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  Nature's Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies (The Bioneers Series)

  "Biotechnology" as generally understood is a misnomer, having less to do with biology than with generating profits from genetic manipulation. The corporatizing of genetic science is just the latest risky manifestation of a dysfunctional industrial paradigm based on consuming natural capital and producing toxic waste-an economic model totally at odds with the evolutionary intelligence of living systems. But there... (more)
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  The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World

  by Jacques Ives Cousteau

  Part adventure story, part manifesto, the legendary ocean explorer’s passionate plea for sustaining life on earth.   Explorer, diving pioneer, filmmaker, inventor, and activist, Jacques Cousteau was blessed from his childhood with boundless curiosity about the natural world. As the leader of fascinating, often dangerous expeditions all over the planet, he discovered firsthand the complexity and beauty of life on... (more)
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  Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City

  by Janet Schulman

  The birdwatchers of Central Park were buzzing–a young red-tailed hawk had been spotted, would he stay? The bird they dubbed Pale Male not only stayed, he became one of New York City’s most famous residents. Pale Male and his mate built their nest near the top of one of Fifth Avenue’s swankiest apartment buildings. Nine years and 23 chicks later, Pale Male’s fame had grown so large that a CBS newsman named him... (more)