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Religion, Environment, Politics and government, Science and technology
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In his role as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis offers his views on climate change, human stewardship…
of the environment, and social responsibility, including the need to curb the destructive tendencies of consumerism. Spanish language. 2005
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Nature, Environment, Science and technology
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Harvard astronomer presents controversial theory regarding possible evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Describes the 2017 discovery of…
an object flying through our inner solar system, but not conforming to any traits of known interstellar and interplanetary objects such as comets or asteroids. Spanish language. 2021
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Nature, Environment, Biography
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Ecologist presents trees as part of the cycle of life and their participation in the social communication network of forests.…
Topics include tree evolution, perception of other trees, announcing warnings and providing defense, and the concept of Mother Trees. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2021
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Nature, Animals and wildlife, Environment, Science and technology
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A rhythmic story that explores the food chain in the South Sea. Who will be at the top? The swarms…
of krill? Or maybe the barracuda? Or will it be the big shark? Includes activities for children. For preschool-grade 2. Spanish language. 2015
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Nature, History, Environment, Literature, General non-fiction
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"In Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics…
ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing songbirds from the Empire State Building as they migrate through the Tribute of Light, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk's poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds' nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife. By one of this century's most important and insightful nature writers, Vesper Flights is a captivating and foundational book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love and loss and how we make sense of the world around us." -- Goodreads
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History, Environment, Science and technology, Politics and government, Business and economics, Nature, Social issues
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"Just as the 20th century was the era of the "oil/gas wars" that were part of the superpowers' geostrategic games,…
the 21st century is oriented towards the "global water wars" that have already begun in some areas of the planet, full of sea water and, paradoxically, where most humans are thirsty." -- Translation provided by NLS
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Nature, Environment, Animals and wildlife
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"Cambridge lecturer describes the year she spent training a goshawk, a decision she came to after the sudden death of…
her father in 2007. Discusses the field of falconry, which her father avidly practiced, the grieving process, and author T.H. White's book The Goshawk." -- Provided by NLS
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Animals and wildlife, Nature, Environment
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"The wife of a Kenya game warden recounts the couple's unique relationship with the lioness Elsa. Recalls raising the orphaned…
cub for three years and ingeniously training her to fend for herself. Describes how Elsa recognized her human friends even after she returned to the wild." -- Provided by NLS
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History, Environment, Science and technology, Health and medicine, Nature
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"Drawing on a decade of archival research and on-the-ground interviews in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, Kate Brown unveils the full…
breadth of the devastation and the whitewash that followed. Her findings make clear the irreversible impact of man-made radioactivity on every living thing; and hauntingly, they force us to confront the untold legacy of decades of weapons-testing and other nuclear incidents, and the fact that we are emerging into a future for which the survival manual has yet to be written." -- Goodreads
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Nature, Religion, Environment
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"Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great…
thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear, to awe, to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In this short but deeply powerful book, the best-selling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world's religious traditions, she vividly describes nature's central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature's potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves." -- Provided by publisher
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Environment, Nature, Indigenous peoples, Social issues, Biography
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"I tried really hard and I didn't get an explanation. After a forty-day search performed by some of the world's…
best-trained soldiers in the matter of survival and jungle tracking, the four missing children happened to appear barely 30 feet away from where the shaman said they would be. It all happened under the influence of yage, a sacred drink that, according to Amazonian cultures, heals all illnesses and gives you dream-like visions for a few minutes, allowing you to enter the depths of your mind or travel freely through time and space. In the interviews done for the book, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, told me that he tried yage in his youth on two separate occasions. The first time he learned that caring for nature should be his main reason to live. The second time he received the chilling vision of his own death. This is also the story of abused children who found a chance for happiness following a tragedy; of indigenous communities living in poverty, and yet owners of the giant lung that could save humanity; of a general who won the most crucial battle of his life without firing a single shot, and the story of a tracking dog that picked up the footprints of the surviving children, but couldn't find its way out of the jungle." -- Provided by publisher
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Nature, Environment, Poetry
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"A Junior Library Guild selection, this book about Mother Earth reflects Argueta's indigenous roots and his appreciation for the natural…
world. Felipe Ugalde Alcántara's stunning illustrations depict streams, mountains and wildlife in their habitat. Containing the English and Spanish text on each page.... This is an excellent choice to encourage children to write their own poems about nature and to begin conversations about the interconnected web of life." -- Provided by publisher
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Environment, Politics and government, Science and technology
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Este es el texto completo de Laudato Si', la carta encíclica histórica del Papa Francisco que, como la revista Time…
ha comentado, ha "conmovido a la comunidad internacional".En la Carta encíclica sobre el cambio climático y la desigualdad, el celebrado Papa exhorta al mundo a que combata la degradación ambiental del medio ambiente y su impacto sobre los pobres. En una llamada inspiradora que no está sólo dirigida a lectores católicos, sino también a una audiencia mucho más amplia, el Papa cita una aplastante evidencia científica, que no deja dudas sobre la existencia del cambio climático y su origen en un nivel histórico de distribución desigual de la riqueza.En breve, como el New York Times lo calificó, es "un llamado urgente a la acción ... para convencer a seguidores en todo el mundo de que modifiquen su conducta, con la esperanza de proteger a un planeta frágil."The complete text of Laudato Si', the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that, as Time magazine reported, "rocked the international community"In the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact on the poor. In a stirring, clarion call that is not merely aimed at Catholic readers but rather at a wide, lay audience, the Pope cites the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change, and does not hesitate to detail how it is the result of a historic level of unequal distribution of wealth.It is, in short, as the New York Times labeled it, "An urgent call to action . . . intended to persuade followers around the world to change their behavior, in hopes of protecting a fragile planet."
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Environment, Arts and entertainment, Science and technology
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Barro Colorado Island is the crown jewel of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and the most thoroughly studied tropical rainforest…
on Earth. This book reveals the extreme interconnections of life in a tropical forest, with lavishly beautiful full-color photographs. It gives an eyewitness view of the fascinating biodiversity, ecology, and evolution of tropical forests. A Magic Web has particular value for scientists and environmentalists, as it offers a comprehensive review of more than 100 years of biological research of a tropical rainforest. It comprises the most important ecological and evolutionary processes that shape life in a tropical forest and contribute to its incredible diversity. Lastly, this beautiful volume clearly shows why the conservation of tropical forests are vital for Earth's future. Isla de Barro Colorado es la joya de la corona del Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, y la selva tropical más estudiado en la Tierra. Este libro revela las interconexiones extremas de la vida en un bosque tropical, con ricamente hermosas fotografías a todo color. Da una vista ocular de la fascinante biodiversidad, la ecología y la evolución de los bosques tropicales. Un Tejido Mágico tiene un valor especial para los científicos y los ecologistas, ya que ofrece una revisión completa de más de 100 años de investigación biológica de la selva tropical. Se compone de los procesos ecológicos y evolutivos más importantes que dan forma a la vida en un bosque tropical y contribuyen a su increíble diversidad. Por último, este hermoso volumen muestra claramente por qué la conservación de los bosques tropicales son vitales para el futuro de la Tierra.
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Games, Humour
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Con más de cien divertidos enigmas sobre refrescos explosivos, submarinos, montañas rusas y pingüinos, este libro está lleno de retos…
de lógica y cálculo para compartir en familia antes de ir a dormir.
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Games
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¡Conviértete en el mejor entrenador de Pokémon del mundo! Con esta guía, te vas encontrar con los mejores consejos y…
trucos para convertirte en un maestro en el menor tiempo posible. Te guiaremos a través de los consejos y trucos más buscados que los usuarios han encontrado en el juego. ¡Si quieres acelerar la diversión, este es el libro indicado para ti! Estos son algunos de los temas que trataremos: •Cómo empezar •Cómo encontrar más Pokémones •Cómo subir de nivel más rápido y con más eficiencia •Cómo encontrar Pokémones en equipo •Cómo hacer para que no se descargue la batería con estrategias avanzadas •Ítems •Consejos y trucos de realidad aumentada •Consejos especiales de Pokeparadas •Secretos y pistas También, encontrarás más consejos, trucos y secretos en esta guía. ¡Si no quieres perder el tiempo en detalles innecesarios y sólo deseas quedarte con aquello que te convertirá en el mejor jugador, entonces, este es tu libro! ¡Lee este libro ahora mismo y conviértete en el maestro que eres! Palabras clave: Guía de Pokémon Go, Consejos de Pokémon Go, Pokémon Go.
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Health and medicine, Environment, Science and technology
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El primer examen en profundidad de los fundamentos sagrados del mundo del herbalismo medicinal de los aborígenes norteamericanos • Revela…
cómo los chamanes y sanadores “hablan” con las plantas para descubrir sus propiedades medicinales • Incluye las oraciones y canciones medicinales vinculadas con el uso de cada una de las plantas examinadas A medida que los seres humanos evolucionaron en la Tierra, utilizaron plantas para todo lo imaginable --alimentos, armas, canastas, vestimentas, refugio y remedios de salud. En su libro Medicina con plantas sagradas, Stephen Harrod Buhner analiza la relación de larga data entre los pueblos aborígenes y las plantas y examina las técnicas y estados mentales que utilizan estas culturas para comunicarse con el mundo botánico. El autor explora la dimensión sagrada de las interacciones entre seres humanos y plantas --un territorio en el que los humanos experimentamos la comunicación con las plantas como expresiones del Espíritu. Con respecto a cada planta curativa descrita en el libro, el autor presenta sus usos medicinales, normas para su preparación y elementos ceremoniales como las oraciones y canciones medicinales vinculadas con el uso de la planta.
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Animals and wildlife, Environment, Nature
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Hace diez años, todavía había quien dudaba del cambio climático, las abejas no estaban en peligro de extinción, y reciclar…
era opcional. Hoy, todo esto es nuestra realidad. #AhoraoNuncaLibro Vivimos en un mundo en el que: 1.- los grandes bosques... están siendo talados. 2.- muchas especies de animales... desaparecen cada año. 3.- los veranos son más largos y calurosos..., y los inviernos más cortos y menos fríos. Ahora o nunca nos da una vuelta al mundo para ver la realidad de la Tierra con los ojos abiertos. Aprenderás qué puedes hacer tú, día a día, paso a paso, para salvar el planeta.
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Humour, Games
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Descripción del libro: Obtén accesso instantaneo a las bromas más divertidas de Super Mario Bros. Estás a punto de descubrir…
algunas de las bromas más divertidas de Super Mario Bros. ¡Este libro está lleno de ellas! ¡Descubre los personajes más populares de Nintendo junto con bromas y memes tontos y divertidos sobre ellos! ¡Descarga tu copia instantáneamente! ¡Cómprelo hoy y conozca las bromas más divertidas de Mario Bros!
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Humour, Games
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¡Consigue acceso directo a los memes más divertidos de Fortnite! Descubrirás los mejores memes de Fortnite. En este libro encontrarás…
algunos de los mejores memes de Fortnite. ¡Descubre el juego más popular de Epic Games a través de los chistes y memes más tontos, ridículos y, simplemente, más divertidos! ¡Descarga tu ejemplar fácilmente! ¡Hazte con él y descubre los memes más populares de Fortnite!