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• The Complete Ecotopia

  Callenbach, Ernest,

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  The Complete Ecotopia presents, for the first time, an early classic of environmental science fiction in its entirety

• The River Why

  Duncan, David James

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  Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that leads him to an astonishing task.

• A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

  Maclean, Norman, 1902-1990

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• The Hungry Tide

  Ghosh, Amitav

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  The author of The Glass Palace presents a new novel of life in modern India, chronicling the interwoven journey of an American marine biologist and a Delhi businessman who travel to the remote Sundarban islands which are devastated by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Man Who Planted Trees

  Giono, Jean, 1895-1970

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  A barren region in France is brought back to life by the efforts of Elzeard Bouffier who, with great determination, plants 100 acorns everyday over thirty years. Based on a true story.

• Outside

  Six Short Stories

  Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945-2020,

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  These six stories offer insight into the relationships between humans and animals, creativity and beauty, and life and death. Barry Moser's eleven layered engravings provide a meditative experience that parallels Lopez's complex sense of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Only the Animals

  Dovey, Ceridwen

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  In a collection of extraordinary stories, the souls of 10 animals are caught up in human conflicts over the last century and connected to both famous and little-known writers in surprising ways, providing an animals'-eye-view of humans at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prodigal Summer

  a Novel

  Kingsolver, Barbara

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  Wildlife biologist Deanna is caught off guard by an intrusive young hunter, while bookish city wife Lusa finds herself facing a difficult identity choice, and elderly neighbors find attraction at the height of a long-standing feud.

• Sanctuary

  a Tale of Life in the Woods

  Monette, Paul

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  The final work by the critically acclaimed late author presents a classic fairy tale that brings the world of the Great Horned Owl to life as he sets his intolerant agenda for the forest, perceptively capturing the strangeness of society's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Overstory

  a Novel

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  An impassioned novel of activism is comprised of interlocking fables about nine strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. Winner of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Above the Waterfall

  a Novel

  Rash, Ron, 1953-

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  Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have shaped their lives in contemporary Appalachia, a sheriff on the brink of retirement and a haunted park ranger confront violent forces when an elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Earth Abides

  Stewart, George R., 1895-1980

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  Returning from a field trip, Isherwood Williams discovers that a mysterious plague has destroyed human civilization during his absence and makes his way to San Francisco, where he finds a few survivors who build a small community, living…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga

  Whitty, Julia

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  A collection of natural world stories by an O. Henry Award-winning writer features such characters as animals, historical figures, and everyday people who discover liberation through memory, rebellion, and knowledge. A first collection.

• Anthill

  a Novel

  Wilson, Edward O.

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  The Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents the adventures of Raff, a modern-day Huck Finn in Alabama, whose love of ants transforms his life and those around him as he fights condo developers intent on destroying an endangered tract of…Read moreRead more of this annotation