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Virtual clearcut: or the way things are in my hometown
Par Brian Fawcett. 2003
Prince George, a once-thriving city of 80,000 in British Columbia, has experienced an accelerating virtual clearcut that has undermined its…
economic and social culture over the past 40 years. In four carefully drawn portraits of the city sketched over a decade, the author, who grew up there and has tracked its steady decline, shows that in the face of globalization Prince George has lost its ability to control its own destiny, and is losing its will to care. 2003.Water: Why You Should Worry
Par Marq De Villiers. 1999
Everybody needs it to survive, but very few people give it any thought. Water, one of the most plentiful natural…
resources in the world, has the power to give life and to take it away. De Villiers examines the numerous uses of water, the changes that have occurred in the Earth's water supply, the folklore and myths surrounding water, and the future of water as a natural resource. Winner of the 1999 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1999.This changes everything: capitalism vs. the climate
Par Naomi Klein. 2014
Forget everything you think you know about global warming. The really inconvenient truth is that it’s not about carbon -…
it’s about capitalism. The convenient truth is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed system and build something radically better. Here Naomi Klein tackles the most profound threat humanity has ever faced: the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Winner of the 2014 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. c2014.Heat: how to stop the planet from burning
Par George Monbiot, Matthew Prescott. 2006
The author considers what must be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to a safe level, cutting through the waffle…
produced by politicians and environmentalists alike. This presentation of the bare and practical truth makes this book a frightening, yet essential read. 2006.Things no longer there: a memoir of losing sight and finding vision
Par Susan Krieger. 2005
Krieger, a sociologist and writer who is also losing her vision to a rare eye disease, goes bird watching in…
New Mexico, learns to use a white cane, revisits an old love, and returns to the summer camp of her youth, while reflecting on the nature of blindness and sight. She explains that that while outer landscapes may change, the inner visions persist, giving meaning and jarring the senses with a very different picture from what appears before the eyes. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.The complete idiot's guide to a great retirement for Canadians
Par Carolyn Janik, Ruth Rejnis, Bruce McDougall. 1996
The authors address the critical issues that we face as retirement draws nearer. They talk about how much money you…
really need in order to retire, how to get value from RRSPs, government programs, purchasing a retirement home, and estate planning.The weather makers: how we are changing the climate and what it means for life on earth
Par Tim F Flannery. 2006
Conservationist and author of "Eternal Frontier" explores the history and possible impact of global warming. Notes phenomena such as melting…
glaciers, rising sea levels, and increasing instances of extreme weather, and predicts their future effects on global climate. Urges a transition to carbon-free fuels to reduce air pollution. 2006.Yardwork: a biography of an urban place
Par Daniel Coleman. 2017
Coleman decided he wanted to truly know and belong to a small piece of land, his patch of garden on…
the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, to deeply understand its ecology, landscape and history. Starting with the creation myths and geology, moving through the settler era and up to the present, Coleman pours his considerable talents into learning, and sharing, as much of the story of the land as possible. Most books on ecology focus either on protecting the wilderness or analyzing a toxic dump. Most books on gardens focus on plant health or landscape design. Most books on Indigenous-settler relations focus on politics or social inequities. 'Yardwork' meditates on the sedimentary layers of ecological, cultural and political stories that make up Hamilton, the escarpment city at the Head of the Lake. 2017.Years of dust: the story of the Dust Bowl
Par Albert Marrin. 2009
Discusses causes and effects of the environmental and social disaster that swept across the Great Plains in the 1930s during…
the Great Depression. Explains that farmers and ranchers unwittingly caused conditions that led to the dust storms and the loss of the land they had settled. Grades 5-8. c2009.Woodswoman
Par Anne LaBastille. 1976
True story of an ecologist who headed into the Adirondack Mountains to forge a life in the wilderness, in a…
log cabin she built herself, after her divorce. Details her struggle against the elements, along with her descriptions of the changing seasons and the breathtaking wildlife. 1976.With wings as eagles
Par Perry Epler Gresham. 1980
Wise and healthy living: a commonsense approach to aging well (Self-counsel retirement series)
Par Richard Underwood, Brenda Breeden Underwood. 1989
This guide to a healthy, active retirement includes tips on creating an exercise plan, starting a healthy diet, and creating…
goals for your retirement years. The authors also discuss personal security, support groups and coping with loss. 1989.Widower of the novelist Iris Murdoch tells an inspirational, painful, and ultimately uplifting story of how he had to grapple…
with his fate as a man by beginning life anew, in his mid-seventies. 2001.White silk & black tar: a journal of the Alaska oil spill
Par Page Spencer. 1990
The author, a native Alaskan and an ecologist with the National Park Service, was on her honeymoon when the Exxon…
Valdez oil spill occurred in 1989. Within days she was heading up a team that monitored the effect of the spill on the pristine wilderness. She gives a personal account of the devastating environmental tragedy. 1990.Where on earth are we going?
Par Maurice F Strong. 2000
A call to action on behalf of the environment and the world, giving a thoughtful account of the scenario that…
lies ahead for the Earth if human consumption and pollution continue to occur at their current rates. The author explains how he came by his opinions and how he became an authority on the subject. 2000.Where did I leave my glasses?: the what, when, and why of normal memory loss
Par Martha Weinman Lear. 2008
Perhaps the greatest source of anxiety for America's aging boomers is what's happening to their memory. Lear provides reassurance (a…
certain amount of forgetfulness in the middle-aged and young elderly is normal) along with the holy quartet of memory aids: eat healthily, avoid stress, get lots of sleep, and exercise both body and mind regularly. For those who fear early-onset Alzheimer's, Lear provides a chart differentiating normal memory loss from dementia, and describes new research on drugs that improve memory and cognition. 2008.What are we going to do now?: helping your parents in their senior years
Par William Molloy. 1996
Geriatrician William Molloy provides a practical guide for adult children who face the difficulties of caring for elderly parents. He…
describes the physical changes which accompany aging, and deals with sexuality, health, independence, loneliness, and the fear of being institutionalized. He also discusses relationships and communication between the generations, and how to select a retirement or nursing facility. 1996.Water: the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization
Par Steven Solomon. 2010
Journalist explains water's role in shaping societies and cultures since the earliest civilizations. Notes global concerns over demand and access…
to clean water and the power struggle between countries that have water resources and those that do not. c2010.Wanderer on my native shore
Par George Reiger. 1983
Waking the frog: solutions for our climate change paralysis
Par Tom Rand. 2014
Venture capitalist, entrepreneur, engineer, and philosopher Tom Rand explains why climate disruption might just be our very own pot of…
hot water. Rand looks to contemporary psychology, economics, business, and finance to explain our stasis in the face of one of the most fundamental problems of our time. c2014.