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It might be their large, strangely human eyes or their dog-like playfulness, but seals have long captured people's interest and affection, making them the perfect candidate for an environmental cause, as well as the subject of decades of study. Alix Morris spends a year with these magnetic creatures and brings them to life on the page, season by season, as she learns about their intelligence, their relationships with each other, their ecosystems, and the changing climate.

Ben Weissenbach—an L.A. native with little prior wilderness experience—treks through the Alaskan tundra with a series of eccentric environmental scientists, and returns with a new perspective on technology and a revitalized sense of wonder for the natural world.

Este audiolibro es una investigación periodística y un recuento sobre una situación que ha llevado a familias mexicanas enteras a abandonar sus hogares: las muy diversas consecuencias de la crisis climática y de la devastación de territorios que convierten a poblaciones enteras en migrantes climáticos. Los pobladores de El Bosque son los primeros desplazados por el cambio climático y de reubicación comunitaria por causas climáticas por el Estado, y una alerta del futuro para tantas poblaciones en el mundo.

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris – a common woodland snail.

Are you ready to unlock the secret blueprint the top 0.1% of the world’s highest performers use to win in life — every single day? Science proves that your success is never one-size-fits-all — because you’re not. From your Chronotype (your circadian rhythm code) to your Ayurvedic Dosha (your mind-body blueprint) to your Western Personality Type and your Learning Style — these four pillars shape how you think, love, work, and thrive. 🧬 The Human Blueprint combines the best of East and West: modern chronobiology, timeless Ayurvedic wisdom, cutting-edge personality psychology, and...

At 83 years old, Valerie Taylor has lived a big, bold, adventurous life. Born in Australia, Valerie spent a great deal of her childhood in New Zealand. A talented artist, she dropped out of school when she contracted polio and was saved by Sister Elizabeth Kenny's treatment plan; it was two years before she could walk unaided. When Valerie was 15, she found work as an animator and moved back to Australia with her family. All the while she thrived on being close to the ocean, and was a keen spearfisher.