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A NOVA investigation of deaths at high altitudes, looking at mountain rescues, emergency medical evacuations, and science experiments performed on Mt. McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park.

"In 'Joyful' designer Ingrid Fetell Lee . . . explores how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising and powerful effects on our mood. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she explains why one setting makes us feel anxious or competitive, while another fosters delight and sharing--and . . . she reveals how we can harness the power of our surroundings to live fuller, healthier, and truly joyful lives"--Dust jacket.

Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies," examines the factors that have led societies to gain power and technological superiority over others throughout history, discussing geography, natural resources, social and agricultural innovations, weapons, and disease.

Examines the environmental factors that contributed to the history of human life. Discusses the development of human societies on different continents and how they were affected by domestication of wild plants and animals. Reviews localized origins of farming, herding, and food production.

Explore the factors that humans consider when choosing where to live.

Argues that humans are on the brink of being able to manage nature, discusses issues such as climate stability, extinctions, and global warming, and looks at emerging fields of science, including geonomic, complexity theory, and experimental ecology, and how they might affect the relationship between humans and nature.

Collection of eighteen global environmental crisis statements from representatives of indigenous peoples of six continents.

Examines the environmental factors that contributed to the history of human life. Discusses the development of human societies on different continents and how they were affected by domestication of wild plants and animals. Reviews localized origins of farming, herding, and food production.