A collage-style work in fragments, Lynne Huffer's These Survivals brings together philosophy, memoir, poetry, and original multimedia artworks to articulate an ethics of living on a devastated planet. Focusing on climate change and mass species extinction, Huffer approaches ruination through assemblages rendered in sharp-edged prose, vibrant color ......
Africa's surviving rhinos are under serious threat. Poaching for their horns, massive extermination by 'sports' hunters in the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, and progressive habitat loss have all driven black and white rhino close to the edge. This book considers human interactions with these magnificent and enigmatic animals ......
Comfort Stations, Fitting Rooms, Public Baths, and Locker Rooms in America, 1880-1930
A unique history of how private spaces in public-such as public restrooms and dressing rooms-developed in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Before the late nineteenth century, Americans bathed, dressed, undressed, and relieved themselves in the privacy of their own homes. Yet from 1880 to 1930, the social forces of ......
An Insider's Guide to Florida's Most Iconic Marine Mammal
This is a comprehensive book about the Florida Manatee covering all the need-to-knows about the loveable sea cow. Covering evolutionary history, place in the world, anatomy, physiology, lifestyle, mythology, and interaction with humans, Manatees: A Comprehensive Guide to Florida's Best-Known Marine Mammal will give readers a detailed knowledge of ......
Life on Earth is facing a mass extinction event of our own making. Human activity is changing the biology and the meaning of extinction. What Is Extinction? examines several key moments that have come to define the terms of extinction over the past two centuries, exploring instances of animal and human finitude and the cultural forms used to ......
Life on Earth is facing a mass extinction event of our own making. Human activity is changing the biology and the meaning of extinction. What Is Extinction? examines several key moments that have come to define the terms of extinction over the past two centuries, exploring instances of animal and human finitude and the cultural forms used to ......
This book is written for concerned people whose busy lives allow little access to the natural world. It invites readers to gain more awareness of the wonder and beauty of some of our fellow creatures now vulnerable or threatened and of our actual dependence on them. Suggested are ways in which we can all both individually and collectively ......
Mammalian predators are keystone species in any ecosystem. But many are elusive by nature and have territories that cover large areas of land, which makes them challenging to monitor. When tracks and signs prove difficult to interpret or are non-existent, hair samples recovered from the field offer a fantastic resource - one that is often ......
Nearly two feet long with striking black, white, and red plumage, the Ivory-billed and Imperial Woodpeckers were two of the most impressive woodpeckers in the world. Both species were known to be in serious decline by the end of the nineteenth century and are likely extinct today, though occasional reports of sightings persist. While the ......
