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The Seed Farmer

Par (auteur) Daniel Brisebois
Catégories: Agriculture durable

Save seeds, save money, and increase profit from your small-scale farm or market garden

The Seed Farmer is required reading for any grower who cares about being part of a truly sustainable local food system. ...

The Internet of Animals

An illuminating account of animal migration and the stunning new science that reveals the source of their infinite, untapped knowledge.

What do animals know that we don’t? Why do rats flee before an ...

Against the Seas

Par (auteur) Mary Soderstrom
Catégories: Changements climatiques

An incredible read.… While unflinching in her analysis, Soderstrom nevertheless gifts us with a message of hope and resilience. — MAUDE BARLOW, activist and author of Still Hopeful: Lessons from ...

Dinner on Mars

“This culinary cosmic outing is as creative as it is informative.” — STARRED review, Publishers Weekly

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge ...

A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

Par (auteur) Steven Earle
Catégories: Changements climatiques

A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate is an accessible, illustrated, myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth’s climate over 4. 6 billion years, how and why human-caused global warming ...

Technologies of the New Real

With astonishing speed and little public debate, we now live in a reality where interactions with drones, robotic bodies, and surveillance are common. Synthetic biology is merging with artificial intelligence ...

Leadership Moments from NASA

The NASA way: lessons on leadership, teamwork, and corporate culture. How does NASA take on seemingly insurmountable challenges, recover from tragedy and continue to attract the best and brightest talent? ...

Bent out of Shape

Par (auteur) Karen Messing
Catégories: Arbitrage et négociation

Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, serve food, run labs. What she finds is a workforce in harm’s ...

Catastrophe

Par (auteur) T. Joseph Scanlon
Édité par Roger Sarty
Catégories: Impact social des désastres

Catastrophe weaves together compelling stories and potent lessons from the calamitous Halifax explosion—the worst non-natural disaster in North America pre-911. The book explores how the explosion influenced ...

The PS Royal William

Par (auteur) Eileen Reid Marcil
Catégories: Génie maritime

World trade was revolutionized in the 19th century when the propulsion of ships changed from sail to steam. Who built the first steamer to cross the Atlantic? When? Where? The answer lies in Canada. When ...