Ecosystem Memoir

Author Earl Swift narrates his own powerful story. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes an intricately plotted tale of two end-to-end adventures through the Appalachian Trail’s twenty-two hundred miles, braided around a third strand, that of the trail’s most...

An awe-inspiring investigation into the hidden world of the deep sea—the most mysterious, unforgiving environment on Earth—whose secrets can radically revise our understanding of life itself and chart our planetary future. “A brilliant scientist and storyteller, Jeffrey Marlow takes us on...

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* The inspiring, untold story of three incredible women who spearheaded recreation, conservation and resilience in America’s most beloved landscapes, for readers of Pam Houston and David Grann Throughout the 20th century Georgie White, Anne LaBastille, and Dolores...

Permaculture makes the most use of what nature provides for us by using specific design strategies to maximize nature’s gifts, such as food, energy, and shelter. A counter to heavy industrial farming, permaculture is all about conscious planning that caters to the human needs while also respecting and healing the natural environment. At its core, it involves drawing inspiration from nature to build an ecosystem that thrives just like any other. If you want to start practicing permaculture and reap all its benefits, then you need to listen to this audiobook today!

Follow Kyle Helmberger on an unforgettable journey into the rugged wilderness of Alaska and Minnesota as he chases an unconventional dream-building log cabins and designing a life of freedom. Living out of his truck and embracing the challenges of remote living, Kyle shares the raw realities, setbacks, and victories that shaped his path toward financial independence. More than just a story of survival in the wild, this book is a testament to resilience, creativity, and the courage to live differently.

PNBA BESTSELLER “A powerful and inspiring story. Guido Rahr’s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read.”—Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia Editors’ Choice: The New York Times Book Review Outside...

The Accidental Ecosystem tells the story of how cities across the United States went from having little wildlife to filling, dramatically and unexpectedly, with wild creatures. Today, many of these cities have more wild animals living in them than at any time in at least the past 150 years. Why have so many cities—the most artificial and human-dominated of all Earth's ecosystems—grown rich with wildlife, even as wildlife has declined in most of the rest of the world? And what does this paradox mean for people, wildlife, and nature on our increasingly urban planet?

This program includes an introduction read by the author. A "magnificent, empowering" (Bill McKibben) memoir about a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world’s rainforests and the communities who depend on them When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study...

In The Ecosystem Economy, two McKinsey & Company senior partners offer an incisive and eye-opening look at the emerging ecosystem economy and what it means for companies used to familiar sector siloes. In the book, you'll explore how the most successful companies in the new economy aren't the ones that have applied old-school best practices but, instead, have adopted entirely new mindsets and approaches for a fundamentally transforming market.

In this “vivid…lovely and inviting” (The New York Times) coming-of-age memoir—the “best piece of nature writing since H Is for Hawk” (Neil Gaiman)—a young man saves a baby magpie as his estranged father is dying, only to find that caring for the bird saves him. This is a story of...

Manda Kalimian is fully committed to changing the world by championing the practice of rewilding. This book shares her remarkable journey so far and her plans for the future. We live in a time of crushing change and unrest. The world is at a turning point, and we with it. Our individual lives and journeys are all interconnected. It is a moment in time to stop and listen to the voices within ourselves and what they are saying about our individual roles at this time.

The Calm in the Chaos of the Writing World Most advice on writing a book arrives in the form of rigid checklists: define your niche, know your reader, outline every chapter, write every day, edit endlessly, and then hope for the best. For many aspiring authors, these lists create more pressure than clarity. They feed ambition but starve intention. The Zen of Book Authoring offers a different way. It is not a formula, but a lived practice. It is not prescriptive advice, but a memoir of experience with 43 chapters drawn from five decades of writing, publishing, editing, and teaching. I wish ...