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What will it take for us to preserve what remains of life on the planet? Is humanity itself at risk? These are the overarching questions Said Dawlabani asks in this book’s comprehensive development model.

Capstick will stun you with these true accounts of the most notorious and often unexpected man-eaters from around the world. After listening to them, you'll think again about that docile elephant in the zoo, or about deadly piranha escaping into Florida's waterways. Your nightmares will be complete when you learn about the greatest man-eater of all the cannibal including such civilized legends as Jeremiah Johnson!

★★★★★ "I love how Martin shows us not to get caught up in the stress and tension of goas and deadlines!" - Reader Review _____ Martin Armitage never guessed that it would forever change the way he looked at his life when he decided to hike the entire 273 mile length of The Long Trail, stretching from the Canadian border in the north all the way to the southern end of the state of Vermont. Just a few short days into the walk, and forced to call a halt as an injury prevented him from continuing, he was filled with anger and a sense of failure and frustration. But what seemed like a ...

The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald’s story of adopting and raising one of nature’s most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of people worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel’s temperament mirrors Helen’s own state of grief after her father’s death, and together raptor and human “discover the pain and beauty of being alive” (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.

After a life-changing neck injury left him paralyzed, Ed Jackson defied the odds to walk again. Driven by a renewed perspective on life and determination to push his limits, Ed set out to climb Himlung Himal—a 7,126-meter peak deep in Nepal's Himalayas. Stranded on the side of the mountain with no shelter, minimal food and water, and fading hope, the team endured a harrowing night, unsure if rescue would ever come.

Wakulla Springs is a sacred place nestled deep in a primeval forest of cypress, live-oak, magnolia and pine. On foggy mornings, one can hear the sounds that were familiar to the First Floridians. By day, the great Wakulla spring offers cool comfort against the heat, and at night the fog returns, transforming the spring basin into a haunted cauldron, the grave of prehistoric beasts and the site of spirit revels.

In How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, James Rawles, founder of SurvivalBlog.com, clearly explains everything you need to know to protect yourself and your family in the event of a disaster—from radical currency devaluation to a nuclear threat to a hurricane. Rawles shares essential tactics and techniques for surviving completely on your own, including how much food is enough, how to filter rainwater, how to protect your money, which seeds to buy for your garden, why goats are a smart choice for livestock, and how to secure your home.

Climate change continues apace and it is frightening to watch. The terrible winter in America this year is just one example; along with the severe storms and flooding in the U.K. Around the world, there are seven billion of us and we are all in this together. We all have a responsibility to try and sort this mess (that we have made) out now before it gets too late - it really is that urgent. We all need to make efforts to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions - our carbon footprint. The great majority of scientists believe it is the higher level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, due to ...

By adapting the methods described in this book to match your own objectives and local environment, you can improve colony survival, increase honey production, and find more enjoyment working with healthy, thriving bees.

Un epítome de mas de 80 historias interesantes escritas por el ingenio de Felipe Argote. Frases hechas, grandes personajes, aspectos históricos, paleontología, física, crónicas, biología. Este es un compendio para lectores que disfrutan de historias cortas, cargadas de eufemismo, ironía, sarcasmo y metáfora. Felipe Argote es economista, administrador de negocios, asesor financiero, profesor de maestría, escritor y editor. Ha publicado: La Privatización del INTEL (1999), Cuarto Oscuro (2000), Historia de la Economía (2011), Globalización (2015). Publica su pagina web: www. ...

Come see the invisible attributes of Grace through these wonderful Bears and all that Brooks Falls, Brooks River in Katmai Alaska has to offer.

The world may have gone sideways. This book didn’t. Forget what you learned in school. When the power’s out and trust is dead, algebra won’t save you, but this alphabet might. The SHTF ABCs: The Alphabet They Should’ve Taught You Instead of Algebra is a quick field guide wrapped in grit, gallows humor, and 100% nonsense-free advice. Inside, you’ll find: 26 practical tips to help you adapt, endure, and outwit the worst Helpful guidance for what you’ll need in a SHTF situation A no-BS tone with just enough snark to keep you sane when the beans run out Quick snippets in the Extras ...

Discover the ultimate guide for preppers to navigate and thrive in challenging times. "Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide" offers a comprehensive roadmap to prepare for any crisis, ensuring you and your loved ones remain safe and secure. Embrace the following benefits: - Comprehensive Strategies: Learn robust tactics for physical and mental preparedness, combat techniques, and DIY weapon crafting. - Essential Skills: Master food preservation, cooking sans stoves, water purification, and self-defense to safeguard your family. - Resourceful Knowledge: Identify edible plants, hone hunting and ...

The Easiest, Fastest, and Cheapest way to achieve Crystal Clear Water. Every fishkeeper's first priority is the health and happiness of their fish. But their second is having a beautiful-looking fish tank! Ever wondered how some aquariums have crystal-clear water but you just can't get yours that clear? Well, it's pretty simple to achieve! With a few tweaks to some errors that most beginners make and a few implementations of effective tools, you can easily have crystal-clear aquarium water.

African Cichlids are the most beautiful freshwater fish, IMO. Problem is they’re known for NOT being beginner-level fish. That’s both true and not true. Have you tried to start a tank before only to have them at each other’s throats, and you couldn’t figure out why? Or maybe you’ve been intimidated by that label, “Not for Beginners” so you haven’t even tried yet. I know the feeling. When I first decided to keep these beautiful fish years ago I dove in and learned on the fly, also known as “the hard way”. But learning from my mistakes made me understand and appreciate the...

In this thought-provoking book, Tobias Leenaert leaves well-trodden animal advocacy paths and takes a fresh look at the strategies, objectives, and communication of the vegan and animal rights movement. He argues that, given our present situation, with entire societies dependent on using animals, we need a very pragmatic approach. How to Create a Vegan World contains many valuable ideas and insights for both budding advocates for animals and seasoned activists, organizational leaders, and even entrepreneurs.

All around the world protection for threatened wilderness areas continues its expansion through the support of an unexpected activity: Sport Hunting. In this book, outdoor writer and scientist Mike Arnold takes listeners on a global odyssey stalking vast tracts of wilderness in the U.S. and Canada, Coutadas and preserves in Africa, rain forests in Central America, and game lands in Europe. He encounters apex predators, exotic birds, and game animals of all kinds, many of which now thrive in places that not long ago had been devoid of wildlife.

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.

A shelter cat teaches us that our damaged parts, too, are worthy of love... a captive orca shows us that inconvenience and difficulties are the blessing of a full life... a gorilla teaches the universal language of grief... a group of oysters who prove that magic and science can and do coexist…