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The Bishnoi community of Rajasthan exemplifies a profound dedication to environmental conservation, rooted in their belief in the interconnectedness of all life. This book delves into their historical and cultural practices, highlighting their extreme actions to protect nature, including the sacrifices made to save trees and combat poaching. Martin Goodman reflects on the lessons from the Bishnoi's sustainable way of life, especially relevant in today's climate crisis, offering insights into how we can adapt our lives to better protect the planet.

Exploring the lives of the Bishnoi people in India, this book highlights their deep commitment to environmental conservation and their unique ecological insights. It presents a compelling narrative that emphasizes the significance of their traditional practices and beliefs in protecting nature, offering valuable lessons for contemporary society. Readers will discover the rich cultural heritage and the passionate advocacy of the Bishnoi, making a strong case for the importance of harmonizing human life with the natural world.

Award-winning author Martin Goodman presents a collection of vibrant and exuberant stories that celebrate joy and diversity. These narratives explore themes of love, identity, and the human experience through a lens of humor and warmth, showcasing the wild and colorful aspects of life. With a unique voice, Goodman invites readers into a world filled with laughter and authenticity, making each story a delightful journey.

In 1938, Otto Schalmik, a 19-year-old musician from a Jewish family in Vienna, is arrested by Nazi police. Transported to Dachau, he is summoned to the home of the camp's Adjutant, Birchendorf, who forces him to scrub the floors and play Bach on a priceless looted cello. In 1990s California, Otto, now a world-famous composer, and a young Australian musicologist, Rosa, discover the ways in which their lives are linked through music and history.Weaving together the stories of three generations of women from both sides of Germany's 20thcentury horror story, J SS Bach explores the ongoing impact of war and the power of music as atranscending force to heal and rebuild lives.

The Second World War is over, but young Tomas learns that Europe's wounds have not yet healed. Discover the 30th anniversary edition of a Whitbread shortlisted novel - available in the U.S. for the first time. "You come to see [Tomas] is conserving himself deliberately against the old suffering, the tired old guilt of the adults... Simplicity is a great virtue, in novels as elsewhere. After all, it can only be produced from sincerity." - Penelope Fitzgerald It's 1966. Young Tomas is taught by English war veterans, the adults around him haunted by memories of war. He walks the ruins of Coventry with his Gran, the city still rebuilding from the blitz. But his mother is German, and Tomas is torn between two worldviews. As he nears adulthood Tomas heads to 1970s Berlin. He's taken in by his enigmatic uncle, a blind, disgraced Nazi soldier. Arm in arm, they explore a drastically changing Berlin. Out in Dresden, a city decimated by Allied firebombs, Tomas finds more family with their hidden stories. This soaring, poignant novel invites readers to explore what we inherit from the wars of our elders, and how we might move on.

Focusing on the issue of workplace bullying in France, this study explores the rise of fictional narratives addressing this social phenomenon since 2000. It delves into the cultural and societal implications of bullying in contemporary work environments, highlighting how literature reflects and critiques these experiences. The analysis sheds light on the controversies surrounding the topic and the ways in which storytelling can illuminate the complexities of workplace dynamics.

Climate change makes fossil fuels unburnable, yet global coal production has almost doubled over the last 20 years. This book explores reasons for continuing coal dependence, and this can be overcome. Documenting efforts to halt mining in India, Germany, and Australia, it provides inspiration for energy transition for researchers and policymakers.

A baby boy is plucked from the deck of a North Sea ferry. He’s any mother’s dream. Adopted into a family in the village of Cherry Burton, his infancy becomes a rampage. He’s not mean, he’s just inquisitive, his new mother insists.It’s his 18th birthday. News of the boy’s existence spreads across Europe. Konrad, charged with writing the true stories of his kind, is roused from a century long Bavarian nap. He tracks the boy’s parentage across Belgium and then heads for East Yorkshire. It’s a race: claim the boy for the Vampire Council before an ancient species can take him as its own.

J SS Bach is the story of three generations of women from either side of Germany's 20th Century horror story - one side, a Jewish family from Vienna, the other linked to a ranking Nazi official at Dachau concentration camp - who suffer the consequences of what men do. Fast forward to 1990s California, and two survivors from the families meet. Rosa is a young Australian musicologist; Otto is a world-famous composer and cellist. Music and history link them. A novel of music, the Holocaust, love, and a dog. The author's writing is a wonderland, captivating and drawing the reader in to the presented world. Time becomes no object as a literary universe unfolds and carries the reader through eighty years, where emotions are real and raw and beautifully given.

Environmentally, our planet lacks the laws to keep it safe and those laws we do have are feebly enforced. Every new year is the hottest in human history, while forest, reef, ice, tundra, and species are disappearing forever. It is easy to lose all hope. Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? The UN? Governments? Activists? Corporations? Engineers? Scientists? Whoever, environmental laws need to be enforceable and enforced. Step forward a fresh breed of passionately purposeful environmental lawyers. They provide new rules to legislatures, see that they are enforced, and keep us informed. They tackle big business to ensure money flows into cultural change, because money is the grammar of business just as science is the grammar of nature. At the head of this new legal army stands James Thornton, who takes governments to court, and wins. And his client is the Earth. With Client Earth, we travel from Poland to Ghana, from Alaska to China, to see how citizens can use public interest law to protect their planet. Foundations and philanthropists support the law group ClientEarth because they see, plainly and brightly, that the law is a force all parties recognize. Lawyers who take the Earth as their client are exceptional and inspirational. They give us back our hope.