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【楽天ブックスならいつでも送料無料】My First Summer in the Sierra MY 1ST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA （Wilderness） [ John Muir ]

MY 1ST SUMMER IN THE SIERRA Wilderness John Muir GIBBS SMITH PUB2018 Hardcover English ISBN：9781423649120 洋書 Computers & Science（コンピューター＆科学） Nature

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Taking Care The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World【電子書籍】[ Sarah DiGregorio ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“DiGregorio’s storytelling is pitch-perfect; narrative and nursing, she understands, come from the same place and both are concerned with a deep understanding of character and plot….This is a brilliant book, and DiGregorio is a beautiful writer. ＜em＞Taking Care＜/em＞ deserves to be on the reading list for nursing and medical schools, and on the bedside table of all politicians."＜/strong＞ー＜em＞＜strong＞New York Times Book Review＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞In this sweeping cultural history of nursing from the Stone Age to the present, the critically acclaimed author of ＜em＞Early＜/em＞ pays homage to the profession and makes an urgent call for change.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nurses have always been vital to human existence. A nurse was likely there when you were born and a nurse might well be there when you die. Familiar in hospitals and doctors’ offices, these dedicated health professionals can also be found in schools, prisons, and people’s homes; at summer camps; on cruise ships, and even at NASA. Yet despite being celebrated during the Covid-19 epidemic, nurses are often undermined and undervalued in ways that reflect misogyny and racism, and that extend to their working conditionsーand affect the care available to everyone. But the potential power of nursing to create a healthier, more just world endures.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The story of nursing is complicated. It is woven into war, plague, religion, the economy, and our individual lives in myriad ways. In ＜em＞Taking Care,＜/em＞ journalist Sarah DiGregorio chronicles the lives of nurses past and tells the stories of those todayーcaregivers at the vital intersection of health care and community who are actively changing the world, often invisibly. An absorbing and empathetic work that combines storytelling with nuanced reporting, ＜em＞Taking Care＜/em＞ examines how we have always tried to care for each otherーthe incredible ways we have succeeded and the ways in which we have failed. Fascinating, empowering and significant, it is a call for change and a love letter to the nurses of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Summer World A Season of Bounty【電子書籍】[ Bernd Heinrich ]

＜p＞“Bernd Heinrich is one of our greatest living naturalists in the tradition of Gerald Durrell….A national treasure.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞ー＜em＞Los Angeles Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Summer World＜/em＞ is an intimate, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival in the Summer months from Bernd Heinrich, bestselling author of ＜em＞Winter World＜/em＞ and “our latter-day Thoreau” (＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞). Pulitzer Prize-winner Edmond O. Wilson (＜em＞On Human Nature＜/em＞) calls Heinrich’s fascinating exploration and appreciation of the natural order a, “lovely book, meticulously etched and based on impassioned but exacting scientific research,” while the ＜em＞New York Times Book Review＜/em＞ raves, “Animals come to life in gripping detail...and so does Heinrich…. The man is irrepressible.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Bayshore Summer Finding Eden in a Most Unlikely Place【電子書籍】[ Pete Dunne ]

＜p＞Bypassed by time and "Joisey" Shore?bound vacationers, the marshes and forests of the Bayshore constitute one of North America's last great undiscovered wild places. Sixty million people live within a tank of gas of this environmentally rich and diverse place, yet most miss out on the region's amazing spectacles.＜br /＞ ＜em＞Bayshore Summer＜/em＞ is a bridge that links the rest of the world to this timeless land. Pete Dunne acts as ambassador and tour guide, following Bayshore residents as they haul crab traps, bale salt hay, stake out deer poachers, and pick tomatoes. He examines and appreciates this fertile land, how we live off it and how all of us connect with it. From the shorebirds that converge by the thousands to gorge themselves on crab eggs to the delicious fresh produce that earned the Garden State its nickname, from the line-dropping expectancy of party boat fishing to the waterman who lives on a first-name basis with the birds around his boat, ＜em＞Bayshore Summer＜/em＞ is at once an expansive and intimate portrait of a special place, a secret Eden, and a glimpse into a world as rich as summer and enduring as a whispered promise.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Beginner's Guide to Raising Goats How to Keep A Happy Herd【電子書籍】[ Amber Bradshaw ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Make bucks (and plenty of kids) by raising goats.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you're looking to be self-sufficient, or you want to make some money on the side, goats are perfect for milk and cheese, meat, and fiber. Taking care of goats could be your newest summer activity. ＜em＞The Beginner's Guide to Raising Goats＜/em＞ can help you get the most out of these hearty herd animals with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow tips for newcomers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Angoras to Nigerian Dwarfs, this beginner's guide to raising goats will break down the dos and don'ts to starting your herd. Learn how to pick the right kind of goat for your homestead's needs, build fences and shelters, feed and breed them, and more. Raising goats can be a wonderful adventure in family fun this summer, that not only teaches valuable life skills to the younger ones but also delivers a valuable resource to your table. There's even a recipe section in the back that shows you how to use their fresh meat and milk to make tasty home-cooked meals like Goat Chili and Goat Mac N' Cheese.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Beginner's Guide to Raising Goats＜/em＞ features:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Goats 101＜/strong＞ーDiscover an in-depth overview that gives you everything you need to know about raising goats.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Share your bounty＜/strong＞ーExplore practical tips that show you how to start a side business selling goat milk, cheese, and meat.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Dollars & sense＜/strong＞ーGet a cost estimate and approximate timelines for raising animals, making dairy products, and selling them for profit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn how goats can help create a more sustainable life with this essential beginner's guide.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Nine Pints A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood【電子書籍】[ Rose George ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist: A "compelling chronicle" of the science, politics, and business of blood ( ＜em＞The Wall Street Journal＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don't even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons of blood discharged by 800 million women are still regarded as taboo: menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event.＜br /＞ Rose George, author of ＜em＞The Big Necessity＜/em＞, takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to the breakthrough of the "liquid biopsy," which promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases with a simple blood test. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up the world's first system of mass blood donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as "Menstrual Man" for his work on sanitary pads for developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma transfusions, in which the US is known as the "OPEC of plasma." And she looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to a hospital near you. Spanning science and politics, individual's stories and global epidemics, ＜em＞Nine Pints＜/em＞ reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞One of Bill Gates' Recommended Summer Reading Titles＜/strong＞＜br /＞ "Stellar . . . An informative, elegant, and provocative exploration of the life-giving substance . . . A wondrously well-written work." ー ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞ (starred review)＜br /＞ Both fascinating and informative . . . George packs her book with the kinds of provocative, witty, and rigorously reported facts and stories sure to make readers view the integral fluid coursing through our veins in a whole new way." ー ＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞ (starred review)＜br /＞ "George charges down wholly unexpected avenues of medical history and global injustice, leaving the reader by turns giddy and appalled. And always, always in awe of the writing." ーMary Roach, author of ＜em＞Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War＜/em＞＜br /＞ "A very good book." ー ＜em＞The New York Times＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Psychedelic Garden A history of mind-altering plants in folklore, superstition and popular culture【電子書籍】[ Sandra Lawrence ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Take a trip into the world of hallucinogenic plants in this latest addition to Kew's ＜em＞Witch's Garden＜/em＞ series.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From ancient ayahuasca rituals in the Amazon to substance-fuelled partying in the Summer of Love, psychoactive plants have been used for thousands of years for everything from shamanic ceremonies to staying awake. ＜em＞The Psychedelic Garden＜/em＞ is a fascinating exploration of these incredible species that, for centuries, have helped shape the way we see the world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞With expert text and gorgeous botanical illustrations from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this mind-expanding book delves into the folklore, cultural history and botanical background of these remarkable plants.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】My First Summer in the Sierra【電子書籍】[ John Muir ]

＜p＞From the photographer who brought Thoreau's ＜em＞Walden＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Cape Cod＜/em＞ to life comes a new work combining classic literature with brand-new photography. This time, Scot Miller takes on the seminal work of John Muir, ＜em＞My First Summer in the Sierra.＜/em＞ The book details Muir's first extended trip to the Sierra Nevada in what is now Yosemite National Park, a landscape that entranced him immediately and had a profound effect on his life. The towering waterfalls, natural rock formations, and abundant plant and animal life helped Muir develop his views of the natural world, views that would eventually lead him to push for the creation of the national parks.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞My First Summer in the Sierra＜/em＞ is illustrated with Miller's stunning photographs, showcasing the dramatic landscape of the High Sierra plus John Muir's illustrations from the original edition and several previously unpublished illustrations from his 1911 manuscript. The publication of ＜em＞My First Summer in the Sierra＜/em＞ inspired many to journey there, and this newly illustrated edition will surely inspire many more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book is being published in collaboration with Yosemite Conservancy and, for each copy sold, Scot Miller is making a donation to Yosemite Conservancy. ＜em＞My First Summer in the Sierra＜/em＞ won the National Outdoor Book Award.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Searches Selfhood in the Digital Age【電子書籍】[ Vauhini Vara ]

＜p＞**From the author of ＜em＞The Immortal King Rao,＜/em＞ finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a personal exploration of how technology companies have both fulfilled and exploited the human desire for understanding and connection＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Most Anticipated Book from ＜em＞The New York Times＜/em＞ and more! ＜em＞?＜/em＞ One of ＜em＞Esquire’s＜/em＞ Best Books of the Year (So Far) ＜em＞?＜/em＞ One of ＜em＞Vanity Fair＜/em＞'s Best Books to Kick Off Your Summer Reading ＜em＞?＜/em＞ A Belletrist Book Club Pick**＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"I cannot imagine a better guide through the infuriating, labyrinthine underworld of technology than Vauhini Vara."ーCarmen Maria Machado, author of ＜em＞In the Dream House＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“Smart, funny, honest.”ー＜em＞The New Yorker ?＜/em＞ "Seamless blend of personal narrative and systemic critique."＜em＞ーThe Atlantic ?＜/em＞ "Beautifully written and profoundly researched." ＜em＞ーKirkus ?＜/em＞ "At once genre-defying and gripping.”ー＜em＞The Washington Post＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When it was released to the public in November 2022, ChatGPT awakened the world to a secretive project: teaching AI-powered machines to write. Its creators had a sweeping ambitionーto build machines that not only could communicate but also could do all kinds of other activities, and better than humans ever could. But was this goal actually achievable? And if reached, would it lead to our liberation or our subjugation?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Vauhini Vara, an award-winning tech journalist and editor, had long been grappling with these questions. In 2021, she asked a predecessor of ChatGPT to write about her sister’s death, resulting in an essay that was both more moving and more disturbing than she could have imagined. It quickly went viral.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The experience, revealing both the power and the danger of corporate-owned technologies, forced Vara to interrogate how these technologies have influenced her understanding of herself and the world around herーfrom discovering online chat rooms as a preteen to using social media as *The Wall Street Journal’*s first Facebook reporter to asking ChatGPT for writing adviceーwhile compelling her to add to the trove of human-created material exploited for corporate financial gain. Interspersed throughout this investigation are her own Google searches, Amazon reviews, and the other raw material of internet lifeーincluding the viral AI experiment that started it all. ＜em＞Searches＜/em＞ illuminates how technological capitalism is both shaping and exploiting human existence while proposing that by harnessing the collective creativity that makes humans unique, we might imagine a freer, more empowered relationship with our machines and, ultimately, with one another.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Boy Scouts - A Guide to Building & Running a Scout Troop【電子書籍】[ Gilcraft ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Discover the essential principles and practical methods for successful youth leadership with ＜em＞Boy Scouts - A Guide to Building and Running a Scout Troop＜/em＞ by "Gilcraft" (a pseudonym for various authors, notably Lt. Col. John F. Colquhoun). First published around the 1920s and 1930s, this book became the indispensable manual for Scoutmasters, Assistant Leaders, and Patrol Leaders globally.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Gilcraft's work is celebrated for its clear, systematic, and enthusiastic approach to implementing the vision of Scouting as set forth by Baden-Powell. It focuses not just on outdoor skills, but on the critical organizational structure, leadership development, and program planning necessary to maintain a vibrant, effective, and disciplined Scout Troop.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Contents include:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞The Architects Training: How Scouting Began.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Architects Designs: What Scouting Means.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Foundations of the Building: Scout Law.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Beginning to Build: Tools ''Opened or Controlled''.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Materials to Use: Practices. Beams and Girders:＜/li＞ ＜li＞Individuality, Discipline.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Assistance in Building: Parents, Church, School.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Laying the First Courses: Tender Foot Tests, Investiture.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Working to Plan: Outdoor Atmosphere.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Adding Another Storey: Second-Class Tests.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Roofing the Building: First Class Tests.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Decorating: Badges, Handcrafts.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Housekeeping: Records, Finance.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Domestic Staff: Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop Leader.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Family: Individual Scouts, Boy Nature.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Family Grows up: Looking Ahead, Employment.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Annual Repairs: Troop Headquarters, Furnishing Gear.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Entertainment: Rallies, Concerts.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Garden: Scouting and Religion, Church Parades.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The Out-Of-Doors: Open-air-Scouting.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Summer Holidays: Camping.＜/li＞ ＜li＞Town and Country: Town Troops.＜/li＞ ＜li＞The View from the Windows: Scouter's, Training, Brotherhood.＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞This book is a definitive classic for Scout leaders, youth workers, and Scouting historians seeking the authentic, time-tested methods and philosophy for building and running a successful and robust Boy Scout Troop.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】An Elegant Defense The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives【電子書籍】[ Matt Richtel ]

＜p＞＜strong＞National Bestseller＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞"Gives you all the context you need to understand the science of immunity. ... ＜em＞An Elegant Defense＜/em＞ left me with [a] sense of awe.” ーBill Gates, Gates Notes Summer Reading List＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The Pulitzer Prize?winning ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ journalist "explicates for the lay reader the intricate biology of our immune system" (Jerome Groopman, MD, ＜em＞New York Review of Books＜/em＞)＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ science journalist Matt Richtel, ＜em＞An Elegant Defense＜/em＞ is an acclaimed and definitive exploration of the immune system and the secrets of health. Interweaving cutting-edge science with the intimate stories of four individual patients, this epic, first-of-its-kind book “give[s] lay readers a means of understanding what’s known so far about the intricate biology of our immune systems” (＜em＞The Week＜/em＞).＜/p＞ ＜p＞The immune system is our body’s essential defense network, a guardian vigilantly fighting illness, healing wounds, maintaining order and balance, and keeping us alive. It has been honed by evolution over millennia to face an almost infinite array of threats. For all its astonishing complexity, however, the immune system can be easily compromised by fatigue, stress, toxins, advanced age, and poor nutritionーhallmarks of modern lifeーand even by excessive hygiene. Paradoxically, it is a fragile wonder weapon that can turn on our own bodies with startling results, leading today to epidemic levels of autoimmune disorders.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞An Elegant Defense＜/em＞ effortlessly guides readers on a scientific detective tale winding from the Black Plague to twentieth-century breakthroughs in vaccination and antibiotics, to today’s laboratories that are revolutionizing immunologyーperhaps the most extraordinary and consequential medical story of our time. Drawing on extensive new interviews with dozens of world-renowned scientists, Richtel has produced a landmark book, equally an investigation into the deepest riddles of survival and a profoundly human tale that is movingly brought to life through the eyes of his four main characters, each of whom illuminates an essential facet of our “elegant defense.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mapping the Deep: The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science【電子書籍】[ Robert Kunzig ]

＜p＞A vivid, up-to-date tour of the Earth's last frontier, a remote and mysterious realm that nonetheless lies close to the heart of even the most land-locked reader.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The sea covers seven-tenths of the Earth, but we have mapped only a small percentage of it. The sea contains millions of species of animals and plants, but we have identified only a few thousand of them. The sea controls our planet's climate, but we do not really understand how. The sea is still the frontier, and yet it seems so familiar that we sometimes forget how little we know about it. Just as we are poised on the verge of exploiting the sea on an unprecedented scaleーmining it, fertilizing it, fishing it outーthis book reminds us of how much we have yet to learn. More than that, it chronicles the knowledge explosion that has transformed our view of the sea in just the past few decades, and made it a far more interesting and accessible place. From the Big Bang to that far-off future time, two billion years from now, when our planet will be a waterless rock; from the lush crowds of life at seafloor hot springs to the invisible, jewel-like plants that float at the sea surface; from the restless shifting of the tectonic plates to the majestic sweep of the ocean currents, Kunzig's clear and lyrical prose transports us to the ends of the Earth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Originally published in hardcover as ＜em＞The Restless Sea＜/em＞. "Robert Kunzig is a creator of what oceanographer Harry Hess once referred to as 'geopoetry.' He covers vast tracts of time and space and makes his subjects electrifying."ーRichard Ellis, ＜em＞The Times＜/em＞ [London] "＜em＞The Restless Sea＜/em＞ immediately surfaces at the top of the list of journalistic treatments of oceanography. . . .The book opened my eyes to numerous wonders."ーRichard Strickland, ＜em＞American Scientist＜/em＞ "When you head for the coast this summer, leave that trashy beach novel at home. Instead, pack Robert Kunzig's book. Because just beyond your rental cottage lies the restless sea, where three-mile-tall mountain ranges criss-cross the ocean floor, and deep trenches harbor mysterious creatures. . . . The book is easy to read, and will bring you up to date on the startling discoveries oceanographers have made during the past few decades."ーPhillip Manning, ＜em＞The News and Observer＜/em＞ [Raleigh, North Carolina] ] "Anyone who loves the sea should read this book."ーSebastian Junger＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter【電子書籍】[ Lauren Brown ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The help you need identifying the dormant but visible vestiges of spring and summer wildflowers and other plants.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When it was first published, Roger Tory Peterson said of ＜em＞Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter＜/em＞ (originally published as ＜em＞Wildflowers and Winter Weeds＜/em＞), "this book will be a joy to those wood-walkers and strollers who have been puzzled by the skeletal remains of herbaceous plants that they see in winter." And indeed, it has been in print for decades, helping both wood-walkers and botanists identify and better understand the weeds we see in winter.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This charming guide identifies more than 135 common species of wildflowers and weeds found in the northeastern United States. Each plant is superbly illustrated with a full-page drawing accompanied by an elegant description of the plant's key characteristics. In addition, a step-by-step key to plant identifications and an illustrated glossary of common plant parts and botanical terms make this book an even more valuable resource. If you've ever wanted to know what those plants you see sticking up out the snow are, you'll appreciate this lovely, useful book.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Air The Restless Shaper of the World【電子書籍】[ William Bryant Logan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞In a sublime exploration of the most unpredictable element of the earth, William Bryant Logan opens our eyes to the astonishing physics, chemistry, biology, history, art, and even music of the air.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Air sustains the living. Every creature breathes to live, exchanging and changing the atmosphere. Water and dust spin and rise, make clouds and fall again, fertilizing the dirt. Twenty thousand fungal spores and half a million bacteria travel in a square foot of summer air. The chemical sense of aphids, the ultraviolet sight of swifts, a newborn’s awareness of its mother’s breastーall take place in the medium of air.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ignorance of the air is costly. The artist Eva Hesse died of inhaling her fiberglass medium. Thousands were sickened after 9/11 by supposedly “safe” air. The African Sahel suffers drought in part because we fill the air with industrial dusts. With the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that have made William Bryant Logan’s work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists, ＜em＞Air＜/em＞ isーlike the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the ＜em＞Beagle＜/em＞ーa treasure trove of discovery.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】ICONIC: Charli XCX The Making of a Legend in 50 Images【電子書籍】[ Quadrille ]

＜p＞＜strong＞‘I’m Charli XCX. I make music for myself, not for anybody else.’＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Embrace the world of pop visionary Charli XCX in a stunning collection of the ‘Apple’ singer’s most beloved and certainly most iconic moments of her career so far. Charting her early days making mix tapes in her bedroom to her defining an entire summer with the album BRAT, you’ll learn all there is to know about the ‘party 4 u’ singer’s boundary-pushing performances at festivals like Coachella, her unapologetic style and ＜em＞that＜/em＞ remix with fellow pop queen, Lorde.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Bursting with 50 striking images paired with detailed insights into her life, this ‘Fancy’ performer has truly won the world over with her chart-topping anthems, honest lyrics and unforgettable world tours ? and she’s not going anywhere. ICONIC: Charli XCX proves her status as one of the most exciting new artists of her generation.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Frankenstein's Cat Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts【電子書籍】[ Emily Anthes ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner of 2014 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Best Young Adult Science Book＜br /＞ Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award＜br /＞ One of ＜em＞Nature＜/em＞'s Summer Book Picks＜/strong＞＜br /＞ One of ＜em＞Publishers Weekly＜/em＞'s Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books＜br /＞ For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it?＜br /＞ In ＜em＞Frankenstein＜/em＞' ＜em＞s Cat＜/em＞, the journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planet's most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world's first cloned cat.＜br /＞ Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species-including our own. So what does biotechnology ＜em＞really＜/em＞ mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves?＜br /＞ With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Saving Jemima Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay【電子書籍】[ Julie Zickefoose ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"All blue jays have a penchant for stealing, but Jemima will steal your heart. Three cheers for this spunky baby bird." ーSy Montgomery, ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞?bestselling author＜/strong＞＜br /＞ When Jemima, a young orphaned blue jay, is brought to wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, she is a virtually tailless, palm-sized bundle of gray-blue fluff. But she is starved and very sick. Julie's constant care brings her around, and as Jemima is raised for eventual release, she takes over the house and the rest of the author's summer.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Shortly after release, Jemima turns up with a deadly disease. But medicating a free-flying wild bird is a challenge. When the PBS show Nature expresses interest in filming Jemima, Julie must train her to behave on camera, as the bird gets ever wilder. Jemima bonds with a wild jay, stretching her ties with the family. Throughout, Julie grapples with the fallout of Jemima's illness, studies molt and migration, and does her best to keep Jemima strong and wild. She falls hard for this engaging, feisty and funny bird, a creative muse and source of strength through the author's own heartbreaking changes.＜br /＞ Emotional and honest, Saving Jemima is a universal story of the communion between a wild creature and the human chosen to raise it.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"Mixing cute blue-jay stories with scientific facts, the author teaches readers lots of ornithology, and, by adding tales of the simultaneous turmoil her family was undergoing, she shows how nature and animals can heal heartbreak. Zickefoose has produced another hard-to-put-down winner!" ー ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞ (starred review)＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"A heartwarming account for all interested in natural history, especially birds, animal behavior, and wildlife rehabilitation." ー ＜em＞Library Journal＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Never Cry Wolf【電子書籍】[ Farley Mowat ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This international bestseller that changed the way we look at wolves "opens new horizons in understanding animal nature and intelligence" ( ＜em＞Newsday＜/em＞).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ In 1948, Farley Mowat landed in the far north of Manitoba, Canada, a young biologist sent to investigate the region's dwindling population of caribou. Many people thought that the caribous' conspicuous decline had been caused by the tundra's most notorious predator: the wolf. Alone among the howling canine packs, Mowat expected to find the bloodthirsty beasts of popular conception. Instead, over the course of a summer spent observing the powerful animals, Mowat discovered an animal species with a remarkable capacity for loyalty, virtue, and playfulness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Praised for its humor and engrossing narrative, ＜em＞Never Cry Wolf＜/em＞ describes a group of wolves whose interactions and behaviors seem strikingly similar to our own. Mowat humanizes these animals that have long been demonized, turning the widespread narrative of the "savage wolf" on its head and inspiring many governments to enact protective legislation for the North's most mysterious creature.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Arctic: A guide to coastal wildlife【電子書籍】[ Tony Soper ]

＜p＞This extensively updated fifth edition of Bradt’s Arctic is an engagingly written and beautifully illustrated full-colour guidebook to some of the world’s most exciting wildlife. Designed with expedition-cruise passengers in mind, it is an ideal companion both on board and ashore, providing fascinating accounts of the most likely animals and plants to be seen ? from polar bears and beluga whales to snowy owls and snow buttercups.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Only a small number of hardy and evocative creatures ? including narwhals, walruses and Ross’s gulls ? call the Arctic their year-round home. But come summer, the region explodes with life as plankton and plants flourish to support a massive population of fish, seabirds and whales, all taking advantage of seasonal abundance before retreating south to avoid the ice. For these few short months of almost endless daylight, the coastal Arctic ? from Greenland to Svalbard, Alaska to the Bering Sea ? offers a parade of wildlife delights.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On a typical Arctic expedition cruise, you might marvel at walruses lounging on rocks or scan for harp seals bobbing in icy water. Watch Arctic foxes sniffing out goose eggs or gawp at the torrent of little auks flooding to cliffside breeding colonies. Keep your eyes peeled for polar bears and ivory gulls on ice floes, for the bushy blow that heralds a humpback whale or for a flash of white that signifies a beluga whale. Packed with fascinating natural histories that bring to life star species, and freshly updated throughout, Arctic is a timely celebration of polar nature in an era when climate change is profoundly affecting extreme northern latitudes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written by the late Tony Soper, expedition leader and founder of the BBC Natural History Unit, illustrated with full-colour watercolour paintings from award-winning wildlife artist Dan Powell, and updated by naturalist and award-winning travel writer James Lowen, this new edition is packed with fascinating insights into the natural history of Arctic wildlife, its narrative bringing to life the creatures that visitors are likely to encounter. An eminently portable guidebook, Bradt’s Arctic is the ideal companion for anyone exploring the far north.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs【電子書籍】[ David S. Barnes ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The scientific and social history surrounding the 1880 incident of a foul odor in Paris and the development of public health culture that followed.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Late in the summer of 1880, a wave of odors enveloped large portions of Paris. As the stench lingered, outraged residents feared that the foul air would breed an epidemic. Fifteen years laterーwhen the City of Light was in the grips of another Great Stinkーthe public conversation about health and disease had changed dramatically. Parisians held their noses and protested, but this time few feared that the odors would spread disease.＜br /＞ Historian David S. Barnes examines the birth of a new microbe-centered science of public health during the 1880s and 1890s, when the germ theory of disease burst into public consciousness. Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution.＜br /＞ Despite its many innovations, however, the new science of germs did not entirely sweep away the older "sanitarian" view of public health. The longstanding conviction that disease could be traced to filthy people, places, and substances remained strong, even as it was translated into the language of bacteriology. Ultimately, the attitudes of physicians and the French public were shaped by political struggles between republicans and the clergy, by aggressive efforts to educate and "civilize" the peasantry, and by long-term shifts in the public's ability to tolerate the odor of bodily substances.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"A well-developed study in medically related social history, it tells an intriguing tale and prompts us to ask how our own cultural contexts affect our views and actions regarding environmental and infectious scourges here and now." ー ＜em＞New England Journal of Medicine＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"Both a captivating story and a sophisticated historical study. Kudos to Barnes for this valuable and insightful book that both physicians and historians will enjoy." ー ＜em＞Journal of the American Medical Association＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Lassen Volcanic National Park Common Questions and Answers【電子書籍】[ Orion C. Valemont ]

＜p＞Curious about the mysteries, myths, and raw natural power of Lassen Volcanic National Park? Confused by the conflicting information online about geothermal danger zones, volcanic activity, or what’s safe to explore? This comprehensive FAQ guide cuts through the noise and delivers clear, straightforward answersーover 200 of them. Whether you're planning your first visit or returning to dive deeper into its steaming vents, crystal lakes, and volcanic peaks, this book gives you everything you need to explore with confidence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lassen Volcanic National Park: Common Questions and Answers is your go-to resource for understanding one of the most fascinating volcanic landscapes in the world. From geothermal safety and high-elevation hiking to weather surprises, hidden hazards, and wildlife behavior, nothing is left unexplained. If you've ever wondered why the ground can collapse without warning, why a lake might suddenly appear turquoise, or whether those bubbling mud pots can actually burn youーthis book has the answers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞What You’ll Discover Inside:＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Straightforward Answers to 200+ Real Visitor Questions＜/p＞ ＜p＞From “Can geothermal pools really melt rock?” to “Why does the air feel thin even on easy trails?” this book tackles the practical, the curious, and even the awkward. Get honest explanations about safety, weather, geology, wildlife, terrain, and the lesser-known complexities of volcanic environments.＜/p＞ ＜p＞? Clear, Practical Insights You Won’t Find in Travel Brochures＜/p＞ ＜p＞Skip the fluff. This guide breaks down the science of geothermal activity, high-altitude effects, volcanic hazards, and environmental quirks in simple, accessible language. Understand the why behind the wondersーwithout complicated jargon.＜/p＞ ＜p＞? A No-Nonsense Format for Quick, Confident Planning＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you're preparing for a day hike, photographing geothermal features, or navigating snow-covered trails, this book equips you with the essential knowledge to explore responsibly. Learn what to expect, what to avoid, and what surprises might catch you off guard.＜/p＞ ＜p＞? A Safe Place to Ask All the Questions You Were Hesitant to Ask＜/p＞ ＜p＞Is that sulfur smell dangerous? Could the ground actually collapse under me? Are those lakes safe to swim in? What happens if I breathe in volcanic steam? No judgmentーjust honest, accurate answers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sample Questions Covered:＜/p＞ ＜p＞Why do geothermal pools look so inviting but remain extremely dangerous?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can altitude sickness affect me even if I’m in great shape?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Why do trails close suddenly during summer?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Are lakes safe to swim in, or can they hide volcanic hazards?＜/p＞ ＜p＞What makes the landscape shift from barren lava to lush forest so quickly?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can wildlife wander into geothermal areas?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Why does the air feel thinner even when I’m not hiking uphill?＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is the ultimate field guide for anyone who wants to experience Lassen Volcanic National Park safely, confidently, and with a deeper understanding of its extraordinary volcanic world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Stop guessing. Start exploring wisely.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Kingdom of Lies Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime【電子書籍】[ Kate Fazzini ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"Wow. Kate Fazzini is the rare top-level reporter who can make you see, smell and feel a hidden world, not just understand it. Cybercrime (and security) has found its Michael Lewis." ーBret Witter, co-author of the #1 NYT bestseller ＜em＞The Monuments Men＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞One of ＜em＞BookRiot＜/em＞'s "50 of the Best Books to Read This Summer"＜br /＞ In the tradition of Michael Lewis and Tom Wolfe, a fascinating and frightening behind-the-scenes look at the interconnected cultures of hackers, security specialists, and law enforcement＜/strong＞＜br /＞ A 19-year-old Romanian student stumbles into a criminal ransomware ring in her village. Soon she is extorting Silicon Valley billionaires for millions--without knowing the first thing about computers.＜br /＞ A veteran cybersecurity specialist has built a deep network of top notch hackers in one of the world's largest banks. But then the bank brings in a cadre of ex-military personnel to "help."＜br /＞ A cynical Russian only leaves his tiny New Jersey apartment to hack sports cars at a high performance shop in Newark. But he opens his door to a consultant who needs his help.＜br /＞ A hotel doorman in China once served in the People's Army, stealing intellectual property from American companies. Now he uses his skills to build up a private side-business selling the data he takes from travelers to Shanghai's commercial center.＜br /＞ ＜em＞Kingdom of Lies＜/em＞ follows the intertwined stories of cybercriminals and ethical hackers as they jump from criminal trend to criminal trend, crisis to crisis. A cybersecurity professional turned journalist, Kate Fazzini illuminates the many lies companies and governments tell us about our security, the lies criminals tell to get ahead, and the lies security leaders tell to make us think they are better at their jobs than they are.＜br /＞ Like ＜em＞Traffic＜/em＞ set in the cybercrime world, ＜em＞Kingdom of Lies＜/em＞ is as entertaining as it is eye opening.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Life in the Chesapeake Bay An Illustrated Guide to the Fishes, Invertebrates, Plants, Birds, and Other Inhabitants of the Bays and Inlets from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras【電子書籍】[ Alice Jane Lippson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"The best-written and best-illustrated guide ever about a North American tidal estuary. It is the model for all future coastal nature guides." ー ＜em＞Whole Earth Review＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜em＞Life in the Chesapeake Bay＜/em＞ is the most important book ever published on America's largest estuary. Since publication of the first edition in 1984, tens of thousands of naturalists, boaters, fishermen, and conservationists have relied on the book's descriptions of the Bay's plants, animals, and diverse habitats. Superbly illustrated and clearly written, this acclaimed guide describes hundreds of plants and animals and their habitats, from diamondback terrapins to blue crabs to hornshell snails.＜br /＞ Now in its third edition, the book has been updated with a new gallery of thirty-nine color photographs and dozens of new species descriptions and illustrations. The new edition retains the charm of an engaging classic while adding a decade of new research.＜br /＞ This classic guide to the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay will appeal to a variety of readersーyear-round residents and summer vacationers, professional biologists and amateur scientists, conservationists and sportsmen.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"Handsome, generously illustrated . . . All of the Bay's richness is catalogued here." ー ＜em＞The Washington Post Book World＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"A story book, a field guide and a reference work, and anyone interested in fishing, ecology, or our bay should own it." ー ＜em＞The Baltimore Sun＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"The region's quintessential field and reference guide." ー ＜em＞Chesapeake Life Magazine＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞"One of the most popular, well written, and useful guides to the Chesapeake." ー ＜em＞Northeastern Naturalist＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Lifelines Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece【電子書籍】[ Julian Hoffman ]

＜p＞*＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞FT - THE BEST SUMMER BOOKS OF 2025＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞LoveReading's Best Books of the Year 2025＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞' ＜em＞Lifelines＜/em＞ is not just beautiful, it is quite literally encouraging. It will make you brave.' ＜em＞＜strong＞The Observer＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Set against the spectacular mountains and lakes of northern Greece, this remarkable book describes Julian and Julia's odyssey as they meet others on similar quests to find home, be they bears, pelicans or humans. Utterly relevant to our times.'＜/strong＞ Lee Durrell, MBE＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The story of a courageous leap into a new life.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞___＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the summer of 2000, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia found themselves disillusioned with city life. Overwhelmed by long commutes, they stumbled upon a book about Prespa, Greece ? a remote corner of Europe filled with stone villages, snow-capped mountains and wildlife, which they would soon call home.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Prespa is a crossroads. Where three countries come together around two huge lakes, where limestone collides with granite and heat-pulsing Mediterranean ecosystems meet their colder, Balkan relatives. Here, languages, wartime histories and rivers converge, and pelicans, bears and people leave their footprints on the water's edge ? next to unexploded bombs.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Lifelines＜/em＞ is not only the tale of a courageous leap into a new life, but of seasons punctuated by unforgettable encounters, from a stare-down with a bear surrounded by spring wildflowers to a deep-winter meeting with fourteen wrens sheltering above a frozen doorway. And into this place encircled by mountains, Julian seamlessly weaves an intricate web of stories ? of conflict and possibility; of refuge lost and found; of the wild lifelines that connect us all as we move through the world seeking a home.＜/p＞ ＜p＞___＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Knockout beautiful... a lifeline in itself.'＜/strong＞ Keggie Carew, author of ＜em＞Dadland＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'I've been wondering for several years whether it was now possible for anyone writing in English to write a great book about living in Greece. Well, here it is.'＜/strong＞ John Kittmer, former British Ambassador to Greece＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Quite magical... A book that will refresh your soul.'＜/strong＞ Carol Drinkwater, author of ＜em＞The Olive Farm＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A reflective, encouraging and exquisitely written memoir full of astute observations on our flawed relationship with the wild.'＜/strong＞ Henry Bird, ＜em＞The Times＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Lost Fens England's Greatest Ecological Disaster【電子書籍】[ Ian D. Rotherham ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The loss of the great fenlands of eastern England is the greatest single removal of ecology in our history.＜/strong＞ So thorough was the process that most visitors to the regions, or even people living there, have little idea of what has gone. For many, the Fenlands are the vast expansive flatlands of intensive farming, the 'breadbaskets' of Britain. Lost are the vast flocks of wetland birds that filled the evening skies in winter, the frozen wetlands and the fen skaters of the winter, and the abundant black terns or breeding wading birds of the summer months. However, pause a while off main roads and consider place names and road names: Fenny Lane, The Withies, Commonside, Reed Holme, Fen Common, Turbary Lane, Wildmore, Adventurers' Fen, Wicken Fen, and more; they tell a story of a landscape now gone but once hugely important. The Fens bred revolution and civil war and paid the penalty. They nurtured religious non-conformism with global impact. After 1066, the Saxons withheld the Normans' onslaught, and in the 1970s, unting's Beavers took action against twentieth-century invaders. The fenscapes, neither water nor land but something in-between, breed independence and, if necessary, dissention. This story is of politically and economically driven ecological catastrophe and loss. So much has gone, but we do not even know fully what was there before. With global environmental change, and especially climate change, fenlands once again have major roles in our sustainable futures.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Lost Whale The True Story of an Orca Named Luna【電子書籍】[ Michael Parfit ]

＜p＞The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.＜br /＞ One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got separated from his pod. Like humans, orcas are highly social and depend on their families, but Luna found himself desperately alone. So he tried to make contact with people. He begged for attention at boats and docks. He looked soulfully into people's eyes. He wanted to have his tongue rubbed. When someone whistled at him, he squeaked and whistled back. People fell in love with him, but the government decided that being friendly with Luna was bad for him, and tried to keep him away from humans. Policemen arrested people for rubbing Luna's nose. Fines were levied. Undaunted, Luna refused to give up his search for connection and people went out to meet him, like smugglers carrying friendship through the dark. But does friendship work between species? People who loved Luna couldn't agree on how to help him. Conflict came to Nootka Sound. The government built a huge net. The First Nations' members brought out their canoes. Nothing went as planned, and the ensuing events caught everyone by surprise and challenged the very nature of that special and mysterious bond we humans call friendship. ＜em＞The Lost Whale＜/em＞ celebrates the life of a smart, friendly, determined, transcendent being from the sea who appeared among us like a promise out of the blue: that the greatest secrets in life are still to be discovered.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Plague A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away【電子書籍】[ Edward Marriott ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A riveting account, at once a reconstruction of the race to find a cure, a history of bubonic plague, and an investigation into the threat of plague today＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Plague. The very word carries an unholy resonance. No other disease can claim its apocalyptic or mythological power. It can lie dormant for centuries, only to resurface with ferocious, nation-killing force. Here, with the high drama of a great adventure tale, Edward Marriott unravels the story of this lethal disease: the historic battle to identify its source, the devastating effects of pandemics, and the prospects for the next outbreak.＜br /＞ Through a range of primary sources, Marriott takes us back to Hong Kong in the summer of 1894, when a diagnosis of plague brought two top scientists to the island-Alexandre Yersin, a lone, maverick Frenchman, and his eminent rival, the Japanese Shibasaburo Kitasato. Marriott interweaves his narrative of their fierce competition to discover the plague's source with vivid scenes of the scourge's persistence: California in 1900, when plague arrived in the United States; Surat, India, in 1994, where torrential floods drowned millions of rats, causing the worst epidemic in seventy years; and New York City, some time in the future, where there is a rat for every human being, a diminishing budget for pest control, and an emerging strain of plague that is resistant to antibiotics.＜br /＞ A masterly recounting of medical and human history, ＜em＞Plague＜/em＞ is an instructive warning, a gripping account of history, and a chilling read.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】North American Bird Watching for Beginners Field Notes on 150 Species to Start Your Birding Adventures【電子書籍】[ Sharon Stiteler ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Learn how to identify 150 North American birdsーyour new summer hobby＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to the powerful bald eagle, there's a fascinating variety of unique and beautiful birds that call North America home. This compact field guide is the perfect introduction to birding. You'll find essential information about 150 North American species and expert advice on how to get started on your bird-watching journey.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dive into the perfect summer activity with:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The basics of bird watching＜/strong＞ーLearn important birding terminology, what equipment to have on hand, and how to log and submit your bird sightings.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Complete bird profiles＜/strong＞ーDiscover full-color photos and need-to-know details about each species' appearance, behavior, and population range.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Easy-to-find information＜/strong＞ーThis book's simple organization makes it the ideal companion for your bird watching adventures, with clearly marked sections for common backyard birds, songbirds, shorebirds and waterbirds, and raptors.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Get to know your feathered neighbors this summer with this field guide to the birds of North America.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Cold Adventures in the World's Frozen Places【電子書籍】[ Bill Streever ]

＜p＞From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to ＜em＞The Year Without Summer＜/em＞, Bill Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold -- real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he finds it while taking a dip in a 35-degree Arctic swimming hole; in September while excavating our planet's ancient and not so ancient ice ages; and in October while exploring hibernation habits in animals, from humans to wood frogs to bears.＜br /＞ A scientist whose passion for cold runs red hot, Streever is a wondrous guide: he conjures woolly mammoth carcasses and the ice-age Clovis tribe from melting glaciers, and he evokes blizzards so wild readers may freeze -- limb by vicarious limb.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Jay's Alagnak Caribou A Raft, A River, A Father and SonーAn Unexpected Alaska Adventure【電子書籍】[ Jerry Edgington ]

＜p＞Jay and his dad knew things would change after summer. The seasons of boy scouts, little league, high school sports, and just hanging out, would be gone forever. But there was a chapter left to write, and it would be written on a long section of the Alagnak River in Alaska. It wouldn't be the final chapter, not by a long stretch, but it would be a transcending chapter. A self-guided moose hunt and fishing trip would be a proper way to commemorate Jay's 19th birthday. So, with fishing rods and guns, and a flight into the headwaters of the Alagnak River they embarked on their adventure. What they found was more than they imaginedーmuch more. They found the Alaska wilderness and a freedom they didn't know existed. They found a life changing adventureーbuilt unbreakable bonds.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。