Akron Public Library

This book examines the land, people, culture, and history of France and discusses its current state of affairs and place in the world.

"A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of twenty-five families from twenty-one countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher.

Six -volume set: 1.Enviroment & Society 2. Human System 3. Physical Systems 4. Geographic Perspectives: The United States of America 5. Places & Regions 6.The World in Spatial Terms

Six -volume set: 1.Enviroment & Society 2. Human System 3. Physical Systems 4. Geographic Perspectives: The United States of America 5. Places & Regions 6.The World in Spatial Terms

Six -volume set: 1.Enviroment & Society 2. Human System 3. Physical Systems 4. Geographic Perspectives: The United States of America 5. Places & Regions 6.The World in Spatial Terms

"Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, Home captures the Earth's most amazing landscapes in a new and astonishing light, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability to change" --Container.

"Describes how geography affects the types of homes people build. Includes hands-on activities"--Provided by publisher.

Presents aerial photographs of various scenes from around the world including fishermen in Morrocco, a farm on the island of Crete, and a mangrove forest in New Caledonia.

"In this impassioned polemic, radical environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen debunks the near-universal belief in a hierarchy of nature and the superiority of humans. Vast and underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life are explored in detail--from the cultures of pigs and prairie dogs, to the creative use of tools by elephants and fish, to the acumen of caterpillars and fungi. The paralysis of the scientific establishment on moral and ethical...