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Remembering David Brower

By Kenneth Brower (Author)

Pub Date: May 17, 2012

A tribute to David Brower (1912–2000), father of the modern environmental movement, on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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NAPLES DECLARED

A Walk Around the Bay

By Benjamin Taylor (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

From novelist/essayist/editor Taylor (The Book of Getting Even, 2009, etc.), an idiosyncratic, atmospheric portrait of "the great open-air theater of Europe."
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MR. HORNADAY'S WAR

How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife that Changed the World

By Stefan Bechtel (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

A biography of a man whose life was intertwined with the conservation movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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THE ESKIMO AND THE OIL MAN

The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future

By Bob Reiss (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

An on-the-ice view of the struggle over offshore oil exploration in Alaska.
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LOVE, LIFE, AND ELEPHANTS

An African Love Story

By Daphne Sheldrick (Author)

Pub Date: May 15, 2012

A heartfelt memoir about the author's decades-long efforts to save baby elephants.
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THE VOLUNTOURIST

A Six-Country Tale of Love, Loss, Fatherhood, Fate, and Singing Bon Jovi in Bethlehem

By Ken Budd (Author)

Pub Date: May 8, 2012

A travel memoir, volunteer-style.
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