Think Like a Mountain
£4.99In this lyrical meditation on the American wild lands, Leopold considers the different ways humans shape the natural landscape, and describes for the first time the far-reaching phenomenon now known as ‘trophic cascades’.
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We Belong to Gaia
£4.99James Lovelock draws on decades of wisdom to lay out the history of our remarkable planet, to show that it is not ours to be exploited – and warns us that it is fighting back.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration.
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An Idea Can Go Extinct
£4.99Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement.
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This Can’t Be Happening
£4.99In these speeches and essays, George Monbiot calls on humanity to stop averting its gaze from the destruction of the living planet, and wake up to the greatest predicament we have ever faced.
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All Art Is Ecological
£4.99Provocative and playful, ‘All Art is Ecological’ explores the strangeness of living in an age of mass extinction, and shows us that emotions and experience are the basis for a deep philosophical engagement with ecology.
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There Is No Point of No Return
£4.99Emphasizing joy in the world, human cooperation and the value of all living things, this selection of Arne Næss’s philosophical writings is filled with wit, learning and an intense connection with nature.
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Food Rules
£4.99Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, ‘Food Rules’ is a set of memorable adages or ‘personal policies’ for eating wisely, gathered from a wide variety of sources.
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The Clan of One-Breasted Women
£4.99‘The Clan of One-Breasted Women’, bringing together the best of writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams’ essays, explores the impact of nuclear testing, the importance of environmental legislation and the spirit of conservation.
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Every Species Is a Masterpiece
£4.99Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent biologists and naturalists. This book brings together some of his most profound and significant writings on the rich diversity of life on Earth, our place in it, and our obligation to conserve the planet’s fragile ecosystems.
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The World We Once Lived in
£4.99Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Here, in twenty short books, ‘Penguin Classics’ brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth.
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What I Stand for Is What I Stand on
£4.99From the ravages of the global economy to the great pleasures of growing a garden, these powerful essays represent a heartfelt call for humankind to mend our broken relationship with the earth, and with each other.
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
£4.99In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. This book brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have made history across Europe, from the UN to mass street protests, this is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our future depends upon it.