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The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? 8 reviews
Joel Kovel
Zed Books, 2002
full of "use value"
+ Makes a powerful case
+ Some background to a flawed but brilliant book
Joel is driven my his heart but he has the power to convince through his logical argumentation. He is on point and will make you laugh, cry, riot,de-materialize and rethink capitalism every step of the way. If you need a pressing reminder as to why Marx's critique of capital is so critical this ...
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Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods: Design for Environment and Community 3 reviews
Cynthia Girling, Ronald Kellett
Island Press, 2005
An outstanding contribution to Environmental Studies and Urban Studies reference collections
+ Green
+ Great reference book
Expertly and knowledgeably co-authored by Cynthia Girling (Director and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia) and Ronald Kellett (Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Neighborhoods LAB in the Design Centre for Sustainability at the ...
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Animal Dreams155 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial, 1991
Poetic
+ Magical
+ Another Favorite~
+ Incredible-vivid
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Wendell Berry: Life and Work (Culture of the Land)3 reviews
University Press of Kentucky, 2007
Peaceable rantings
+ A Mixed Bag
+ The Man Behind the Work
As with all things associated with Wendell, this book of gatherings is well worth a reader's time -- peaceable rantings is a pretty good description. The most interesting article in the book is, ironically, Eric Freyvogel's, which more or less eviscerates the rugged individualist stance that does ...
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The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era 10 reviews
Jeremy K. Leggett
Routledge, 2001
Front row seat
+ The Dark Side of Global Warming Politics
+ The Carbon Policy Wars
+ Required reading for the informed citizen
+ Climate Change and Politics
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The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization25 reviews
Brian Fagan
Basic Books, 2004
Excellent overview of climate's effects on human culture
+ interesting book
+ Climate Didn't Do It All
+ THE SUPERTANKER OF SOCIETY AND THE MEDIEVAL HOT STUFF
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Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind10 reviews
Sierra Club Books, 1995
still the classic
+ Say "ah"
+ Inspiration for a thesis
Assembled here are some of the leading lights of ecopsychology, with papers and excerpts from the books they've written: Roszak himself, Aizenstat, Hillman, Gomes, Glendinning, and on and on. A rare collection of important voices. The idea of ecopsychology is to open up awareness to the unheard ...
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It324 reviews
Al Gore
Rodale Books, 2006
This is a book that every American should read!
Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...
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Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems3 reviews
Michael Begon, Colin A. Townsend, ...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2006
good, solid review of Ecology
+ GOOD FOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD!
+ intricate interrelationships
I'm a grad student in ecology, and this book is a wonderful review of the subject. The writing is straightforward and includes lots of examples from the scientific literature.
It's well written and has many levels, so it would be just as valuable for an undergrad with an interest in ecology ...
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The Sacred Depths of Nature22 reviews
Ursula Goodenough
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
A fun review of evolution, an excellent overview of the beauty of life.
+ Religious Response to "what is."
+ Essential Reading
+ This is Really Good
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Meanwhile, Back on Planet Earth3 reviews
Earl Morrogh
BookSurge Publishing, 2007
From the author: What is ecofiction?
+ Our lovely mother Earth
+ RATED 'E' - FOR EVERYONE ON EARTH
For some of us, the scientific evidence supporting a pending global climate catastrophe is overwhelmingly convincing. For many others, this tsunami of alarming facts and figures, and a grim portent of grave dangers to come, is simply overwhelming. This same evidence leads some of us to make ...
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The Control of Nature30 reviews
John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990
Engineering skill, policy blunders:
+ Among his best work
+ Relevant as ever!
+ Can Man Ever Really Control Nature?
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Green Cities: Urban Growth And the Environment2 reviews
Matthew E. Kahn
Brookings Institution Press, 2006
Good, general overview of the subject matter
This book was a relatively easy read but did a good job outlining the issues surrounding the green effort-both what has been done and what needs to be done-in metropolitan areas. I felt it was well written and engaging.
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Silent Spring (Edition 001) 136 reviews
Rachel Carson
Mariner Books, 2002
Ahead of its time.
+ Excellent!
+ the beginning of environmental science
This book is more than I expected it to be. It is way ahead of its time and makes an important contribution to the environmental movement.
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Oryx and Crake306 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 2004
Brilliant
+ seems prophetic
+ Interesting take on a common theme
+ I'll never forget this book
+ "Bogus!"
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Desert Solitaire122 reviews
Edward Abbey
Ballantine Books, 1985
Not just desert love
+ I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic".
+ Must reading
+ Fantastic Book
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution84 reviews
Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, ...
Back Bay Books, 2000
an optimistic vision of the future
+ Reinvention
+ Excellent book!
+ Prompt service.
+ Required Reading for the Twenty-First Century
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Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra26 reviews
Jordan Fisher Smith
Mariner Books, 2006
Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
+ Distinctive stories from a distinctive setting
+ A fascinating glimpse into the dark side -This gritty book holds nothing back
Shatter the California Environmental Myth! Then kick it in, step on it and if there is still anything left, shoot if for good measure. In "Nature Noir," Jordan Fisher Smith tells it like it is. He's the ranger for a piece of state parkland in the high Sierras, a neglected piece of land slated to ...
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (P.S.)104 reviews
Edward Abbey
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Transgressional Fiction at it's Best.
+ Evergreen of Desert Lit
+ Where the hell do all these people come from?
+ fantastic
+ A Book to be Read Again and Again
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth104 reviews
Tim Flannery
Grove Press, 2001
Great Over-all Look at Global Warming
+ Very interesting book
+ Even with some failures, this is one important book
+ The world of the racoon is coming
+ Great Read...
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