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One Square Inch of Silence
In the visionary tradition of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, One Square Inch of Silence alerts us to beauty that we take for granted and sounds an urgent environmental alarm. Natural silence is our nation’s fastest-disappearing resource, warns Emmy-winning acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, who has made it his mission to record and preserve it in all its variety—before these soul-soothing terrestrial soundscapes vanish completely in the ever-rising din of man-made noise. Recalling the great works on nature written by John Muir, John McPhee, and Peter Matthiessen, this beautifully written narrative, co-authored with John Grossmann, is also a quintessentially American story—a road trip...
Ecology of British and American Empire Writing, 1704-1894
At this critical juncture in which the biodiversity of planet Earth appears to be shrinking fast and furiously, Louis Kirk McAuley invites us to consider the ways in which particular unruly natures, including animals, plants and minerals, actively intervene in literature to decentre the human. Drawing upon invasion biology, McAuley offers transformative ecocritical interpretations of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British and American literature and highlights the heterarchical nature of empire building. This includes analyses of texts composed by (or about) persons residing at, or just outside, the edges of the British and American Empires, including St Kitts and Nevis, Haiti, Cuba, Hawaii and Samoa, which were built around the global transfer of animals and plants. Offering biotic readings of this literature, McAuley highlights the human place in nature and provides practical literary examples of the ways oceans facilitate the confusion of time and place.
Alien Theology
In October of 2016, our estimate of how many galaxies there are in the universe jumped from 200 billion to 2 trillion, which begs the question: is there life outside of our planet? And if so, what does that do to our theology? Unless we come in contact with extraterrestrials, we can only speculate an answer based on what we know of God and science. In Alien Theology, Pastor Bradley enters into a conversation that started before Christ and considers the possibility of alien life in light of Scripture, science, and logic.
Washington Curiosities
The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots
Explore and connect with the niches and nuances of the earth, the sea and sky, our bodies, minds and souls--the places where joy resides. Come away with new understanding of life and how its beauty and powers make us inwardly hum, how gardening or stargazing, touching something wild, listening to the sounds of silence, learning and loving, just simply being, all feed our emotional wellness and craving for joy. - Meet and read the personal reflections of over 40 artists and individuals from 20 states, Canada and Australia who share the ways and places in which they found fulfillment or simple contentment in life. - Find nuggets of insight, supportive research and notable quotes that will help illuminate your own sweet spots of life. - Stretch your mind and nurture your creativity through more than 150 listings and links to actual places, activities and resources for turning the discovery of joy into an everyday affair.
Turn Down the Noise
Overstimulation is an invisible epidemic in our world--and it is impacting you and your child more than you realize. If you've felt overwhelmed and burnt out by the exhaustion of daily life, flattened by the sheer amount of noise and distraction in your home, your schedule, your brain you aren't alone. What's more, overstimulation is a key driver of our children's behaviors, contributing to increased symptoms in anxiety, depression, and attentional diagnoses. In the fast-paced culture of our world, is it possible to set our children up to thrive in emotional health? Sarah Boyd (M.Ed Psych), child and adolescent development expert and founder of the educational company Resilient Little Hearts...
Boys' Life
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The Wabi-Sabi House
A inspirational, illustrated design handbook draws on the ancient Japanese art of imperfect beauty, or wabi-sabi, and the aesthetic principles of Zen Buddhism to explain how to create unique home spaces that incorporate salvage materials, use artisan wares, and remove clutter to present peaceful, intimate rooms. 20,000 first printing.
