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Dispatches from the End of Ice
Essays
Pub Date: 05/23/2023
Format: Paperback
Science and storytelling about the search to understand disappearance
Life in the Tar Seeps
A Spiraling Ecology from a Dying Sea
Pub Date: 04/25/2023
Format: Paperback
Finding an intricate web of life in the tar seeps of the Great Salt Lake
Mossback
Ecology, Emancipation, and Foraging for Hope in Painful Places
Pub Date: 03/28/2023
Format: Paperback
Debut essay collection exploring landscapes and mythologies at the intersection of environmental, indigenous, and social justice
West Side Rising
How San Antonio's 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement
Pub Date: 06/14/2022
Format: Paperback
The 1921 flood that put a spotlight on environmental and social inequality in a southwestern city
Laika's Window
The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
Pub Date: 04/26/2022
Format: Paperback
The unforgettable story of Laika—the Soviet space dog, the Cold War, and the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union
Putting on the Dog
The Animal Origins of What We Wear
Pub Date: 04/26/2022
Format: Paperback
Explores the age-old relationship between humans and animals, providing fascinating details about the historic and current use of animals as clothing
La tragedia de la inundación de San Antonio / The Tragedy of the San Antonio Flood
Pub Date: 11/30/2021
Format: eBook
After being lost to history for over a century, La Tragedia de la Inundación de San Antonio is widely available for the first time, translated into English to commemorate the hundred-year anniversary of San Antonio’s flood of 1921 and the dozens of lives lost. The dramatic recounting of the events in its original Spanish language includes an English translation and some twenty black-and-white photographs taken during the flood’s immediate aftermath. A foreword by Sarah Zenaida Gould and an introduction by Char Miller provide historical context.
Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant
Pub Date: 10/20/2020
Format: Paperback
From trunk to tail, these thirty-three essential historical, scientific, and cultural writings on the elephant range from folktales to current practices, creating a greater understanding of this creature.
Tides
The Science and Spirit of the Ocean
Pub Date: 06/15/2018
Format: Paperback
A global journey through the science and wonder of the oceans
Powering a City
How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio
Pub Date: 11/30/2017
Format: Paperback
The story of energy and its extraordinary impact on San Antonio, Texas
A Book of Hours
Pub Date: 10/10/2013
Format: Paperback
Twenty-four essays, one for each hour of the day, that seek to bridge the gap between natural science and organic beauty
An Almanac for Moderns
Pub Date: 10/10/2013
Format: Paperback
Essays for each day of the year contemplating a unique but factual aspect of unbridled nature
On the Edge
Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest
Pub Date: 02/26/2013
Format: Paperback
A timely book that deals with regional identity and the subject of limited water resources in our age of pronounced droughts
The Power of Trees
Pub Date: 10/02/2012
Format: Hardcover
A stroll through the forest with stunning photographs and a moving meditation on the secret life of trees
Moral Ground
Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Pub Date: 09/27/2011
Format: Paperback
Eighty groundbreaking essays on why it's wrong to wreck the world
Saving Creation
Nature and Faith in the Life of Holmes Rolston III
Pub Date: 03/01/2009
Format: Hardcover
A closer look at an influential environmental and spiritual thinker
Dispatches from the End of Ice
Essays
Pub Date: 05/23/2023
Format: Paperback
Life in the Tar Seeps
A Spiraling Ecology from a Dying Sea
Pub Date: 04/25/2023
Format: Paperback
Mossback
Ecology, Emancipation, and Foraging for Hope in Painful Places
Pub Date: 03/28/2023
Format: Paperback
West Side Rising
How San Antonio's 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement
Pub Date: 06/14/2022
Format: Paperback
Laika's Window
The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
Pub Date: 04/26/2022
Format: Paperback
Putting on the Dog
The Animal Origins of What We Wear
Pub Date: 04/26/2022
Format: Paperback
La tragedia de la inundación de San Antonio / The Tragedy of the San Antonio Flood
Pub Date: 11/30/2021
Format: eBook
After being lost to history for over a century, La Tragedia de la Inundación de San Antonio is widely available for the first time, translated into English to commemorate the hundred-year anniversary of San Antonio’s flood of 1921 and the dozens of lives lost. The dramatic recounting of the events in its original Spanish language includes an English translation and some twenty black-and-white photographs taken during the flood’s immediate aftermath. A foreword by Sarah Zenaida Gould and an introduction by Char Miller provide historical context.
Thirty-Three Ways of Looking at an Elephant
Pub Date: 10/20/2020
Format: Paperback
Tides
The Science and Spirit of the Ocean
Pub Date: 06/15/2018
Format: Paperback
Powering a City
How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio
Pub Date: 11/30/2017
Format: Paperback
A Book of Hours
Pub Date: 10/10/2013
Format: Paperback
An Almanac for Moderns
Pub Date: 10/10/2013
Format: Paperback
On the Edge
Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest
Pub Date: 02/26/2013
Format: Paperback
The Power of Trees
Pub Date: 10/02/2012
Format: Hardcover
Moral Ground
Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Pub Date: 09/27/2011
Format: Paperback
Saving Creation
Nature and Faith in the Life of Holmes Rolston III
Pub Date: 03/01/2009
Format: Hardcover