页数： 96 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2006-6-7

中文概要: 由于土地干涸，两个加利福尼亚沙漠会聚起来形成了约书华树国家公园。其中一个克罗拉多沙漠是Sonoran沙漠的分支，拥有仙人掌的自然花园景致。另个沙漠是约书华树的特别产地，拥有世界上最有趣的地质景观。随着加州南部的不断发展，约书华树国家公园的人流量也越来越大。1994年这个国家纪念碑升级成为国家公园，来自全世界的游客络绎不绝。书中作者用其轻快而热情洋溢的口吻，为我们讲述公园的奇观，包括会说话的仙人掌、神秘的岩石雕刻、前纽约美国佬经理Billy Martin形象的岩石。Galen Hunt让人瞠目结舌的图片将公园里壮丽的风景逼真地呈现在我们的面前，保护公园景观的迫切性一下凸显了出来。读者将从书中读到公园的历史、地质概况、动植物种群，作者将与我们谈论自然文化遗产以及带领我们欣赏这让人魂牵梦萦的地方。

英文简介: In a subtle dance of arid solitude, two southern California deserts come together at Joshua Tree National Park. One is the Colorado Desert—an extension of the Sonoran Desert—and features natural gardens of ocotillo and cholla cactus. Moving west, the other end of the park engages the Mojave Desert, the special habitat of the Joshua tree as well as some of the most interesting geologic displays found anywhere. After the area became a national monument in 1936, local and regional residents were the primary visitors. As Southern California grew so did park visitation; Joshua Tree now lies within a three-hour drive of more than 18 million people. Elevated from national monument to national park status in 1994, Joshua tree now sees greater numbers of visitors than ever from around the nation and the world. For Deanne Stillman, Joshua Tree is a place of pilgrimage. Her own desert mecca, the park speaks to her in ways that no other place does. With crisp and impassioned narrative she takes the reader through the park’s wonders, including a talking cactus, mysterious petroglyphs, and rocks in the shape of the late New York Yankees manager Billy Martin. Stunning photographs by Galen Hunt further accentuate the gorgeous landscape, highlighting the growing need to preserve its beauty. While it explores the park’s history, geology, flora, and fauna, Joshua Tree also is a plea to walk lightly on the land, to conserve our natural heritage, and to appreciate places that call out to the soul.

页数： 0 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2006-4-11

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英文简介: An insightful overview of the impending Hepatitis C epidemic, its causes, the most recent research, and an in-depth, detailed look at the botanical medicines that show promising results for restoring liver function. Includes formulas for using herbs to strengthen the liver and combat disease.

页数： 0 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2006-4-11

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英文简介: Argues for the appropriateness of Earth-centered religion, and supports the adoption of Native American spiritual practices by persons of any ancestry.

页数： 1890132888 到书日期： 1900-1-1 上传日期： 2006-4-11

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英文简介: The author of Sacred Plant Medicine blends poetry, his and others’ reflections on nature, alerts about the impact of the medicine of "fundamentalist Scientists," information on the chemistry of plants and their bond with humans, and exercises for raising environmental consciousness. Resources listed include Buhner’s Foundation for Gaian Studies in

页数： 304 到书日期： 2004-10-25 上传日期： 2004-10-27

中文概要: 在一个科技革新唱主角的世界里，植物的重要渐渐被人忘却：我们把植物当食物吃、衣服穿，把它们当清洁剂、交通工具和药来用，还可以保护、取乐我们。植物在我们日常生活中扮演者举足轻重的角色。《人类的朋友：植物》使我们有机会大开眼界，见识到人类利用植物为他们造福五花八门的方法：在衣服里掺纸浆、快餐里加大豆，水仙花茎根被研制成治疗阿兹海默症，紫衫叶和榛仁用来治疗癌症，太阳花和油菜籽可提炼成环保型汽油。植物在我们生活中是不可缺少的，但是我们利用植物的方式却给我们自己造成了严重的伤害并给整个地球的生态环境带去了毁灭性的灾难。《人类的朋友：植物》审视了有机制造、生物剽窃以及宣扬“公平贸易”运动等务实、伦理性问题。它旨在帮助我们保持地球上植物生命的多样性，要我们平等对待那些成百上千万名用专业知识和技能来维持我们日常生活的人们。

英文简介: In a world dominated by technological change, it is easy to forget the importance of plants: they feed us, clothe us, clean us, protect us, cure us, transport us and entertain us. Every day, plants play a fundamental role in our lives. "Plants for People" gives us an insight into the countless, often surprising ways in which we use plants - from the woodpulp in our clothing and the soya in fast food, to new medicines from daffodil bulbs (for Alzheimer’s), yew leaves and hazel nuts (for cancers), and sunflower and rape seeds providing cleaner fuel for our cars. Plants are essential to our lives, yet the ways in which we manage them are seriously harming people and environments worldwide. "Plants for People" considers practical and ethical issues such as organic production, bio-piracy and the Fairtrade movement. Its mission: to help us save the diversity of plant life on earth, and to treat as equals the millions of people whose knowledge and services support us every day.