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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the
environmental movement. In this lyrical meditation on America's
wildlands, Aldo Leopold considers the different ways humans shape
the natural landscape, and describes for the first time the
far-reaching phenomenon now known as 'trophic cascades'. Over the
past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become
irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world
have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place
at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through
the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these
books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way
to a fairer, saner, greener world.
A special edition of one of the greatest masterpieces of the
environmental movement-plus original photographs and other writings
on environmental ethics Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has
been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of
American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman,
wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose
farsighted land ethic is proving increasingly relevant in our own
time. Now, Leopold's essential contributions to our literature-some
hard-to-find or previously unpublished-are gathered in a single
volume for the first time. Here is his classic A Sand County
Almanac, hailed-along with Thoreau's Walden and Carson's Silent
Spring-as one of the main literary influences on the modern
environmental movement. Published in 1949, it remains a vivid,
firsthand, philosophical tour de force. Along with Sand County are
more than fifty articles, essays, and lectures exploring the new
complexities of ecological science and what we would now call
environmental ethics. Leopold's sharp-eyed, often humorous journals
are illustrated here for the first time with his original
photographs, drawings, and maps. Also unique to this collection is
a selection of over 100 letters, most of them never before
published, tracing his personal and professional evolution and his
efforts to foster in others the love and sense of responsibility he
felt for the land. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit
cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's
literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print,
America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America
series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative
editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers,
sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium
acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
With this book, published more than a half-century ago, Aldo
Leopold created the discipline of wildlife management. Although "A
Sand Country Almanac" is doubtless Leopold's most popular book,
"Game Management" may well be his most important. In this book he
revolutionized the field of conservation.
'One of the most influential books about the natural world ever
published' Paul Kingsnorth, Guardian 'There are some who can live
without wild things, and some who cannot,' begins Aldo Leopold's
totemic work of ecological thought. Ranging from lyrical
observations of the changing seasons over a year on his Wisconsin
farm to his hugely influential idea of a 'land ethic' signifying
moral equilibrium between humans and all other life on earth, A
Sand County Almanac changed perceptions of the natural world and
helped give birth to the modern conservation movement. 'An
unequivocal statement of conscience that will carry down the
generations ... his argument seems more urgently true now than
ever' The New York Times
"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle
These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape -- the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the coastlines. A stunning tribute to our land and a bold challenge to protect the world we love.
In the 1970s the relationship between literature and the
environment emerged as a topic of serious and widespread interest
among writers and scholars. The ideas, debates, and texts that grew
out of this period subsequently converged and consolidated into the
field now known as ecocriticism. A Century of Early Ecocriticism
looks behind these recent developments to a prior generation's
ecocritical inclinations. Written between 1864 and 1964, these
thirty-four selections include scholars writing about the "green"
aspects of literature as well as nature writers reflecting on the
genre. In his introduction, David Mazel argues that these early
"ecocritics" played a crucial role in both the development of
environmentalism and the academic study of American literature and
culture. Filled with provocative, still timely ideas, A Century of
Early Ecocriticism demonstrates that our concern with the natural
world has long informed our approach to literature.
A collection of 59 essays aiming to demonstrate the thinking and
development of Aldo Leopold, who propelled the US conservation
movement from garden to government agencies. He was one of the
first to recognize the importance of ecology while it was emerging
as a new scientific discipline.
Aldo Leopold's classic work "A Sand County Almanac" is widely
regarded as one of the most influential conservation books of all
time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquent plea for the
development of a "land ethic" -- a belief that humans have a duty
to interact with the soils, waters, plants, and animals that
collectively comprise "the land" in ways that ensure their
well-being and survival."For the Health of the Land," a new
collection of rare and previously unpublished essays by Leopold,
builds on that vision of ethical land use and develops the concept
of "land health" and the practical measures landowners can take to
sustain it. The writings are vintage Leopold -- clear, sensible,
and provocative, sometimes humorous, often lyrical, and always
inspiring. Joining them together are a wisdom and a passion that
transcend the time and place of the author's life.The book offers a
series of forty short pieces, arranged in seasonal "almanac" form,
along with longer essays, arranged chronologically, which show the
development of Leopold's approach to managing private lands for
conservation ends. The final essay is a never before published
work, left in pencil draft at his death, which proposes the concept
of land health as an organizing principle for conservation. Also
featured is an introduction by noted Leopold scholars J. Baird
Callicott and Eric T. Freyfogle that provides a brief biography of
Leopold and places the essays in the context of his life and work,
and an afterword by conservation biologist Stanley A. Temple that
comments on Leopold's ideas from the perspective of modern wildlife
management.The book's conservation message and practical ideas are
as relevant today as they werewhen first written over fifty years
ago. "For the Health of the Land" represents a stunning new
addition to the literary legacy of Aldo Leopold.
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Whole Earth Field Guide (Paperback)
Caroline Maniaque Benton; Contributions by Meredith Gaglio, R.Buckminster Fuller, Howard Odum, Hanns Reich, …
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A source book for American culture in the 1960s and 1970s:
"suggested reading" from the Last Whole Earth Catalog, from Thoreau
to James Baldwin. The Whole Earth Catalog was a cultural touchstone
of the 1960s and 1970s. The iconic cover image of the Earth viewed
from space made it one of the most recognizable books on bookstore
shelves. Between 1968 and 1971, almost two million copies of its
various editions were sold, and not just to commune-dwellers and
hippies. Millions of mainstream readers turned to the Whole Earth
Catalog for practical advice and intellectual stimulation, finding
everything from a review of Buckminster Fuller to recommendations
for juicers. This book offers selections from eighty texts from the
nearly 1,000 items of "suggested reading" in the Last Whole Earth
Catalog. After an introduction that provides background information
on the catalog and its founder, Stewart Brand (interesting fact:
Brand got his organizational skills from a stint in the Army), the
book presents the texts arranged in nine sections that echo the
sections of the Whole Earth Catalog itself. Enlightening
juxtapositions abound. For example, "Understanding Whole Systems"
maps the holistic terrain with writings by authors from Aldo
Leopold to Herbert Simon; "Land Use" features selections from
Thoreau's Walden and a report from the United Nations on new energy
sources; "Craft" offers excerpts from The Book of Tea and The
Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book; "Community"
includes Margaret Mead and James Baldwin's odd-couple
collaboration, A Rap on Race. Together, these texts offer a
sourcebook for the Whole Earth culture of the 1960s and 1970s in
all its infinite variety.
To those who know the charm of Aldo Leopold's writing in A Sand County Almanac, this collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight. The journal entries included here were written in camp during his many field trips--hunting, fishing, and exploring--and they indicate the source of ideas on land ethics found in his longer essays. They reflect as well two long canoe trips in Canada and a sojourn in Mexico, where Leopold hunted deer with bow and arrow. The essays presented here are culled from the more contemplative notes which were still in manuscript form at the time of Leopold's death in 1948, fighting a brush fire on a neighbor's farm. Round River has been edited by Leopold's son, Luna, a geologist well-known in the field of conservation. It is also charmingly illustrated with line drawings by Charles W. Schwartz. All admirers of Leopold's work--indeed, all lovers of nature--will find this book richly rewarding.
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