Best Environment Books

Humanity evolved in an Ice Age in which glaciers covered much of the world. But starting about 15,000 years ago, temperatures began to climb. Civilization and all of recorded history occurred in this warm period, the era known as the Holocenethe long summer of the human species.

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism.

"We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco ChronicleThese astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and…

Starts with wry reportage and plain-language psychology, using stories and social‑science summaries to account for the gap between knowledge and action on climate change. Most useful as a diagnostic map of emotional, cultural, and cognitive barriers — handy for anyone who needs to frame expectations about persuasion. Limiting when you want concrete outreach scripts or hands-on tactics: the book favors diagnosis and illustrative anecdote over a toolbox, and some chapters circle back to the same examples for emphasis.

Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990sworking undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movementhe would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops at night and hack them to pieces.

Barry Lopez's National Book Awardwinning classic study of the Far North is widely considered his masterpiece.Lopez offers a thorough examination of this obscure worldits terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy…

On 24 June, 1837 Louis Agassiz stunned the learned members of the Swiss Society of Natural Sciences by addressing them, in his role as President, not with an anticipated lecture on fossil fishes, but with a passionate presentation on the existence of Ice Ages.

In The Eternal Frontier, worldrenowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the…

A "powerful and indispensable book" on the devastating consequences of environmental racismand what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.Did you know...Middleclass AfricanAmerican households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in…

Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon ? it's about capitalism. The good news is that we can seize this crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better.In her most provocative book yet, Naomi Klein,…

Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter.

"Graced with a bold political and environmental vision, much splendid phrasemaking and a multitude of facts. . . . A truly eccentric contribution."The New York Times Book Review Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes.

The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations In August 2018 a fifteenyearold Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day in order to…

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth.This impassioned plea for radical and liferenewing change is…

There's never been a better time to be prepared. Matthew Stein's comprehensive primer on sustainable living skillsfrom food and water to shelter and energy to firstaid and crisismanagement skillsprepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability.

Take a romp in the swamp with this New York Times bestselling mystery adventure set in the Florida Keys from Newbery Honoree Carl Hiaasen!Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harborwhich has made taking a dip at the…

From the Publishers Weekly review: "Two experts from Yale tackle the business wakeupcall du jourenvironmental responsibilityfrom every angle in this thorough, earnest guidebook: pragmatically, passionately, financially and historically.

The follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling An Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a daring call to action, exposing the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and groundbreaking information on what you can do now.Vice…

Naked Fashion invites you to join the movement of consumers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals who are using their purchasing power, talents, and experience to make fashion more sustainable.Anyone with an active interest in fashion and where our clothes come from or…

The GND has the potential of becoming one of the largest global campaigns of our times, and it started in Ann Pettifor's flat.

How to Give Up Plastic reads like a hands-on manual: short, concrete chapters that move through rooms and routines, with many specific substitution ideas you can try immediately. Its useful part is translation — turning abstract worries about ocean plastic into actionable swaps and small habit changes. The main limitation is scale: readers looking for systemic analysis, detailed sourcing guidance, or long-form evidence will find the treatment pragmatic but lightweight, and some sections repeat similar limitations.

"The Resilient Homestead" is a manual for developing durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems fit to handle an age of rapid transition.Ben Falk is a land designer and site developer whose permacultureresearch farm has drawn national attention.

From the bestselling, awardwinning author of 1491 and 1493an incisive portrait of the two littleknown twentiethcentury scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in…

Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys brings together for the first time information about lifecycle sustainability impacts of fashion and textiles, practical alternatives, design concepts and social innovation.

An expose of the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, portraying current practice as inhumane and environmentally devastating.

Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of just 56,000. The ice sheet that covers it is 700 miles wide and 1,500 miles long, and is composed of nearly three quadrillion tons of ice.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD A CHICAGO TRIBUNE TOP TEN BOOK OF 2018 A GUARDIAN, NPR's SCIENCE FRIDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2018Hailed as "deeply felt" (New York Times), "a revelation" (Pacific Standard), and "the book on climate change…

Even young children are eager to help the environment ? and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing Or…

The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic.

A provocative look at how the disappearance of the world's great predators has upset the delicate balance of the environment, and what their disappearance portends for the future, by an acclaimed science journalist.It wasn't so long ago that wolves and great cats, monstrous fish…

From apple cores to zinnia heads, readers will discover the best ingredients for a successful compost pile! Kids everywhere are knowledgeable about the environment and climate change.

From prominent outdoorsman and nature writer Mark Kenyon comes an engrossing reflection on the past and future battles over our most revered landscapes_x0097_America_x0092_s public lands.Every American is a publicland owner, inheritor to the largest publicland trust in the…

Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a "comic extravaganza." Some readers have remarked that the book is more a comic book than a real novel, and it's true that reading this incendiary call to protect the American wilderness requires more than a little of the…

This sourcebook on all aspects of sustainable fashion encompasses not only the environmental issues presented by a wasteful and fastmoving fashion cycle but also the social impact of the global fashion industry, which employs up to forty million people worldwide in manufacturing…

A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet.

This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. The book is organized in three parts.

By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate changeincluding how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the…

Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation.

Slow Fashion offers creatives, entrepreneurs, and ethical consumers alike a glimpse into the innovative world of the ecoconcept store movement, sustainable design, and business that puts people, livelihoods and sustainability central to everything they do.Safia Minney argues…

Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen. We've created, in very short order, a new planet, still recognizable but fundamentally different.

In his Q&A with Bill McKibben featured in the paperback edition of Storms of My Grandchildren, Dr. James Hansen, the world's leading climatologist, shows that exactly contrary to the impression the public has received, the science of climate change has become even clearer and…

The awardwinning and surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming worldSeveral years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's oldgrowth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellowcedar.

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, hightech, international movement fighting to reform itWhat should I wear It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day.

Possibly the most graphic treatment of global warming that has yet been published, Six Degrees is what readers of Al Gore's bestselling An Inconvenient Truth or Ross Gelbspan's Boiling Point will turn to next.

This new adventure with Red Knit Cap Girl and her friends uses simple prose and radiant illustrations to shine a light on the joy of reading and the importance of working together. One day Red Knit Cap Girl and her friends discover a hollow tree in the middle of the forest.

A beautiful wordless picture book brings a personal note to the plight of the honeybee and offers a message of hope.A little girl befriends a bee that takes her on a journey of discovery, revealing an action that every child can take to aid in conservation.