Climate and Environmentalism Books
Our co-founders Luke and Agathe both worked in climate and sustainability jobs for well over a decade before starting Sherlock & Pages. Indeed, Agathe still continues her work in climate diplomacy for cities. Much to their frustration, they often noticed how poorly climate and environmental books were categorised. One homogenous blob of books vaguely nature related were presented to customers, often mixed with a bit of travel. As such, Sherlock & Pages have separated out Climate and Environmentalism books from our nature writing offer - although sometimes difficult - and created several curated sub-categories including ‘Environmental Philosophy’, ‘Climate Impacts,’ ‘Energy Futures,’ and more. In this way, we hope our bookshop can appeal to those with a particular interest in these topics - those who we also hope will play a significant role in building a better future for us all.
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The Many Lives of James Lovelock : Science, Secrets and Gaia Theory
Jonathan Watts' definitive and revelatory biography of James Lovelock, the father of Gaia Theory, is based on over eighty hours of interviews with the man himself and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive. Lovelock is renowned for his groundbreaking idea that...- £25.00 GBP
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The GANNI Playbook : How to Get Started Creating a Responsible Business
Hailed as a "cult Scandi favourite" turned "leader in the sustainability space" by Vogue's Emily Chan, this book chronicles the transformative journey of a business leader who refused to turn a blind eye to climate change. Grappling with the heartache of discussing melting ice...- £20.00 GBP
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Regeneration : Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist and creator of Drawdown, Paul Hawken The dangers of climate change and a warming world have been in the public eye for fifty years. For three...- £20.00 GBP
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Let My People Go Surfing : The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business as Usual
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How To Break Up With Fast Fashion : A guilt-free guide to changing the way you shop - for good
In a world of mass consumerism and fast fashion, it's easy to get trapped in a cycle of mindless shopping and overconsumption. But what if there was a way to break free from this toxic habit and embrace a more sustainable, guilt-free approach to...- £10.99 GBP
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How Economics Can Save the World : Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
Our world is mired in a myriad of challenges, from climate change and inequality to hunger and a global pandemic, making our way of life seem more precarious and society more divided than ever before. However, economics holds the key to unlocking solutions that...- £10.99 GBP
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Five Times Faster : Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change - Updated Edition
Simon Sharpe, a veteran in the realm of climate change policy and diplomacy, offers an insider's perspective on the urgent need to accelerate our efforts fivefold to avert perilous climate change. After a decade at the forefront of this battle, Sharpe's provocative and engaging...- £14.99 GBP
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Change Everything : How We Can Rethink, Repair and Rebuild Society
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A Sand County Almanac : And Sketches Here and There
Hailed as "one of the most influential books about the natural world ever published" by Paul Kingsnorth of The Guardian, Aldo Leopold's seminal work of ecological thought, A Sand County Almanac, commences with the profound statement: "There are some who can live without wild...- £9.99 GBP
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The Good Ancestor : How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World
This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading' - The Edge, U2How can we be good ancestors?From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have...- £14.99 GBP
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Small Is Beautiful : A Study of Economics as if People Mattered
How does our economic system impact the way we live? Does it really affect what we truly care about? Oxford economist E. F. Schumacher provides an enlightening study of our economic system and its purpose, challenging the current state of excessive consumption in our...- £9.99 GBP
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It's Not Just You
*Longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize* `The world is in desperate need of this book' - Greta Thunberg 'It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air' - Mikaela Loach 'Tori Tsui is changing the conversation around mental health and the climate...- £10.99 GBP
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It's Not That Radical : Climate Action to Transform Our World
WINNER OF BOOKSHOP.ORG'S NON-FICTION ANNUAL INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDFor too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism. We are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful,...- £9.99 GBP
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History for Tomorrow : Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity
Brimming with ideas and insights, this is a welcome, important and clear-eyed view of how understanding the past can help us better prepare for the future' - Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Earth Transformed and The Silk Roads'Enlightening and thrilling. History for Tomorrow...- £22.00 GBP
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Homemade Beauty : A Modern Guide to Making Soaps, Shampoo Bars & Skincare Essentials
This book is a modern guide that will help you simplify your beauty regime. Discover how to create your own sustainable, natural products to use every day. Homemade Beauty will help demystify your skin type and discover how to combat bathroom plastic and minimising...- £16.99 GBP
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Growth : A Reckoning
Longlisted for the 2024 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearA revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethink itOver the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made...- £25.00 GBP
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Climate Capitalism : Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions / "An important read for anyone in need of optimism" Bill Gates
A TIMES BEST SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'AN IMPORTANT READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF OPTIMISM' BILL GATES'DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS'HIGHLY READABLE . . . ENGAGING STORIES OF PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN RECENT DECADES' FINANCIAL...- £10.99 GBP
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The Mushroom at the End of the World : On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Venture into the captivating world of the matsutake mushroom, a resilient organism that thrives in the aftermath of ecological destruction. In "The Mushroom at the End of the World," renowned anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing takes you on an extraordinary journey, unraveling the intricate threads...- £15.99 GBP
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The Last Drop : Solving the World's Water Crisis
In a world where water is rapidly becoming scarce, "The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis" by Tim Smedley takes readers on a gripping journey to uncover the harsh realities and potential solutions to this global crisis. Through meticulously researched interviews with experts,...- £11.99 GBP
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The Anthropocene Reviewed : The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
In this deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays, #1 internationally bestselling author John Green turns his brilliant mind to the Anthropocene epoch - the current geological age in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. From the humble...- £12.99 GBP
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Our Fragile Moment : how lessons from the Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis
An Independent Climate Book of the Year 2023In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they...- £16.99 GBP
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Humanise : A Maker's Guide to Building Our World
From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings. 'This book is a super-accessible guide as to why we shouldn't put up with soulless buildings and how we might change that' GRAYSON PERRY*****Our...- £15.99 GBP
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Fevered Planet : How Diseases Emerge When We Harm Nature
A timely and urgent investigation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the Guardian for nearly thirty years, into how the destruction of nature is releasing disease into our societies'Urgent, fascinating and essential' GEORGE MONBIOT'A searing, vital work' BETTANY HUGHESCovid-19, mpox, bird flu, SARS, HIV,...- £10.99 GBP
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Urban Jungle : The History and Future of Nature in the City
An eye-opening and urgent re-examination of nature in our cities, from the Sunday Times bestselling author. `Awe-inspiring. full of wonder, warning and hope' ISABELLA TREE, author of WildingOur modern-day cities might seem to represent our separation from the vitality of the natural world. Yet,...- £12.99 GBP
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Climate Capitalism : Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions / "An important read for anyone in need of optimism" Bill Gates
A THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'INCREDIBLE STORIES OF CLIMATE INNOVATIONS WE DON'T HEAR ENOUGH ABOUT' BILL GATES'DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS'HIGHLY READABLE . . . ENGAGING STORIES OF PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN RECENT...- £20.00 GBP
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You Can't Make Money From a Dead Planet : The Sustainable Method for Driving Profits
Doing good is no longer a luxury or a 'nice to have', it's a necessity. While businesses, both big and small, have undoubtedly caused the majority of our environmental and sustainability problems, only they can solve these issues at scale. You Can't Make Money...- £12.99 GBP
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline : Learning to Fight in a World on Fire
The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeals, mass street protests, petition campaigns, and peaceful demonstrations, we are still facing a booming fossil fuel industry, rising seas, rising emission levels, and a rising...- £10.99 GBP
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It's Not That Radical : Climate Action to Transform Our World
WINNER OF BOOKSHOP.ORG'S NON-FICTION ANNUAL INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDFor too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism. We are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful,...- £16.99 GBP
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It's Not Just You
`The world is in desperate need of this book' - Greta Thunberg 'It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air' - Mikaela Loach 'Tori Tsui is changing the conversation around mental health and the climate crisis' - Vogue `A must-read for...- £16.99 GBP
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The Intersectional Environmentalist : How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
Essential brain food' CondAc Nast Traveler'As much a manifesto as a guide' Los Angeles Times'Read this book and save the planet' Soho House NotesOne of Business Insider's Most Anticipated Non-fiction Books of 2022We cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people...- £12.99 GBP
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What I Stand for Is What I Stand On
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. From the ravages of the global economy to the great pleasures of growing a garden, Wendell Berry's powerful essays represent a heartfelt call for humankind to mend our broken relationship with...- £4.99 GBP
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The New Climate War : the fight to take back our planet
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, and one of The Observer's `Thirty books to help us understand the world'. Are we really to blame for the climate crisis? Over 70 per cent of global emissions come from...- £10.99 GBP
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This Changes Everything : Capitalism vs. the Climate
Naomi Klein, author of the #1 international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, returns with This Changes Everything, a must-read on how the climate crisis needs to spur transformational political changeForget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon...- £14.99 GBP
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The Future We Choose : 'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG'One of the most inspiring books I have ever read' YUVAL NOAH HARARI'Inspirational, compassionate and clear. The time to read this is NOW' MARK RUFFALO'Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare to tell us how our response can...- £12.99 GBP
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Top Climate and Environmentalism Books for Eco-Conscious Readers
More people are becoming environmentally aware and want to live more sustainably. This growing interest in green living has led to greater demand for books about climate change, environmentalism, conservation, and going zero waste. Our collection of climate and environmentalism books has something for everyone, from thought-provoking nonfiction to inspiring memoirs.
Learn about the science behind climate change and the state of the environment. Gain insights from visionary thinkers leading grassroots green movements. Discover practical tips for reducing your carbon footprint at home. Find motivation to get involved and be part of the solution to our planetary crisis.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of the climate emergency. But knowledge is power. Our handpicked selection of the best books on climate and environmentalism will give you a deeper understanding of the problems we face - and reasons to feel hopeful about creating a sustainable future.