by Craig Holdrege

Nature Institute Perspectives #4, 2004, 104 pages

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This book provides a comprehensive picture of the giraffe’s biology and ecology and also discusses the complex and controversial issue of its evolution. It gives a unique portrayal of the giraffe while also exemplifying the Goethean approach to understanding animals and evolution.

In the Belly of the Beast: Technology, Nature, and the Human Prospect

by Steve Talbott

Nature Institute Perspectives #3, 2004, 74 pages

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From Odysseus to the Amazon jungle, from feeding chickadees by hand to the high abstractions of science — this book looks at the role of technology in human life and in the management (or mismanagement) of nature, and assesses our future prospects. You may find the insights it offers outrageous or revelatory, but you will never find them conventional.

The Flexible Giant: Seeing the Elephant Whole

by Craig Holdrege

Nature Institute Perspectives #2, 2003, 65 pages

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This booklet gives a many-sided portrayal of this remarkable animal and, at the same time, introduces readers to the methods of a qualitative, holistic biology.

Extraordinary Lives: Disability and Destiny in a Technological Age

Steve Talbott

Nature Institute Perspectives #1, 2003, 62 pages

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Termed "a gem, a gift to humanity" by one reviewer, this booklet contains the remarkable stories of human beings who, in facing their own disabilities or encountering those of others, have developed unique spiritual qualities that enhance not only their own lives but also the lives of the people around them.