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Curieux titre en vérité pour un livre consacré à de difficiles ascensions dans les Alpes, le Vercors, le Sahara...
Cet ouvrage nous raconte comment un garçon de 14 ans, chaussé d'une simple paire de brodequins de chantier, découvre la montagne et devient en quelques années l'un de nos meilleurs alpinistes. Il nous dit comment, peu à peu, cette passion devient raison de vivre... Au-delà du simple récit de quelques aventures, aussi exaltantes...
162) Main dans la patte
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Aimer un animal signifie veiller sur lui sans relâche, année après année, quelle que soit la situation : voyages, déménagements, etc. Adopter un animal implique d'assumer la responsabilité de sa vie, de le protéger et de le soigner jusqu'à la fin. Cet amour animalier apporte joie et bonheur, et c'est un engagement pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Jean-Marc Miquet partage à travers une série d'anecdotes, mêlant humour, émotion, parfois...
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Daniel Pauly is a living legend in the world of marine biology. He coined the influential term "shifting baselines," in which knowledge of environmental disaster fades over time, leading to a misguided understanding of our world. He blew the whistle on the global fishing industry, alerting the public to the devastation of overfishing. And, he developed data-driven research methods that led to groundbreaking discoveries.
Daniel Pauly is also a man...
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William Wordsworth (1770—1850) was an English Romantic poet famous for helping to usher in the Romantic Age in English literature with the publication of "Lyrical Ballads" (1798), which he co-wrote with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. All the poems of "Lyrical Ballads" are presented in this volume together with his 1807 work "Poems, in Two Volumes" and other assorted poems. Wordsworth's wonderful poesy is evocative of the sublime beauty of both nature...
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On Christmas Eve 2013, off the coast of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change trapped the Shokalskiy-the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and seventy-one others involved in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition-in densely packed sea ice, 1400 miles from civilization. The forecast offered no relief-a blizzard was headed their way.
As Turney chronicles his ordeal, he revisits the harrowing Antarctic expedition of famed polar explorer...
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"Plan B" est mon récit : une louve de mer, ancienne aide-pêcheuse pendant un peu plus de vingt ans, qui a dû découvrir un moyen pour pallier son manque de la mer. C'est ainsi qu'une nouvelle passion est née : celle de voyager un peu partout à travers le golfe Saint-Laurent en bateau avec mon conjoint Marc. Toujours prêt à m'accompagner partout, Marc me suit dans tous mes projets, tous plus fous les uns que les autres. Ceux qui me connaissent...
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Ética-estética y ambiente-sostenibilidad: reflexiones y estudios de caso compila un conjunto de escritos relacionados con el ambiente, el ecologismo, la filosofía ambiental, las epistemologías del Sur y los conflictos ambientales, con el ánimo de provocar el debate, el diálogo, el disenso, el consenso y el encuentro con aquellas personas interesadas en los temas relacionados con el sistema viviente, con el papel que desempeña la humanidad en...
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Récit de trois voyages autour du monde.
James Cook (1728-1779) grandit en Angleterre o il débuta comme mousse, puis étudia la géométrie et l'astronomie à Halifax et fit le relevé des ctes de Terre-Neuve entre 1762 et 1767.
Jules Verne raconte ses trois voyages et fait une large place aux notes de Cook. La description des mœurs des indigènes — avec lesquels il s'efforça d'être pacifique —, ses anecdotes pittoresques et les paysages...
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Award-winning author, Thom Hatch presents the definitive biography of George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), who was recognized in his time as "The Father of American Conservation." This book chronicles not only Grinnell's life, but also offers a history of his accomplishments in saving the wildlife and natural resources of this country.
A remarkable man, Grinnell was known as a model of intellectual diversity, integrity, and professional dedication....
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Cayman was known as "The Islands that time forgot". However, Bob Soto woke it up when he started the world's first scuba diving company in 1957. He brought it to great success with his talent for marketing. Bob produced Cayman's first promotional film, to advertise the island's sun, sea, sand and amazing underwater beauty. With his permission, the Department of Tourism used the movie as their main advertising tool for many years. It was not long before...
171) Highland Homespun
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In the beloved Scottish author's classic memoir, she recounts a year in the life of a small traditional farm in the Western Highlands.
In 1933, Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in...
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The acclaimed author of Highland Homespun recounts her experiences as a croft farmer on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands during WWII.
The West Highland peninsula of Moidart, in the isolated coastal region known as the Rough Bounds, is as magical as it is remote. It was here that the celebrated author Margaret Leigh chose to pursue an independent life as a crofting farmer in the 1940s. In Spade Among the Rushes, Leigh vividly recounts her...
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What does it take to move forty dogs, three sleds, twenty tons of food and gear, and six men from all over the world across nearly four thousand of the coldest miles on earth? Cathy de Moll, the executive director of the 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition, introduces the wild cast of characters who made it happen, on the ice and off: leaders Will Steger and Jean-Louis Etienne, who first met accidentally, on the way to the North Pole; Valery...
174) Coining the God Equation: An Abridged Life Story of the Scientist Michio Kaku, and His Search for th
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How far will you follow a passion, which could end up as a wild goose chase? A child's inquisitiveness turned life mission that gifted sleepless nights to Michio Kaku, is going to rule the world of Physics. This book enraptures the essence and beauty of the world of physics through Michio Kaku'slife. He was obstinate and dedicated his entire life in quest of a unified theory which ultimately led to the discovery of string field theory. Superstring...
175) Pepacton
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"Pepacton" is a fantastic collection of nature poetry and prose by American Naturalist John Burroughs, first published in 1898. Each chapter concerns a different aspect of nature, ranging from the countryside in summer to wild herbs. This volume will appeal to lovers of nature writing, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Burroughs' seminal work. Contents include: "Pepacton: A Summer Voyage", "Springs", "An Idyl Of The Honey-bee",...
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Avoir 20 ans en Australie ou la fraîcheur de l'aventure maritime !
Ludovic de Beauvoir (1846-1929) publie le récit de ses aventures au bout du monde en 1867. L'Australie est la première étape de l'équipée. Le jeune homme y relate son arrivée à Melbourne, ses voyages dans la province de Victoria, en Tasmanie et en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. Au menu : les réceptions de la bonne société de Sydney, les mines d'or et les fortunes qui se font...
177) Two in the Far North: A Conservation Champion's Story of Life, Love, and Adventure in the Wilderness
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A Northern classic and beloved favorite, Two in the Far North chronicles the incredible story of Margaret "Mardy" Murie, called the Grandmother of the Conservation Movement, and how she became one of the first women to embrace and champion wilderness conservation in America.
At the age of nine, Margaret Murie moved from Seattle to Fairbanks, not realizing the trajectory life would take her from there. This moving testimonial to the preservation of...
178) Un refuge au désert
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En 1935, deux jeunes géologues allemands, Henno Martin et Hermann Korn, fuient l'Allemagne nazie pour le Sud-Ouest africain — l'actuelle Namibie — afin d'y effectuer des recherches. Lorsque la guerre éclate en 1939, la plupart des hommes de nationalité allemande sont arrêtés par les Britanniques et internés dans des camps de prisonniers. Nos deux géologues, pacifistes et idéalistes, refusent ce sort et s'échappent dans le désert du Namib....
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First published in 1910, 'In the Catskills' is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landscape, its flora and fauna and its people, more beautifully expressed then in these eight essays. Highly recommended for lovers of nature writing and naturalism. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
180) Actively Active
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Anthony P Prior member of Greenpeace.
Androgynous Lyrical Narratives,
Analysing words and anecdotes,
Compelled to write about the ordinary,
His style is rolling lyrical perpetuating,
Hoping to make ordinary interesting,
Exponentially developing growing,
Wanting to make good altruistic,
Sense of encouragement,
Good humoured analysis,
Making light of boring,
Accentuating the positive,
Deliberately deliberating,
Repetitively repeating,
Consoling...
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