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Synanthropes have always been an immutable part of the tapestry of our lives. They are the reason we hear birdsong in the morning and skittering throughout the day, and why we take such pains to fix lids to our garbage cans. But they are so much more than that, too: epidemic vectors, churners of soil, ecosystem evolvers, spiritual lodestars, and, sometimes, sharp-toothed(...)
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Synanthropes have always been an immutable part of the tapestry of our lives. They are the reason we hear birdsong in the morning and skittering throughout the day, and why we take such pains to fix lids to our garbage cans. But they are so much more than that, too: epidemic vectors, churners of soil, ecosystem evolvers, spiritual lodestars, and, sometimes, sharp-toothed(...)
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Our wild familiars: How animals are adapting to cities and reshaping the natural world
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Synanthropes have always been an immutable part of the tapestry of our lives. They are the reason we hear birdsong in the morning and skittering throughout the day, and why we take such pains to fix lids to our garbage cans. But they are so much more than that, too: epidemic vectors, churners of soil, ecosystem evolvers, spiritual lodestars, and, sometimes, sharp-toothed marauders making their way through our most intimate spaces with cruel intent. But beyond their quotidian impact on our lives, synanthropes have a critical part to play in how our communities are shaped and how sustainably they function. These creatures are ambassadors from nature, arbiters of our planet’s future, and a key influence on our species’ ongoing evolution; and recently, something essential has shifted with them. We are in a fraught era of environmental disruption, habitat destruction, and human population expansion that is ravaging formerly wild and untouched habitats. That’s caused us to become ever more inundated with synanthropes, which are bringing delight, chaos and danger to our doorstep. These species, so long dismissed, are forcing us to reckon with them—from the hundreds of thousands of raccoons in urban spaces that spread our refuse no matter how many “raccoon-proof” bags and bins we invent, to the invasive kudzu plants that grow a foot a day, enveloping houses, telephone poles, trees, and any other structures into their green abyss. Now, as urban spaces increasingly become wild spaces, we have a choice: continue to resist them by any means necessary, or take the opportunity to promote a more harmonious coexistence. Through vivid storytelling, ''Our Wild Familiars'' brings to spectacular life the world’s most successful synanthropes, from bats, raccoons, and crows, to some of its weirdest, including the Giant Pacific Octopus. Acting as a guide to the curious, Werb reveals how the cracks in our millennia-long efforts to shield ourselves against the outside world might just lead us to a new and necessary balance with nature—or to an ever more savage future.
Our wild familiars: How animals are adapting to cities and reshaping the natural world
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Synanthropes have always been an immutable part of the tapestry of our lives. They are the reason we hear birdsong in the morning and skittering throughout the day, and why we take such pains to fix lids to our garbage cans. But they are so much more than that, too: epidemic vectors, churners of soil, ecosystem evolvers, spiritual lodestars, and, sometimes, sharp-toothed marauders making their way through our most intimate spaces with cruel intent. But beyond their quotidian impact on our lives, synanthropes have a critical part to play in how our communities are shaped and how sustainably they function. These creatures are ambassadors from nature, arbiters of our planet’s future, and a key influence on our species’ ongoing evolution; and recently, something essential has shifted with them. We are in a fraught era of environmental disruption, habitat destruction, and human population expansion that is ravaging formerly wild and untouched habitats. That’s caused us to become ever more inundated with synanthropes, which are bringing delight, chaos and danger to our doorstep. These species, so long dismissed, are forcing us to reckon with them—from the hundreds of thousands of raccoons in urban spaces that spread our refuse no matter how many “raccoon-proof” bags and bins we invent, to the invasive kudzu plants that grow a foot a day, enveloping houses, telephone poles, trees, and any other structures into their green abyss. Now, as urban spaces increasingly become wild spaces, we have a choice: continue to resist them by any means necessary, or take the opportunity to promote a more harmonious coexistence. Through vivid storytelling, ''Our Wild Familiars'' brings to spectacular life the world’s most successful synanthropes, from bats, raccoons, and crows, to some of its weirdest, including the Giant Pacific Octopus. Acting as a guide to the curious, Werb reveals how the cracks in our millennia-long efforts to shield ourselves against the outside world might just lead us to a new and necessary balance with nature—or to an ever more savage future.
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July 2026
July 2026
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Fauna and flora
Fauna and flora
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295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
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295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
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- Art objects, Renaissance Portugal Lisbon History 16th century.,
- Decorative arts, Renaissance Portugal Lisbon History 16th century.,
- Objets d'art de la Renaissance Portugal Lisbonne Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Arts décoratifs de la Renaissance Portugal Lisbonne Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Art objects, Renaissance.,
- Decorative arts, Renaissance.,
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- Lisbon (Portugal) Description and travel.,
- Lisbon (Portugal) 16th century In literature.,
- Lisbonne (Portugal) Descriptions et voyages.,
- Portugal Lisbon.,
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- 1500-1599,
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London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2015], ©2015
London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2015], ©2015
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The global city : on the streets of Renaissance Lisbon / edited by Annemarie Jordan Gschwend and K.J.P. Lowe.
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295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
The global city : on the streets of Renaissance Lisbon / edited by Annemarie Jordan Gschwend and K.J.P. Lowe.
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London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2015], ©2015
London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2015], ©2015
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- Art objects, Renaissance Portugal Lisbon History 16th century.,
- Decorative arts, Renaissance Portugal Lisbon History 16th century.,
- Objets d'art de la Renaissance Portugal Lisbonne Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Arts décoratifs de la Renaissance Portugal Lisbonne Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Art objects, Renaissance.,
- Decorative arts, Renaissance.,
- Literature.,
- Travel.,
- Renaissance,
- Kunst,
- Sachkultur,
- Außenhandel,
- Lisbon (Portugal) Description and travel.,
- Lisbon (Portugal) 16th century In literature.,
- Lisbonne (Portugal) Descriptions et voyages.,
- Portugal Lisbon.,
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125 leaves : all illustrations (chiefly color) ; 39 cm
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125 leaves : all illustrations (chiefly color) ; 39 cm
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San Francisco, CA : Fraenkel Gallery, [2005], New York, NY : Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, [2005], Verona : Trifolio, [2005], ©2005
San Francisco, CA : Fraenkel Gallery, [2005], New York, NY : Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, [2005], Verona : Trifolio, [2005], ©2005
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Richard Misrach chronologies.
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125 leaves : all illustrations (chiefly color) ; 39 cm
Richard Misrach chronologies.
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125 leaves : all illustrations (chiefly color) ; 39 cm
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San Francisco, CA : Fraenkel Gallery, [2005], New York, NY : Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, [2005], Verona : Trifolio, [2005], ©2005
San Francisco, CA : Fraenkel Gallery, [2005], New York, NY : Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, [2005], Verona : Trifolio, [2005], ©2005
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xxviii, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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xxviii, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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- Bibel Römerbrief,
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages Italy Rome.,
- Monuments Italy Rome Guidebooks.,
- Legends Italy Rome.,
- Monuments Italy Rome.,
- Pèlerins et pèlerinages Italie Rome.,
- Monuments Italie Rome.,
- Légendes Italie Rome.,
- Monuments Italie Rome Guides.,
- Legends,
- Monuments,
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages,
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- Rome (Italy) Guidebooks.,
- Rome (Italie) Guides.,
- Italy Rome,
- Rom.,
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- travel guidebooks.,
- Early works,
- Guidebooks,
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New York : Italica Press, 1986.
New York : Italica Press, 1986.
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The Marvels of Rome = Mirabilia Urbis Romae / Francis Morgan Nichols, editor and translator.
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xxviii, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
The Marvels of Rome = Mirabilia Urbis Romae / Francis Morgan Nichols, editor and translator.
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New York : Italica Press, 1986.
New York : Italica Press, 1986.
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- Bibel Römerbrief,
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages Italy Rome.,
- Monuments Italy Rome Guidebooks.,
- Legends Italy Rome.,
- Monuments Italy Rome.,
- Pèlerins et pèlerinages Italie Rome.,
- Monuments Italie Rome.,
- Légendes Italie Rome.,
- Monuments Italie Rome Guides.,
- Legends,
- Monuments,
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages,
- Kunstführer,
- Rome (Italy) Guidebooks.,
- Rome (Italie) Guides.,
- Italy Rome,
- Rom.,
- Guidebook,
- travel guidebooks.,
- Early works,
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xvi, 82 pages ; 22 cm
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xvi, 82 pages ; 22 cm
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- Future, The, in literature.,
- Brazilian literature 21st century.,
- Posthumanism in literature.,
- Human beings Effect of environment on.,
- Environmental protection.,
- Natural resources.,
- Futur dans la littérature.,
- Littérature brésilienne 21e siècle.,
- Êtres humains Influence de l'environnement.,
- Environnement Protection.,
- Ressources naturelles.,
- environmental protection.,
- natural resources.,
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science.,
- Brazilian literature,
- Essays
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Cambridge : Polity Press, [2024], ©2024
Cambridge : Polity Press, [2024], ©2024
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Ancestral future / Ailton Krenak ; edited by Rita Carelli ; translated by Alex Brostoff and Jamille Pinheiro Dias.
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xvi, 82 pages ; 22 cm
Ancestral future / Ailton Krenak ; edited by Rita Carelli ; translated by Alex Brostoff and Jamille Pinheiro Dias.
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Cambridge : Polity Press, [2024], ©2024
Cambridge : Polity Press, [2024], ©2024
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- Future, The, in literature.,
- Brazilian literature 21st century.,
- Posthumanism in literature.,
- Human beings Effect of environment on.,
- Environmental protection.,
- Natural resources.,
- Futur dans la littérature.,
- Littérature brésilienne 21e siècle.,
- Êtres humains Influence de l'environnement.,
- Environnement Protection.,
- Ressources naturelles.,
- environmental protection.,
- natural resources.,
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science.,
- Brazilian literature,
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- Library main 291746 | BH151 .G89 2014 | v. 1 | Available
- Library main 291926 | BH151 .G89 2014 | v. 2 | Available
- Library main 291927 | BH151 .G89 2014 | v. 3 | Available
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A history of modern aesthetics / Paul Guyer, Brown University.
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A history of modern aesthetics / Paul Guyer, Brown University.
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3 volumes ; 23 cm
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2010.
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2010.
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Moon : a brief history / Bernd Brunner.
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x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Moon : a brief history / Bernd Brunner.
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New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2010.
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131 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
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131 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
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Sante Fe, N.M. : Arena Editions ; New York : Distribution by Distributed Art Publishers, 1997.
Sante Fe, N.M. : Arena Editions ; New York : Distribution by Distributed Art Publishers, 1997.
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Adam Fuss / essay by Eugenia Parry.
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131 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Adam Fuss / essay by Eugenia Parry.
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Sante Fe, N.M. : Arena Editions ; New York : Distribution by Distributed Art Publishers, 1997.
Sante Fe, N.M. : Arena Editions ; New York : Distribution by Distributed Art Publishers, 1997.
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Animal architecture
Animal architecture
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also(...)
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also(...)
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Natural Forms in Architecture
Natural Forms in Architecture
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January 1900, Helsinki
January 1900, Helsinki
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Animal architecture
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also utilize "tools".
Animal architecture
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A longed-for reprint now available. Animals made constructions tens of millions of years before the emergence of the human species, not to speak about our conception of architecture. They have also made what can be called architectural inventions, such as doors equipped with hinges and handles, fake doors meant to bluff the enemy, or transparent windows. Many animals also utilize "tools".
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January 1900, Helsinki
January 1900, Helsinki
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Natural Forms in Architecture
Natural Forms in Architecture
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xii, 82 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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xii, 82 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Golden, Colo. : Solar Energy Research Institute, 1983.
Golden, Colo. : Solar Energy Research Institute, 1983.
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SERI Biomass Program annual technical report : 1982 / Paul W. Bergeron [and others].
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xii, 82 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
SERI Biomass Program annual technical report : 1982 / Paul W. Bergeron [and others].
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Golden, Colo. : Solar Energy Research Institute, 1983.
Golden, Colo. : Solar Energy Research Institute, 1983.
