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Tongass: Pulp Politics and the Fight for the Alaska Rain Forest
by Kathie Durbin1. Tongass National Forest (Alaska)-Management-Logging-Environmental aspects- Wood-pulp industry-Rain forest conservation.
Genetics and the Manipulation of Life
by Craig HoldregeCovers all areas of genetics in simple terms. There are detailed descriptions of the figures contained in the book. Contains glossary and index.
Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation
by Stephen BreyerReprinted lectures and thoughts from a United States Supreme Court justice.
Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics
by Margaret E. Keck Kathryn SikkinkSurvey of non-governmental organizations' role in pressing for improvements in areas such as human rights, environmental stewardship and more.
Down the Mississippi with Stinky: Two Women, a Canoe, and a Kitten
by Dorie BrunnerThe true adventures of a trip down the Mississippi from northern Minnesota to New Orleans in 1960.
Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World
by Alan AtkissonAtKisson sees concerned citizens and scientists who view the world hurtling toward self-destruction. Is it true that most of the human race could care less about their dire warnings?
Walden
by Henry David Thoreau Stephen FenderIn 1845 Henry David Thoreau began a new life, spending most of each week for over two years in a rough hut he built himself on the northwest shore of Walden Pond, just a mile and a half from his home town of Concord, Massachusetts. Walden is Thoreau's autobiographical account of this experiment in solitary living, his refusal to play by the rules of hard work and the accumulation of wealth and, above all, the freedom it gave him to adapt his living to the natural world around him. This new edition traces the sources of Thoreau's reading and thinking and considers the author in the context of his birthplace and his sense of its history - social, economic, and natural. In addition, an ecological appendix provides modern identifications of the myriad plants and animals to which Thoreau gave increasingly close attention as he became acclimatized to his life at Walden. Long-revered by political reformers and environmentalists, Walden is here reassessed by Stephen Fender, whose edition is based on research into the material conditions of Thoreau's life in Concord, and the town's place in the history of mid-nineteenth-century New England. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Barney Beagle Goes Camping
by Jean BethellPoor Barney. He tries to catch a fish, but ... He tries to help put up the tent, but ... Then, two hungry bears come ... This file should make an excellent embossed braille file.
Emergency Deep
by Michael DimercurioIslamic terrorists acquire the deadliest submarine in the world
Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
by David BudbillSeth and Daniel had been warned about Black Spruce Mountain, about the mysterious boy whose bones lay hidden near the misty peak, and about the howling screams many campers had heard in the deep of the night.
True Tales of Ghosts and Gales Mysterious Great Lakes' Shipwrecks
by Wes OleszewskiThe author after doing extensive research presents here, for the first time, seven tales of the Great lakes. Of men surviving, of ships lost at sea, of light houses, and their keepers and their dedication to saving every life, about the lakes unforgiving weather. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in lake history, ship history, or a good and true tale.
Summer Stinks
by Marty KellyFrom the book: Summer stinks. What more do you need to say About a hot, sweaty, bug riddled season? Well, what about heat stroke, or mosquitoes, or quicksand? Actually, you'll find 26 reasons summer stinks in this book--one for every letter of the alphabet. From "A is for ants" to "Z is for zapper", you'll never look at summer the same way again. An alphabetical lexicon for the estivally Dispirited. Other alphabet books are available from Bookshare. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
by Anatoli Boukreev G. Weston DewaltRob Hall and Scott Fischer both assemble teams of enthusiastic climbers who want to try their luck at climbing Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world (above sea level). This book is an account of what happened during the climb, as the climbers face both defeat and failure, drawing heavily on the viewpoint of Anatoli Boukreev, one of the guides employed by the Fischer expedition.
The Control Of Nature
by John McpheeThese three essays center around man's influence on nature and how it (nature) fights back. The First essay centers on New Orleans and how man's influence has contributed to it's now demise. Though written in 1989, Mcphee's research pretty much describes how Katrina, or in the case of the book, a theoretical storm, could have been made much less destructive had development been much less. The second article discusses efforts in Iceland to cool lava with saltwater and stop the destruction of a town. The third describes Los Angeles's expansion and possible demise due to run off and mud slides from the San Gabriel mountains. His premise in all three articles basically is, nature will ultimately have the last word in it's ultimate design.
Summit
by Marc MaurerIn this book you will meet "a blind college student worrying about meeting the challenges of his summer job as a camp counselor, a blind grandmother who wants to share storybooks with her baby granddaughter, a teen-ager fearing the loss of physical freedom she thought would necessarily accompany the loss of eyesight, and a second-grader hurt by his school teacher's obvious disdain for her blind students." Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Tornado
by Betsy ByarsA tornado is coming, and once Pete the farmhand gathers the family safely in the storm cellar, he distracts them with a favorite tale about a tornado from his childhood--and the surprise it brought: Among the debris left by this twister was a doghouse, complete with a dog inside! Pete goes on to tell more stories about this hole-digging, cardtrick-playing dog, aptly named Tornado; and it isn't hard to see how Tornado, and the stories about him, soon become a part of both past and present families.
Woodswoman
by Anne LabastilleA charming memoir in which the author tells about building her own log cabin, surviving harsh winters, living affably with nature, and thoroughly enjoying and beautifully describing this part of her life.
Hurricane Reef
by Bryce WaltonWhile visiting his uncle and cousin on a Caribbean island, Steve spends the summer performing science projects and collecting data that will help him win a Science scholarship to study oceanography at the U.S. Government Marine Science Institute at the University of Miami. Surviving a hurricane gives him a new outlook on life.
Master And Commander
by Patrick O'BrianThis novel establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R. N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars.
The Little Ice Age
by Brian M. FaganThe Little Ice Age, the most significant climate event of the last millennium, was sandwiched between two warm spells-- the Medieval Warm Period, which lasted from about 900 to 1300 AD, and the present global warming, which began in about 1850. Although climatologists long suspected the broad outlines of these periods, only within the past decade have they developed an accurate picture of climate conditions in historical times. They can now determine yearly average temperatures and rainfall, the times and magnitude of volcanic eruptions, and even how brightly the sun shone centuries ago. This book focuses on the weather, farming and the fishing and exploring of the north Atlantic.
His Indian Brother
by Hazel WilsonIn the early 1800's, Brad Porter and his father have traveled from boston to the Maine woods to build a cabin for the Porter family. Brad stays to continue preparing the cabin while his father goes back to bring Ma and the twin girls to their new home. But the time for returning passes and brad finds himself alone and in trouble, due to some mishaps such as a bear that eats most of the food, losing his father's rifle, and a broken ankle. He is in danger of starving when some Indians rescue him. One is chief kineowa, and the other is a boy around brad's age, sabattis. When the chief goes to join his tribe, Sabattis stays behind to care for Brad. Still grieving for his family, brad nevertheless finds it exciting to learn to hunt and fish as well as sabattis, whose somewhat contemptuous attitude changes gradually to friendship and respect as the boys share experiences, joys and dangers. Brad and sabattis come to regard themselves as brothers, yet Brad's lost family is still in his heart. Can he become an adopted member of sabattis's tribe, or will something happen to change his plans for a new life with his indian brother? This is a fine book for children, based on the same source material as The Sign of the Beaver, but in my opinion more engaging.
Cave Of Danger
by Bryce WaltonMat hopes to improve his family's financial troubles by discovering a new cave that no one else knows about. He thinks that charging the public for tours will bring his family the money they need. Getting lost in a cave gives Mat a different outlook on life, and teaches him things he never knew about himself.
True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny
by Patrick Robinson Daniel TopolskiFrom the book: In the harsh winter of 1986/7, an event took place in the Oxford University Boat Club which shook the University, and the rowing establishment, to their foundations. It became known, simply, as the Oxford Mutiny. A group of American students, all former internationals, had arrived at Oxford hoping to put some steel into a Boat Race crew still reeling from their recent humiliating defeat at the hands of Cambridge - a hammering which had ended an astounding ten-year winning streak by Oxford. But disagreements over training methods soon brought into focus a bitter clash of personalities between a quiet Scottish mature student, Donald Macdonald, the elected president of the Dark Blues, and a fierytempered rower from California, Christopher Clark. Embodying the amateur sporting traditions of the Boat Race on the one hand, and New World big-star sportsmanship on the other, these two men found two warring factions lining up behind them. The ensuing battle for the control of the Oxford University Boat Club raged for months, making headline news all over the world. Daniel Topolski who, as Chief Coach, had been the architect of Oxford's success, and who now found himself in the middle of this unprecedented row, has finally told his side of the story. Having lost their bid to oust Macdonald, the rebels pulled out of the Boat Race squad just six weeks before the race. Could he, against all odds, mould the inexperienced and demoralised reserve crew of no-hopers into a winning team? Reminiscent of Chariots of Fire, this book is not just about rowing, or even about sport. It concerns the clash of traditional and modern values; petty hatreds and great friendships; and, above all, the triumph of the human spirit.
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
by Beatrix PotterThis is no ordinary fishing trip! "There was a bite almost directly; the float gave a tremendous bobbit!" But this was no minnow, and to find out what it was, you will just have to read this charming story about Mr. Jeremy Fisher (frog) and his friends!