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Series:
Just Cool It
The Climate Crisis and What We Can Do - A post-Paris Agreement game plan
Paperback
David Suzuki
9781771642590
$24.95
NATURE
Apr 22, 2017
Climate change is the most important crisis humanity has faced, but we still confront huge barriers to resolving it. So, what do we do, and is there hope for humanity? The problem itself is complex, and there’s no single solution. But by understanding the barriers to resolving global warming and by employing a wide range of solutions?from shifting to clean energy to planting trees to reforming agricultural practices?we can get the world back on track.Just Cool It is David Suzuki at his most passionate. In this book, he offers a comprehensive lo...
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Series:
Run Better
How To Improve Your Running Technique and Prevent Injury
Paperback
Jean-François Harvey
9781771642217
$32.95
SPORTS & RECREATION
Mar 28, 2017
A practical, illustrated, and scientifically grounded guide to improving your running technique and preventing injury, written by a kinesiologistIn North America alone, thirty-seven million people run regularly, and most suffer at least one running-related injury a year. Run Better sets out to help runners of all abilities run smarter and injury-free by reviewing the proper mechanics of running and the role of shoes; providing training programs (from 5K to marathon distances) that promote rest and cross-training for adequate recovery; offering ...
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Series:
Big Fit Girl
Embrace the Body You Have
Paperback
Louise Green
9781771642125
$22.95
HEALTH & FITNESS
Mar 14, 2017
In Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the couch, and unleashed her inner athlete?as well as showcasing similar stories from other women?Green inspires other plus-size women to do the same.Green also provides concrete advice, based on the latest research, about how to get started, how to establish a support team, how to choose an activity, what kind of c...
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4.
Series:
The Vegetarian's Guide to Eating Meat
A Young Woman's Search for Ethical Food
Paperback
Marissa Landrigan
9781771642743
$22.95
COOKING
Apr 29, 2017
Growing up in a household of food-loving Italian-Americans, Marissa Landrigan was always a black sheep?she barely knew how to boil water for pasta. But at college, she thought she’d found her purpose. Buoyed by animal rights activism and a feminist urge to avoid the kitchen, she transformed into a hardcore vegan activist, complete with shaved head.But Landrigan still hadn’t found her place in the world. Striving to develop her career and maintain a relationship, she criss-crossed the U.S. Along the way, she discovered that eating ethically was ...
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Series:
Best Places to Bird in British Columbia
Paperback
Richard Cannings
9781771641661
$22.95
NATURE
May 16, 2017
In this unique guidebook that will appeal to novice and experienced birders alike, the authors of acclaimed Birdfinding in British Columbia explore their 30 favorite birding sites in the diverse landscape of Canada’s westernmost province. More detailed and more personal than the Cannings’ previous books, and illustrated with more than 30 color photographs of birds and locales, and 28 maps, Best Places to Bird in British Columbia introduces some sites that will be familiar favorites for readers, while others may come as a surprise.Readers can ch...
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Series:
My Journey into the Heart of Terror
Ten Days in the Islamic State
Paperback
Jürgen Todenhöfer
9781771642903
$21.95
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Mar 28, 2017
An alarming and timely first-hand account of what’s really going on behind the borders of the Islamic State. ISIS, ISIL, the ISLAMIC State. It’s an organization that has taken on chilling associations due to the horrific deeds committed in its name. ISIS beheads journalists—and yet one, Jürgen Todenhöfer, was invited to visit its fighters in Mosul, after months of negotiations. Accompanied by his son, Frederic Todenhöfer, who photographed the journey, he asked them to explain their beliefs, motivations, and goals. This book, the most in-d...
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