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Earth Heroes: Doctors without Borders

April 22, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Doctors without Borders, known internationally as Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) kicks off our Earth Week series of “earth heroes.” Health and human well-being are guiding principles for a sustainable world. […]

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Africa, Asia, Disasters, Health, Heroes, Latin America, Sustainability

Coming Soon: Books for the Holidays 2018

November 26, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The books we’ve selected for the 2018 holiday season – to give or get —  start with a thrilling mystery. Author Susan Orlean (who wrote the Orchid Thief),  regales us […]

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Books, Discovery, Food, Health, Photography
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Summer Books: While You’re Waiting

July 11, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Our Summer 2017 books lineup has grown into three stories that we will unwrap over the next few weeks. While you wait, we are sharing a fabulous array of Summer […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Biodiversity, Birds, Books, Discovery, Environment, Health
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My Earth Heroes: Himalayan Cataract Project

April 26, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Four million people have eyesight today thanks to two inspired eye surgeons , who restored their vision and trained others to do the same surgical procedure. Dr. Sanduk Ruit and […]

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Africa, Asia, Health, Heroes, International
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Books Summer ’16: Ten More You’ll Like

August 15, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Award-winning journalists and experts – Sebastian Junger, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Jennifer Ackerman– are  among the authors we’ve selected for Ten More Books you’ll like this summer. This selection of 10  looks […]

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Birds, Books, Health, History, Natural history, Research, Technology
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Goldman Environmental Prize 2016

April 20, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize awards announced  April 18 in San Francisco were tinged with the sadness that 2015 award winner Berta Cáceres had been assassinated only weeks before in Honduras. This […]

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Africa, Asia, Conservation, Europe, Farming, forests, Health, Heroes, International, Latin America, People, Sustainability
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NOVA: Citizen Science at its best

April 19, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

NOVA, the 42- year- old PBS television series, is citizen science’s best friend – thoughtful, balanced, free  of charge,  and available to millions of people via several media platforms. That […]

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Discovery, Documentary films, Ecology, Education, Environment, Film and television, Health, Natural history, Science
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Gift Books 2015 Our Pick of the Best

December 9, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Great writers, good storytelling, fascinating subjects  — these are the basis for the Best of the Best authors and books for Holidays 2015. Their métier is nonfiction,  whether deep science, history or memoir, […]

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Art & Design, Books, Conservation, Discovery, Health, Higher education, Museums, Science, Travel

Books Galore: Prize Winners

December 13, 2012by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Five outstanding recent works acknowledged with national and international journalism and literary awards. Before you buy, read the review, listen to an author interview,  or scan an excerpt. Mumbai (India) […]

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Books, Cities, Health, Research

Cities: A Plethora of Books

September 25, 2012by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

MUMBAI (India) is the fourth most populous city in the world – some 20.5 million people live in the metro area. When Katherine Boo began writing Behind the Beautiful Forevers: […]

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Books, Cities, Health, International, Photography

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