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This definitive collection of adventure writing contains 35 stories from the most compelling odysseys of the 19th century: Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Richard Burton makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Mummery de... More

In "The Story Handbook, contributors Tim Ahern, William Cronon, John Elder, Peter Forbes, Barry Lopez, and Scott Russell Sanders present us with the power of stories, narratives of people and places, and how those stories can advance the work of land conservation toward creating meaningful change in... More

This definitive collection of adventure writing contains 35 stories from the most compelling odysseys of the 19th century. 30 illustrations.RICHARD BURTON makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole... More

Shiver me timbers! A swashbuckling picture book adventure from the author of ‘Little Wolf’ and ‘Where’s Tim’s Ted?’. It's story time at school, when all of a sudden… SPLASH!… the classroom fills with water and Tim and Ted find themselves taking part in a swashbuckling nautical adve... More

Our Land, Ourselves is a collection of diverse readings on the many themes of people and place-themes such as the protection of wilderness and the idea of the wild, the nature of home, the purpose of work, and the meaning of community. These voices suggest a new way of viewing land conservation as t... More

The present rate of devastation of our natural world and of healthy lives is unprecedented, and accelerating. The work of conserving land, species, and ways of life is more urgent and vital than ever before. What does it mean to truly conserve land and community life in this era? And why is this so ... More

A doctor's bold analysis of the cultural disease that afflicts us all. Despite an astonishing appetite for life, more and more Americans are feeling overworked and dissatisfied. In the world's most affluent nation, epidemic rates of stress, anxiety, depression, obesity, and time urgency are now grud... More

This festive anthology of 14 Christmas classics from around the world includes "The Nutcracker," tales by Louisa May Alcott and L.M. Montgomery, and an excerpt from Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol." Each story features an Introduction by Whybrow and is beautifully illustrated. Full color.From t... More