Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature40 reviews Janine M. Benyus Harper Perennial, 2002 Book End for Zero Waste, Brilliant Introduction + Biomimicry - innovation inspired by nature + Nature Revelation + Innovative and a great read!             Silent Spring (Edition 001)136 reviews Rachel Carson Mariner Books, 2002 Ahead of its time. + Excellent! + the beginning of environmental science This book is more than I expected it to be. It is way ahead of its time and makes an important contribution to the environmental movement.             Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.10 reviews Cynthia Barnett University of Michigan Press/Regional, 2007 Quenched my thirst + Passion for the environment drives this science book + Excellent Book + AlG + Heartfelt Science             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals464 reviews Michael Pollan Penguin, 2007 The True Cost of Eating Your Lunch + Amazing Read + Thought-provoking and terrifying + Changed My World View             Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit115 reviews Albert Gore Houghton Mifflin, 2000 Remarkable undertaking by a blessed man + Looking back at a book that changed the world + A Truly Inspired and Insightful Book I approached this book with preset cynicism for two reasons. One, the author is a politician who was bitterly defeated by a much less qualified candidate. So, I expected a book filled with revenge and pity. It does have some, yet could be forgiven. Secondly, Al Gore's performance during his ...             The Diversity of Life36 reviews Edward O. Wilson W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 A Good Introduction to the Tapestry Of Life + Great Book + The Diversity of Life + Second time round             Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age2 reviews Jacob Darwin Hamblin Rutgers University Press, 2008 God Help Us All + Game Over Having grown up in the span of time covered in this book,(and not paying much attention), I found myself often aghast at the waste disposal practices and the decisions made by the corporate "they" who determine our fate. Green devotees will be appalled to learn the global history of cavalier ...             Ecology Against Capitalism2 reviews John Bellamy Foster Monthly Review Press, 2002 A Positive Alternative to Capitalism + An Ecology without Capitalism? John Bellamy Foster's "Ecology Against Capitalism" is a collection of essays that addresses some of the various aspects of capitalism's crisis of accumulation and the environment. Importantly, the author compares and contrasts the failures of the ecological economics model with the more promising ...             The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy Writers Publishing Cooperative, 2003 A seminal work by Bookchin which stands at the pinnacle of the genre of utopian social criticism...a major builder of a mythic past, a shaker and a mover of social consciousness.             Jindagi:Himalayan Lives and Destinies Silvia Lafranchi Kam For Sud, 2008 True stories of the all-day life in the Himalayas, with fantastic non-turistic inedit pictures: an intimate approach to the live of normal, simple, strong and fragile persons, anti-heroes who live and survive in a physically hard environment but rich in human values. A trip in a far, fascinating culture, but also a trip into the hearth of the reader to rediscover and question oneself...             Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder81 reviews Richard Louv Algonquin Books, 2008 Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid + please don't let it happen! + The Importance of Nature + Important Work + Important Book             Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature5 reviews John Bellamy Foster Monthly Review Press, 2000 Marx as ecologist + A wonderfully learned and useful book + Capital ecologies + Original and Compelling + A Revolutionary Debunking             National Geographic80 reviews National Geographic Society, 2001 Still The Gold Standard I have loved National Geographic since my uncle (a teacher) thought is would make a good birthday gift when I was younger. He started me on a lifetime of finding magazines like National Geographic. Though I have other magazines, National Geographic remains my favorite and the standard of ...             Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor7 reviews Tom Athanasiou University of Georgia Press, 1998 A far-ranging, essential work + Makes the connection concrete + A new outlook... + Sober analysis of current environmental realities + Brilliant! A gold-mine of truth and detail.             Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit869 reviews Daniel Quinn Bantam, 1995 Thank you Ishmael + Life Changing Novel + Original, Thought-Provoking and Intriguing + Step out of the box!             Terra: Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem--and the Threats That Now Put It at Risk5 reviews Michael Novacek Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 The Fascinating Panorama of Earth's History + 100 million years of evolutionary ecology clearly explained + Return to Science Class + Accessible and serious + A good read             Guns, Germs and Steel8 reviews Jared Diamond W W Norton & Co Inc (Np), 2005 Must read + An amazingly well done and unique perspective on the evolution of human cultures + Long, but great read! This is an excellent book and is a must read for anyone who cares about the history (and reasons why it unfolded the way it did) of the growth of civilization.             The Next World War: Tribes, Cities, Nations, and Ecological Decline4 reviews Roy Woodbridge University of Toronto Press, 2004 NC_Dude + Sobering thought + Get prepared! One of the most thought provoking books I read in the last few years. Full of breathtaking information and analysis, this book serves as a great knowledge base for the environmentally conscious person. I hope that more people will read it or at least be exposed to the ideas it is trying to promote. ...             Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World (Revolutionary Thought/Radical Movements)2 reviews Carolyn Merchant Routledge, 2005 Handy overview + A good intro to environmentalism Merchant has written a handy introduction to ecological problems and issues from a radical perspective. A medium-sized book, 240 pages, the author nonetheless manages to encompass major topics of concern, such as deep ecology, social ecology, spiritual ecology, science and world views, ecofeminism, ...             Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape2 reviews Kev Fitzpatrick Routledge, 2000 A Citation Classic Urban ecology is the study of how people shape and the urban environment and of how the urban environment shapes people. Unhealthy Places is an outstanding and major work in urban ecology.The authors begin by describing the importance of "place" and "space" in everyday life. To this they add a ...