Environmental Philosophy Books
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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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At Work in the Ruins : Finding Our Place in the Time of Climate Crises and Other Emergencies
One of the most perceptive and thought-provoking books .Essential reading for these turbulent times.'�Amitav Ghosh, author of�The Great Derangement'Dougald Hine's brilliant book demands we stare into that abyss and rethink our securest certainties about what is actually going on in the climate crisis. It's...- £12.99 GBP
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Being Ecological
To read Being Ecological is to be caught up in a brilliant display of intellectual pyrotechnics' P.D.Smith, GuardianWhy is everything we think we know about ecology wrong?Is there really any difference between 'humans' and 'nature'?Does this mean we even have a future?Don't care about...- £10.99 GBP
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Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World : Essays
An ardent steward of the land, fearless traveller and unrivalled observer of nature and culture, Barry Lopez died after a long illness on Christmas Day in 2020. The previous summer, a wildfire had consumed much of what was dear to him in his home...- £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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Silent Spring
Silent Spring is a groundbreaking work of non-fiction that sounded the alarm on the devastating environmental impacts of chemical pesticides like DDT. With meticulous research and a gripping narrative, Rachel Carson exposes the unintended consequences of mankind's war against nature, from the near-extinction of...- £10.99 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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The Book of Hope : A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet
A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A true hero' Greta ThunbergA legendary conservationist. A lifetime spent fighting for nature. An indispensable message of hope. In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?Looking at the headlines?the worsening climate crisis,...- £10.99 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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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 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 Nerves and Their Endings : essays on crisis and response
The body as a measuring tool for planetary harm. A nervous system under increasing stress. In this urgent collection that moves from the personal to the political and back again, writer, activist, and migrant Jessica Gaitan Johannesson explores how we respond to crises. She...- £9.99 GBP
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The World-Ending Fire : The Essential Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry stands apart from contemporary writers, a true anachronism whose life and work embody the best of radical America. In the wake of Donald Trump's election, we urgently need to rediscover this essential part of our nation's story. Few can emulate Berry's way...- £10.99 GBP
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This Can't Be Happening
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In the galvanising speeches and essays brought together in This Can't Be Happening, George Monbiot calls on humanity to stop averting its gaze from the destruction of the living planet, and...- £4.99 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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Awakening Artemis : Deepening Intimacy with the Living Earth and Reclaiming Our Wild Nature
We all come from different cultures and practice different spiritual traditions, but we have one thing in common: we are all of the earth. Vanessa Chakour, founder of the rewilding programme Sacred Warrior, takes us on a journey to deepen our relationship with ourselves...- £16.99 GBP
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Sand Talk : How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
In this illuminating and groundbreaking book, Tyson Yunkaporta invites us to challenge our Western ways of thinking and tap into the ancient wisdom of Indigenous cultures. "Sand Talk" is a profound exploration of echidnas, evolution, cosmology, and cooking, all viewed through the lens of...- £9.99 GBP
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The Nutmeg's Curse : Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes EverythingThe history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis. Tracing the threats to...- £10.99 GBP
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The Unreality of Memory : Notes on Life in the Pre-Apocalypse
A work of sheer brilliance, beauty and bravery' Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less'Masterly... Her essays have a clarity and prescience that imply a sort of distant, retrospective view, like postcards sent from the near future' New York TimesWe stare at our phones. We...- £10.99 GBP
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Think Like a Mountain
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In this lyrical meditation on America's wildlands, Aldo Leopold considers the different ways humans shape the natural landscape, and describes for the first time the far-reaching phenomenon now known as 'trophic...- £4.99 GBP
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Walden and Civil Disobedience
In 1845, Henry David Thoreau, disenchanted with America's burgeoning consumerism and industrial growth, retreated from Concord, Massachusetts, to seek solitude near Walden Pond. His account of this sojourn, 'Walden', masterfully blends a naturalist's fascination with the ordinary and a Transcendentalist's quest for spiritual enlightenment...- £9.99 GBP
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