by Michael Pollan  
Powells.com Staff Pick I talked about this book every morning at the water cooler and every evening at dinner. Pollan takes a possibly dry subject — agriculture — and makes it epic. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by James Gustave Speth Publisher Comments How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit... (read more) Your Price $19.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Dk Publishing Synopsis Featuring an Introduction by the grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, this reference to the world's oceans is now in a compact paperback format, ideal for the entire family. Full color.... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Luna B. Leopold Publisher Comments A pioneering work in the study of landform development under processes associated with running water. 2 appendixes.<BR>... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your Price $13.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Carol Ekarius Publisher Comments Cows and horses, donkeys and mules, sheep and goats, pigs and fowl, even llamas are living on small farms and in backyard barnyards throughout the United States. But how and where are these critters being housed? Author Carol Ekarius knows. In How to... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Joseph Jenkins
Publisher Comments There are almost seven billion defecating people on planet Earth, but few who have any clue about how to constructively handle the burgeoning mountain of human crap. "The Humanure Handbook," third edition, will amuse you, educate you, and possibly offend... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your Price $17.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Garr M. (edt) Jones Publisher Comments Pumping Station Design, 3rd is an essential reference for all professionals. From the expert city engineer to the new design officer, this book assists those who need to apply the fundamentals of various disciplines and subjects in order to produce a... (read more) List Price $260.00 Your Price $244.25 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by V Alaric Sample Publisher Comments Recent advances in remote-sensing technology and the processing of remote-sensing data through geographic information systems (GIS) present ecologists and resource managers with a tremendously valuable tool - but only if they are able to understand its... (read more) Your Price $5.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by K Sivaramakrishnan Publisher Comments Modern Forests is an environmental, institutional, and cultural history of forestry in colonial eastern India. By carefully examining the influence of regional political formations and biogeographic processes on land and forest management, this book... (read more) Your Price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Rothenberg Publisher Comments Air in our everyday and imaginative lives, as portrayed by a wide range of writers, photographers, and artists.... (read more) Your Price $7.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by James Howard Kunstler
Powells.com Staff Pick In his previous books, James Kunstler focused on the shortsighted vision of suburban planning; now he expands that view to the country's urban growth challenges and the need to drastically change our current course of auto and oil dependency. The Long... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Gary Ginsberg and Brian Toal Publisher Comments Two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. This guide provides scenarios and real-life examples, including important warning signs.... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Judy Pangman Publisher Comments Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in backyards throughout the country— in the suburbs, rural towns, and even on city plots. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Ross Mars Publisher Comments Permaculture experts Ross and Jenny Mars outline the steps to transform your garden into a productive living system. Modeled upon the development of Candlelight Farm, and illustrated with photographs, this guide encourages the reader to make positive... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Abigail R Gehring Publisher Comments Over 100,000 sold! Now newly revised and up to date, with over 2,000 color photographs and illustrations. Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
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