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1. Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
"Carson's book has changed the world". ("The Times"). Impassioned, poetic and brilliantly written, "Silent Spring" is now recognized as one of the ... More
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2. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough, Michael Braungart
A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; ... More
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3. On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson
by William Souder
Published on the 50th anniversary of her seminal book, "Silent Spring," here is an indelible new portrait of Rachel Carson, founder of the ... More
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4. A Sand County almanac, and Sketches here and there
by Aldo Leopold
This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of ... More
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5. Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
by Bill McKibben
Twenty years ago, with "The End of Nature," McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Those warnings went mostly unheeded; ... More
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6. Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Release 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America
by Thomas L Friedman
"A "New York Times Book Review "Notable Book of the Year A "Washington Post "Best Book of the Year A "Businessweek "Best Business Book of the Year ... More
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7. World Made by Hand
by James Howard Kunstler
Celebrated social commentator Kunstler's previous works have explored the age of globalization and mankind's explosive progress and their resulting ... More
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8. The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
by Douglas Brinkley
Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore ... More
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9. Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity
by James Hansen
In Storms of My Grandchildren, Dr. James Hansen-the nation's leading scientist on climate issues-speaks out for the first time with the full truth ... More
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10. The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
by Tim Flannery
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 ... More
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11. Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
List of all editionsThe amazing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo.
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12. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World
by Paul Hawken
List of all editionsOne of the world's most influential environmentalists--the author of "Natural Capitalism"--reveals a worldwide grassroots movement of hope and ... More
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13. Encounters with the Archdruid
by John McPhee
List of all editionsThe narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River ... More
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14. Sand County Almanac
by Aldo Leopold
List of all editionsAldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously ... More
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15. Shelter
by Lloyd Kahn
List of all editionsHaving worked as a carpenter and photographer, and as an editor for both the early Whole Earth Catalog and Domebook 2 in the 1960s, Kahn set out in ... More
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16. The National Parks: America's Best Idea
by Ken Burns
List of all editionsThis evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the ... More
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17. Why Should I Save Energy? Why Should I Save Energy?
by Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
List of all editionsChildren take electricity and other energy sources for granted, until one day their community has a power blackout. They come to realize that in ... More
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18. The Future of Life
by Edward Osborne Wilson
List of all editionsOur world is far richer than previously conceived, yet so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the present ... More
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19. The Dream of the Earth
by Thomas Berry
List of all editionsDrawing on the wisdom of Western philosophy, Asian thought, and Native American traditions, as well as contemporary physics and evolutionary biology, ... More
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20. A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River
by Aldo Leopold (Foreword by), Charles W Schwartz (Illustrator), Carolyn Clugston Leopold (Preface by)
List of all editions"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle These astonishing portraits of the ... More
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21. Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
by Lester R Brown
List of all editionsHow to build a more just world and save the planet.... We should all heed Brown s advice. Bill Clinton
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22. Everglades: River of Grass
by Marjory Stoneman Douglas
List of all editions"Florida's most unique natural treasure"--Cover.
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23. When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
by Fred Pearce
List of all editionsThroughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water both for agriculture and for individual consumption, but now economists say ... More
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24. World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse
by Lester R. Brown
List of all editionsIn this urgent time, "World on the Edge" calls out the pivotal environmental issues and how to solve them now. We are in a race between political and ... More
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25. The Control of Nature
by John McPhee
List of all editionsConcentrating on three contemporary stories of peoples battling against the earth and its elements, this book examines humankind's attempts to tame ... More
