sweeping saga that spans planets, epochs, and belief systems. It challenges everything we assume about humanity's past-and everything we fear about its future.
Science of Seeing
Welcome to the first in a series of books that showcases writings from Zygote Quarterly magazine. The Science of Seeing collects firsthand reports from the field by ZQ columnist Adelheid Fischer. Whether tromping across the slopes of the Mount St. Helens volcano, bending into a listening crouch in the night-time desert, or peering into an ephemeral pool, Fischer compounds our awe for the natural world and deepens our admiration for the men and women who study it."Once you meet the stars of these essays--outrageously tactile moles, volcano-healing spiders, old-growth forests that hide in plain sight, and deserts that sparkle at dawn--you'll never watch nor see the natural world in the same way again. Adelheid Fischer's singular voice will make you feel you have stumbled upon a memento box filled with thank you notes for all the natural world has given her. Welcome to the poetry of gratitude."Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Extinctions
Extinctions lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting--edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling evidence, revealing a series of environmental crises resulting in the near collapse of life on Earth, illuminates our current dilemmas in exquisite detail.Beginning with the oldest, paleontologist Michael J. Benton takes us through the "big five" die outs: the Late Ordovician, which set the evolution of the first animals on an entirely new course; the Late Devonian, apparently brought on by global warming; the cataclysmic End--Permian, also known as the Great Dying, which wiped out over 90 percent of all life on Earth; the newly discovered Carnian Pluvial Event; and the End-Cretaceous asteroid. He examines how global warming, acid rain, ocean acidification, erupting volcanoes, and meteorite impact have affected conditions on Earth, and how life survived, adapted, and evolved.Benton's expert retelling of scientific breakthroughs in paleobiology is illustrated throughout with photographs of fossils and fieldwork, and artistic reconstructions of prehistoric environments. In Extinctions, readers will learn about the revolutionary new tools used to uncover ancient extinction events and processes in forensic detail. As today's climate scientists and political leaders grapple to understand these processes and our planet enters the sixth great extinction, these insights from the past may hold the key to survival.
Fungi
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. Cooke is a comprehensive study of the biology, classification, and practical applications of fungi. Originally published in the late 19th century, this work explores the diversity of fungal species, their ecological roles, and their importance in medicine, food, and industry.Cooke provides detailed descriptions of various fungi, highlighting their structural characteristics, life cycles, and natural habitats. The book also examines the beneficial uses of fungi, including their nutritional, medicinal, and commercial value, while offering insight into the scientific understanding of mycology at the time.A pioneering reference in the study of fungi, this book remains valuable to botanists, mycologists, and anyone interested in the history of natural science and the practical applications of these fascinating organisms.
Natural resources and globalization
Bernard Mommer concentrates on the relationship between transnational capital and the extraction of natural resources. Capital from its beginning has sought to deny the right of petroleum exporting countries to capture an international ground rent. Its objectives today include imposing on consumers the costs of world-wide policies related to the protection of the environment. As part of the process of globalization, transnational capital is imposing over sovereign national rights a private international structure of arbitration. The author focuses on the example of petroleum, given that it is by far the most important one, and of Venezuela, the most important petroleum exporting country during the 20th century. He also analyzes the impact of this development to the European Union and the Energy Charter Treaty, to Russia, to Germany, and to the ongoing negotiations between the European Union and Canada. One benefits from this book to the extent that reading it renews the desire to make an effective contribution to improving the legacy that the generation which we belong to intends to leave to subsequent ones (Arturo Sosa A., prologue).
The Book of the Frog
Frogs are extraordinary creatures. Unlike most other animals, they have mastered both land and water, and are capable of breathing through their skins and their lungs. Some of them are so poisonous that just one tiny frog harbours enough toxins to kill ten people stone dead, while others have held the key to lifesaving medicines and treatments, including the world's first pregnancy tests and cures for skin cancer. Cultures have loved and loathed frogs in equal measure, hailing them both as symbols of fertility and evil witches' familiars. Packed with beautiful illustrations and brimming with interesting facts, Sally Coulthard presents how frogs have successfully colonised some of the most challenging terrains on the planet. From the frozen Arctic to the parched South African desert, adopting bizarre and miraculous breeding strategies in the process: gastric-brooding frogs raise offspring in their stomachs, while in another species the froglets erupt from their mother's skin rather than growing from tadpoles. In The Book of the Frog, Sally Coulthard leaps into the cultural and natural history of frogs. Covering both familiar native British species and exotic rarities, she shares her fascination for these much-admired but often little understood creatures, many of which face threats and conservation challenges. From frogspawn and froglets to eating habits and hibernation, The Book of the Frog serves as the perfect jumping off point for anyone who loves amphibians.
Critical Ethics for Engineers in 2026 and Beyond
Critical Ethics for Engineers in 2026 and Beyond is a frank and candid description of the need for an increased level of ethics in the engineering and construction industry. It describes how to become an ethical person rather than just following rules established by others. It explores the depths of life which is where an ethical commitment is formed. It empowers engineers to formulate ethical standards and solutions to address societal changes posed by global warming and war. It elucidates the contribution of values, morality, and religion towards maintaining a high level of respect for engineers.The title actively supports the tenets of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and focuses on the treatment of women in the engineering and construction industry. The advocates of women's rights in the sixties and seventies did greatly improve the living and working conditions in the home and workplace, but posited that women are the same as men and to be successful a woman had to live as one, which is untrue and unfair. Women should be given a few days off each month with pay to cope with menstrual distress. They should not have to ask permission, obtain a signature from their boss, or even explain why they will be gone. To avoid embarrassment, awkwardness, and bias they should simply be able to leave a yellow stickie on their desk or a note on their calendar that they will return when they are able to. They should not be expected to check-in with the office, return calls, write emails, or review reports.The book elucidates the contribution of values, morality, religion, and conscience towards developing an ethical platform. It includes detailed discussions of vital subjects such as ethical character formation; protection of the public and workers; mentoring and being mentored; integrity; sustainability and ecology; colleagues, leadership team, and clients; transparency; environmental justice; ability to perform work; and forward-looking case studies.For more details, please visit https: //centralwestpublishing.com
Swimming the Seasons
To swim is an act of attention: to the self, and to everything beyond it. Follow poet and nature writer Polly Atkin as she swims through the turning year in the rivers, lakes and tarns of the English Lake District, in this lyrical ode to the uplifting power of water. This is a love story between a person and a place. It is a story of acceptance, persistence and finding joy in the everyday, as eight years of outdoor swimming through every season deepen Atkin's knowledge and understanding of both the landscape she calls home and her disabled body. Each month in the water reveals how a life lived with pain can be as rich, rewarding and full of delight as any other. Atkin swims for the sheer pleasure of it, showing how that pleasure may be found in every season, even by those who find the cold neither thrilling nor soothing. She reminds us of the quiet power of noticing the lives alongside ours -- birds, plants and people. And through paying attention to herself and to the living world around her, she finds swimming becomes a transformative force, a kind of natural magic through which the extraordinary is revealed day after day, year after year.
