Geography Club

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Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School.

Then his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Soon Russel meets other gay students, too. There's his best friend Min, who reveals that she is bisexual, and her soccer–playing girlfriend Terese. Then there's Terese's politically active friend, Ike.

But how can kids this diverse get together without drawing attention to themselves?

"We just choose a club that's so boring, nobody in their right mind would ever in a million years join it. We could call it Geography Club!"

Brent Hartinger's debut novel is a fast–paced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school and the even more dangerous landscape of the human heart.

Ages 13+

Customer Reviews:

Teaching Tolerance.......2007-10-09

This is a great book that should be considered for a high school's library collection. It helps teens deal with sexual orientation issues in a non-threatening way. Could be eye opening for those who are trying to understand what teens of different sexual orientations experience. May help others become more tolerant of others' differences.

Absolutely Amazing!.......2007-05-12

This book is truly one of the best books that I've ever read.

With that said, I'll say that the book seems geared towards young adults but I'm 25 and I can still relate to the book. This book actually brought forth a lot of emotion within me - especially since I've dealt with many of the issues that this book deals with. There were points throughout the book where I found myself actually holding my breath and reliving part of past experiences because all of it was so real. Brent is an amazing author with a mastery of words and a rare talent for imagery. I absolutely respect him for what he has done with this moving story that truly is a part of all of us whether we're gay, straight or otherwise.

A Must Read for all Readers.......2007-04-02

In a span of 4 days I have read both Geography Club and The Order of the Poison Oak. Russel Middlebrook is one of my new hero, along with Brent Hartinger. I cannot wait to get my eyes on the rest of his novels! Absolutely Awesome!!!

Stephen R. Moore author of Dancing in the Arms of Orion and Home Sweet Home.

Good Teen Fiction.......2007-03-30

Russel is in high school, and secretly gay. He keeps it a secret because he's sure no one else is gay. But, after discovering a gay classmate in a chat room, the two band together with other gay classmates in a group called The Geography Club, purposefully named so that no other students will want to join because they figure Geography is as boring as it gets. This paradise for the closeted gay students quickly bonds the students, as they open up and learn more about each other and themselves. Soon, though, this halfway point between "in" an "out" becomes a problem, and problems crop up in these new friendships. This book is a well-written example of YA literature with a gay protagonist. Russel is likeable and funny, and I like that he shows how easy it is to be both masculine and gay. I think this would be a great book both for gay teens, and for teens that come from homophobic backgrounds, to show them how easy it is to relate to a gay teen.

A Novel for the Ages.......2006-12-20

Geography Club is about a sixteen-year-old high school student named Russell Middlebrook who happens to be gay. He goes to Goodkind High School, and feels terribly alone, until he discovers another gay teen online that also goes to Goodkind High School. He does what may or may not be considered unwise, and meets the mystery teenager at a local park. Russell is shocked to discover that the gay teenager from the Internet is none other than Kevin Land, the local jock extraordinaire. Soon afterward, Russell makes the decision to tell his best friend Min about his homosexuality. He is dealt another surprise when Min reveals to him that she is, in fact, bisexual, and even has a girlfriend. This leads to a chain of events that bring a number of friends together who, under the reluctant leadership of Russell, create a geography club. However, it is a geography club in name only; it is instead a kind of support group for bisexual and gay teens disguised as a geography club. Things run along smoothly, and Kevin and Russell even start a relationship. But then an unwelcome visitor appears; someone actually wants to join a real geography club, which to its creators was unthinkable. Russell is left with the decision whether or not to allow this person to join, which greatly strains Russell and Kevin's relationship. Then the entire school finds out that Russell is gay after he refuses to have sex with a girl, and his world is turned upside down.

This book is definitely one of the best I have read, and is not one to be passed up. It accurately describes the average gay teen's life, and should be read by not only gay teens, but by anybody who wants a true outlook on the life of a homosexual teenager in today's society. It is for that reason that I heartily recommend this book to anybody who is capable of reading, because no other story has the absolute power to invoke raw emotion in the souls of readers quite like Geography Club. So go out and read it. No one's stopping you.

Hiking the Grand Canyon (Sierra Club Totebook)

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A Cross Between a Trail Guide and a ???
Hiking the Grand Canyon is an indispensible trail guide
stay away
ONE of the guides that works for the Grand Canyon
Very Infomative

Hiking the Grand Canyon (Sierra Club Totebook)
John Annerino
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ASIN: 1578051509

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Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this celebrated Sierra Club Totebook is an information-packed guide to America's best-known national park--destination of more than four and a half million visitors annually.
Hiking the Grand Canyon provides detailed, authoritative descriptions of more than one hundred of the best trails--from easy, level day hikes along the Canyon's North and South Rims, to rigorous but rewarding rim-to-river and trans-canyon expeditions. Author and seasoned Grand Canyon adventurer John Annerino offers invaluable information to help visitors plan their trips, ensure their safety and comfort, and enhance their enjoyment of the Grand Canyon's natural wonders--including sage advice on hiking equipment and technique, clothing and food requirements, and map selection; vital information on water sources and on climate and weather; and tips on lodging and camping, as well as on how to book guided hiking, rafting, muleback and horseback trips, and climbing and caving expeditions. Also included are chapters on the park's natural history and geology and on its Native American history.
For adventurers familiar with the Canyon's many attractions and first-time visitors alike, this is the most "user friendly" and comprehensive guide available to one of our nation's premier natural wonders.

Customer Reviews:

A Cross Between a Trail Guide and a ???.......2007-07-29

I was disappointed by this book. Mr. Annerino seems to be trying to impress us with his knowledge far too often and is long-winded most of the time. I much prefer authors who try to inform instead of impress, especially in a book that is basically a how-to-hike-in-the-Grand-Canyon book.

For example:
"... the Tonto Trail is the major east-west camino through the Grand Canyon." Now many, maybe even most, people who live in the parts of the US with a Spanish influence know that camino is Spanish for road. But how about other English speakers around the world?

Or another example:
"Assuming that the Colorado River isn't rumbling along at 30,000 cfs or more, you can follow the left-hand (south) side of the river ...". How much is 30,000 cfs? Is that unusual? I think the author meant that to say something like "if the river doesn't cover the trail, you can ...", but I don't know for sure.

I much prefer Hiking Grand Canyon National Park, 2nd (Regional Hiking Series) for planning a trip and Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology (Hiking Geology) for understanding the geology.

Hiking the Grand Canyon is an indispensible trail guide.......2007-05-10

"John Annerino's Hiking The Grand Canyon is an indispensable trail guide."

- Jay Merritt, Conde Naste Traveler

"Wherever you go in the canyon, you're likely to be treading in the footsteps of John Annerino... Hiking The Grand Canyon is an exhaustive guide.

- Mark Kirby, National Geographic Adventure

"Canyon Pioneers. Like Harvey Butchart, John Annerino has spent a fair bit of time exploring and writing about the Grand Canyon. Hiking The Grand Canyon is the AAA Triptik, a canyoneering primer."

- Nancy Schute, Outside Magazine

"Hiking the Grand Canyon is easily the most comprehensive guide to trails and routes in the Grand Canyon."

- Bill Weir, Grand Canyon, Moon Handbooks

"An excellent reference for Canyon trails is Hiking The Grand Canyon by John Annerino."

- Linda Vachata, The Arizona Republic

"Best information sources, " "Hiking The Grand Canyon, Revised and Expanded," by John Annerino, Sierra Club Books.

- Brad Bollinger, The Press Democrat

"Annerino's Hiking The Grand Canyon is a must have book for the Grand Canyon hiker. This is the Grand Canyon trail guide I turn to most often. Anytime someone asks me a Grand Canyon question I can't answer off the top of my head, this is the book I pull from the shelf."

- GrandCanyonHiker.com

"Hiking the Grand Canyon is a great resource with mileage logs, trail descriptions, ratings, history, water caches, and just about everything else you need to know to overnight or spend a couple of weeks in the Canyon."

- GrandCanyonTreks.org

"A pocket-sized Sierra Club Totebook, Hiking the Grand Canyon describes the rigors, attractions and landmarks of more than 100 trails. It's an excellent hiking primer and companion for the trail with mileage logs, trail descriptions, ratings, history, water caches and other essential information."

- SideCanyon.com

"Hiking the Grand Canyon is an invaluable resource!"

- HitTheTrail.com

"Hiking the Grand Canyon, Sierra Club's best selling Totebook, has been featured in Backpacker, Frommer's Grand Canyon, The 50 Ultimate Hiking Adventures, U.S. News & World Report, and National Geographic Adventure."

- Wesley Darden, Lost Horizons

stay away.......2007-02-05

I bought this book expecting a well thought out and detailed description of the trails with smaller maps and recommendations on what best to see inside the canyon. I was wrong. It is a bunch of pretentious writing with details that will do no one any good. If you want to know who climbed what peak inside the park and when this is your book. If you want to know about the trails look somewhere else.

ONE of the guides that works for the Grand Canyon.......2005-11-17

This guide seems to have excited a lot of controversy. And I can understand why. John Annerino's guide to the Grand Canyon is just as individualistic as all his other books.
Mr. Annerino is a rough-and-ready writer, something of a non-fiction Jack Kerouac of the Southwest and the Borderlands. His literary principle is enthusiasm for his subject. And when his subject is a complex but highly organized entity like the Grand Canyon system, the book winds up structured in a way some of his other books don't. What you can't miss is his knowledge of this canyon.
I found this book an excellent update, if only partial, of the Naturalist's Guide to Hiking the Grand Canyon by Stewart Aitchison. He covers more trails than other, more current guides, such as the Falcon guide by Ron Adkinson, who doesn't write up the platform trails east of Grandview on the South Rim, the Beamer Trail, or Comanche Point. (A new edition is due out of the Falcon guide; maybe the deficiency will be made up.) Not to mention areas further afield, such as the Arizona Strip.
Some have criticised the lack of maps. This is valid, but the tendency of late seems to be for publishers to include only very sketchy maps, rather than copies of topos. And maps are easy to get for the Grand Canyon.
I have been more surprised that some object to Mr. Annerino's admonitions to the user to get in shape and keep in mind the peculiar hazards of the GC, comprising both desert and middle-latitude sky-island. Given the peculiar fame of the Canyon, its allure for travellers from all over the world, including those who aren't really in shape, and the UN-reality of the Canyon upon first contemplation, I believe his warnings are in order.
On top of this, I found Annerino's review of history and other trail lore very entertaining. And you have something to read when you're resting, without carrying MORE weighty books down and around and up.
My advice to Canyon hikers is to consult ALL the guides you can get. John Annerino's guide is, in my view, an indispensable part of the small group you'll read again and again. Another, more recent, is "Hiking the Grand Canyon's Geology", by Lon Abbott. But keep in mind, whatever you use, that access issues can change, so check with the National Park Service and other hikers. I recommend the Internet Yahoo groups for the Grand Canyon, as well.

Very Infomative.......2005-09-29

John Annerino gives his readers an abundance of information about the trails and geology of the Grand Canyon. My husband and I especially like the compact size of the book - great for tossing in a daypack while hiking the canyon.

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Their Gilded Cage

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Release Date: 2005-11-30

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"Their Gilded Cage: The Jekyll Island Club Members" recounts the rich heritage of this exclusive Georgia retreat whose members were said to control ONE-SIXTH of the nation's wealth. Lavishly illustrated with vintage photographs, this book offers a privileged glimpse into the families of such titans of industry as J.P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer, William Rockefeller, Vincent Astor, and W. K. Vanderbilt.

History: Fiction or Science? Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics. Eclipses and zodiacs. Chronology Vol.I

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers
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History as Science Fiction

History: Fiction or Science? Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics. Eclipses and zodiacs. Chronology Vol.I
Anatoly Fomenko
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ASIN: 2913621074
Release Date: 2007-03-19

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History: Fiction or Science? is the most explosive tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by solid scientific data. The book is well-illustrated, contains over 446 graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays, which never cease to amaze the reader. Eminent mathematician proves that: Jesus Christ was born in 1153 and crucified in 1186 The Old Testament refers to mediaeval events. Apocalypse was written after 1486. Does this sound uncanny? This version of events is substantiated by hard facts and logic - validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources - to a greater extent than everything you may have read and heard about history before. The dominating historical discourse in its current state was essentially crafted in the XVI century from a rather contradictory jumble of sources such as innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts whose originals had vanished in the Dark Ages and the allegedly irrefutable proof offered by late mediaeval astronomers, resting upon the power of ecclesial authorities. Nearly all of its components are blatantly untrue! For some of us, it shall possibly be quite disturbing to see the magnificent edifice of classical history to turn into an ominous simulacrum brooding over the snake pit of mediaeval politics. Twice so, in fact: the first seeing the legendary millenarian dust on the ancient marble turn into a mere layer of dirt - one that meticulous unprejudiced research can eventually remove. The second, and greater, attack of unease comes with the awareness of just how many areas of human knowledge still trust the three elephants of the consensual chronology to support them. Nothing can remedy that except for an individual chronological revolution happening in the minds of a large enough number of people.

Customer Reviews:

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Sierra Club: Creative Energy (Sierra Club Pathstone Edition Series)

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"In the beginning was the dream."

Sierra Club: Creative Energy (Sierra Club Pathstone Edition Series)
Thomas Berry
Manufacturer: Random House, Inc.
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Release Date: 1996-04-02

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This lovely volume adapts Thomas Berry's profoundly important and popular The Dream of the Earth to convey anew his concerns and hopes for the planet. Berry pleads for a future rescued from ecological disaster by new "biocratic" priorities based foremost on the needs of the planet. "Defines problems . . . with eloquence."--Publishers Weekly

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"In the beginning was the dream.".......2001-04-23

Father Thomas Berry's visionary DREAM OF THE EARTH (1990) changed my life. When I read this 90-page book in observance of Earth Day today, I soon discovered that the four "essays" collected here are actually Chapters 4, 10, 15, and 16 of THE DREAM OF THE EARTH. We are living in "a bitter moment" (p. 60) for the earth, Berry writes. We have subdued the wilderness, devastated the planet in the name of "progress" (pp. 58-9), and "the day of reckoning" is now upon us (p. 68).

"Only in a viable natural world can there be a viable human world" (p. 16). "In relation to to the earth," Berry observes, "we have been autistic" (p. 78) for too long, and we need to listen now to what the earth is telling us (p. 19). Because we "bear the universe in our beings" (p. 35), Berry tells us "we need to go to the earth, as the source whence we came, and ask for its guidance. We need to go to the universe and inquire concerning the basic issues of reality and value, for . . . the universe carries the deep mysteries of our existence within itself" (p. 45).

If you're new to Thomas Berry's excellent deep-ecology books, read his DREAM OF THE EARTH instead of this book, and if you've already read THE DREAM OF THE EARTH, then skip this book and read THE GREAT WORK (2000).

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Good Photo Safari Book.......2000-05-18

Very good book. Deals with photographic safaris. There is only one page on hunting. There are very good descriptions of the different parks and the native people of the region. Information on visas is out of date.

Landscape and Identity: Geographies of Nation and Class in England (Materializing Culture)

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Landscape and Identity: Geographies of Nation and Class in England (Materializing Culture)
Wendy Joy Darby
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In England, perhaps more than most places, people’s engagement with the landscape is deeply felt and has often been expressed through artistic media. The popularity of walking and walking clubs perhaps provides the most compelling evidence of the important role landscape plays in people’s lives. Not only is individual identity rooted in experiencing landscape, but under the multiple impacts of social fragmentation, global economic restructuring and European integration, membership in recreational walking groups helps recover a sense of community.

Moving between the 1750s and the present, this transdisciplinary book explores the powerful role of landscape in the formation of historical class relations and national identity. The author’s direct field experience of fell walking in the Lake District and with various locally based clubs includes investigation of the roles gender and race play. She shows how the politics of access to open spaces has implications beyond the immediate geographical areas considered and ultimately involves questions of citizenship.

The Wilderness Condition: Essays On Environment And Civilization

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The Wilderness Condition: Essays On Environment And Civilization

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Constructing Nature: Readings from the American Experience
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This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, it explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation.

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