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A visual exploration of the history, geography, scale, impacts and governance
of the multinational corporation. More than 400 maps, charts and graphs
help illustrate the complexities of the "most powerful engine yet
developed by humanity for producing wealth." The Ford Foundation
funded the 3-year project that put the book together. 
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Goddard tells the story of how the struggle between the highwaymen and
the railroaders ultimately changed the course of modern transportation.
He describes how automakers, engineers, contractors, and government
officials dethroned the railroad barons. 
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Pope's company was the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles in the
late 1800s. His production methods pointed the way for the building
of automobiles through lightweight metals, rubber tires, precision machining,
interchangeability of parts, and vertical integration. The founder of
the Good Roads Movement, Pope entered automobile manufacturing while
steam, electricity, and gasoline power were still vying for supremacy.
The story of his failed dream of dominating U.S. automobile production
is an engrossing view into America's industrial history. 
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This book tells the story of the struggle between the Wright brothers
and the Federal Government to be first to build a flying machine, and
the raw ambition, high ideals, greed, and cloak and dagger tactics of
each side. Everything came to a head in eight tense days in December
when the battle, and the fame and fortune that would follow, was decided
and the Wright brothers emerged victorious. 
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Focuses attention on our spiritual connections with all forms of life.
It encourages us to engage in the rough and tumble realities of American
politics, and it is packed with anecdotes, statistics, and most of all
insight. 
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Provides an in-depth examination of the deep-seated, American belief
in a widespread jobs environment trade-off. Considers the roots and
staying power of the misperception regarding job security and environmental
regulation. 
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Offers in-depth analysis of important environmental policy debates,
and equips readers with the tools necessary to understand these issues.
Includes expanded coverage and a new section on non-renewable resource
depletion. 
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This book dispels the myth that a business or organization has to choose
between making a profit and protecting the environment. Appealing to
employees at every level, it provides over 100 examples of environmental
practices that bring savings or new sources of revenue. 
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One man's journey, from greedy real estate developer to a founder of
the green building movement. Gottfried transformed not only his life,
but also the world. 
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Examines religious green activism in the U.S., but also looks at Zimbabwe,
Taiwan and the Vatican. The approach is ecumenical, encompassing Jewish
and Christian theologians who have found a powerful biblical call to
stewardship of God's creation, and Buddhist teachers who are prompted
by their belief in compassion to extend care to the natural world. 
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Examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Part one explores
traditional religious concepts of and attitudes towards nature and how
these have been changed by the environmental crisis. Part II looks at
larger conceptual issues that transcend individual traditions. Part
III examines religious participation in environmental politics. 
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Addresses the challenges of creating a spiritual life in the midst of
unprecedented environmental crisis. In the end, Gottlieb finds that
only through striving to protect the earth and all its inhabitants can
one find authentic personal and spiritual peace. 
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This anthology shows how religion has joined with and learned from movements
for social justice, peace, and ecological wisdom. Containing voices
from a multitude of traditions, national settings, and perspectives,
this book is an introduction to global religious social activism. 
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Explores the values religion and progressive politics bring to their
respective spheres and their potential to offer a common vision in addressing
a range of issues, including human rights, the environment, globalization,
and world poverty. 
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Essays by the leading figures in contemporary radical philosophy, this
provocative collection defines for the first time the boundaries and
accomplishments of a body of work deeply critical of both the philosophical
and social dimensions of domination. The contributors draw on diverse
traditions and movements, including feminism, critical theory, Marxism,
deconstruction, democratic socialism, theories of race and ethnicity,
deep ecology, and politicized spirituality. 
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Batteries, plastic computer casings, lead-infused monitors, discarded
cellphones, TV remote controls, and other "e-waste" is piling
up in landfills, leaching dangerous toxins, including lead, mercury
and arsenic, into water tables. These environmental harms are being
felt by communities from the Arctic to Australia, with poorer countries
and communities getting a disproportionate share of the burden. 
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Dams affect a river's ecosystem, throwing off the balance that fosters
plant, insect and fish life. Grossman gives a national perspective to
the current movement toward dam removal and reports on the complex and
conflicting political and economic perspectives and pressures that drive
or resist removal. 
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About the Lewis and Clark Expedition itself as well as a guide for where
to go and what to see that gives travelers a real sense of knowing what
the two explorers and their party experienced. 
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Weather can be wild and it is getting wilder. Global warming has been
linked to myriad natural catastrophes, and race is on to change the
way we interact with our planet. In the next decade, we will experience
the greatest technological advancements ever witnessed, as we move beyond
our reliance on fossil fuels and harvest the sun. 
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Advocates green chemical-free burial and provides information on a variety
of environmentally friendly burial options. Avoiding embalming keeps
funeral waste out of our land and water, while burial in a shroud or
cardboard coffin saves trees, minerals and energy. 
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A panoramic chronicle of America's maritime history and the challenges
that our coastal and marine environments face today. Demonstrating how
national policymaking on the oceans is enmeshed in a welter of competing
jurisdictions, Blue Frontier argues for strong omnibus legislation and
the creation of truly protected marine wilderness reserves. 
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Presents a vast accumulation of evidence of violence against environmentalists
and ordinary citizens. 
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An introduction to innovative ways to help preserve oceans and aquatic-life.
Provides an understanding of which fish should not be eaten and which
species are endangered or could impact adversely human health. 
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A new environmental movement is emerging to help combat threats to America's
oceans and coasts. This one-of-a-kind reference details more than 2,000
organizations and institutions that are working to understand, protect,
and restore our ocean and coastal areas. 
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A magical, illustrated tour of nature's wondrous, almost supernatural
skyscapes, Kaleidoscope Sky reveals both the beauty of and the science
behind Earth's rarest, most unusual celestial phenomena. 
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Explores the Earth's weather and explains the various phenomena associated
with it, from the continuous movement of water in the hydrologic cycle
to dangerous funnel clouds that appear during a storm. Provides a practical
and entertaining guide to understanding. 
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Explains why only a preventive environmental strategy can work. Growing
population, consumption, and industrialization cripple current, rather
haphazard, remedial efforts. 
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About urban sprawl, land use, suburbia, automobile addiction, active
living, the sprawl industry, the sprawl lobby, and the healthy places
alternative to sprawl to improve your quality of life and physical and
mental health. 
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Written for conservatives, libertarians, liberals, moderates, independents,
greens, and progressives, as well as dissatisfied Democrats and Republicans,
Delusional Democracy will convince readers that we the people have the
power to begin American democracy over again. 
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A no-nonsense guide on how to "green" your office or business.
Practical strategies that can be implemented at the department and enterprise
level. Applies to businesses, not-for-profits, and government offices.
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Through a process of renewal following a crisis, organizations successfully
adapt to the ever-changing environment. Hurst lays out a revitalization
plan for managers coping with bureaucratic stagnation. 
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With a true disciple's grasp of the physical and mental intricacies
involved in playing any round, and an experienced consultant's eye toward
the physical and mental intricacies involved in leading any corporation,
Hurst offers a unique look at the "complex systems" in both
activities and the consequences of adapting knowledge from one to improve
performance in the other. 
