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The Best Environmental Doomsday Tomes of 2010

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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 2, 2010
THE POLLUTERS: THE MAKING OF OUR CHEMICALLY ALTERED ENVIRONMENT
by Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter
"An important, disheartening account of widespread willful ignorance."
The engrossing, infuriating history of American pollution. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 3, 2010
THE WEATHER OF THE FUTURE: HEAT WAVES, EXTREME STORMS, AND OTHER SCENES FROM A CLIMATE-CHANGED PLANET
by Heidi Cullen
"A lively and troubling but not entirely doomsday scenario of our warmer future, which will hopefully persuade readers to pay greater attention. See Peter Ward's upcoming The Flooded Earth for more information about rising sea levels."
Fact-filled and entertaining yet disturbing depiction of our world as temperatures rise. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 8, 2010
THE CLIMATE WAR: TRUE BELIEVERS, POWER BROKERS, AND THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE EARTH
by Eric Pooley
"A well-written Primary Colors for the environmentalist set."
A solid work of environmental reportage from the front lines of cap-and-trade, the Kyoto Protocol, carbon sequestration and other weighty matters. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2010
CLIMATE WARS: THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL AS THE WORLD OVERHEATS
by Gwynne Dyer
"A reasonable but not rosy view of a subject that too often produces hysteria."
Unsettling scenarios depicting the world in the next 50 years, similar to the current planet but significantly hotter. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 13, 2010
THE PLUNDERED PLANET: WHY WE MUST--AND HOW WE CAN--MANAGE NATURE FOR GLOBAL PROSPERITY
by Paul Collier
"An important book--another winner from Collier."
Collier (Economics/Oxford Univ.; Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places, 2009, etc.) presents a cogent argument for a major reassessment of natural-resource management. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 13, 2010
Kirkus Star EAARTH: MAKING A LIFE ON A TOUGH NEW PLANET
by Bill McKibben
"An absolute must-read."
Stark, no-nonsense manifesto about global warming and its unstoppable effects. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2010
DIET FOR A HOT PLANET: THE CLIMATE CRISIS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
by Anna Lappé
"An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own."
MSN "Practical Guide for Healthy Living" host Lappé elaborates on her mother's conviction, elucidated in the classic Diet for a Small Planet (1971), that individual food choices can lead to massive social consequences. Read full book review >