environmental degradation

When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America?s sea?bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience?and yet, there has never been a comprehensive history of the Gulf until now. And so, in this rich and original work that explores the Gulf through our human connection with the sea, environmental historian Jack E. Davis finally places this exceptional region into the American mythos in a sweeping history that extends from the Pleistocene age to the twenty-first century.

As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.

Nat and her drakon are the last of their kind sworn to protect what their enemies seek to control and she s risked her life for the reunion. But fighting for the majestic Blue meant saying goodbye to Wes, breaking both their hearts. And although he promised to return to her after finding his sister, Nat and Wes are now being pulled farther apart. Back in the RSA, in New Vegas, citizens are threatened by the resurgence of magic and declare war on all the marked. Wes and his team travel to the extravagant indoor city of El Dorado looking for his sister, but when they are caught on the wrong side of the RSA s strict new laws, Wes is forced to do the unthinkable surrender and rejoin the RSA military in their quest to uncover the magical source, the same land Nat is struggling to protect. Now he and Nat find themselves on opposing sides of a war that could potentially destroy what s left of the world.

Ted Danson recounts his transformation into an environmental activist, offering scientific details about the destruction of the ocean caused by humans, and describing the actions he has taken to help solve the problem.

"Atlanteans Owen and Lilly navigate the frozen Arctic hoping to find the Paintbrush of the Gods--an Atlantean technology that can reverse the course of climate change--before the evil Project Elysium does"--.

Working with salvagers in a fog-covered world that has forced civilization to move to the highest mountain peaks, thirteen-year-old Chess hides a deadly secret about his ability to survive while his crew leader forges an evil plan.

Desperate to escape the dangers of the ruins of New Kandy, Nat and Wes must put their love to the ultimate test by chancing even more perilous surroundings in hopes of seeing their world reborn by saving the source of magic.

The Voyagers have made it to the last planet but must acquire a seventh element, combat dragons and an alien clone, and face serious illness before returning to Earth.

"Thirteen-year-old tetherboy Chess and his crew may have escaped the slums, but they cannot escape the Fog. When they retreat to the mountaintop sanctuary of Port Oro, they discover that the deadly white mist will soon swallow the entire city. Will the slumkids be able to save Port Oro, or will they run out of time?"--Provided by publisher.