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The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The Russians
Par Hedrick Smith. 1976
Former Moscow bureau chief for the "New York Times" offers a portrait of the country today. Smith conveys the texture…
and fabric of the personal lives of the soviet people and what Russia means to them. c1976.The road to Kosovo: a Balkan diary
Par Greg Campbell. 1999
A reporter describes his solo sojourn into Kosovo in 1998 just when the Kosovo Liberation Army was becoming known in…
the West. Campbell had been to Bosnia in 1996 and wanted to ascertain the success or failure of the Dayton Accords. 1999.The olive tree: a personal journey through Mediterranean olive groves
Par Carol Drinkwater. 2009
Drinkwater takes listeners on a magical journey through the Mediterranean basin--across France, Morocco, Algeria, and Sicily--to explore the origins and…
splendor of the olive tree and the wonders it has produced throughout history. 2009.The matter of Wales: epic views of a small country
Par Jan Morris. 1984
The Marches: a borderland journey between England and Scotland
Par Rory Stewart. 2016
Stewart travels with his eighty-nine year old father--a comical, wily, courageous, and infuriating former British intelligence officer--along the border they…
call home, talking about the political turmoil and vivid lives that created the Marches, the borderland between England and Scotland. 2016.The master spirit of the age: Canadian engineers and the politics of professionalism, 1887-1922
Par J. Rodney Millard. 1988
Explores the issues that shaped engineers' perception of their work and its place in society. Determined to raise their status,…
schools and societies were organized and, eventually, engineers obtained licensing and regulatory powers. c1988.The making of a country lawyer: An Autobiography
Par Gerry Spence. 1996
Chronicles Spence's first forty years, before he gained fame for winning a multimillion-dollar verdict on behalf of the dead plutonium…
worker Karen Silkwood. Tells of his mother's suicide when Spence was ten, his own alcoholism, and his affair with the woman who became his second wife. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.The luck of the Irish: our life in County Clare
Par Niall Williams, Christine Breen. 1995
Continues the adventures of a New York couple who left their promising careers to live in a stone farmhouse in…
an Irish village. They have renovated their cottage, created a grand garden, and adopted two children. Although struggling, they are still committed to their dream. 1995.The lost continent and, Neither here nor there
Par Bill Bryson. 1992
Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson, the books that have brought him acclaim as one…
of the funniest writers at work today. "The Lost Continent" is the story of Bryson's return to America, the land of his youth, after ten years in England. He borrowed his mother's car and set out, and his account of his journey has become a classic. In "Neither here nor there" Bryson is in Europe, travelling from Hammerfest in Norway to Istanbul. Fluent in at least one language, a backpack on his shoulders and a tight fist on his wallet, Bryson is a hilarious guide. Strong language. 1992.The law of the land: a history of the Supreme Court (The modern scholar)
Par Kermit Hall. 2003
Utah State University professor, Kermit L. Hall delivers a course that explores the Supreme Court as a living, breathing institution.…
Listeners will come to know the court through a thorough study of its most significant decisions. 2003.The last house of Ulster: a family in Belfast
Par Charles Foran. 1995
Charles Foran has known the McNally family of North Belfast for 20 years. He met them in the 1970s when…
he visited Ireland for the first time. Since then he has visited them often, and through them has come to appreciate what it is like to live in Northern Ireland - struggling to raise a family in a war-torn country, and living through the political tensions which even run through families. Some strong language. 1995.The kingdom by the sea: a journey around the coast of Great Britain
Par Paul Theroux. 1983
An American writer explores Britain via her coastline, mainly by train, at times on foot - a sort of backyard…
odyssey. He finds candour as well as secrecy, moments of pure pleasure and some doubtful experiences but always conveys the intoxication of travelling, even on a mundane route. 1983.The implosion conspiracy
Par Louis Nizer. 1973
You can't do that in Canada!: crazy laws from coast to coast
Par Beverley Spencer. 2000
You may not think twice about giving someone a hug in Wawa in public on a Sunday afternoon - until…
an officer of the law gets involved! And we know you usually enjoy wearing your snake outdoors in New Brunswick, but it's illegal, as is carrying your pet lizard around on your shoulder. This book contains over 200 crazy Canadian laws from coast to coast. Grades 3-6. 2000.Le colosse de Maroussi
Par Henry Miller, Georges Belmont. 1986
"J'avais marché les yeux bandés, à pas chancelants, hésitants; j'étais orgueilleux, arrogant, satisfait de mener la vie fausse et restreinte…
du citadin; la lumière de la Grèce m'a ouvert les yeux, a pénétré mes pores, a fait se dilater mon être tout entier." 1986, c1941. Titre uniforme: The Colossus of Maroussi.Les Russes: la vie de tous les jours en Union soviétique
Par Hedrick Smith. 1976
En 1971, l'auteur est nommé chef du bureau du New York Times à Moscou. Pendant 3 ans, il sillonnera l'URSS…
de la Sibérie à la Mer Noire. À travers son expérience, c'est le tableau vivant de tout un peuple qu'il nous livre. 1976. Titre uniforme: The Russians.Le Christ s'est arrêté à Eboli
Par Carlo Levi. 1948
En Lucanie, province de sud de l'Italie, vivent riches propriétaires bourgeois et paysans pour qui la vie est dure, sans…
consolations. Carlo, médecin, soigne ces derniers, mais les premiers veulent l'en empêcher. 1948.Judges
Par Jack Batten. 1986
In these first-hand accounts, the readers meet judges of every level, from Provincial Court where scrappy, street-level cases are heard,…
to the Supreme Court of Canada where lofty judgments and weighty reinterpretations of laws are made. 1986.Floating island
Par Emily Kimbrough. 1968