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Don Casey's Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maintenance Manual: Including Inspecting the Aging Sailboat, Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair, Sailboat Refinishing, Sailbo»rank: 27608par: Don Casey
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Into the Wild»rank: 16105par: Jon Krakauer
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'God, he was a smart kid...' So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for death by starvation in an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska? This is the question that Jon Krakauer's book tries to answer. While it doesn'tcannotanswer the question with certainty, lnto the Wild does shed considerable light along the way. Not only about McCandless's 'Alaskan odyssey,' but also the forces that drive people to drop out of society and test themselves in other ways. ... |
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The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology»rank: 10878par: Alister E. McGrath
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'God, he was a smart kid...' So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for death by starvation in an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska? This is the question that Jon Krakauer's book tries to answer. While it doesn'tcannotanswer the question with certainty, lnto the Wild does shed considerable light along the way. Not only about McCandless's 'Alaskan odyssey,' but also the forces that drive people to drop out of society and test themselves in other ways. ... |
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Silent Spring»rank: 49624par: Rachel Carson
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from ... |
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Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-To-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers»rank: 16221par: Stephen D. Farmer
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from ... |
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Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers»rank: 43653par: Carl R. Branan
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from ... |
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Gaviotas: A Village To Reinvent The World (10th anniv. Ed)»rank: 44747par: Alan Weisman
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from ... |
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A Natural History of the Senses»rank: 48492par: Diane Ackerman
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'0ne of the real tests of writers,' notes Ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, 'is how well they write about smells. lf they can't describe the scent of sanctity in a church, can you trust them to describe the suburbs of the heart?' Ackerman passes the test, writing with ease and fluency about the five senses. Did you know that bat guano smells like stale Wheat Thins? That Bach's music can quell anger around the world? That the leaves that shimmer so beautifully in fall have ... |
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A Supremely Bad Idea»rank: 11177par: Luke Dempsey
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'0ne of the real tests of writers,' notes Ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, 'is how well they write about smells. lf they can't describe the scent of sanctity in a church, can you trust them to describe the suburbs of the heart?' Ackerman passes the test, writing with ease and fluency about the five senses. Did you know that bat guano smells like stale Wheat Thins? That Bach's music can quell anger around the world? That the leaves that shimmer so beautifully in fall have ... |
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The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World»rank: 20250par: Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley
Chroniques et points de vue:From :'0ne of the real tests of writers,' notes Ackerman in this liveliest of nature books, 'is how well they write about smells. lf they can't describe the scent of sanctity in a church, can you trust them to describe the suburbs of the heart?' Ackerman passes the test, writing with ease and fluency about the five senses. Did you know that bat guano smells like stale Wheat Thins? That Bach's music can quell anger around the world? That the leaves that shimmer so beautifully in fall have ... |