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A top 10 list of the art conservation books that helped me the most when I was applying to conservation programs and while I was in my Master's program. There are way more than 10 that I would ...
The books chosen for 2021 revolve around the central theme of not just cataloging declines and degradation, but how we as a species work to live with, mitigate and reverse those changes.
In the dense, whispering forests of Kumaon, where the rustle of leaves could mean the passing of a breeze—or a stalking ...
Grappling with the challenges of minimizing carbon footprints, memoirs of careers spent on the frontlines of conservation and stark warnings about the future inhabitability of our world, the ...
Conservation of Books is a quintessential reference work for book conservators and anyone working with books, such as collection managers, librarians, curators, dealers, collectors, historians, and ...
Books What can conservation learn from science fiction? New works by Western authors explore the brighter futures of our swiftly tilting planet. Michelle Nijhuis November 1, 2022 ...
By Bill Streever; Pegasus Books, 2024; 256 pages; $28.95. Bill Streever, author of “Cold,” “Heat” and other science-related books, is a biologist who splits his time between Alaska and ...
In the conservation lab, books can also be washed. Workers unbind the pages before they get wet, preventing the pages from cockling or wrinkling during the drying process.
The backstory of the nation’s most effective conservation group, above, and the Epicurean history of simple dishes created to capture the bountiful flavors of Appalachian nutrition, below, offer ...
As Mountaineers Books—the nonprofit publisher of outdoor recreation, sustainable lifestyle, and conservation books—turns 60, its longtime publisher will step down and transition to a new role.