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Displaying records 171 through 180 of 883 |
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Price: $17.95
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Sale: $17.10
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Manufacturer: International Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: International Books
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Publisher: International Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 307
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Publication Date: 1996-03-01
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Reading Level: 140
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Description: In Western societies, people rarely experience a link between agriculture and spirituality. Yet there is an important connection, and it can be experienced at a profound level. Is it time and is it possible to rethink our spiritual connection to nature? The result is this very lively, dynamic book, exploring the relationship between people and the land, agriculture and spirituality, in a number of cultures.
An intriguing book for students and teachers of agriculture, for environmentalists, ecologists, agriculturalists, theologians and people concerned with God's creation. |
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Price: $20.00
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Sale: $12.51
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Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: InterVarsity Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 261.8362
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Publication Date: 2000-08
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Reading Level: 213
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Description: "God intends our care of the creation to reflect our love for the Creator." from the foreword by John Stott For the theologians and scientists who are the contributors to this book, the care of creation is crucial to human survival and a supreme test of the reality of Christian faith. Such concern is not just the selfish interest of the developed North. Nor is it a minority enthusiasm, peculiar to bird-watchers and tree-huggers. Rather, it stems from what should be a communion of worship between the human and natural worlds. There is now a belated and increasingly evident humility abroad, which recognizes that scientific and political solutions alone are inadequate. The Care of Creation starts from the Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation of 1994, which has been endorsed by several hundred church leaders throughout the world. The book is a stimulating and provocative international commentary by leading theologians and environmental practitioners. Contributors: Richard Bauckham - R. J. Berry - Calvin B. DeWitt - Susan Drake - Timothy Dudley-Smith - Ron Elsdon - John Guillebaud - Peter Harris - John T. Houghton - Alister E. McGrath - I. Howard Marshall - Jurgen Moltmann - Michael S. Northcott - Oliver M. T. O'Donovan - Ghillean T. Prance - Stephen Rand - Ronald J. Sider - Howard J. Van Till - Lynn White - Loren Wilkinson - Richard T. Wright - foreword by John Stott
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Manufacturer: Carnegie Museum of Natural
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Natural
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Dewey Decimal Number: 599.0543
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Publication Date: 1984-12
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Reading Level: 380
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $8.98
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Manufacturer: World Wisdom
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Barry McDonald
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Publisher: World Wisdom
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Edition: 336
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Dewey Decimal Number: 291.24
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Publication Date: 2004-02-25
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: This anthology, combining articles by Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and Native American scholar, looks at the environmental crisis through a spiritual lens.
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Price: $65.00
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Sale: $19.74
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Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Bobbi S. Low
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 305.3
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Publication Date: 1999-11-29
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? Why is killing infants routine in some cultures, but forbidden in others? Why is incest everywhere taboo? Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics to show that these and many other questions about human behavior largely come down to evolution and sex. More precisely, as she shows in this uniquely comprehensive and accessible survey of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, they come down to the basic principle that all organisms evolved to maximize their reproductive success and seek resources to do so. Low begins by reviewing the fundamental arguments and assumptions of behavioral ecology: selfish genes, conflicts of interest, and the tendency for sexes to reproduce through different behaviors. She explains why in primate species--from chimpanzees and apes to humans--males seek to spread their genes by devoting extraordinary efforts to finding mates, while females find it profitable to expend more effort on parenting. Low illustrates these sexual differences among humans by showing that in places as diverse as the parishes of nineteenth-century Sweden, the villages of seventeenth-century China, and the forests of twentieth-century Brazil, men have tended to seek power and resources, from cattle to money, to attract mates, while women have sought a secure environment for raising children. She makes it clear, however, they have not done so simply through individual efforts or in a vacuum, but that men and women act in complex ways that involve cooperation andcoalition building and that are shaped by culture, technology, tradition, and the availability of resources. Low also considers how the evolutionary drive to acquire resources leads to environmental degradation and warfare and asks whether our behavior could be channeled in more constructive ways.
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Price: $23.00
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Sale: $4.80
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Manufacturer: Anchor
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Norman Myers
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Publisher: Anchor
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Edition: Rev Upd Su
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.7
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Publication Date: 1993-01-01
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: For the first time since its publication in l984, a completely updated and revised edition of this best-selling atlas which brings it into the 1990s, incorporating the new events, issues, and statistics of the past decade.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $17.50
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Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paul Shepard
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Publisher: University of Georgia Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 304.2
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Publication Date: 1998-02
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Reading Level: 302
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Description: In what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and gathering lifestyle as a model more closely in tune with our essential nature. Shepard advocates affirming the profound and beautiful nature of the hunter and gatherer, redefining agriculture and combining technology with hunting and gathering to recover a livable environment and a peaceful society.
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Price: $72.95
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Sale: $50.20
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Manufacturer: Gedisa Editorial S a
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Albert Gore
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Publisher: Gedisa Editorial S a
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Edition: Tra
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Dewey Decimal Number: 327
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Publication Date: 2007-03-30
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Reading Level: 325
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Price: $350.00
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Sale: $250.74
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 2
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.7
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Publication Date: 2001-12-13
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Reading Level: 1424
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Description: Mapping the relationship between human society and the Earth, the Encyclopedia of Global Change is the first general reference guide to the impact of politics, population, economics, and technology on the planet. Containing over 300 original, signed articles by distinguished scholars, it is the comprehensive work for this multi-discipline, high-profile field.
The Encyclopedia synethsizes current knowledge on natural and human-made changes in the Earth's physical , chemical, and biological systems and the effects of these changes on society. Areas such as altered ecosystems, climate change, food supply, water production and consumption, population, and the political impact of global change are covered in detail. And the clearly written articles also include responses to global modification, agreements and associations, institutions, policies, biographies, and case studies.
Enhanced by 1,500 illustrations, extensive cross-references, bibliographies, and an index, the Encyclopedia of Global Change links essential knowledge across many fields-geography, geology, geophysics, atmospheric science, political science, economics, technology, and others-in a resource that is both accessible and authoritative. The jargon-free language makes it an excellent work for the professional scholar as well as the interested general reader.
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Price: $27.50
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Sale: $14.89
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Manufacturer: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Roderick Nash
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Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 179.1
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Publication Date: 1989-01
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: Charting the history of contemporary philosophical and religious beliefs regarding nature, Roderick Nash focuses primarily on changing attitudes toward nature in the United States. His work is the first comprehensive history of the concept that nature has rights and that American liberalism has, in effect, been extended to the nonhuman world.
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