NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"A broad-brush demonization of environmentalism."
A veteran journalist's screed about the tyranny of the environmental movement in rural America.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"Clearly written and smartly argued, although short on nuance."
Contradicting conventional wisdom about the worldwide recession now in its fourth year, a Canadian economist predicts a gloomy future for consumers who worship growth.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012
"A well-told, fact-filled story written with a touch of fury and a dash of regret."
A journalist/activist's investigation into the history, science and politics of copper, a metal essential to modern civilization but one whose extraction is enormously polluting.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 15, 2012
"A probing, well-written overview of Darwin's impact."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 15, 2012
"A breathtaking study of "walking as enabling sight and thought rather than encouraging retreat and escape.""
Macfarlane (English/Cambridge Univ.;
The Wild Places, 2008, etc.) returns with another masterful, poetic travel narrative.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 11, 2012
"Well organized but mostly frivolous and at times implausible."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"A vigorous, scathing look at Nigeria then and now."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"A heartwarming story that will hold appeal far beyond just animal lovers."
The close bond between man and dog is only part of this absorbing tale of love, family and dealing with disability.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"Environmentalists and bird lovers alike will enjoy this look at the restoration of an endangered bird."
The fascinating tale of one man's fight to save the cahow, a bird "believed extinct since the early 1600s."
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 9, 2012
"A detailed but superficial account of a series of events related by an unreliable narrator."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 8, 2012
"Not a feel-good book, but a stat-packed call to salads."
In his debut, Oppenlander derides our animal-based diets and encourages awareness of food choices as they affect our lives and the planet.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"A valuable glimpse of science at the edge."
A heady overview of the emerging discipline of synthetic biology and the wonders it can produce, from new drugs and vaccines to biofuels and resurrected wooly mammoths.
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