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 Ancient
Trees : Trees That Live for 1000 Years by Anna Lewington,
Edward Parker
All in color!
They were here before us and will be here long after we're gone.
From the Amazon rain forest to the arid highlands of Lebanon stand
ancient tress that have had spiritual significance to humans for
millennia. Over 150 beautiful color photographs from around the
globe show these awe-inspiring natural wonders--each at least
1,000 years old and many with a potential life span of 9,000 years--and
reveal the special meaning of each one. The Olive, for example,
is the Tree of Peace; the Cedar the Survivor from Eden; and the
Lime the "Goddess Tree." From the Ginkgo come important
medicines, while five species from the Amazon provide delicious
nuts to eat. Several, such the Baobab, so intrigued indigenous
peoples that they gave birth to entire mythologies and remain
the center of sacred rituals and cermonies. A timeline chart shows
the incredible changes some of these species have witnessed in
their lifetime--from the building of the pyramids to man landing
on the moon--and then offers a glimpse of their possible future.
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 Primate
Visions : Gender, Race and Nature in the World of Modern Science
by Donna Haraway
Haraway's
discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature
of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising
unsettling questions about models of the family and of heterosexuality
in primate research.
". . . Haraway's take on the many strands of contemporary
feminism is refreshingly acute. . . . Primate Visions is a genuine
tour de force, uniquely combining intellectual history and the
sociology of knowledge. It contains enough sheer insight and represents
enough hard historical digging to fuel several scholarly careers.
We leave the text genuinely enlightened on the changing boundaries
between nature and culture, and on our own historical trafficking
in these myriad forms of otherness." -- The Nation
- Nov. 1990
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