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Massey lectures seriesDavis, Wade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.67 DAVDavis, Wade.
Summary: "Many of us are alarmed by the accelerating rates of extinction of plants and animals. But how many of us know that human cultures are going extinct at an even more shocking rate? While biologists estimate that 18 percent of mammals and 11 percent of birds are threatened, and botanists anticipate the loss of 8 percent of flora, anthropologists predict that fully 50 percent of the 7,000...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anansi 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 301 DAVDavis, Wade.
Summary: Describes British climbers' attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, discussing such topics as the role of imperial ambition in the expedition and the way in which the ascent reflected England's post-World War I redemption efforts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MALLORY, GEORGE DAVDavis, Wade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 981 DAVDavis, Wade
Summary: "The award winning writer, photographer, filmmaker, and ethnographer--a longtime Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society--recounts an enthralling journey down Colombia's Magdalena River that illuminates the country's rebirth after decadesof political violence, drug cartels, and guerrilla warfare"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 986.1 DAVDavis, Wade.
Summary: "Set against the majestic backdrop of one of the world's natural wonders, this book is a stunning photographic journey along the Colorado River, with commentary from river expert and acclaimed author Wade Davis."--book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Earth Aware Editions 2008