Orientare pentru natură

‘Calmness is the rarest quality in human life. It is the poise of a great nature, in harmony with itself and its ideals. It is the moral atmosphere of a life self-centred, self-reliant, and self-cont …

The Anthropocene is a term proposed for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards) to highlight the role of humanity in the transformation of earth’s environmen …

Each chapter of this book presents some of the author’s observations relating to small furry animals in America, including the squirrel, the chipmunk, woodchuck, rabbit, muskrat, skunk, fox, weasel, …

Camuto delivers insights on Mount Desert Island, a place of stunning beauty and natural wonders. Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park have been described as the climax of the coast of Maine. …

Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the best-selling author of Moby-Duck. Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an “ …

The Adventures of Scuba Jack is at it again with another fun adventure! By using his imagination, Scuba Jack takes Little Fish to meet some fascinating sea creatures. Or does he? Everyone knows that …

First published in 1830, ‘Rural Rides’ is a collection of sketches and diary entries written by William Cobbett. They concern various rural journeys around England, and offer the reader an authentic …

‘There is no scientist today whose books I look forward to reading with greater anticipation of enjoyment and enlightenment than Stephen Jay Gould.’—Martin Gardner Among scientists who write, no one …

“Out of the Woods is a brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and nature, religion and love. No one is writing quite like this.”— Olivia Lang, author of The Lonely City In this highly original …

Artist and writer Emmy Savage can’t recall a time when she was happier than when she was hiking as a teenager in the High Sierra. So when she retired at sixty-five, she moved from her home in Marylan …