The Wisdom Trilogy
This poetic and visionary epic has now been published in one volume. It tells the story of the Wisdom family over seven generations from the…… Read More »
Book Reviews
The Great Remembering
Published by the Trust for Public Land in the US, this book is an activist's account of the meaning of land to our culture. As…… Read More »
Forward Drive
Although the subtitle of this book is 'the race to build the clean car of the future', one sometimes has the impression that the industry…… Read More »
State of the World 2002
Compulsory reading as always, this edition is devoted to an assessment of our progress towards a sustainable society in terms of Rio 92 moving towards…… Read More »
Global Environment Outlook 3 (GEO-3)
Authors: Dilys Roe Ward, Robert Lamb, Robin Clarke
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Environment & Ecology
An authoritative survey by UNEP looking back over 30 years of environment and development . It draws on the work of 1,000 individuals and 40…… Read More »
Nature's Revenge? Hurricanes, Floods and Climate Change
Another Institute of Ideas book examining the claim that hurricanes, floods and climate change are nature's wake-up call. The four authors line up two on…… Read More »
A Trip Too Far
The first critical analysis of the positive and negative impacts of ecotourism, using extensive case histories based on Belize. The book examines the extent to…… Read More »
The Case Against the Global Economy
This is a powerful and cogently argued book that not only offers a radical critique of current assumptions and models of globalisation but makes a…… Read More »
Global Spin
A powerful and well-researched book that is part of the quest for an informed thinking in response to the 'corporate assault on environmentalism'. Highly acclaimed…… Read More »
Battling Big Business
Subtitled 'countering greenwash, infiltration and other forms of corporate bullying', this is a radical activist's handbook that takes the lid off the business response to…… Read More »