Harris, DavidMareMagnum
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1998141 pages including chronology and selective bibliography. "Concerned only with the passage of time and the possibility that individuals or a part of their environment might disappear, (Gabor) Szilasi displays a uniquely tranquil approach to photography, marked by a deep desire to record faces, places and architecture." - from page 7. Heavy wear. Usual library markings. Sound binding. Book
1944128 pages including index. 16 pages of color plate illustrations. "My Book of Insects, Seashore Animals and Fish describes the habits and characteristics of sixty-seven insects, twenty-one common seashore animals and nineteen fish. With its beautiful paintings and lively text, the book is an encouraging and instructive reading book, and children will be eager to verify and increase the knowledge gained from picture-study and reading, by actual observation." - from preface. Bright and unmarked with minimal wear and sound binding. Book
2001480 pages including index. Asks "Can we create and implement useful ideas fast enough to solve the very problems - environmental, social, and technological - we've created?" Pinpoints the ingenuity gap as the critical problem we face today. "Reading the meditations that his travels around the world prompt in him (the author) is addictive." - National Post. Underlining and marginalia throughout. Extensive handwritten notes on pages following index. Reading crease and moderate lean to spine. Average wear. Book
1982Features: The Colorful Flatworms; The Rocks; Keepers in Skirts; the Whales of the Stellwagen; Armed Snails - The Deadly Cones; Belau from Above; Manatees and Power Plants; Saving Crabs from Dredges; Tunas - Nomads of the Sea. Sound copy. Book
1997351 pages. A collection of stories, events, and experiences that provide a sense of what life is like for those who confront environmental crises of our time. Topics discussed: Local responses to economic development (cases from Indonesia and china); Conservation and conflict (cases from Africa); Gold mining in the Amazon and Wisconsin; Food, conflict, and justice (cases from the US and Honduras; and more. First half of book is high-lighted in yellow. Second half has blue pen underlining. Moderate wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Solid working copy. Book
1979265 pages including index. A multidisciplinary study of the environment in which childbirth takes place in developed countries. Carefully defines the conditions under which childbirth at home is or is not advisable. Examines birth at home as a reasonable alternative to hospital confinement for those women who are not 'at risk.' Argues that the proportion of confinements at home should be increased for emotional, sociological, and financial reasons. Suggests improvements for hospital confinements. Written for all those caring professionally for mother and babies, in obsetrics, midwifery, paediatrics, general practice, psychiatry, and social work. "The great merit of this miscellany is that it is unemotional and objective..." - Nursing Times. Relatively few library markings. Moderate wear. Two inch crease to bottom corner of green front cover. Front flyleaf removed. Book
1998336 pages. "An important and compelling account" - Kai Erikson. Moderate wear. Pencil markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Book
1997616 pages. References. Index. "This compilation of studies on the biotic consequences of tropical deforestation provides a timely, valuable overview of issues at the heart of the biodiversity crisis." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Nice copy. Book
199048 pages. Colour and black and white photography. Printed upon glossy stock. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1984269 pages. "This book is of enduring value as the culminating work of one of the most important ecologists of all time." - Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
2001232 pages. Index. Glossary. "Hundreds of photographs, most in colour, and detailed diagrams and drawings take the reader step-by-step through the building process: selecting the land; purchasing and preparing the logs; sharpening tools; cutting, lifting and fitting the logs, and all other steps involved." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. An excllent copy. Gift quality. Book
1992131 pages. A lively collection of inspiring accounts of communities from around the world which are taking charge of their destinies by taking back their lands and waters and using them in ecologically and econimically sustainable ways. Recounts 18 concrete success stories. Book
1974242 pages. Index. "The first practical primer for fishermen - how to protect, preserve, and restore our rivers." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Book
1995110 pages. Index. "Celebrates the splendour of new forests... A personal essay in words and photographs... Conveys the timely message that our forests are capable of returning to their full grandeur, even after large-scale clearcutting... A powerful counterpoint to the claims of some environmentalist groups." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
196061 pages including index. Deals with the consequences of ecological change, particularly those brought about by human activity. "It commonly happens that man, while pursuing his own ends, incidentally uproots, fragments or destroys communities of plants and animals. Subsequent changes include the re-constitution of parts and wholes of those communities from surviving organisms and immigrants. Some of the immigrants become pests, also some of the native organisms." Attempts to point out the intellectual status of the subject as a whole and indicate a few of the avenues along which progress can be made, and to comment upon certain methods of study. Good unmarked copy with brown age spotting to both endpapers and some waviness to pages. Some bumping to corners. Dust jacket has light to moderate age spotting. Book
198051 pages. Features: The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; The Spotted Dove, by Paul Stevens; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - About Cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - by Arthur Freud; My Visit to Janss Road, by J.R. Greene; The Roller Female, by Haig Sarkisian; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Showing Budgies - Environment, Population and Strangers - by Jim Duke; Advice to Bird-shop Owners, by Don Thomas; Visits with Australian Birds; Show Winners. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy. Book
2003266 pages. Features: Hotels Around the World - The Roxburghe in Scotland, The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France, Kersefontein Guest Farm in South Africa, Maison Place Royal in Montreal, Udaivilas in India; Penthouse in Key Biscayne; Charles Gwathmey - complex volumes in Bel Air; Faith Popcorn's weekend cabin on Georgica Pond, Long Island; Complex environment in a Chicago high-rise; English country style in the midwest; Chilly minimalist rooms thaw out by the East River; Japanese Fusion - east and west meet in an Okayama compound; Photographer Ellen Graham goes Anglo-Indian in Palm Beach. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
200964 pages. Features: Harper must act now to protect free speech - Section 13 of the Human Rights Act is an assault on basic Charter freedoms and an affront to democratic society; The trouble with no impact planet - Andrew Potter on the environment; Richard Dawkins - in conversation; Will Stephen Harper's majority or bust strategy pay off?; Canadian democracy is broken - Paul Wells; Mike Danton's unlikely story; The Dirtiest War - the Pakistani Taliban is broken, but a deadly new menace is rising; Cindy Gomez's Cinderella Story; Local merchants take on panhandlers in Vancouver with private security forces; The Fluoride Debate - whether or not it is wise to add poison to our drinking water... duh; Dancing with the Stars; Another facelift for the CBC; Dislike Obama? You must be racist; Memoriam - Ernie Duff. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
197452 pages. Features: Nuclear energy in Canada - Potential and problems; Sanctuaries of the Woods; J. Sharkey Thomas; A Child's World of Nature; The Untrodden Earth - Early Nature Writing in Canada; and more. Discard stampt atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1980Features: In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie - the Mackenzie - Grease Trail; Blossoms on the bough - a close look at the flowers of deciduous trees; Guilty until proven innocent - carcinogens in the environment; Ginseng - article by Gerry Kenney; Coastal Sand Dunes of Prince Edward Island; On the North Shore - where the piping plover soars. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1980Features: Marsh Sanctuary - the Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary; Owl-watching; Interview with John Fraser - Minister of the Environment; The Environmentalist Lives; Whither the White Whale?; Sculpture that Captures the Essence - Robert Phinney's Sculptures take flight; and more. Few library markings. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1986Features: An Arctic Oasis - Canada's North Water is a little known island of open water in a sea of ice; Standing his Ground - How the muskox survives the rigours of an Arctic winter; Fire and Ice - A photo essay on frosted glass; Predators under the Gun - In wildlife management, some animals are more equal than others; Environmental Cop - The CNF talks with Environment Minister Tom McMillan about the challenges of his new portfolio. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
2002112 pages. Contents: A statistical method of estimating the life expectancy of certain shipboard equipment; Engineering Aegis cruiser topsides - enhancing design capabilities and life cycle support; Toward more effective technology insertions for chemical and biological defense; Application of guns in naval force protection; Structural testing of navy vessels using Bragg gratings and a prototype digital spatial wavelength domain multiplexing (DSWDM) system; Navy mobile instrumentation system; Commercial marine emissions and life-cycle analysis of retrofit controls in a changing science and policy environment. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1976Features: Feather Dusters (serpulid polychaete worms); The SSIT - The Semisubmersible Icebreaking Tanker; A 'Narrow Squeak' for the Brown Pelican; Europe to Harness the Power of the Sea; Puffers (Fugu) - a Taste of Death; Coral Reefs of Moorea; The Fire of St. Elmo; Puerto Rico's Changing Fisheries. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: Strait of Magellan - the Ultimate Passage; Bluefin Tuna - Vulnerable Giant; The Oriental Art of Abalone Scrimshaw; The International Tsunami Warning System; Superstrain of Oil-Eating Microbes; Shrimps that Dwell with Anemones; Diving into the Future; Capturing Fishes; Progress of Marine Fish Farming in Britain. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
