These (mainly recent) books are recommended by Clare to anyone interested in
finding out more about the environment and other issues. The links lead to
Clare's reviews on Goodreads where you can find out more about the authors
and see other reviews. She has also reviewed some of the books on
FreshFiction.com. Books will be added here regularly.
The University of San Diego has made one of Clare's reviews available as an educational tool.
This is of environmental book
The Price Of Thirst
by Karen Piper.
Environment, Climate Change and World Geopolitics
Climate Change and the Health of Nations: Famines, Fevers, and the Fate of Populations
by Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29940205-climate-change-and-the-health-of-nations
Biocode: The New Age of Genomics by Dawn Field, Neil Davies
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23363196-biocode
Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America
by David E. Naugle (Editor), Mark S. Boyce (Foreword)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11225095-energy-development-and-wildlife-conservation-in-western-north-america
Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
by Orrin H Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, Keith C Pilkey
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27781443-retreat-from-a-rising-sea
Mythical River: Chasing the Mirage of New Water in the American Southwest
by Melissa L. Sevigny
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27214168-mythical-river
What Should a Clever Moose Eat?: Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods
by John Pastor, Bernd Heinrich (Foreword)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25362724-what-should-a-clever-moose-eat
Green Capital: A New Perspective on Growth
by Christian de Perthuis, Pierre-Andre Jouvet, Michael Westlake
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26262963-green-capital
Let Us Now Praise Famous Gullies: Providence Canyon and the Soils of the South
by Paul S. Sutter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25159638-let-us-now-praise-famous-gullies
Snowball Earth: The Story of the Great Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It
by Gabrielle Walker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1020063.Snowball_Earth
Children Of The Ice: Climate And Human Origins
by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1031483.Children_Of_The_Ice
Connecting the Drops: A Citizens' Guide to Protecting Water Resources
by Karen Schneller-McDonald
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25974836-connecting-the-drops
The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer
by John C. Mutter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23014625-the-disaster-profiteers
What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow on Trees
by Tony Juniper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17141877-what-has-nature-ever-done-for-us
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
by Thor Hanson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23013818-the-triumph-of-seeds
Glaciers: The Politics of Ice by Jorge Daniel Taillant
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26110435-glaciers
Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader's Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis
by John J. Berger
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22145877-climate-peril
Common Ground on Hostile Turf: Stories from an Environmental Mediator
by Lucy Moore
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16143903-common-ground-on-hostile-turf
Planning for Coastal Resilience: Best Practices for Calamitous Times
by Timothy Beatley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7669464-planning-for-coastal-resilience
Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia
by Lukas Straumann
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23207838-money-logging
The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective
by Jeff Henry
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18444012-the-year-yellowstone-burned
Our Ice Is Vanishing / Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change
by Shelley Wright
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22210340-our-ice-is-vanishing-sikuvut-nunguliqtuq
Future Arctic: Field Notes from a World on the Edge
by Edward Struzik
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21929640-future-arctic
Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia
by Michael Buckley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20695979-meltdown-in-tibet
Saving Planet Earth by Tony Juniper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2356451.Saving_Planet_Earth
Indian Country by Peter Matthiessen
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279114.Indian_Country
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Jared Diamond
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/475.Collapse
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27333.Silent_Spring
The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica
by Meredith Hooper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1961576.The_Ferocious_Summer
How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take to Change a Planet?
by Tony Juniper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/785570.How_Many_Lightbulbs_Does_It_Take_to_Change_a_Planet_
Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15798109-toms-river
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22928874-rise-of-the-robots
Deadly River: Cholera and Cover-Up in Post-Earthquake Haiti
by Ralph R. Frerichs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27173688-deadly-river
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search
for the Virus That Caused It by Gina Kolata
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29039.Flu
The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
by David S. Abraham
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27064966-the-elements-of-power
What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley
by Kim Cross
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609348-what-stands-in-a-storm
More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want
by Robert Engelman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3098606-more
Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control
by Ian Wilmut, Colin Tudge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6851647-second-creation
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18170143-an-astronaut-s-guide-to-life-on-earth
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
by Simon Winchester
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25017.Krakatoa
The People's Republic of Chemicals
by William J. Kelly, Chip Jacobs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20893808-the-people-s-republic-of-chemicals
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2612.The_Tipping_Point
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/117047.The_Blind_Watchmaker
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
by Michael Moss
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15797397-salt-sugar-fat
Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration
by Claude A. Piantadosi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14624382-mankind-beyond-earth
Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed
by Henrik Krogius, Joanne Witty
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29285224-brooklyn-bridge-park
Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering
by Judith Lasker
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29858781-hoping-to-help
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1842.Guns_Germs_and_Steel?ac=1&from_search=true
Disaster Capitalism
by Antony Loewenstein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24388295-disaster-capitalism
The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are
by Michael Pye
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23498802-the-edge-of-the-world
The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom
by Joel Simon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22329440-the-new-censorship
The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos
by Karen Piper
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21944612-the-price-of-thirst
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
by Paul Mason
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13284033-why-it-s-kicking-off-everywhere
The Edge of Extinction: Travels with Enduring People in Vanishing Lands
by Jules Pretty
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22210638-the-edge-of-extinction
Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery
by Abby Sher
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18381760-breaking-free
To The Poles Without A Beard
by Catharine Hartley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2300641.To_The_Poles_Without_A_Beard
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by Naomi Klein
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21913812-this-changes-everything