BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Books for Earth Day 2012 (page 2)

NONFICTION

Released: April 1, 2009

CLEAN ENERGY NATION: FREEING AMERICA FROM THE TYRANNY OF FOSSIL FUELS

by Gerald McNerney, Martin Cheek

"Expert and invigorating."

Comprehensive guide to America's looming energy emergency, including suggested actions that the authors believe will avert a global crisis. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: June 7, 2011

FINDING HIGHER GROUND: ADAPTATION IN THE AGE OF WARMING

by Amy Seidl

"Seidl's glass-half-full optimism is a welcome change from the many fatalistic prognostications of the future."

Unlike many ecologists who fear that global warning will lead to a planetary catastrophe, Seidl (Research Scholar/Middlebury Coll.; Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World, 2009) sees it as a spur to positive adaptation. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 12, 2010

THE VERTICAL FARM: THE WORLD GROWS UP

by Dickson Despommier

"A captivating argument that will intrigue general readers and give policymakers and investors much to ponder."

Despommier (Microbiology and Environmental Sciences/Columbia Univ.) details his optimistic vision of a sustainable future based on urban agriculture. Read full book review >