Environmental Science

1. Humans in the Landscape: An Introduction to Environmental Studies

   Kai N. Lee, William Freudenburg, Richard Howarth

   A true synthesis for environmental studies.More

2. Energy, Environment, and Climate

   Richard Wolfson

   Second Edition

   Emphasizes climate change as an energy-related environmental issue.More

3. If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Save the Earth

   Helen Caldicott

   Revised and updated

   “Helen Caldicott has the rare ability to combine science with passion, logic with love, and urgency with humor.” —Naomi KleinMore

4. Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming

   Miriam Horn, Fred Krupp

   How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe.More

5. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth

   Edward O. Wilson

   The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all” (Oliver Sacks).
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6. Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil

   David Goodstein

   Science tells us that an oil crisis is inevitable. Why and when? And what will our future look like without our favorite fuel?More

7. The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America

   David Baron

   "Reads like a crime novel . . . each chapter ends on a cliff-hanging note."—Seattle TimesMore

8. The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth

   Stephen Jay Gould

   Second Edition

   A new edition of the beautifully illustrated depiction of the dramatic story of survival and extinction.More

9. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World

   J. R. McNeill

   "Refreshingly unpolemical and at times even witty, McNeill's book brims with carefully sifted statistics and brilliant details."—Washington Post Book WorldMore

10. Vanishing Borders: Protecting the Planet in the Age of Globalization

    Hilary F. French

    A look at the profound implications of accelerating globalization for our planet's health, and a prescription for the action necessary to cope with this challenge.More

11. Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last?

    Sandra Postel

    The overriding lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium the question arises: Will ours be any different?More

12. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

    Jared Diamond

    "Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."—Bill GatesMore

13. Life Out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World

    Chris Bright

    The first general-interest study of the global spread of alien, "exotic" organisms and how they are undermining the world's ecosystems and societies.More

14. Fighting for Survival: Environmental Decline, Social Conflict, and the New Age of Insecurity

    Michael Renner

    This new book from the Worldwatch Institute sketches the shape of a new balance in security investments--one that de-emphasizes military means and territorial security and accentuates the environmental aspects of security.More

15. How Many People Can the Earth Support

    Joel E. Cohen

    A compelling new analysis of world population issues and what the numbers tell us. . . .More