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  Bioneers Series 1-13: Overview:...

  Paul Hawken, Fritjof Capra,...

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  Bioneers recognize that technical solutions to the ecological challenges we face must be accomplished by a change of heart.

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  Beak Tooth and Claw: Living with...

  Mary Colwell

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  ‘A must read for all wildlife lovers’ Dominic Dyer 
  Foxes, buzzards, crows, badgers, weasels, seals, kites – Britain and Ireland’s predators are impressive and diverse and they capture our collective imagination. But many consider them to our competition, even our enemies. 
  The problem is that predators eat what we farm or use for sport. From foxes and ravens attacking new-born lambs to weasels eating game-bird chicks, predators compete with us, putting them directly into the firing line. Farming, fishing, sport and leisure industries want to see numbers of predators reduced, and conservation organisations also worry that predators are threatening some endangered species. Other people, though, will go to great lengths to protect them from any harm. This clashing of worlds can be intense. So, what do we do? One of the greatest challenges facing conservation today is how, when and where to control predators. It is a highly charged debate. 
  Mary Colwell travels across the UK and Ireland to encounter the predators face to face. She watches their lives in the wild and discovers how they fit into the landscape. She talks to the scientists studying them and the wildlife lovers who want to protect them. She also meets the people who want to control them to protect their livelihoods or sporting interests. 
  In this even-handed exploration of the issues, Mary provides a thoughtful and reasoned analysis of the debates surrounding our bittersweet relationship with predators. 
  In Beak, Tooth and Claw, Mary Colwell takes us on a journey through the UK and Ireland, exploring the contentious issue of predator control. She expertly balances the needs of agriculture, the traditions of hunting, and the rights of animals, providing a thought-provoking analysis of our relationship with nature. 
  For fans of Benedict Macdonald (Cornerstones), Isabella Tree (The Book of Wilding), Leif Bersweden (Where the Wildflowers Grow), Raynor Winn (Landlines), and John Lewis-Stempel (The Wood).

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  The Function of Reason

  Alfred North Whitehead

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  Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to dominate in academic circles, and even now those who question that worldview are often accused of being antiscientific. This is especially true in discussions of the nature of the human mind and its relation to the body (particularly the brain).It is hard to find a contemporary thinker with a better perspective on the nature and role of natural science than Whitehead, who, with Bertrand Russell, published Principia Mathematica in 1910; who taught logic and mathematics at Trinity College of Cambridge University; who taught philosophy of science at University College London; and who was a professor of philosophy at Harvard University beginning in 1924. Whitehead's cosmology is far from antiscientific, but he does explain why scientific method and technological practice alone are not able to provide a comprehensive understanding of the full range of human thought and experience. This work explains what we must do to achieve such a comprehensive understanding.© Agora Publications

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  Self-sustainability and...

  Tom Sutherland, Andrew Forrest,...

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  The Ultimate Self-sustainability and Self-sufficiency Collection. Get started on Aquaponics, Beekeeping, Homesteading, Homemade Repellents and Tiny houses. 
  The natural aquaponic system is becoming more and more popular nowadays because of its many benefits. It allows you to save space, time, energy, and even money. Aquaponics is a ground-breaking system that allows people to grow plants by fertilizing them with fish waste water. 
  There are 140,000 beekeepers in the United States keeping 3.2 million beehives. American beekeepers produced 200 million pounds of honey a year. In addition, honey bees pollinate and make possible many of the fruits and vegetables that make up the American diet. In fact, the annual contribution of honey bees to crop pollination and production is over nine billion dollars. But to tell the truth, these are not the reasons why many beekeepers have kept bees. Most keep bees because they enjoy the outdoors. 
  Homesteading is the key to financial independence. For some, it was the key to escaping debt and financial problems. You will discover that homesteading is a great source of income for your whole family. 
  There are many pests, seen/unseen and known/unknown, around us and they can create havoc in our daily lives. Managing these pests has, in fact, been taken on as successful commercial ventures. There are many chemical-based pest control products available in the market. However, many of the chemicals used in them such as DEET which causes eye irritation, blistering, rashes, soreness. Hence The Importance of making your own homemade repellents. 
  The Tiny House Movement has gone a long way from being a quirky housing trend into an actual way of life for people who are ready to down size their lives for practical reasons. 
  Get this audiobook today and learn all the fundamentals of these great self-sustainability skills and ventures!

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  One-Click to Give - Future Proof...

  Jeremy Berman, Nick Black

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  The world of fundraising is changing.In an increasingly digital world, traditional in-person fundraising events are not enough to support a thriving nonprofit. People want to be able to donate to causes conveniently and on the social platforms where they spend their time. Through their donation, they wish to share in a nonprofit’s mission and connect with a community of supporters. This–and much more–is possible through social giving–a new mode for fundraising.Every nonprofit can leverage social giving to maximize their fundraising potential, energizing their nonprofit to do good. In One-Click to Give, Jeremy Berman and Nick Black, founders of GoodUnited, share how they’ve partnered with nonprofits from across the U.S. to raise over $1 billion through social giving. You’ll learn how to create a future-proof social giving strategy that lays the foundation for a thriving community of supporters.

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  Knox-Johnston on Sailing

  Robin Knox-Johnston

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  One of Britain's greatest living sailors shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observation and fascinating anecdotes. _x000D_This book is a collection of provoking, insightful and perceptive pieces of writing by Robin Knox-Johnston. His forthright and compelling views are based on a wealth of experience and expertise. The spotlight of his steely gaze falls upon the great ocean races and the brave men and women who compete in them. He considers the lessons of seamanship he learned over hundreds of thousands of miles at sea and he looks ahead, considering the future of sailing for racing and cruising yachtsmen. _x000D_This will entertain and inform in equal measure. A comprehensive index makes this a useful work of reference as well as a wonderful title which can be dipped into at leisure.

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