Ecology & Green Politics

James Hansen, whose climate predictions have come to pass beginning in the 1980s when he first warned about global warming, is the single most credible voice on the subject worldwide. In Storms of My Grandchildren he explains how the planet is changing even more rapidly than previously acknowledged.

"A literary work with a life all its own, and without exaggeration, it is a masterpiece. . . . Far from being a simple narrative, the book discusses the incredible contribution each tree makes to the planet, where and how to plant them, and what environment they are most complementary to."
---Monika Carless, EcoFarm & Garden

Stewart Brand is best known as the editor of the Whole Earth Catalog (1968–85). His book Whole Earth Discipline makes a strong case for keeping some of our technological civilization alive while reducing our net carbon emissions to a minimum.

Engage in the life stories of fourteen people whose lives have been shaped by trees—featuring the true stories of a tree doctor, big tree hunter Will Blozan, Plant Amnesty’s pruner, and ninety-four-year-old logger Merve Wilkinson.

The dramatic saga of 30 years in the life of Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principle residents are chimpanzees and one extraordinary woman. Goodall paints a vivid portrait of our closest relatives in one of the best books about animal behavior ever written.