books about: endangered

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A Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply

Michael Schacker

The Lyons Press, 2008

Fascinating Account of the Disappearing Bees
Really riveting, easy to understand account of the mystery of the disappearing bees. The book begins with a fascinating description of the sophisticated bee behavior and hive society. It reminded me of the first time I became educated on ant colonies, marvelling at ...

Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It

Jane M. Healy

Simon & Schuster, 1999

A must read for anyone interested in childhood development or parenting
A large emphasis of this book is that we, as a species, are unique in that we have only a couple instincts, even crawling is learned and not prewired. Therefore our brain adapts to our environment, in the first year favoring areas which are being stimulated. As TV ...

Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008

When the European style of cooking met the plethora of ingredients native to the Americas, a new tradition was born
When the European style of cooking met the plethora of ingredients native to the Americas, a new tradition was born. "Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods" is a look at the forgotten foods of the American ...

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Board Book

Bill Martin, Eric Carle

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2006

Soon to be a classic
Another great book in the series. This one has a great message about protecting the animals children grow to love while reading Erin Carle.

Porch Talk: Stories of Decency, Common Sense, and Other Endangered Species

Philip Gulley

HarperOne, 2007

A pleasant surprise
I had never heard of Phillip Gulley before I was handed this book, and I have to admit the title was a little off-putting for me. I'm not an outdoorsy person and I immediately got the picture of sitting on an evening porch being eaten alive by mosquitoes. It didn't ...

Last Chance to See

Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine

Ballantine Books, 1992

Douglas Adams' best book
I like everything Adams ever put out, but I consider this one his best. It may not be as appealing to those who are mainly interested in the science fiction aspects of his other work, but the quality of writing and the subject material here are top notch. This book ...

The Future of Life

Edward O. Wilson

Vintage, 2003

We are drawn to the natural world--but why?
This remarkable volume is one of a series of books in which Wilson sets forth the nature of life on earth, the preciousness of biodiversity and the significance of its loss to the planet. He also tries to suggest value systems and pathways for humanity to surmount its ...

Tuna: A Love Story

Richard Ellis

Knopf, 2008

Astonishes on every page
Meet the biggest, fastest, warmest-blooded fish in the world. Richard Ellis' fact-packed, meticulously-researched book astonishes on every page. For openers: tuna hunt in packs like wolves. They see in color. They combine the streamlining and speed of sharks with many ...

X-Men: Endangered Species

Mike Carey, Christos Gage

Marvel Comics, 2008

Some of the best character moments in a very long time...
If you're looking for a book that promises "an all out action extravaganza" or to "forever changes the status quo," look elsewhere. Here you'll find more internal conflicts than external ones, more moral conundrums then explosions. Mike Carey is an extraordinary writer ...

The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction

David Quammen

Scribner, 1997

Plotting the roadmap to species extinction
"Islands are where species go to die." - David Quammen, author of THE SONG OF THE DODO This book is all about the birth, maturation, and real world applications of the science of island biogeography as it relates to the circumstances of species isolation and ...

One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost

University of California Press, 2008

Good idea, poorly executed.
I enjoy languages and browsing, and was excited to get a copy of the book. The book is well set out, with some colourful (but not very large) pictures to browse through. The sweep of languages is impressive, although space considerations mean that many of them are only ...

A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About It

Julie Hall

Green Goat Books, 2007

Belongs in Every Middle School Classroom!
This is an important and accessible book that clearly defines climate change and explores the many ways it is adversely affecting our world. It provides interesting examples of things people are already doing to fight climate change. Even better, it suggests positive ...

Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

Jimmy Carter

Simon & Schuster, 2006

A Respected Christian Gives our Nation a Much Needed Warning
In this very readable, wide-ranging and meaty book, Ex-President Jimmy Carter, ruminates, and worries about the erosion of American values as the erosion continue to sink the nation into the quick sand of arrogant, corrupt, mean-spirited, short-sighted and politically ...

Endangered Species (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)

Nevada Barr

Avon, 1998

history comes to life.
The action takes place on Cumberland Island. I've read the book, and visited the island. Now I want to share with my husband, so I got the audio book version: we will listen to it on our way back from Florida to California.

Bare Bones : A Novel

Kathy Reichs

Scribner, 2003

Zero to 183 in no time
I had just finished reading DEADLY DECISIONS by Kathy Reichs and was looking forward to reading BARE BONES, but it was kind of late at night and I thought: :Well, I can start this tomorrow." then after reading the back cover 5 or 6 times I decided to just start it, ...