Search Results: Ecology from Adagio Books

Rodale Press, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover show light wear and age-related discoloration. A definitive study of the process and principles of composting written by a research biologist. 5 1/2 x 8

Island Press, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Translated from the German by Patricia Nevers. In very good clean condition. Dust jacket flaps show a long crease. Examines the extinction crises from scientific and philosophical aspects.

University of California Press, 1992. Soft cover. Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. In good, clean condition. Previous owner's name on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Minor shelfwear. An introduction to the wonders of life in the California desert.

Bonn: German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, 1996. Soft cover. Good. In good, clean, unmarked condition with bumped corners. Provides information for policy makers, scientists, and technical experts int eh management of medicinal plant resources. Information on more than 200 networks, organizations and projects worldwide dealing with research, management, policy making, and conservation. Key journals and databases are highlighted. Size: 6 x 9

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Mit Pr, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. In very good condition with a bumped lower edge. Describes business activities that create economic value while reducing ecological impact and resource use. Size: 6 x 9

Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear to cover. Contains dramatic, self-reflective essays which represent new understandings of fire and fire awareness in the American West.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Kodansha Amer Inc, 1994. Soft cover. Good. 6 x 8 1/2. In good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover shows shelf/edgewear. In this collection of meditative essays, poet and essayist Saner explores the significance of the open spaces of the West for Americans. 6 x 8 1/2

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Experts in science, economics, and law discuss key resource managment issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem---among them the managment of fire, elk, wolves, and bison---using them as starting points to debate the matter in which humans should interact with the environment of this region. Size: 6 x 9

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Counters current arguments against the green revolution--sing post-green revolution Punjab as his prime example. Size: 6 x 8 1/2

India: Intach, 1990. First Edition . Pamphlet. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. The INTACH Environmental Series #11. In very good clean condition. The author discusses various aspects of the environmental and practical impact of managing India's water resources.

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Sierra Club Books, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. An account of Muir's first visit to the High Sierra and the Yosemite. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Blackwell Publishers. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with shelfwear. 262 pages. Articles include: Poverty and the environment; Managing natural resources in the light of climate variability; Water and the potential for social instability; Transforming time into money using water; Questioning desertification in dryland sub-Saharan Africa; Seeds of promise; etc. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 . Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. 2002.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. In very good, clean, unmarked condition. Spine uncreased. Cover has light wear. An account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province. 5 1/ 2 x 8 1/2

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Leslie Kouba. Stated First Edition. In good, clean condition with newspaper articles about the author/book pasted inside front cover and laid in. Corners bumped. No dust jacket. Some discolored marks from old tape inside front/rear cover. Red sticker on front endpage. One of America's most beloved naturalists tells his autobiography-in-nature. Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

New York: Hamlyn. HARD COVER COPY. Front end page has a closed tear where a sticker (?) was removed. Otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Corners heavily bumped. Dust jacket is price-clipped, scuffed and has multiple small tears along the outer edges (up to 1/2"). A world-wide survey of forests and forest life with over 800 photos in both b/w and color. Size: 6 1/2 x 9 . Good. Hardcover. 1979.

U.S.A.: World Bank, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. 206 pages in very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Contents include: Governance; Equity and Stweardship; Traditional Knowledge; Linking Mechanisms; Poverty and Population. Size: 8 1/2 x 11

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Pr, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed and signed by author. Previous owner's last name on front endpage. Otherwise unmarked. Spine uncreased. Cover shows edge/shelfwear including light scuffing. Color photographs accompany a convincing and logical essay that includes a good history of the politics of whaling. Size: 6 x 9

Bear & Company. In very good, clean. unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Explores the age-old relationship between human beings and the "living ecology". Size: 6 x 9 . Very Good. Paperback. 1990.

India: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, 1988. Paperback. Fair. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. A Hand Book of Ready Reference for Entreprenuers. Pamphlet size paperback showing moderate wear to cover. Provides guidelines and information regarding all aspects of water and pollution control.

India: Intach, 1987. First Edition . Pamphlet. As New. 5 1/2 x 8 2/3. The INTACH Environmental Series #6. Contributions by various authors discuss the construction and effects of the Tehri Dam in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Western Himalaya.