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1	The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World more books like this by David Abram This work of ecological philosophy is the first book from David Abram, who holds a doctorate in philosophy from SUNY at Stony Brook and has been the recipient of fellowships from the Watson and Rockefeller foundations. Abram inquires into the fluid and participatory nature of perception and finds profound interdependence between language and the ... see all copies from $4.93! new only from $8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World more books like this by Linda Hogan Award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan explores her lifelong love of the living world and all its inhabitants. "We want to live as if there is no other place," Hogan tells us, "as if we will always be here. We want to live with devotion to the world of waters and the universe of life." In offering praise to sky, earth, water, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity more books like this by Gregory Bateson A re-issue of Gregory Bateson's classic work. It summarizes Bateson's thinking on the subject of the patterns that connect living beings to each other and to their environment. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.33! \| first editions
4	Shadows in the Sun: Travels to Landscapes of Spirit and Desire more books like this by Wade Davis " One of the intense pleasures of travel is the opportunity to live among people who have not forgotten the old ways, who still feel their past in the wind, touch it in stones polished by rain, recognize its taste in the bitter leaves of plants." In this riveting collection of stories and essays, gifted scientist, anthropologist, and writer Wade ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution more books like this by Carolyn Merchant Traces the scientific revolution and its effects on women, the environment and the meaning of science today. This journey through the scientific revolution shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion and a new socioeconomic order that subordinated women. It ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.11! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Das Energi more books like this by Paul Williams In this "strange little book" that grew out of the author's experiences living in an experimental commune during the early '70s, "capital" has replaced "land" as the key to human economy. Now is the time for human energy to replace both capital and land as the essential human possession, with which all other things can be achieved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth more books like this by Jim Merkel, Vicki Robin (Foreword by) Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your neighbours behind you -- not just the six billion people, but the wildlife, and the as-yet-unborn? In ... see all copies from $10.35! new only from $10.35! \| SVS
8	The Age of Missing Information more books like this by Bill McKibben The author of The End of Nature asks an intriguing question: Which provides more "information", 103 cable channels showering us with beguiling factoids--or a weekend in the woods? McKibben's work will forever alter our view of TV and the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The idea of nature more books like this by R. G. Collingwood The Idea of Nature propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, the Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Perhaps more than any of his other books, this one illustrates the breadth of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.94! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mind and Nature more books like this by Gregory Bateson A celebratory trade paper edition of a mass market classic of contemporary thought in which Bateson exhorts us to learn to "think as Nature thinks" if we are to live in harmony on this planet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
11	Dark Nature: A Natural History of Evil more books like this by Lyall Watson This work examines the nature of good and evil. Set at a time when violence has replaced moral, religious and philosophical concerns, the author places evil back where it belongs, in nature and in our lives. Lyall Watson is also the author of "Supernature". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Ecological Indian: Myth and History more books like this by Shepard Krech, III The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is a cherished contemporary myth. In this book Shepard Krech seeks to correct the stereotype. Krech surveys North American environmental history to explore the relation between humans and the rest of nature before and after the arrival of Europeans. He addresses such questions ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $9.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	In search of nature more books like this by Edward O. Wilson "Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tells us about the animals themselves, but for what it can tell us about human nature ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.10! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History more books like this by Theodore Steinberg From the Pilgrims to Disney World, Steinberg offers a bold and exciting new way to understand American history through the lens of nature. 65 halftones. 5 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community more books like this by Thomas Berry, Mary Tucker (Editor) This new collection of essays, from various years and occasions, expands and deepens ideas articulated in Berry's earlier writings and also breaks new ground. see all copies from $11.50! new only from $11.50! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Chose Domestication more books like this by Stephen Budiansky In this compelling repraisal of the human-animal bond, Stephen Budiansky shows how domestication has proved to be a brilliantly successful evolutionary strtegy, benefiting humans and animals alike. His book is an eloquent plea for reason in the animals emotional debate over animals' rights and humans' responsibilities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Reconstructing Nature: The Engagement of Science and Religion more books like this by John Brooke, Geoffrey Cantor This book, first published in the U.K. by T&T Clark, expands on the authors' prestigious Glasgow Gifford Lectures of 1995-6. Brooke and Cantor herein examine the many different ways in which the relationship between science and religion has been presented throughout history. They contend that, in fact, neither science nor religion is reducible to ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Sacred Balance: A Visual Celebration of Our Place in Nature more books like this by David T Suzuki, Amanda McConnell, Maria DeCambra Based on Suzuki's bestselling "The Sacred Balance," this visual feast celebrates the forces that unite all living things through spectacular photos, beautiful reproductions of artwork, and amazing satellite photographs, joined by quotations from literary texts and poetry, lines from songs and psalms, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Embers and the Stars more books like this by Erazim Kohak "It is hard to put this profound book into a category. Despite the author's criticisms of Thoreau, it is more like "Walden" than any other book I have read. . . . The book makes great strides toward bringing the best insights from medieval philosophy and from contemporary environmental ethics together. Anyone interested in both of these areas must ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $23.73! \| SVS
20 view cover	Flight Maps: Adventures with Nature in Modern America more books like this by Jennifer Price A quirky, brilliant debut book that explores the evolution of our relationship to nature and the ways in which we attach meaning to it today. Flight Maps should find its place on any bookshelf with the likes of David Quammen and John McPhee. . In five sharply drawn chapters, Flight Maps charts the ways in which Americans have historically made ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	New Atlantis and Great Instauration more books like this by Jerry Weinberger (Editor), Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.84! \| first editions
22 view cover	Man and Nature: The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man more books like this by Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr This is a spiritual tour de force which explores the relationship between Man and Nature as found in Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, particularly its Sufi dimension. see all copies from $6.42! new only from $9.60! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Vision of Nature: Traces of the Original World more books like this by Michael Tobias For thousands of years humans have grappled with the idea of Nature. This enduring question has left its poignant mark in a multiplicity of images, stories, works of art, and philosophical and religious systems. In this text, Michael Tobias seeks to unravel the aesthetic, psychological and philosophical impact that the Earth has had on humanity. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Feminism and the Mastery of Nature more books like this by Val Plumwood Two of the main political movements of the late-20th century are those of environmentalism and feminism. In this text, Val Plumwood argues that feminist theory has an important opportunity to make a major contribution to the debates in political ecology and environmental philosophy. "Feminism and the Mastery of Nature" explores the emergence of ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $37.09! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Compassionate Universe more books like this by Eknath Easwaran see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.53!

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