Nature's Recipe Book: Life Shops at Home
How would nature do it? Biomimicry is a revolutionary emerging science that models nature's genius to design leading edge technologies that work in harmony with nature, not against it. Janine Benyus, a "biologist at the design table," shares mind-bending applications of nature's time-tested recipes and survival tips. Transforming future technologies are the glue of the blue mussel, the beak of the kingfisher, and the interdependent roots of the Seven Sisters Oak.
Global Warming: A Climate of Peril and Promise
While human activity continues to devastate the atmosphere, a countervailing movement is afoot, evident in the deployment of alternative energy technologies and shifts in the design of our society. Author Bill McKibben portrays a hopeful vision of how Americans can achieve greater satisfaction - environmentally, culturally and spiritually - as addressing global warming improves our lives and relationships to community.
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