Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century50 reviews Alex Steffen "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 An inspirational call to find your environmental calling + Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century + A Companion to the Website I found this to be among the most inspiring books that I have read this year. It is not a narrative but a vast collection of small essays and notes covering topics related to changing our environment for the better. Some stories are inspirational accounts of what others have done, others are calls ...             The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change8 reviews Charles Wohlforth North Point Press, 2005 What do you know? + A Most Balanced View + I am reading parts of this book aloud to my children + The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change + Global warming given a personal perspective             Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions within a Changing Environment Hood Museum of Art, 2007 The earth's polar regions have been the subject of three major research initiatives called "international polar years" (IPY). Beginning with the first IPY in 1882-1883, these initiatives have shared the goal of advancing basic scientific knowledge of the geography and geophysical processes of these remote lands and oceans. International polar year events have always captured the imagination of ...             Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change46 reviews Elizabeth Kolbert Bloomsbury USA, 2006 I was not an environmentalist. Now I am. + Excellent + a mind opener This book will change the way you look at your impact on the world. Whether you consider the environment to be an important issue or not, it is well worth your time to read this short yet powerful book. The world is changing, fast, and it is becoming impossible to reasonably deny that fact. News ...             The Light at the End of the World10 reviews Lorraine Dopson 1st Impression Publishing, 2002 This book could be set to music - + EXCELLENT BOOK + Outstanding book + The Light at the End of the World + I had trouble putting it down!!             Climate Change and Biodiversity1 review Yale University Press, 2006 Must read... I originally used parts of the book for a research project, but after reading portions I decided that I must have the book and reread it from cover to cover. It has great concepts and it is well edited for a nice flow. If you like wildlife and climate change interests you this is a must read.             The Queen of Springtime: The New Springtime, Volume 2 (Beyond Armageddon)2 reviews Bison Books, 2005 A Satisfying Sequel + The Queen of Springtime: The New Springtime, Volume 2 (Beyond Armageddon) (Purchased on 08/25/2008) I read "At Winter's End" and was dying for more. "New Springtime" was just what I needed! Do not read this if you have not read the first book. I am so fond of Hresh and of the People as a whole. I do not want to give anything away, just read the reviews for "At Winter's End" and if you decide ...             An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It324 reviews Al Gore Rodale Books, 2006 This is a book that every American should read! Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...             Impacts of a Warming Arctic Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Cambridge University Press, 2004 The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social, and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also affect the rest of the world through increased global warming and rising sea levels. Impacts of a ...             With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change31 reviews Fred Pearce Beacon Press, 2007 Welcome to the anthropocene--prepare to be surprised + truly compelling and informative + So much interesting material + best as of summer 2008             Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Warming2 reviews Michael Tennesen Alpha, 2004 Some decent basic information but clearly biased. This book has some good basic information but the author isn't really interested in having anyone read views that don't buy everything the leftist NGOs or the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations) say (he states panelists are all "climatologists" which isn't ...             The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth104 reviews Tim Flannery Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006 Great Over-all Look at Global Warming + Very interesting book + Even with some failures, this is one important book + The world of the racoon is coming + Great Read...             Floods, Famines, and Emperors : El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations10 reviews Brian Fagan Basic Books, 2000 Water, water, everywhere and nowhere + Must read for global climate information + Great Book According to Brian Fagan, the phenomenon known as El Nino has abruptly entered our collective awareness. That's a good thing, since its effects have a long, and often disastrous reach. It is not, he contends, the only issue to consider in climate impact. It has been "over-hyped" by media. The ...             The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations23 reviews Eugene Linden Simon & Schuster, 2006 The Pre-historical Perspective to Climate Change + Great overview of climate change issues + Good overview of climate change + Quality material in a sea of junk-science + Interesting use of history with science             The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities9 reviews Mike Tidwell Free Press, 2006 Climate Change is Real + Important Book + Insightful + ripping good read + A Great, must-read book             The Greenlanders29 reviews Jane Smiley Anchor, 2005 Haunting and unforgettable. + Very good book! + Global cooling + Sorry to have finished it             Urgent Message From Mother: Gather The Women, Save The World18 reviews Jean Shinoda Bolen Conari Press, 2005 so glad its out there to read! + Time to Pull Out a Sixth Star + URGENT MESSAGE FROM MOTHER + Compelling and relevant             The Little Ice Age : How Climate Made History 1300-185063 reviews Brian Fagan Basic Books, 2000 Vividly Written and Extremely Valuable History + Ice, Ice, Baby + Eye opening + The Little Ice Age + Unbiased climate effects on Europe in centuries past             Flight of the Goose31 reviews Lesley Thomas Far Eastern Press, 2005 A Mesmerizing Story and a Timely Tale + A Beautiful Journey + Top of the world + Extraordinary!             The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future21 reviews Richard B. Alley Princeton University Press, 2002 Takes You Way Back + Richard Alley is a great storyteller. + From Greenland's Icy Mountains The Two-Mile Time Machine is a fascinating look into one of the most important scientific endeavors in recent history, the extraction of a two-mile ice core in Greenland that gives us clues to the past earth climate, with some startling revelations on how climate has changed abruptly in the past, ...