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Early Days in the Range of Light
Encounters with Legendary Mountaineers
DANIEL ARNOLD
In an artful blend of history, biography, nature, and adventure writing, Early Days in the Range of Light brings to life the remarkable stories of America’s pioneers in mountaineering, uncovering the motivations that drove an extraordinary group of individuals to risk so much for airy summits and close contact with bare stone and snow.
“A splendid chronicle.” —Royal Robbins
COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-519-0 | CLOTH | $29.95 |
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Coal Country
Rising Up Against Mountaintop Removal Mining
EDITED BY SHIRLEY STEWART BURNS, MARI-LYNN EVANS, AND SILAS HOUSE
This illustrated volume gives voice to the growing chorus of protest against mountaintop removal mining through a collection of essays, oral history, commentary, and images.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-166-3 | Trade Paper Original | $25.95
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-168-7 | Cloth | $40.00 |
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Coming Clean
Breaking America’s Addiction to Oil and Coal
MICHAEL BRUNE
Michael Brune, a leading activist, provides the information, inspiration, and tools to propel America down the clean-energy path. In this timely book, Brune shows us how we, as motivated citizens, can collectively pressure policymakers and corporations to change their energy priorities. He reminds us of the costs of fossil-fuel dependence, and offers well-tested action strategies to enact change.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-149-6 | Trade Paper | $14.95 |
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The Grandest of Lives
Eye to Eye with Whales
DOUGLAS H. CHADWICK
To be a whale watcher today, says acclaimed author and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick, is to have a front row seat to stunning discoveries. Chadwick has followed and reported on whales for more than a decade, and in The Grandest of Lives he offers a fascinating insider’s view of modern-day scientific whale observation—from gathering data to weathering storms to spirited scientific debate.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-147-2 | Trade Paper | $14.95 |
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The Snow Tourist
A Search for the World’s Purest, Deepest Snowfall
CHARLIE ENGLISH
Fresh and fun, and infused with the adrenaline of adventure, The Snow Tourist is a fascinating account of one man’s pilgrimage through the world’s blanketed fields, ice-capped rooftops, cozy igloos, and snow-covered mountain peaks in search of the best snow on earth.
COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-520-6 | Trade Paper Original | $15.95 |
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Aereality
On the World from Above
WILLIAM L. FOX
Fox turns the travelogue on its head by surveying the land from above while analyzing the people’s perceptions of aerial imagery from New York to Australia. As he traverses the sky in prop planes, helicopters, and hot air balloons, he is accompanied by a motley crew of geographers, anthropologists and artists, who all aim to know and experience the earth from the air.
COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-429-2 | Cloth | $30.00 |
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Deeply Rooted
Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness
LISA M. HAMILTON
Lisa M. Hamilton conducts an inquiry into three unconventional farmers in America whose experiences make the case that, to save our food system, we must bring farmers back to the table.
“The extraordinary farmers . . . in Deeply Rooted embody the future of American agriculture.” —Alice Waters
COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-59376-180-6 | Cloth | $25.00 |
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Holy Ground
A Gathering of Voices on Caring for Creation
EDITED BY LYNDSAY MOSELEY AND THE STAFF OF SIERRA CLUB BOOKS
FOREWORD BY CARL POPE
In essays, sermons, and other short pieces commissioned or gathered for this book, leaders from many faith traditions, along with writers who hold nature sacred, articulate humankind’s moral and spiritual imperative to act as stewards of the Earth. Contributors include Pope Benedict XVI, Evangelical pastors Joel Hunter and Brian McLaren, Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Rabbis Zoe Klein and Arthur Waskow, and many others.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-160-1 | Cloth | $22.00 |
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The Ecology of Wisdom
Writings by Arne Naess
EDITED BY ALAN DRENGSON AND BILL DEVALL
The Ecology of Wisdom is a definitive collection of essays by Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess, a founder of the Deep Ecology movement and one of the leading thinkers of modern environmentalism. Drengson and Devall provide a comprehensive and accessible portrait of Naess’s philosophy and activism, and showcase his enthusiasm, wit, and spiritual fascination with nature.
COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-401-8 | Cloth | $27.00 |
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Hey Mr. Green
Sierra Magazine’s Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions
BOB SCHILDGEN
Bob Schildgen answers real-world questions about being environmentally friendly in this compilation of the best of his “Hey Mr. Green” column in Sierra magazine. From the greenest oil company to whether to buy your beer in cans or bottles, Hey Mr. Green provides practical advice—and a laugh—for everyone trying to do their part for the environment.
SIERRA CLUB BOOKS | 978-1-57805-143-4 | Trade Paper | $14.95 |
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