The Best in Books 34.2

3 May, 2008
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Get out of the way Al Gore.
Move over George Monbiot.
Take a time out Tim Flannery.

The new crop of environmental books on bookstore shelves is enough to keep you entertained all summer long and more. So this issue of Alternatives is dedicated to helping you decide what to read and what to leave on the shelf. It overflows with book reviews, excerpts and more.

Let David Suzuki, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and more help you decide which books should line your shelves and then share your choices with Alternatives and be entered to win our On Line Most Influential Titles’ Contest.

Editorial: A Sudbury-Style Attitude
Nicola Ross
Editorial
Books of the Green and Famous - Abstract Only
David Suzuki, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Laure Waridel, David Crombie, Robert Page, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Bill McKibben reveal the books that most influenced them.
Working Words - Article in Full
Stephen Bocking
From Carson to McKibben, Mowat to Monbiot, the environmental movement can be traced in the rich history of its books.
A Scientific Romance
Ronald Wright
The author of A Short History of Progress envisions a world recovering from environmental wounds.
Dreaming a New Myth - Abstract Only
Dan Yashinsky
Listening may be the most profound and heroic activism of our time.
Between Heaven and Earth - Abstract Only
Richard Preston
Tree climbers found astounding life and form high up in the redwood canopy.
Do It With Someone Else - Abstract Only
Iain Richmond, Steven Waring
Iain Richmond and Steven Waring have perfected the art of paired book reading.
Turning to Hope - Abstract Only
Chris Turner
Chris Turner describes the despair that preceded his search for a landscape of optimism.
Word on the Street - Abstract Only
Nicola Ross
Across Canada environmental book sales are on the rise.
Walden Lives - Abstract Only
Susan Scott

The legacy left by Thoreau continues to inspire.

Review: Guerilla Gardening: A Manualfesto & Interwoven Wild: A Ecologist Loose in the Garden - Book Review
Lorraine Johnson

Guerilla Gardening: A Manualfesto by David Tracey and Interwoven Wild: A Ecologist Loose in the Garden by Don Gayton

Review: La Vía Campesina: Globalization and the Power of Peasants - Book Review
Susan Spronk

La Vía Campesina: Globalization and the Power of Peasants by Annette Aurélie Desmarai

Review: Ecoholic & The Virtuous Consumer - Book Review
Cecily Ross

Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada by Adria Vasil and The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World by Leslie Garrett

Brain Mulch: In Aornis - Abstract Only
Don McKay
Publication of this issue was made possible by funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and support from our many subscribers. We acknowledge the financial support of the Metcalf Foundation; Ontario Media Development Corporation; Ontario Trillium Foundation; Ontario Work Study Plan; Suncor Energy; and the government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program and Canada Magazine Fund toward our mailing and editorial costs. The support of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Environmental Studies Endowment Foundation is appreciated.
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