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Climate Change is a major threat to our way of life, and requires urgent political action to remedy its many threats, but is it a symptom rather than the disease? This book argues that the problem lies deep in our commitment to the quest for ever increasing economic growth. At some time in the 1970s the Western World passed a point of economic satiety beyond which further economic growth was of little benefit, and indeed was counter-productive, to...
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Ever wonder what it's like to have a zoo in your backyard? The dream isn't as far-fetched as you think.Michael Holmes and his mother did it. And this book recounts every animal they saw in their zoo that had no cages, and could be visited by birds and animals at will.All it took was wild idea, and few hundred dollars of animal food. Welcome to the backyard zoo!
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Spending the last decade as a dedicated animal care professional, I have had the privilege of visiting over 50 zoological institutions. In the last year, I traveled around the globe to another 7 institutions that are at the pinnacle of the field of animal care management. The zoos were chosen based upon their drive for conservation, rich history, breathtaking longevity, or innovative designs. Using my keen eye and a passion to share the beauty protected...
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This book had its origins in the many natural disasters that seemed to be increasing in number and intensity in recent years. An ever-increasing loss of life, spiraling economic costs and losses, and a lack of national, coordinated recognition and understanding of the dangers these natural disasters foretold were evident. Additional concerns included a political attitude that ignored the realities of the dire future impacts of climate change. Priority...
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Birds often symbolize spiritual freedom. The universe for them is vast and without end. Free from attachments and from all earthly treasures, they listen to Mother Nature. Never tired, from far and near, they are wild in spirit and move between the worlds: between earth, air, and water.
Birds are the symphony and poetry of nature on the earth and live with an elegant simplicity tinged with a pure loneliness with worldly cares left behind. The world...
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Why are we the only planet with life in a vast universe? How did we come to be here, a world so unique, so full of natural wonders, so full of amazing creatures that exist side by side, supporting the whole eco system so perfectly? Surely, we are the guardians of this amazing world, perhaps we all have a purpose, a reason for being here. It is such a pity that so many of us do not see this amazing world but see only what we want to see. These poems...
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In this soothing bedtime story, your child will dream sweet dreams. This Clarke Fable begins with the sun setting, as all of nature quiets and the day becomes fulfilled. Be sure to watch as the friendly gull and otter find shelter under the twinkling stars and the softly rising moon.
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One summer's day whilst holding my Grandad's hand
The Three Graces behind us
Laughter and seagulls above
We watched the sunset
Over The River Mersey.
I was four years of age and it was the day
That I first heard of Prince Neverbudge!
A Prince, who is believed to have sailed The Seven Seas
Enlightening and entertaining all who crossed his path
Those ashore and at sea
He cast his spell upon them all!
Many years later
Whilst looking out towards
The Adriatic...
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In The Lane and Other Poems, readers are transported to a unique setting: opposite a sobering-up unit in the heart of Adelaide's CBD. Amidst the nightly commotion and close encounters with the rawness of humanity, one might expect tales of chaos. Yet, these poems are imbued with the serenity of nature, the whisper of trees, and the vast expanse of the sky. The moon, a recurring muse, casts its gaze upon the world below, often reflecting on the crowns...
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This lyrical collection of poems is inspired by the tiny island of Eilean Bàn, lying off the Isle of Skye, the final home to Gavin Maxwell, author of Ring of Bright Water.
Lesley Kahney worked as a volunteer warden on the island for many months, observing the otters, seals and dolphins; absorbing the rhythms of the sea, clouds and nature.
Vivid and rich in description, the poems capture the detail in nature. We catch glimpses of a vanishing Scotland...
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Writers, Like Hats begins with an ode and ends with a philosophical message from one of my students; in between is a variety of genres for enjoyment and meditation. Three sections explore the natural world, the world outside, and the world inside. In the appendix, readers find instructions for writing riddles, sonnets, and celebrations of self, as well as samples from students. I invite you to enjoy the music and magic of poetry that lifts us to...
13) Winter
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Sometimes when we have a moment, it all becomes still. Sometimes when we breathe alone it loses momentum and will. Sometimes when a heart beats fast, it's longing to be kept. And sometimes when you can't speak aloud, the silence chooses a breath.
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As our planet burns, people starve and species suffer extinction at an alarming rate, should we relegate ourselves as watchers, powerless to stave ignorance and greed's insistent clamouring for more? Condolences to Gaea is a poet's expression protesting the mindless, violent, selfish, often religious rationale for self over the wellbeing of our planet's countless, marvellous inhabitants. The thematic arc encompasses paeans to those wonderful people...
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Follow the changing seasons through all their wealth of growth and flowering, through autumn's fall, the withering of winter and all the challenging varieties of weather that can accompany these changes. These poems, written over a period of 30 years, are essentially poems of celebration: of immersion in the seasonal round that 'resonate with quiet joy' as one reviewer observed. 'To walk through its pages is to be touched and refreshed by the dew...'...
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For successful leadership progress, no one should think of, or be put in a position to, start from the top. Leadership development is progressive. It does not mean that if you can walk, you can run! There are six main criteria that individuals should be evaluated on to be pre-qualified for leadership responsibilities. These criteria are: Academic Achievements, Experience, Personal Achievements, Leadership Training, Skills, Loyalty. Sustainable Development...
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In Conscious (R)Evolution, Humanity, Insanity, and the Planet, the author brings together two powerful insights: that all life on this planet is interconnected, and that humanity's current path of consumerism and industrialization is leading to catastrophe. From deforestation to pollution, we are damaging the very environment that sustains us. This book asks us to stop and consider the bigger picture: as an intelligent species, why would we willingly...
18) Silhouettes
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Silhouettes is a collection of reflective and personal poetry covering three decades. As the title indicates, the poems provide some information about an author who is otherwise a private man, although he has a high public profile in South Africa.
The poems contained in the book range from those dealing with universal and everyday matters like love and its various stages, to those dealing with uniquely South African matters when that country was...
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