Sustainability

Updated October 30, 2025
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Over the seawall tsunamis, cyclones, drought, and the delusion of controlling nature
Miller, Stephen Robert author.
Paper Book
In March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed--naively--that the huge concrete barrier would save them. Instead they perished, betrayed by the very thing built to protect them. Erratic weather,...
The end of Eden wild nature in the age of climate breakdown
Welz, Adam author.
Paper Book
A New Yorker Best Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year "Exquisite." - DAVID WALLACE-WELLS "At once an elegy and an exhortation." - ELIZABETH KOLBERT "A book that goes deeper than any...
Fen, bog & swamp : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis
Proulx, Annie
Paper Book
*Named a Best Book of the Year byThe New Yorker and Literary Hub!* A Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the NEIBA 2023 New England Book Award* From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting...
We are the weather : saving the planet begins at breakfast
Foer, Jonathan Safran
Paper Book
'A warning: this is a life-changing book and will alter your relationship to food forever' - Alex Preston, Observer 'Since I finished the book I have been following his advice. I hope others will too. The future of the planet is in our hands - or rather, it's on our...
101 tips for a zero-waste kitchen
Kellogg, Kathryn author.
Paper Book
Kathryn Kellogg is taking her accessible tips for a zero-waste lifestyle and focusing on the heart of the house. Our kitchens can produce a shocking amount of waste and, even though food scraps may seem harmless, they can't properly decompose in a landfill. What's more: wasting food can strain your...
We will be jaguars a memoir of my people
Nenquimo, Nemonte, 1985- author.
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year by Library Journal "An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick) ...

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