Home » Posts tagged 'book review'
Tag Archives: book review
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’ I enjoyed writing a book review for my last post so much that I’m going to write another one this time around. But whereas last time it was a long review of a very long book addressing itself to a large slice of human history, here I […]
A review of three books: Futuresteading, The Good Life and Costa’s World
A review of three books: Futuresteading, The Good Life and Costa’s World It’s not often I comment on the constant flow of new books about green lifestyle, growing and wellbeing but three recently released titles had me thinking about the issue of communicating the good news to inspire and motivate people to adopt and adapt […]
Allison Cobb’s PLASTIC: An Autobiography
Allison Cobb’s PLASTIC: An Autobiography Nightboat Books, April 2021, 352 pages, paperback $17.95, Amazon Kindle $10.99) Early on in Plastic: An Autobiography, Allison Cobb recalls her fascination with a plastic-strewn Hawaiian beach. She and three others have arrived at Kamilo Beach–a site long overrun by debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch–after an arduous journey […]
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019)
Book review by AJ: Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion and the Population Crisis by Eric Pianka & Laurie Vitt (2019) Thanks to AJ for contributing this book review. https://oneandonlyspaceship.com/ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/our-one-and-only-spaceship-eric-pianka/1133496721?ean=9781733030533 Publisher’s Summary Ecologists Eric R. Pianka (University of Texas) and Laurie J. Vitt (University of Oklahoma) provide a scientific summary of the overpopulation crisis facing humanity and […]
‘The Limits to Growth’ (1972)
‘The Limits to Growth’ (1972) Published in 1972, and shrouded in controversy since that date, ‘The Limits to Growth’ is the most successful econometric projection ever made. The idea of these of blog posts is to introduce people to some ‘historic’ books and reports, which I think should be more widely read. To start, I […]
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters Preface. Botanist David Fairchild is one of the reasons the average grocery store has 39,500 items. Before he came along, most people ate just a few kinds of food day in day out (though that was partly due to a lack of refrigeration). I have longed […]
Alice Friedemann’s LIFE AFTER FOSSIL FUELS A Reality Check on Alternative Energy
Alice Friedemann’s LIFE AFTER FOSSIL FUELS A Reality Check on Alternative Energy Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of modern industrial society, and they’re steadily being depleted. Eventually, their rates of production will cease to grow and will begin to permanently decline, spelling disaster for a civilization dependent on ever-increasing quantities of ever-cheaper fossil energy. Their […]
Rationing. Book review of “Any way you slice it” by Stan Cox
Rationing. Book review of “Any way you slice it” by Stan Cox Preface. I can’t imagine that there’s a better book on rationing out there, but of course I can’t be sure, I don’t feel the need to find others on this topic after reading this book. As usual, I had to leave quite a […]
Book Review: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy
BOOK REVIEW: THE DEFICIT MYTH: MODERN MONETARY THEORY AND THE BIRTH OF THE PEOPLE’S ECONOMY In January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic outlook for 2020 to 2030. It is horrific reading. Federal budget deficits are projected to rise from $1.0 trillion this year to $1.3 trillion over the next 10 […]
Review of Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System
Review of Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System Introduction This review is a critique of Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System by Ian Angus. The review adopted a multi-theoretical framework that combines insights from socio-cognitive terminology theory (STT), legitimation code theory (LCT) and critical discourse […]
GROWTH: From Microorganisms to Megacities
GROWTH: From Microorganisms to Megacities Vaclav Smil’s latest book explores growth in nature and society. It examines the rules and patterns of growth in four key domains, those of the living world; human energy consumption; human artifacts; and human populations, societies and economies. The author is a passionate advocate of quantitative analysis, and thus Growth is filled […]
The Uninhabitable Earth.
The Uninhabitable Earth. This is a book review that I wrote, which will be published in the journal, Science Progress, of which I am an editor.“The Uninhabitable Earth.” DAVID WALLACE-WELLS. Allen Lane 2019 ISBN 9780241355213; xx + 310 pp; £20.00 As set in motion by human hands, the forces of the Anthropocene – a word coined to mark the […]
Demonocracy: The Great Human Scourge!
Demonocracy: The Great Human Scourge! Review: Christophe Buffin de Chosal, The End of Democracy, Translated by Ryan P. Plummer. Printed in the U.S.A.: Tumblar House, 2017. Introduction One cannot speak too highly of Christophe Buffin de Chosal’s The End of Democracy. In a fast paced, readable, yet scholarly fashion, Professor Buffin de Chosal* demolishes the ideological justification in which […]
Book Review: The Sustainable Economics of Elinor Ostrom: Commons, Contestation and Craft
Book Review: The Sustainable Economics of Elinor Ostrom: Commons, Contestation and Craft The threat posed by global warming and environmental degradation are the most pressing examples of what has become known over the past several decades as the ‘tragedy of the commons’. In this book, Derek Wall explores the work of the late Nobel Laureate, […]
George Monbiot’s Out of the Wreckage; A friendly critique
George Monbiot’s Out of the Wreckage; A friendly critique Few have made a more commendable contribution to saving the planet than George Monbiot. His recent book, Out of the Wreckage, continues the effort and puts forward many important ideas…but I believe there are problems with his diagnosis and his remedy. The book is an excellent […]
