The authors highlight critical environmental problems and suggest national and international measures by which the problems can be alleviated

Healing The Planet: Strategies For Resolving The Environmental Crisis

Politics & Social Sciences

Ehrlich, Paul

Ehrlich, Anne

Social Sciences

Da Capo Press

“The scientific discoveries described in this book may turn out . . . to have been the most important research findings in the long history of science.” ―Lewis Thomas, from the ForewardThe Cold and the Dark is the record of the Conference on the Long-Term Worldwide Biological Consequences of Nuclear War, held in Washington, D.C., on October 31 to November 1, 1983. The conference involved over 200 scientists from many nations and drew together the best available scientific information. Its central finding was the phenomenon of nuclear winter: a much more profound and long-lasting devastation of the earth and atmosphere than had been believed possible before. In the two principal papers, Carl Sagan presents the atmospheric and climatic consequences of nuclear war and Paul Ehrlich summarizes its biological implications. Also included is the text of the “Moscow Link” ―a dialogue between Soviet and American scientists on nuclear winter―and the technical papers providing the scientific evidence for the book’s conclusions.

The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War

History

Military

W.W.Norton&Company

In this timely and informative book, two pediatric allergy specialists reveal simple steps that parents can take to stop attacks and improve their child's health.

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Children's Allergies and Asthma: Simple Steps to Help Stop Attacks and Improve Your Child's Health

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Chiaramonte, Larry

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Grand Central Publishing

Wild Solutions

Business & Money

Beattie, Andrew

Economics

Melbourne University

Gesammelte Arbeiten zur Immunitätsforschung (Classic Reprint) (German Edition)

Medical Books

Forgotten Books

This is the most complete and authoritative reference book about the birds of North America -- up to date and in field-guide format. 
 The Birder's Handbook is the first of its kind: a portable library of fascinating information not included in your identification guide. For each of the 646 species of birds that breed in North America, The Birder's Handbook will tell you at a glance: 
 * Where the bird nests, and which sex(es) build(s) the nest;
 * How many eggs the bird lays, what they look like, which patent incubates and for how long, and how the young are cared for;
 * Food preferences and foraging habits. 
 You will also find information about displays and mating, wintering, conservation status, and much more. In addition, The Birder's Handbook contains some 250 short essays covering all aspects of avian natural history.

Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Simon&Schuster

Argues that the human mind has failed to comprehend the modern world and suggests that it must be trained to notice large gradual changes as well as short sudden ones

New World, New Mind: Moving Toward Conscious Evolution

Ornstein, Robert E.

Psychology & Counseling

Touchstone Books

As the human population skyrockets and the toxic impact of human society spreads, the natural habitats of birds degrade and diminish and the bird populations decline. Two hundred years ago, when the United States and Canada were home to less than 5 million people, they were also home to some 650 species of birds. Today, more than 280 million people live there, and 33 bird species have already been driven to extinction and well over 150 are in danger of extinction in all. Or parts of their range. This book, organized and written by the authors of The Birder's Handbook, and enriched by 191 strikingly beautiful color paintings illustrating all of the birds treated, is the first concise, authoritative review of the status of the birds currently imperiled in the United States and Canada - those that are federally listed as Endangered or Threatened and those that are listed by the National Audubon Society as suffering local or regional or. Widespread decline. It also treats the birds that have been driven to extinction in the past two centuries, since the stories of their somber fates can help us learn how to save the other birds that are in jeopardy. Because birdwatchers and others are showing increased interest in the tropical birds that survive in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, the book includes separate sections on the imperiled and extinct birds of those areas. Hawaii is of special importance: because it has. Seen so many extinctions just in the years since Cook's arrival (23 species and subspecies), it provides a laboratory for studying the impact of civilization on birds in the wild. The individual texts - written in clear, non-technical language - cover requirements for successful nesting and feeding; worldwide and North American breeding range, wintering range, and imperiled portions of range; current population estimates (for Threatened and Endangered birds); behavioral. And other factors pertinent to conservation; former and/or current threats associated with decline; current status of imperilment; federally funded recovery plans; and the date of last sighting, in those desperate cases where extinction is imminent or already a fact. In the last century, coal miners took canaries into the mines, reasoning that if poisonous gases were present, the birds would give warning by succumbing first. Now birds are serving as miners' canaries once. Again. In the language of ecology, they are good indicator species, warning us that too many people, unbridled consumption of wildlands and other natural resources, faulty technologies, and irresponsible disposal of chemical and other wastes threaten not just birds but ourselves and every other living thing. In our daily lives we seldom see the terrible effects of these forces but they are demonstrated every day by scientific surveys of the environment, around the world.

Birds in Jeopardy: The Imperiled and Extinct Birds of the United States and Canada

Wheye, Darryl

Dobkin, David

Biological Sciences

Stanford University Press

Discusses endangered species of birds and birds that have become extinct since 1776

An essential teen's guide to living with allergies. Allergies are fairly common, affecting more than 60 million Americans, or about 1 in 5 people. When people experience an allergic reaction to something, their immune system thinks the substance-for instance, food, dust, pollen, or medicines-is harmful to the body. In response, it sends off a false alarm in the form of an allergic reaction, which may occur in the eyes, nose, throat, lungs, skin, or intestinal tract. Milder reactions come in the form of slightly itchy eyes, a runny nose, itchy throat, or other uncomfortable symptoms. Severe allergic reactions, on the other hand, can be life threatening. Although there is no medication that can cure allergies, there are many effective treatments available to control them. This accessible new guide provides all the information teens need to understand allergies and their impact on daily life. Loaded with helpful sidebars, appendixes, and real-life cases, this straightforward resource is sure to be useful for teens coping with allergies.

Living with Allergies (Teen's Guides)

Bowers, Elizabeth Shimer

Children's Books

Checkmark Books

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