Product Description: Global warming, energy shortages, overpopulation — it's no wonder that as a society, we're in an apocalyptic mood. Out of an endless stream of gloomy prognoses for humanity's future, we have emerged with little inspiration and few concrete ideas for change...read more

What is the fate of the world as we know it?Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, pandemics, cosmic radiation, gamma bursts from space, colliding comets, and asteroids—these things used to worry us from time to time, but now they have become the background noise of our culture. Are natural calamities indeed more probable, and more frequent, than they were? Are things getting worse? Are the boundaries between natural and human-caused calamities blurring? Are we part of the problem? If so, what can we do about it?            In The End, award-winning writer Marq de Villiers examines these questions at a time when there is an urgent need to understand the perils that confront us, to act in such a way as best we can for the inevitable disasters when they come.             We can do nothing about some natural calamities, but about others we can do a great deal. De Villiers helps us understand which is which, and lays out some provocative ideas for mitigating the damage all such calamities can inflict on us and our world.            The End is a brilliant and challenging look at what lies ahead, and at what we can do to influence our future.

Product Description: Tsunami, earthquake, hurricane, pandemic—are these and other natural calamities more probable, and more frequent, than they were? Are things getting worse? De Villiers examines these questions in a time when we truly need to understand the dangers ahead and how to act in such a way that we're preparing for the inevitable and not making things worse...read more

Product Description: Tsunami, earthquake, volcano, hurricane, pandemic—are these and other natural calamities more probable—and more frequent—than they were? Are things gettng worse? If so, what can we do about it? Are the boundaries between natural and human-caused calamities blurring? Are we ourselves part of the problem? In Dangerous World, de Villiers examines these questions in a time when we truly need to understand the dangers that we face, to act in such a way that we are not making things worse, and to prepare as best we can for the inevitable disasters when they come...read more

Examines the history, myths, and legends of Timbuktu as it rose from a camp for nomadic tribes, to a wealthy metropolis and nexus for trans-Saharan trade, to a center of Islamic learning and religion, and then declined.

Product Description: While the story of the Bluenose?her legendary speed and the famous races she won over the years?has often been told, Witch in the Wind explores the history of the Bluenose from a fresh new perspective. In Witch in the Wind, Marq de Villiers examines the history of this famous vessel against the social and economic backdrop of the east coast Atlantic shipping and fishing industries that spawned her...read more

Product Description: The true saga of families torn apart by the struggle for independence in revolutionary North America

Presents the story of Sable Island, an island adrift in the North Atlantic, tracing its history and topology from its probable origins in glacial times to its fate at the mercy of the continental shelf and North Atlantic currents.

Offers a glimpse of the extraodinary Sarhara Desert, describing the people who live there, the forces of nature that shaped it, and the impact of the desert upon global weather. Reprint.

Offers a glimpse of the extraordinary Sarhara Desert, describing the people who live there, the forces of nature that shaped it, and the impact of the desert upon global weather.

Product Description: From Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island and Ontario's Polar Bear Provincial Park on the west coast of Hudson Bay to Point Pelee National Park on Lake Erie (a haven for Monarch butterflies) and Kejimkujik National Park in southwestern Nova Scotia, this portable and beautifully photographed guide ushers travellers to the best natural sites in eastern Canada...read more

Examines the political and ecological consequences of the uses and misuses of water as increasing demands threaten the global supply--issues compounded by decreasing water table levels and rampant pollution. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Into Africa is a passionate immersion into the incredible variety of the continent - its tribes, languages, governments and ancient empires; its cultures, art and music.

Recounts how Josh Jensen founded the Calera Wine Company in a part of California not noted for its wines, and struggled to create a high quality, European-style pinot noir wine

A travel writer who took the 'Mother Volga' river and traveled two thosand miles through Russia presents a study of the heart of Russia, discussing the land, the concerns of its people, and such sites as the birthplace of Lenin

The author uses family letters and journals to offer a personal history of the country and discusses possible solutions to the problem of apartheid