Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel

This vintage encyclopedic volume features essays and photographic stories from renowned field experts and naturalists—including Roger S. Payne on the protection of endangered right whales, Norman Myers on the survival of African cheetahs, and Leslie Brown on the flowering coasts of South Africa. The text is systematically divided into major thematic chapters covering endangered global heritage, wildlife living free, wild environmental worlds, and the interconnected web of life. 

Author: Reader's Digest

**Note: The book has moderate edge-wear, but the contents is in good vintage condition. Please see pictures.

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

** Foxing on outer edges & front- & backend pages - Inside mostly clean, save a few scattered small spots

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In 1954, a young David Attenborough was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to travel the world to find rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection and to film the expeditions for the BBC's new show, Zoo Quest. This memoir chronicles those legendary voyages. From trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana and Komodo dragons in Indonesia, to battling cannibal fish and unpredictable weather, Attenborough records the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. 

Author: David Attenborough

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A gripping, eye-opening, and ultimately hopeful look at the defining geopolitical challenges of our time by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman.

In this brilliant international bestseller, Thomas L. Friedman takes a hard look at the three monumental forces reshaping our world: global warming ("hot"), the rapid leveling of the economic playing field through globalization ("flat"), and staggering global population growth ("crowded"). Friedman masterfully explains how the convergence of these trends threatens our planet's stability, driving resource depletion, climate shifts, and the rise of dangerous energy regimes.

Author: Thomas L. Friedman

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David Quammen's The Song of the Dodo delivers a gripping journey into evolution and ecology. By exploring the unique isolation of islands—from Madagascar's lemurs to Komodo dragons—Quammen illustrates how these isolated ecosystems act as both evolutionary laboratories and hotbeds of sudden extinction. Interweaving personal travel with historic breakthroughs, the narrative offers an engaging account of an eight-year journey of discovery. It serves as an urgent wake-up call, explaining how human activities slice landscapes into vulnerable fragments. This celebrated work of science journalism is essential for natural history enthusiasts and students alike.

Author: David Quammen

**Note: Water stain on the lower corner of the front inside cover, and light stains on the top right corners of the first five preliminary pages. 

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This comprehensive handbook features identification names for regional trees, birds, and animals translated across English, Afrikaans, German, and Latin. Designed to enhance your self-drive experience, the book offers instant identification tips for unique geological features, historical landmarks, and indigenous flora. Navigating the park is made seamless with detailed maps paired with precise GPS positions, alongside fascinating breakdowns of traditional place names.

Author: Peter Derichs

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Bryan Davies and Jenny Day’s Vanishing Waters provides an essential, scholarly study of South Africa's freshwater ecosystems while delivering a direct challenge to regional water management policies. Published by University of Cape Town Press, this comprehensive volume investigates how rivers, lakes, wetlands, and estuaries are systematically transformed and degraded by pollution, over-abstraction, and poor environmental management. Written in the late 1990s, the text offers an accurately predictive warning regarding South Africa's modern municipal water shortages, detailing how over-engineering and institutional neglect would outstrip natural supply. Visually enriched with color photographs and detailed black-and-white line drawings—including practical macroinvertebrate identification keys

Author: Bryan Davis & Jenny Day

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from the brink of extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

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