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Environment

1. Across the Tibetan Plateau: Ecosystems, Wildlife, and Conservation

   Robert L. Fleming, Jr., Dorje Tsering, Liu Wulin, Et Al.

   Remarkable photographs celebrate the wild places and the exquisite animals of the country called “the roof of the world.”More

2. Air: The Restless Shaper of the World

   William Bryant Logan

   The author of Dirt and Oak brings to life this quickest, most sustaining, most communicative element of the earth.More

3. American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

   Ted Steinberg

   “Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian.”—Mike DavisMore

4. 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

5. 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

6. Climate Change: Picturing the Science

   Gavin Schmidt, Joshua Wolfe, Jeffrey D. Sachs

   An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem.More

7. Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod

   Robert Finch, Amanda Cannell

   "In these compassionate, quietly evocative essays, Mr. Finch makes an eloquent case for dealing with nature not just as an extension of ourselves but as a world apart." -- New York Times Book ReviewMore

8. The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

   David Blackbourn

   "Brilliantly conceived....[A] tour de force in historical writing."—Ian KershawMore

9. 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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10. Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

    Diane Ackerman

    "It's easy to live in the moment when you're immersed in Ackerman's glorious prose."—Washington PostMore

11. A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography

    Helen Caldicott

    "She showed me what one set-on-fire human being can do to shift the consciousness of the world." —Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man WalkingMore

12. Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

    William Bryant Logan

    “A gleeful, poetic book. . . . Like the best natural histories, Dirt is a kind of prayer.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review More

13. Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book

    Christopher C. Burt

    Revised and Updated

    The ultimate weather book for the weather enthusiast or anyone interested in the oddities and extremes of nature.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. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed

    John Vaillant

    A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth.More