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  1. The Skeptical Environmentalist

    by Bjørn Lomborg

    Bjørn Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace, challenges widely held beliefs that the world environmental situation is getting worse and worse in his new book, The Skeptical Environmentalist. Using statistical information from internationally recognized research institutes, Lomborg... (learn more about this book)

  2. Farewell, My Subaru

    by Doug Fine

    Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru “Fine is Bryson Funny.” —— Santa Cruz Sentinel “Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -style humor -- and also looking to find out how to raise your... (learn more about this book)

  3. Changes in the Land

    by William Cronon

    The book that launched environmental history now updated. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize In this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism... (learn more about this book)

  4. Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness

    by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

    There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Rather, even in the suburbs and cities... (learn more about this book)

  5. Whole Earth Discipline

    by Stewart Brand

    An icon of the environmental movement outlines a provocative approach for reclaiming our planet According to Stewart Brand, a lifelong environmentalist who sees everything in terms of solvable design problems, three profound transformations are under way on Earth right now. Climate change... (learn more about this book)

  6. Where the Wild Things Were

    by Will Stolzenberg

    A provocative look at how the disappearance of the world’s great predators has upset the delicate balance of the environment, and what their disappearance portends for the future, by an acclaimed science journalist. It wasn’t so long ago that wolves and great cats, monstrous fish and flying... (learn more about this book)

  7. Ecological Imperialism

    by Alfred W. Crosby

    People of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But as Alfred... (learn more about this book)

  8. Monkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, and a Journey to the Ends of the Earth

    by Daniel Glick

    "An inspiring globe-trotting road trip with a personal and environmental agenda...definitely an armchair trip worth taking." Seattle Post-Intelligencer After losing his brother to cancer and a painful divorce that left him the sole charge d'affaires of two decidedly spirited children,... (learn more about this book)

  9. The Ninemile Wolves

    by Rick Bass

    One of Rick Bass's most widely respected works of natural history, The Ninemile Wolves follows the fate of a modern wolf pack, the first known group of wolves to attempt to settle in Montana outside protected national park territory. The wolf inspires hatred, affection, myth, fear, and pity;... (learn more about this book)

  10. Wild: An Elemental Journey

    by Jay Griffiths

    In Wild , Jay Griffiths describes an extraordinary odyssey through wildernesses of earth, ice, water, and fire. A poetic consideration of the tender connection between human society and the wild, the book is by turns passionate, political, funny, and harrowing. It is also a journey into that... (learn more about this book)

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