‎Photographie‎

‎MOSER DON; THE EDITORS OF TIME LIFE BOOKS‎

‎The Snake River Country‎

‎Time-Life Books New York: 1974. Hardcover no dustjacket. Very Good condition. One of a series of books containing sumptuous photography and detailed analysis of local wildlife and geography. This great stretch of U. S. wilderness contains nine million acres of mountains deserts and forests - a remote domain where mountain ranges are twisted into mazes and where rivers run every way but east. Index included. Time-Life Books, New York: 1974 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 33608X2

‎STONE GREGORY S EDITOR; OBURA DAVID EDITOR‎

‎Underwater Eden: Saving The Last Coral Wilderness On Earth‎

‎University of Chicago Press Chicago and London: 2012. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. It was the first time I'd seen what the ocean may have looked like thousands of years ago." That's conservation scientist Gregory S. Stone talking about his initial dive among the corals and sea life surrounding the Phoenix Islands in the South Pacific. Worldwide the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate victims of ocean warming and acidification�and their loss threatens more than 25 percent of all fish species who depend on the food and shelter found in coral habitats. Yet in the waters off the Phoenix Islands the corals were healthy the fish populations pristine and abundant�and Stone and his companion on the dive coral expert David Obura determined that they were David Obura determined that they were going to try their best to keep it that way. Underwater Eden tells the story of how they succeeded against great odds in making that dream come true with the establishment in 2008 of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area PIPA. It's a story of cutting-edge science fierce commitment and innovative partnerships rooted in a determination to find common ground among conservationists business interests and governments�all backed up by hard-headed economic analysis. Creating the world's largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site was by no means easy or straightforward. Underwater Eden takes us from the initial dive through four major scientific expeditions and planning meetings over the course of a decade to high-level negotiations with the government of Kiribati�a small island nation dependent on the revenue from the surrounding fisheries. How could the people of Kiribati and the fishing industry its waters supported be compensated for the substantial income they would be giving up in favor of posterity And how could this previously little-known wilderness be transformed into one of the highest-profile international conservation priorities Step by step conservation and its priorities won over the doubters and Underwater Eden is the stunningly illustrated record of what was saved. Each chapter reveals�with eye-popping photographs�a different aspect of the science and conservation of the underwater and terrestrial life found in and around the Phoenix Islands' coral reefs. Written by scientists politicians and journalists who have been involved in the conservation efforts since the beginning the chapters brim with excitement wonder and confidence�tempered with realism and full of lessons that the success of PIPA offers for other ambitious conservation projects worldwide. Simultaneously a valentine to the diversity resilience and importance of the oceans and a riveting account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles Underwater Eden is sure to enchant any ocean lover whether ecotourist or armchair scuba diver. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London: 2012 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 77176X1

‎FOTOGRAFLA TURKIYE. La Turquie En Image. Turkey In Pictures. Die Turkei Im Bild.‎

‎Matbuat Umum Mudurlugu: No date of publication ca. 1930 divided into 6 sections with text in French Turkish and English with full page b&w photographs: Ankara Istanbul Sehirlere ve Manzaralar Towns and Landscape Arkeoloji ve Ar Archaeology and Art Ekonomi ve Insa Economy and Constructive Work and Kultur ve Insan Man and Civilization. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER orange cloth with silver lettering. Light wear to covers internally fine. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9�" - 12" Tall Oblong. Matbuat Umum Mudurlugu: Hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 023574

‎GATES STEFAN; GATES MRS. PHOTOGRAPHY‎

‎Gastronaut: Adventures In Food For The Romantic The Foolhardy And The Brave‎

‎Harcourt Inc. Orlando: 2006. Softcover. Very good condition. Equal parts cookbook and quest book this is an irreverent journey through some of the strangest food experiences past and present. "Brilliant. Deranged but brilliant." - Heston Blumenthal author of Family Food ISBN: 0156030977. Harcourt, Inc., Orlando: 2006 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 31050X2 ISBN : 0156030977 9780156030977

‎John L. Stoddard photographies rassemblees par‎

‎Portfolio colonial dépeignant les paysages les villes et les industries des possessions et dépendances françaises ainsi que des pays qui quoique n'étant pas effectivement sous notre protectorat font néanmoins partie de la France coloniale en raison de leurs moeurs leurs traditions et leur langage‎

‎Chicago: The Werner Company 1895. Relié. Mauvais état. in-4. Non paginé. Demi reliure à coins en cuir très abîmée : le cuir est largement frotté usé. Un manque sur la coiffe supérieure. Les charnières intérieures sont fendues. The Werner Company unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 13382

‎MATTHIESSEN PETER; HORNOCKER MAURICE INTRODUCTION & PHOTOGRAPHS‎

‎Tigers In The Snow‎

‎North Point Press New York: 2000. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. No more than a few thousand tigers now survive in the pockets of Asia a continent they once roamed far and wide. Peter Matthiessen journeyed to the Russian Far East and other remaining tiger territory to witness for himself the species' present condition and to understand its possible fates. Bringing to his subject his deep knowledge and the instinct fror the natural world that have made classics of his previous books he allows us to participate in the battle for the future of one of the earth's most awesome creatures. "Matthiessen . . . is our greatest modern nature writer in the lyrical tradition." - The New York Times Book Review ISBN: 0865475768. North Point Press, New York: 2000 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76975X1 ISBN : 0865475768 9780865475762

‎Strand Paul.‎

‎PAUL STRAND. A Retrospective Monograph. The Years 1915-1946 Volume I. The Years 1950 - 1968 Volume II.‎

‎An Aperture Book: 1971. "Paul Strand one of the greatest living photographers was born in New York City in 1890. His work was first shown by Alfred Stieglitz in 1916. This retrospective monograph published fifty-six years after his first exhibition includes photographs which have had a profound effect on the photography and art of the twentieth century as well as many photographs never before published. The period of Strand's life which forms Volume II of this monograph is charcaterized by a gradual absorption of the life and nature of ancient lands of the old civilizations and the new and a sympathetic perception of the eternal qualities of endurance and renewal of semmingly distant people." FINE HARDCOVERS VERY GOOD DUST JACKETS. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Paul Strand. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. An Aperture Book: Hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 023487

‎ZIM HERBERT S. & INGLE LESTER‎

‎Seashores: A Guide To Animals And Plants Along The Beaches‎

‎Golden Press New York: 1955. Softcover. Good condition. A seashore primer that will help you understand the unique zone where land and ocean meet. It is a guide to shells sea plants shore birds and other natural features of the American coast. 475 Marine Subjects in full color. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0307244962. Golden Press, New York: 1955 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 23969X2 ISBN : 0307244962 9780307244963

‎MCDOWALL RODDY‎

‎Double Exposure‎

‎Delacorte Press New York: 1966. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Provides an intimate look at some of the world's leading figures in the arts - film theatre ballet music literature. The volume contains photographs of 98 such personalities with commentary by their peers. The photographs all by Roddy McDowall exhibit a deep insight and a sure professional touch. The text displays the incisive candor that can be achieved only when one famous individual writes about another. Delacorte Press, New York: 1966 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76770X1

‎Gilbert Elizabeth L..‎

‎Broken spears. A Maasai journey.‎

‎New York Atlantic Monthly Press / London Atlantic Books 2003. . Auf ihrer Reise ins Massaigebiet zwischen Kenia und Tansania fotografierte Elizabeth Gilbert Rituale und sonst geheime Zeremonien Landschaften eine Löwenjagd aber auch das Alltagsleben der Massai und zeigt beeindruckende Kriegerporträts. Im begleitenden Text schildert die Fotografin Entstehung und Begleitumstände der eindruckvollen Schwarzweiß-Aufnahmen. - Schutzumschlag mit kleinem Einriß oben am Rücken. - Gutes sauberes Exemplar New York, Atlantic Monthly Press / London, Atlantic Books, (2003). unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 65348

‎FINNEGAN DIANNE; MCCRAE GEORDIE PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY‎

‎Piece By Piece: The Complete Book Of Quiltmaking‎

‎Prentice-Hall Press New York: 1990. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. A beautiful and practical introduction to this fascinating art. From the elements of design and color which combine to create different effects with fabric to basic instructions about how to construct a quilt the book shows quiltmakers how to experiment with a variety of techniques in order to develop and create their own quilts. Includes an Index. ISBN: 013675869X. Prentice-Hall Press, New York: 1990 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76353X1 ISBN : 013675869X 9780136758693

‎ALEXANDER CHRISTOPHER JAMES‎

‎Julius Shulman's Los Angeles‎

‎Getty Publications Los Angeles: 2011. Softcover. Brand new book. The American architectural photographer Julius Shulman 1910-2009 is one of the few image makers to have documented as well as witnessed nearly an entire century of Los Angeles history. His captivating photographs serve as a visual record of the dramatic evolution of this exciting and diverse metropolis. Shulman's best-known images consist of mid-century views of Modernist domestic interiors notably the iconic Case Study House #22 of 1960 in which two well-dressed women sit inside the floor-to-ceiling window walls of a Pierre Koenig-designed house that seems to float like a spaceship over the light-spangled urban sprawl beyond. Not as well known but equally powerful are Shulman's images of Union Station and downtown's vintage office buildings the dynamic Wilshire Boulevard corridor the region's eclectic coffee shops and movie theaters the sweeping canopy of the Century Plaza Hotel the diverse fabric of L.A.'s residential neighborhoods and the panoramic vistas of the city of the future under construction. The author selected sixty images from the Getty Research Institute's Shulman archive for this elegant book for which he also wrote an informative essay on the photographer's exceptional capacity to exposing the diverse built environment of Los Angeles. Getty Publications, Los Angeles: 2011 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76480X1

‎Dine Jim. .‎

‎Jim Dine: Birds. Photographien.‎

‎Göttingen Steidl 2001. . Als Blockbuch gebunden. - Erste Ausgabe. - Mit einer Einleitung des vielseitigen amerikanischen Künstlers J. Dine geb. 1935 der seine Berliner "Mitbewohner" eine Eule u. eine Krähe porträtierte. - Wenige Bll. schwach wellig; sonst gutes Exemplar. (Göttingen), Steidl, (2001). unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 64875

‎PHOTOGRAPHY: INDUSTRIAL‎

‎Photographs of Model of Machinery of USS "Fletcher" DD 445-Class Destroyers. Model Constructed by Gibbs & Cox Inc. to a Scale of 1 1/2" to 1 Foot.‎

‎New York: Gibbs & Cox 1942. Oblong quarto. Title page date of February 15 1942. Fifty-nine original photographs of engine sections. 10 x 8 1/4 inches. Each photograph bears a tipped-on description of the following photograph on its recto e.g.: "No. 39: View taken from the Port Side #2 Fireroom Lower Level at Frame #119 Showing Front of Boiler #4 F.O. Service and Soot Blower Piping'. All photographs backed with linen and bound on stubs. Original binding of quarter black cloth over greenish boards black cover lettering. On the front cover there is written in red-"Handle with care! Do not remove." An outstanding photograph album that serves the needs of both history and art.Gibbs & Cox is a U.S. naval architecture firm that specializes in designing surface warships. Founded in 1922 in New York City Gibbs & Cox is now headquartered in Arlington Virginia. The firm has offices in New York City; Washington D.C.; Hampton Virginia; Philadelphia Pennsylvania; and Adelaide Australia. In 2003 more than 150 ships on active duty in nearly 20 navies around the globe including 60 percent of the U.S. Navy's surface combatant fleet were built to the firm's designs. The Gibbs & Cox Company maintained an extensive model workshop adjacent to their offices in New York City. Between about 1939 and 1962 their model shop made a limited number of models primarily of ships. The U.S. Navy commissioned about 20 major models of its latest warships. Most of the models were ordered during World War II but were not completed until after the war. Some model builders and curators believe that Gibbs & Cox models are arguably the very finest examples of the steel ship modelers art ever to be seen. The United States Navy owns most of the models.This album is a contemporaneous photographic display of the model engine spaces of one of their most important and history-laden ships.The name "Fletcher Class" is almost synonymous with the word "destroyer" when used in the context of World War II. This outstanding class was the largest class of destroyers ever built with 175 hulls being commissioned. Started by DD-445 "USS Fletcher" whose hull was laid down at Kearny NY in October 1941 the last ship in the class was DD-804 "USS Rooks" - commissioned in September 1944. The Fletcher Class was one of the pre-eminent destroyer classes of all time and the mainstay of the WWII destroyer fleet. They were the largest destroyers of their day over 900 tons heavier than the Gleaves class standard weight and were the first destroyers equipped with radar. This huge class of ships performed every kind of duty in every theatre of WWII and - after the war - served with many nations including the United States.Also included are six loose photographs of the same type but for the model of the engine spaces of the DD692 Class. All with captions on the rectos. Gibbs & Cox hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 71121

‎MABEY RICHARD; HILL SUE ILLUSTRATIONS‎

‎Fencing Paradise: Reflections On The Myths Of Eden‎

‎Eden Project Books London: 2005. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Sitting in Eden's biomes Richard Mabey finds himself pondering the myths of the original Garden of Eden central to so many culturesw. This leads him to explore the stories humans have woven about plants over centuries. Truly sensuous and startlingly evocative this exquisite book will change the way we see the world and our place in the landscape. "Britain's greatest living nature writer." - The Times ISBN: 1903919312. Eden Project Books, London: 2005 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76114X1 ISBN : 1903919312 9781903919316

‎KENNEDY DES; SUZUKI DAVID FOREWORD‎

‎Nature's Outcasts: A New Look At Living Things We Love To Hate‎

‎Storey Communications Inc. Pownal: 1993. Softcover. Very good condition. Befriend a bug Welcome a weed Admire a snake Yes! says nature writer Des Kennedy. This fascinating book of facts and anecdotes is proof that many of the creatures we have learned to loathe are really our allies. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0882668684. Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal: 1993 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76139X1 ISBN : 0882668684 9780882668680

‎VALENTINE JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY; BOLGIANO CHRIS TEXT; MEADOWS WILLIAM FOREWORD‎

‎Southern Appalachian Celebration: In Praise Of Ancient Mountains Old-growth Forests And Wilderness‎

‎University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill: 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains old-growth forests rare plants and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic beauty while Chris Bolgiano's interpretive text and captions tell the story of its natural history. Over four decades Valentine has hiked hundreds of miles across mountainous parts of Alabama Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia to photograph some of the last remnants of original forest. These scarce and scattered old-growth stands are the most biologically diverse temperate forests in the world. By sharing these remaining pristine wild places with us Valentine and Bolgiano show that understanding these mountains and their extraordinary biodiversity is vital to maintaining the healthy environment that sustains all life. Featuring an introduction by the late longtime conservationist Robert Zahner and a foreword by William Meadows president of The Wilderness Society this visually entrancing and verbally engaging book celebrates the vibrant James Valentine is a naturalist photographer artist and filmmaker whose work including more than ten books has helped to preserve millions of wild acres. He donated his properties including the "Valentine House Dormitory" and the laboratory facility to the Highlands Biological Station of the University of North Carolina as a tribute to preserving one of the most biodiverse mountainous regions of the planet. He is president of the Quest Foundation. Chris Bolgiano uses solar power to write from her home in a Virginia mountainside forest which is under a conservation easement. She is author or editor of five books including Living in the Appalachian Forest: True Tales of Sustainable Forestry which won the Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment. Her articles on nature and travel have appeared in American Forests Sierra Audubon The New York Times the Washington Post and many other publications. "This fine book is not only a collection of stunning photographs but also a natural history of a singular region. It will appeal to those who love Appalachia and appreciate fine nature photography as well as anyone interested in conservation and the environment." - Library Journal "Celebrates the best of the region in all four seasons. . . .This coffee table book presents not only scores of stunning images from the camera of naturalist and artist James Valentine but also the fine writing of Chris Bolgiano." - Blue Ridge Country "Valentine has captured the beauty that can't be seen through a casual drive. His passion and respect for nature is evident in every photograph. . . . Each photo is a testament to the wonder of the region." - Louisville Courier-Journal "Valentine has captured the many wonders of this region in large-format photos of great color detail and beauty." - The Bloomsbury Review With the help of thought provoking text Valentine makes a strong case for preserving the priceless natural heritage of these mountains before its too late. . . .Beautiful as it is this book is much more than a collection of photos. - Our State "No book of my experience has ever caught the natural beauty and richness of southern Appalachia with greater exactitude." - Edward O. Wilson Harvard University two-time Pulitzer Prize winner University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill: 2011 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 76314X1

‎WALKER RICHARD‎

‎Savile Row: An Illustrated History‎

‎Rizzoli International Publications New York: 1989. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. The definitive history of the world's most famous concentration of bespoke tailors. It is a history not only of the street and those who have flourished there but of the social changes that Savile Row has seen and influenced from its emergence as a domain of the nobility to its gradual acceptance of clients from the worlds of international business and Hollywood. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0847810208. Rizzoli International Publications, New York: 1989 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 75925X1 ISBN : 0847810208 9780847810208

‎MARK MARY ELLEN‎

‎Prom‎

‎Getty Publications Los Angeles: 2012. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book DVD of Prom film. The high school prom is an American tradition a rite of passage and one of the most important rituals of youth in this country. The internationally recognized documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark took on the extraordinary challenge of working with the Polaroid 20x24 Land Camera to produce this fascinating look at dozens of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds on this memorable night in their lives. Traveling across the United States to complete the project from 2006 to 2009 Mark photographed prom-goers at thirteen schools from New York City to Charlottesville Virginia to Houston to Los Angeles. The filmmaker Martin Bell Mark's husband collaborated with her on the project to produce and direct a film also called Prom featuring interviews with the students about their lives dreams and hopes for the future. A DVD of the film is packaged with the book. The 127 large-format photographs are reproduced in rich detail and quotations from the student interviews punctuate the book. Some of the students' statements are comical while others are deeply touching. The result is a captivating and revealing document of American youth at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Mary Ellen Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through her numerous books exhibitions and editorial magazine work. She is a contributing photographer to the New Yorker and has published photo-essays and portraits in Life New York Times Magazine Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. Her books include Seen Behind the Scene: Forty Years of Photographing on the Set Phaidon 2008 Exposure Phaidon 2006 and Twins Aperture 2005. Martin Bell is a filmmaker whose film Streetwise was nominated for an Academy Award. He has collaborated with Mary Ellen Mark on several projects including his films Twins Circus of Dreams Alexander and Streetwise. Getty Publications, Los Angeles: 2012 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 75714X1

‎GARCIA ERIN C‎

‎Man Ray In Paris‎

‎Getty Publications Los Angeles: 2011. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Paris after World War I was teeming with Americans. Bon vivants seeking escape from prohibition mingled with artists and intellectuals all pursuing their dreams in the City of Light. The American Modernist Man Ray 1890-1976 spent the 1920s and 1930s in Paris where experimental expression was flourishing. While he considered himself to be primarily a painter and also worked in film sculpture and collage his best-known and most innovative medium was photography. Man Ray arrived in Paris in 1921 full of creative energy. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp's "readymades" �mundane objects that became works of art in the gallery context�Man Ray spontaneously created an assemblage during a party by combining carpet tacks and an iron which he then photographed. Soon afterward he began to experiment with cameraless photography and devised his Rayographs� abstract images produced by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing it to light. He eventually became an influential figure in the city's avant-garde circles and began to make striking portraits of many of its luminaries including Pablo Picasso James Joyce Jean Cocteau Joan Miro and Gertrude Stein. His work inspired other photographers and encouraged painters including the Surrealists Ren Magritte and Salvador Dal to experiment with the medium. Through its fascinating text and numerous photographs this volume vividly demonstrates why Man Ray is still considered to be one of the most inventive and exciting artists of the twentieth century. Erin C. Garcia former assistant curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum is currently an independent curator in San Francisco. She is the author of Photography as Fiction Getty Publications 2011. Getty Publications, Los Angeles: 2011 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 75771X1

‎Davidson Bruce.‎

‎EAST 100TH STREET.‎

‎Harvard University Press: 1970. "What you call a ghetto I call my home." This was said to me when I first came to East Harlem and during the two years that I photographed people of East 100th Street it stayed with me." Full page b&w photos. GOOD HARDCOVER book has a waterstain on the upper page edge of book the stain doesn't not affect the images. The binding is tight and otherwise its a nice clean copy. If you can live with the waterstain and some evidence of the pages stuck together in small areas within the stain I can sell you this book. Some toning of paper along page edges. The clear plastic dust jacket is in very good condition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Harvard University Press: Hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 012174

‎MOSER DON; THE EDITORS OF TIME LIFE BOOKS‎

‎Central American Jungles‎

‎Time-Life Books New York: 1975. Hardcover no dustjacket. Very Good condition. One of a series of books containing sumptuous photography and detailed analysis of local wildlife and geography. Nurtured by the tropic sun and by moisture from the sea winds the great intercontinental bridge called Central America is a land of surpassing diversity. Index Included. Time-Life Books, New York: 1975 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 33584X2

‎CARSON RACHEL‎

‎Silent Spring‎

‎Fawcett Publications Greenwich: March 1964. Softcover. Good condition. Questions our attempts to control the natural world about us. Includes an Index. "Not war but a plethora of man-made things . . . is threatening to strangle us suffocate us bury us in the debris and by-products of our technologically inventive and irresponsible age." - Margaret Mead Fawcett Publications, Greenwich: March 1964 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 6025X3

‎WILSON EDWARD O‎

‎The Diversity Of Life‎

‎Harvard University Press Cambridge Massachusetts and London England: 1992. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. In the Amazon Basin the greatest violence sometimes begins as a flicker of light beyond the horizon. There in the perfect bowl of the night sky untouched by light from any human source a thunderstorm sends its premonitory signal and begins a slow journey to the observer who thinks: the world is about to change." Watching from the edge of the Brazilian rain forest witness to the sort of violence nature visits upon its creatures Edward O. Wilson reflects on the crucible of evolution and so begins his remarkable account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. Wilson internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies conducts us on a tour through time traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation and points out the cataclysmic events that have disrupted evolution and diminished global diversity over the past 600 million years. The five enormous natural blows to the planet such as meteorite strikes and climatic changes required 10 to 100 million years of evolutionary repair. The sixth great spasm of extinction on earth--caused this time entirely by humans--may be the one that breaks the crucible of life. Wilson identifies this crisis in countless ecosystems around the globe: coral reefs grasslands rain forests and other natural habitats. Drawing on a variety of examples such as the decline of bird populations in the United States the extinction of many species of freshwater fish in Africa and Asia and the rapid disappearance of flora and fauna as the rain forests are cut down he poignantly describes the death throes of the living world's diversity--projected to decline as much as 20 percent by the year 2020. All evidence marshaled here resonates through Wilson's tightly reasoned call for a spirit of stewardship over the world's biological wealth. He makes a plea for specific actions that will enhance rather than diminish not just diversity but the quality of life on earth. Cutting through the tangle of environmental issues that often obscure the real concern Wilson maintains that the era of confrontation between forces for the preservation of nature and those for economic development is over; he convincingly drives home the point that both aims can and must be integrated. Unparalleled in its range and depth Wilson's masterwork is essential reading for those who care about preserving the world biological variety and ensuring our planet's health. ISBN: 0674212983. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: 1992 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 74426X1 ISBN : 0674212983 9780674212985

‎POWNING BETH‎

‎Home: Chronicle Of A North Country Life‎

‎Sierra Club Books San Francisco: 1999. Softcover. Very good condition. Tells the story of Beth Powning's personal journey to forge a bold new life in the wilderness of the North Country. Twenty-five years ago when she was twenty-one Beth Powning and her husband left their native Connecticut for an abandoned farmhouse in a secluded province of Canada. They wanted a home insulated from the onslaught of strip malls and neon. Home is a powerful celebration of the search for the spirit of home in nature as well as the memoir of a woman's relationship with the land as its mysteries pleasures and terrors unfold before her. Brought to life with seventy-five sensuous color photographs taken by the author and filled with rare insights into the natural world this story will strike a resonant chord in anyone who has yearned for a simpler life. ISBN: 0375754237. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco: 1999 paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 74530X1 ISBN : 0375754237 9780375754234