Water Security
I have been keeping an eye on the political and economic implications of water for about 15 years. In my joint book with Jason Drew,…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Beyond Patriotism, From Truman To Obama
As the title suggests, the thesis of this well-researched book is that a large proportion of the American public has moved beyond patriotism to a…… Read More »
Hope for Animals and their World
Authors: Dame Jane Goodall, Gail Hudson, Thane Maynard
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Nature & Environment
This book delivers on its title by describing efforts all over the world to rescue endangered species and enable their populations to recover. Jane Goodall…… Read More »
The Story of the Fly
Authors: Jason Drew, Justine Joseph
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Natural History & Sustainability
Since 2009, Jason has been developing a new form of protein for animal feed based on fly larvae that also recycles waste nutrients and potentially…… Read More »
End This Depression Now!
Paul Krugman received the Nobel Prize for economics in 2008, and he is a professor of economics at Princeton. The title of the book implies…… Read More »
Bleating Hearts
Subtitled 'the hidden world of animal suffering', this is a book of immense scope, as comprehensive as it is hard-hitting and disturbing. It is the…… Read More »
The No-Growth Imperative
This is one of the most radical books to come out of the new economics. It is about creating sustainable communities under ecological limits to…… Read More »
Mankind's Last Chance
The author brings his unusual experience as a humanitarian worker to the discussion of the current state of western civilisation, arguing for a moral reawakening…… Read More »
10 Billion
This authoritative but controversial book about the future relationship between humans and the Earth created quite a stir when it came out in the summer.…… Read More »
In Defence of Life
Subtitled 'Essays on a Radical Reworking of Green Wisdom' this passionate and informative book is the fruit of 40 years of research and practice as…… Read More »