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1	Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America more books like this by Thomas L Friedman add to wishlist Friedman's bestseller "The World Is Flat" has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now the author brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism more books like this by Harm J De Blij add to wishlist To many, geography is a high-school subject that is little regarded in everyday life. Selecting three front-burner issues--terrorism, China, and climate change--geographer Harm de Blij applies the geographic lens, highlighting relevant facts and fascinating perspectives that illuminate the issues at hand and also underscore his thesis that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
3	An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming more books like this by Albert Gore, Jr. add to wishlist Gore's bestselling book is now adapted for perhaps the most important audience of all: today's youth, who have no choice but to confront the planetary emergency head-on. Bursting with color photos, this book clearly explains global warming. (Environmental Studies) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming more books like this by Bjorn Lomborg add to wishlist Written by the author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," this groundbreaking book transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.17! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Fire Eternal more books like this by Chris D'Lacey add to wishlist Five years have passed since David Rain, now a bestselling author, disappeared mysteriously in the Arctic. Slowly the ice is changing; bears are starving; dragons are rising; and the spirit Gaia, goddess of the Earth, grows restless. But all living things may suffer if she takes action. As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, all eyes ... see all copies from $4.85! new only from $8.90! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming more books like this by Michael E Mann, Lee R Kump add to wishlist The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been issuing the essential facts and figures on climate change for nearly two decades. But the hundreds of pages of scientific evidence quoted for accuracy by the media and scientists alike, remain inscrutable to the general public who may still question the validity of climate change. ... see all copies from $12.24! new only from $15.65! \| first editions
7	One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Peter Singer (Preface by) add to wishlist Known for his original and courageous thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to the ethical issues surrounding globalisation. In this provocative book, he challenges us to think beyond the boundaries of nation-states and consider what a global ethic could mean in today's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96! \| SVS
8	Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet more books like this by Mark Lynas add to wishlist This work presents an eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of "High Tide". Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland, rivers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.51! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate more books like this by Andrew E Dessler, Edward A Parson add to wishlist The second edition of Dessler and Parson's acclaimed book provides an integrated treatment of the science, technology, economics, policy, and politics of climate change. Aimed at the educated non-specialist, and at courses in environmental policy or climate change, the book clearly lays out the scientific foundations of climate change, the issues ... see all copies from $18.70! new only from $35.14! \| SVS
10	The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth more books like this by Tim Flannery add to wishlist Both an urgent warning and a call to arms, "The Weather Makers" outlines the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what people can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist The Earth's climate has always been in flux: glacial periods and warm ones have slowly and relentlessly alternated for millennia. But the period of global warming of the last 15,000 years is without precedent, and it set the conditions which enabled civilization to arise. It is our 'long summer'. From the almost unimaginably hostile climate of the ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $8.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Flood more books like this by Stephen Baxter add to wishlist The "deeply scary"("BBC Focus") new novel from a national bestselling and critically acclaimed author. Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this... The world they have returned to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don't Want You to Know more books like this by Patrick J Michaels, Robert C Balling, Jr. add to wishlist Is the weather truly getting worse? When it comes to global warming, dire predictions seem to be all we see or hear. Climatologists Patrick Michaels and Robert Balling Jr. explain why the news and information we receive about global warming have become so apocalyptic. The science itself has become increasingly biased, with warnings of extreme ... see all copies from $10.67! new only from $10.93! \| SVS
14 view cover	Earth's Climate: Past and Future more books like this by William F Ruddiman add to wishlist "Earth's Climate: Past and Future" works as either a nonmajors introduction to Earth system science or climate change, or as a majors/graduate-level overview of the processes and techniques in climate science. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a researcher/instructor in the field, the text summarizes the major lessons to be learned ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $86.79! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist This study of how history--including, for example, the Irish potato famine--was affected by climate and weather focuses on "the little Ice Age," the period from the 14th through the 19th centuries. Fagan closes with a chapter on global warming and the lessons that can be drawn from evidence he presented. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $5.55! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Global Warming: The Complete Briefing more books like this by John Houghton add to wishlist John Houghton's market-leading textbook is now in full colour and includes the latest IPCC findings, making it the definitive guide to climate change. Written for students across a wide range of disciplines, its simple, logical flow of ideas gives an invaluable grounding in the science and impacts of climate change and highlights the need for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.79! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Why We Disagree about Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity more books like this by Mike Hulme add to wishlist Climate change is not 'a problem' waiting for 'a solution'. It is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is re-shaping the way we think about ourselves, our societies and humanity's place on Earth. Drawing upon twenty-five years of professional work as an international climate change scientist and public commentator, Mike Hulme ... see all copies from $20.87! new only from $20.87!
18 view cover	With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change more books like this by Fred Pearce add to wishlist As Pearce began work on this book, normally cautious scientists beat a path to his door to tell him about their fears and their latest findings. Now he presents this up-to-date and readable book about the growing evidence for global warming and the large climatic effects it may unleash. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.26! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist As he did in his bestselling "The Little Ice Age," anthropologist and historian Fagan reveals how subtle changes in the environment have had far-reaching effects on human life, in a narrative that sweeps from the Arctic ice cap to the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. see all copies from $4.97! new only from $12.39! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach more books like this by William James Burroughs add to wishlist Climate Change: a Multidisciplinary Approach provides an up-to-date, concise and comprehensive presentation of our current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society. The book begins by giving a balanced coverage of the physical principles of the global climate, its behaviour on all timescales, and the evidence for and ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Coming Global Superstorm more books like this by Art Bell, Whitley Strieber add to wishlist Bestselling author Whitley Streiber and popular radio host Art Bell sound an alert, warning us all of what they say is an impending ecological catastrophe. They marshall evidence to support their claim that climatic changes as a result of global warning will bring about storms and floods of biblical proportion. Basing their vision of the future on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud: And Those Who Are Too Fearful to Do So more books like this by Lawrence Solomon add to wishlist Tells the shocking stories of more than three-dozen world-renowned scientists whose work refutes global warming hysteria and gives the lie to claims from Al Gore and co. that the science is settled. Author Lawrence Solomonan internationally renowned en see all copies from $14.07! new only from $16.88! \| first editions
23 view cover	Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution more books like this by Auden Schendler add to wishlist Green has finally hit the mainstream. Soccer moms drive Priuses. And the business consultants say its easy and profitable. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling while the planet burns. Why? Because implementing sustainability is brutally difficult. In this witty and contrarian book, ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations more books like this by Eugene Linden add to wishlist Are we better prepared than our ancestors were to deal with climate change? Explaining fast-changing science, Linden suggests that man must learn from the past to avoid a coming catastrophe. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist With "Soil Not Oil," Vandana Shiva connects the dots between industrial agriculture and climate change. Shiva shows that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Condemning industrial agriculture as a recipe for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva's champion is the small, independent farm: ... see all copies from $9.16! new only from $9.16!

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