Environment

For half a century, Bob Brown has been standing up to the powerful interests who would put profit before planet. In Defiance, he draws on this experience to inspire a new generation of individual and collective action.

This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....

Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits....

Brought to you by Penguin. Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or...

How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth....

Michelle Williams describes her first extraordinary year in her unusual new job as a mortuary technician....

Is it too late to regenerate the earth? Call of the Reed Warbler shows the way forward for the future of our food supply, our Australian landscape and our planet....

*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award* "If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing...

In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....

An addictively free-ranging survey of the massive impact that the domesticated ungulates of the genus Ovis have had on human history....

First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future....

Now a National Bestseller! Climate change is real but it’s not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem. Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’s last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the...

A captivating history of the universe - from before the dawn of time through the far reaches of the distant future....

Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ....

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing—and endangering—human sexuality and fertility on the grandest...

This inspiring meditation on the intersection of science, nature, and spirit shows readers how to deepen their connection to the natural world. In Rooted, cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia...

In an illuminating analysis, Dr. Genevieve Guenther shows that the climate debate is not, in fact, neatly polarized, with Republicans obstructing climate action and Democrats advancing climate solutions.

Ann Armbrecht describes her journeys to herb collection sites, farms, and factories in North America, Europe, and India to tell the stories of the people and places behind the bottles of herbal products on grocery store shelves....

On 7 February 2009, Roger Wood was the police officer in charge of Kinglake, at the epicentre of the worst ever bushfire disaster in Australia's history, Black Saturday....

This audiobook is about connecting with nature and nature beings to help heal us and the earth. It: Provides experiential practices to communicate with nature and access the creative power of the earth. Shares transformative wisdom teachings from conversations with nature beings, such as snowy...

In this user-friendly and informative audiobook, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term....

From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck)...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2022 Winner of the Golden Poppy Award for Nonfiction (California Independent Booksellers Alliance) A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one...

The Nature Principle presents a compelling case that a conscious reconnection to nature can make us whole again....

"Gripping, unshakeable firsthand account. . . . Riveting." —San Francisco Chronicle A revelatory and searingly immediate report from the frontlines of the firestorm that consumed Los Angeles, from the MS NOW reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Separated, who covered the fires on...

Brought to you by Penguin. So, you’ve seen a documentary, a video or a post online. Or maybe you have a vegan friend or family member who has inspired you. Perhaps you were raised vegetarian, or maybe something just clicked one day. Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the conclusion that you...

We live in a world of climate change deniers, which is unbelievable in of itself. How could anyone look around at the climate crisis and believe that climate change is a hoax? We are witnessing storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes in epidemic proportions, the likes of which we have never seen. The burning of fossil fuels are undoubtably contributing to global warming.

Energy-Efficient Computing: Designing Sustainable Systems for Performance, Power Optimization, and a Greener Digital Future delivers a comprehensive, forward-looking exploration of how modern computing systems can be engineered to balance performance demands with the urgent need for sustainability. As data centers grow, AI workloads scale, and edge devices proliferate, energy-efficient design is no longer optional—it is essential for the future of digital innovation.

The world isn’t going to burn. It already is. The World Is on Fire is a devastating, clear-eyed walkthrough of the climate crisis as it actually exists. Not as a theory, not as a threat, but as a daily reality. JJ doesn’t waste time with doomer panic or soft-focus optimism. Instead, he tells the story straight: how we lit the fuse with coal and oil, how the corporations lied, how the system got stuck, and how the poorest people on Earth are already paying the price.

حقَّقَت البشريةُ خلالَ السنوات المائتَين الماضية إنجازاتٍ مُبهِرةً، ولكنَّ مَفاهيمَنا عن النموِّ الاقتصادي والتقدُّم والازدهار وصَلَت الآن إلى طريقٍ مَسدود؛ فالبحارُ امتلأَت بالمُخلَّفات البلاستيكية المُتناهِية الصِّغَر، وطعامُنا امتلأ بالمبيدات الكيميائية؛ إنه طريقٌ لا رَجْعةَ منه وتَترتَّب عليه عواقبُ وَخِيمةٌ. لكن، إلى أيِّ مَدى؟ هل يُمكِننا تخيُّلُ العيشِ في عالَمٍ يَتجاوز الاستهلاكَ ويتحكم فيه رأسِ المال والمصلحةَ الذاتية وتحقيقَ أكبرِ قدْرٍ من الأرباح؟ في كتاب «العيش بطريقةٍ مختلفة» يُصبِح التاريخُ حياً، ويَدْعونا إلى اكتشافِ ماضينا من جديد، وأن نفكِّرَ بشكلٍ مختلِفٍ في المستقبَل.