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And the Waters Turned to Blood - Abridged
By: Rodney Barker
Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
In this account, Rodney Barker tells the full and terrifying story of a microorganism popping up along the Eastern seaboard—far closer to home than the Ebola virus and equally frightening. In the coastal waters of North Carolina—and now extending as far north as the Chesapeake Bay area—a mysterious and deadly aquatic organism named Pfiesteria... Read more
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The Naturalists
By: Diane Ackerman, Gerald Lordhal, Sharon Matola, ...
Narrated by: Diane Ackerman
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Abridged: No
This collection of nine performance pieces reflects the inspirational words of Margaret Mead, who said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful individuals can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Together, these performances memorialize the diversity, beauty, and fragility of our planet. Poet Terry Tempest... Read more
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Saving The World, Saving Ourselves
By: Thomas Berry, C.P., Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We have discovered that the universe is dynamically alive and interconnected, and the implications are profound. Berry speaks of a vision of a restorative, creative relationship with the natural world. He is a deep believer that recognizing our connection to the natural world is imperative to our healing of our global environmental crisis. Read more
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Everyday Miracles
By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you wondered how your cat or dog seems to know when you're coming home? Sheldrake, one of the most innovative scientists of our time, believes that all self-organizing systems (including human society) have invisible fields within and around them which shape and mold their development. He calls them, “morphic fields” and gives ideas for... Read more
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Full House
By: Stephen Gould
Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Few would question that humankind is the crowning achievement of evolution—that history yields progress over time from the primitive and simple to the more advanced and complex—or that identifying an existing trend can be helpful in making important life decisions. We have always identified trends as bad or good. But Stephen Jay Gould argues... Read more
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Caught Me A Big'Un...And then I Let Him Go! - Abridged
By: Jimmy Houston
Narrated by: Jimmy Houston
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abridged: Yes
One of the best-known, most-loved TV fishing personalities, Jimmy Houston has become a bass legend. Two-time winner of the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year award, Jimmy now brings you A of the wonderful, entertaining, and instructive stories he's gathered over the years....
CAUGHT ME A BIG 'UN...
and then I let him go!
Anyone who loves fishing -- on... Read more
Miracles in Permaculture
By: Bill Mollison
Narrated by: Neil Harvey
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
We hate to be reminded of the dangerous degradation of our air, water and soil quality because it is so widespread and seems so hopeless. Mollison, one of the originators of permaculture, tells us how to make land and water healthy and supportive of human and countless other forms of life. Read more
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Dinosaur in a Haystack
By: Stephen Gould
Narrated by: Meredith MacRae & Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Length: 18 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called “The View of Life” for Natural History magazine. More than thirty entries from that column comprise this collection, which covers topics from dinosaurs to baseball and nearly everything in between related to natural history and evolution. Among the essays... Read more
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When Elephants Weep - Abridged
By: Jeffrey Masson & Susan McCarthy
Narrated by: David Ackroyd
Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In the late 19th century, Charles Darwin was sure that humans and animals showed emotion through remarkably similar behaviors, noting, "The Indian elephant is said sometimes to weep." For over 100 years, animal lovers have known that their dogs, cats, and other pets have complex emotional lives. When Elephants Weep is the first book since... Read more
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Wild Heart: The Politics Of Place
By: Terry Tempest Williams
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Environmental politics becomes a matter of sensual passion rather than political correctness in this rich, colorful mosaic of thoughts on wildness, landscape, animals, and humans. It sparkles with gems of insight mined from Williams' own profound sense of belonging in nature and includes the voice of the late Edward Abbey, maverick... Read more
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The Medicine Way of Life
By: Hyemeyohsts Storm & Swan Storm
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is Hyemeyosts Storm's very personal story of overcoming drunken violence, spiritual ignorance and lack of self-respect. He describes the difficult but life-changing lessons he learned from his spiritual teachers about how to relate to self and the world, and asks us to discover first-hand for ourselves and our children what it means to be... Read more
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Reclaiming Native Culture
By: Winona Laduke
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Passionate, outspoken, and articulate, Winona LaDuke is an internationally known activist for indigenous rights and environmental and women's issues. All over the world, she observes, colonialism is encroaching upon natural ecosystems and the people who have lived in them for many centuries--but destroying land and cultures is not a sustainable... Read more
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Sanity Through Ecopsychology
By: Theodore Roszak, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Roszak calls for "a new psychology that sees us as part of an evolving universe." This requires learning from more natural and ancient modes of integrating the person and habitat, and developing a respect for primal mental processes such as those of children. "Let's keep the kids as sane as they were born," he says. Read more
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Communication and Healing With Animals
By: Linda Tellington-Jones
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Have a favorite animal in your life? Want to relate to animals in a different way? Linda Tellington-Jones opens our eyes to an innovative, effective method of improving our animals' health and temperament, and of experiencing the deep joy of communicating with another species. Read more
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The Meaning of Refuge
By: Terry Tempest Williams
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Williams connects two catastrophic events: living downwind of atomic nuclear testing in the deserts of Utah and the record breaking flooding of the Great Salt Lake. These events have deeply affected her sense of the need for refuge. She poetically conveys to us her personal perspectives on grief, love, and the spirituality of nature, lake and... Read more
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The Dream of the Earth - Abridged
By: Thomas Berry
Narrated by: Thomas Berry
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
This landmark work— a foundational volume in the ecological canon— points to a necessary transformation of consciousness if mankind and the planet are to survive. Drawing upon the wisdom of the world's greatest thinkers, Thomas Berry forges a balanced, deeply felt declaration of planetary independence from the... Read more
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Bulow Hammock - Abridged
By: David Wallace
Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In Florida, there exists a very special ecosystem where sub-tropical and north-temperate vegetation meet— Bulow Hammock. Saved by conservationists, it is one of the last stands of forest on the East Coast. This hardwood grove in Florida's open marshes and pine wood is now a State Park where complex life thrives. In the tradition of... Read more
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Images of Tibet
By: Galen Rowell
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Adventurer, award-winning photographer and collaborator with the Dalai Lama on the book My Tibet (University of California Press 1990), Galen Rowell speaks of the environmental and cultural devastation brought upon Tibet by Communist Chinese occupation. He shares his adventures in mountaineering, and what is needed for true nature conservation. Read more
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365 Ways You Can Save the Earth
By: Michael Viner
Narrated by: Ed Begley Jr.
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Our earth home is in trouble: plastic pollution, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, and hazardous waste all affect many processes that shape global climate and ecosystems. However, we don't have to go out with a whimper. We can fight back. Even better, we can win. The battlegrounds are our homes, schools, workplaces, and vacation... Read more
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Loving Kindness and Active Peace
By: Dalai Lama & H.E. Tai Situpa Rinpoche
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace, the Dalai Lama has emerged as one of the great spiritual figures of this century. Here, in an exclusive interview with Michael Toms, he speaks of his positive impressions of Costa Rica, the purpose of religion, and his memorable meeting with Thomas Merton. Read more
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The Philosophy Of Wildness
By: Paul Shepard
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Shepard intimates that, In contrast to the modern technological world, wildness is part of our heritage. Even though suppressed, its lure is constant. He spent a lifetime exploring the wonders of the wild. He reveals the dangers of domesticating animals. He tells some great stories about bears and encourages us to recognize our kinship with all... Read more
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Resist Much, Obey Little: The Writer As Social Critic
By: Edward Abbey
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The environmental movement stands on the shoulders of one of the American West’s leading advocates, the late Edward Abbey. Here he admonishes us to make a difference, “to oppose injustice, to defy the powerful, to speak for the voiceless.” With wry humor and candor, he points to the serious environmental crises caused by “simple greed” and... Read more
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Sustaining the Land
By: Wes Jackson
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Re-connecting to the land and living in harmony with the natural environment are the twin touchstones of this eloquent advocacy of sustainable agriculture. Jackson says that only by returning to nature's roots can we see a valid way out of the fossil fuel farm, which breeds costly high technology, ecological damage and bankrupt small farmers. Read more
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Daily Bread
By: Wendell Berry
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
This farmer, ecologist, and writer Berry speaks of enduring values, the wholeness of life, and the interdependence of all creatures (including humans). Berry’s self-discipline and ethical sense come through as he leads us from the microcosm of his Kentucky hill farm to the macrocosm of a sane and reasoned planetary vision based on personal... Read more
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