On Borrowed Time : Australia's Environmental Crisis and What We Must Do About it by David Lindenmayer
39.95 NZD
Category: Environment
The author, one of Australia's leading authorities on biodiversity, presents a vivid picture of our current environmental position and warns that in almost every area of our natural world we are in imminent peril. First published 2007.
Ecological Intelligence: The Coming Age of Radical Transparency by Daniel Goleman
30.00 NZD
31.00 (3% off)
Category: Environment | Reading Level: very good
Although we all want to help the environment, our knowledge of what are 'green' choices is often so limited that we can do more harm than good. This book shows you: Why a T-shirt that claims it is '100% organic cotton' may be in fact no such thing; and, Why it's good to buy tulips from Kenya and wine fr ...Show more
Revenge of Gaia by James Lovelock
29.00 NZD
Category: Environment
For millennia, humankind has exploited the Earth without counting the cost. Now, as the world warms and weather patterns dramatically change, the Earth is beginning to fight back. James Lovelock, one of the giants of environmental thinking, argues passionately and poetically that, although global warmin ...Show more
The Secret Life of Trees - How They Live and Why They Matter by Colin Tudge
31.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: Penguin Press Science | Reading Level: good-very good
'Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy The Secret Life of Trees. I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends' The Times, Books of the YearWhat is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. ...Show more
So Shall We Reap: What's gone wrong with the world's food - and how to fix it by Colin Tudge
29.95 NZD
Category: Environment
So Shall We Reap exposes the devastating fallout of today's relentless drive for maximum food production at rock-bottom cost, as health scares spiral, rural workers are driven off the land and poor nations are forced to export their goods in a cut-throat marketplace. But, Colin Tudge reveals, there is a ...Show more
Hatfield's Herbal by Gabrielle Hatfield
50.00 NZD
Category: Environment
From ivy wreathed buildings to the dandelions growing through the cracks between paving stones, we are surrounded by a wealth of native plants. In the past they were a hugely valued resource: magical, mystical and medical. Puppies were once fed daisy flowers in milk to keep them small, while children wo ...Show more
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams; Mark Carwardine
29.99 NZD
36.00 (16% off)
Category: Environment
Douglas Adams' genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world - Independent After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an un ...Show more
Red Sky at Night by Jane Struthers
34.99 NZD
Category: Environment
Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky? Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden? Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire? And how exactly do you race a ferret? In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping and 24-hour internet access, it's easy to ...Show more
Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius by Russel Gehrke
49.00 NZD
Category: Environment
This title presents slightly wicked projects to reduce waste, recycle, and convert end-results into valuable items! "Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius" helps make recycling more hands-on, giving clear, step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish a wide variety of projects on the cheap. Learn how ...Show more
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus
29.99 NZD
Category: Environment
The honey bee is a miracle. It is the cupid of the natural world. It pollinates crops; making plants bear fruit and helping farmers make money. But in this age of vast industrial agribusiness, never before has so much been asked of such a small wonder. And never before has its survival been so unclear - ...Show more
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet by Thomas M Kostigen
28.99 NZD
29.99 (3% off)
Category: Environment
In this groundbreaking book, the "New York Times" bestselling co-author of The Green Book Thomas M. Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet. Despite the recent prominence of "green" issues in ...Show more
You are Here by Thomas M. Kostigen
39.99 NZD
Category: Environment
The relationship between the globe's crises and our everyday actions is becoming less and less clear despite the increased media and political attention on the environment. The flick of a light switch is linked to the polar ice caps melting. "The Sunday" newspaper is fundamentally connected to the disap ...Show more