Enviromentalism & Ecology

Éanna Ní Lamhna - Wild Dublin - HB - BRAND NEW

A new and updated edition ( originally published 2008) .  Final cover image may differ. 

Bjørn Lomborg / Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming (Large Paperback)

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and staggeringly expensive actions now being considered to meet the challenges of global warming ultimately will have little impact on the world’s temperature. He suggests that rather than...

Colin Sage / Environment and Food (Large Paperback)

This timely book provides a thorough introduction to the inter-relationship of food and the environment. Its primary purpose is to bring to our attention the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections between what we eat and how this impacts on...

David Bellamy - Explore the British Countryside - HB

A St Michael ( i.e Marks and Spencer Retail) editrion of David Bellamy's guide to the countryside, large format hardcover, illustrated in full colour throughout.  David James Bellamy OBE  (1933 –  2019)was an English academic,...

Michel Serres / Malfeasance: Appropriation Through Pollution?

In this highly original and provocative book, Michel Serres reflects on the relation between nature and culture and analyzes the origins of the world's contemporary environmental problems. He does so through the surprising proposition that our...

Mark Stevenson / We Do Things Differently

Our systems are failing. Old models - for education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply - are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world's population heads towards 10 billion, it's clear we need new approaches...

Tommy Greene - Troubled Waters - BRAND NEW

In the summer of 2023, the people of Northern Ireland were stunned when a foul-smelling green algae bloom blanketed the surface of Lough Neagh – the largest freshwater body on these islands – suffocating aquatic life and signalling an...

Chris Patten / Respect for the Earth: Sustainable Development

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William McDonough & Michael Braungart / Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart point out in this provocative, visionary book, such an approach only...

Richard Manning / Grassland: The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie

More than forty percent of our country was once open prairie, grassland that extended from Missouri to Montana. Taking a critical look at this little-understood biome, award-winning journalist Richard Manning urges the reclamation of this land,...

Robert M. Sapolsky / A Primate's Memoir : Love, Death and Baboons in East Africa

'I had never planned to become a Savannah baboon when I grew up; instead I assumed I would become a mountain gorilla,' writes Robert Sapolsky in this riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming of age in remote Africa. Upon graduating from college, a...

Elizabeth Kemf / Month of Pure Light : The Regreening of Vietnam (Hardback)

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William W. Warner / Into the Porcupine Cave and Other Odysseys (Hardback)

When William Warner's first book, "Beautiful Swimmers," was published more than 20 years ago, Larry McMurtry hailed it as "a new kind of classic...modest, intimate, and very personal." And a classic it proved to be, winning a Pulitzer Prize and the...

Seán Lysaght / Eagle Country (Hardback)

Walking through County Mayo Seán Lysaght began to notice not only what was there, but also what was not. Eagles are extinct in Mayo, or rather, they are absent, although suitable habitats abound, as do ancient place-names like "Eagle Peak," "Eagle...

John McPhee / The Control of Nature (Hardback)

1990 Profiles the various places where humankind is struggling to control the forces of nature, discussing both the natural forces at work and the individuals who attempt to foil them.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not...

Brian Morris / The Power of Animals - An Ethnography (Large Paperback)

The multiple ways in which people relate to animals provide a revealing window through which to examine a culture. Western cultures tend to view animals either as pets or food, and often overlook the vast number of roles that they may play within a...

L. Dudley Stamp - Britain's Structure and Scenery - ( Fontana New Naturalist Series ) - PB 1970 ( Originally 1946)

Britains Structure and Scenery deals with the physical background, the stage on which the drama of life is played and which provides the fundamental environment for plants, newnaturalists.com It would be difficult to find an area of comparable size...

Patrick McCusker / Planet Dancing (Large Paperback)

PLANET DANCING is one of those nature conservation books that stand alone. It contains enchantingly written evocative stories about the natural world. But of greater importance it offers several practical solutions on how all of us can be involved in...

James E. Lovelock / Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Large Paperback)

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, James Lovelock deftly explains his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for the non-scientist, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with...

Andrew Mitchell / A Fragile Paradise: Nature and Man in the Pacific (Large Paperback)

The author travels from Nauru to Easter Island and looks at the natural history of the region, past and present. Celebrating the beauty and fascination of the islands in the Pacific, the book examines the impact Man has made and addresses the dangers...

Gordon Conway / Doubly Green Revolution: Food for All in the Twenty-First Century

In 1997, over 700 million people are hungry. By 2025, the population of the developing countries alone will be approximately seven billion. This book makes a compelling case for a second green revolution, which builds upon the successful...

Aibhlín McCrann / Green White and Green

An early 1990's green consumer guide for Ireland, by the wonderfully aptly named Aibhlín McCrann. Poolbeg Press paperback.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of...

Edward O. Wilson / The Future of Life

A magisterial accomplishment: both a moving description of our biosphere and a guidebook for the protection of all its species, including humankind.From one of the world's most influential scientists (and two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author)...

Michelle Neff / Simple Acts to Save Our Planet: 500 Ways to Make a Difference (Hardback)

Simple Acts to Save Our Planet shows you how to be more active in saving our planet every day by performing some “Simple Acts of Kindness”—for the Earth.Treat the environment with kindness with these easy, manageable activities...

Christopher D. Cook / Diet For A Dead Planet: How The Food Industry Is Killing Us (Hardback)

Mad Cow disease, bird flu epidemics, tainted meat scandals, and Mercury-laced fish - we are evidently surrounded by unsafe food. In this riveting and timely investigation, award-winning journalist Christopher D. Cook takes us beyond Fast Food Nation...

Emilia A. Leese / Think like a Vegan: What everyone can learn from vegan ethics (Hardback)

According to the latest figures, the number of vegans in the UK has more than quadrupled since 2014, now representing over 1 per cent of the total population. With the rise in plant-based foods and cruelty-free products showing no sign of stopping, Think...

Giles Whittell / Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration (Hardback)

Brimming with interesting facts and surprising anecdotes, this scientific and cultural history opens our eyes to the wonders of one of nature’s most delicate, delightful, and deadly SNOW! Perfect for fans of The Hidden Life of Trees and Rain .Go on...

Roger Thurow / The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change (Hardback)

At 4:00 am, Leonida Wanyama lit a lantern in her house made of sticks and mud. She was up long before the sun to begin her farm work, as usual. But this would be no ordinary day, this second Friday of the new year. This was the day Leonida and a group of...

Richard Ives / Of Tigers and Men: Entering the Age of Extinction (Hardback)

A naturalist describes his journey through the shrinking wild areas of India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia in search of the elusive and endangered tiger, profiling the conservators who have been fighting a losing battle to save the animal in its natural...

Bren Smith / Eat Like a Fish: My adventures as a fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer (Hardback)

From the aquatic world's Michael Pollan a former fisherman's memoir, manifesto, and vision for the future of food: restorative ocean farming.Easy to grow, sustainable, and a solution to climate change, ocean vegetables are plentiful (there are thousands...

James E. Lovelock / The Revenge of Gaia (Hardback)

James Lovelock, originator of the idea of Gaia, makes an argued plea that we must change our way of life - before it is too late. Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, he draws many radical conclusions, most...

Peter H. Schuck / Agent Orange on Trial : Mass Toxic Disasters in the Courts, Enlarged Edition (Large Paperback)

Agent Orange on Trial is a riveting legal drama with all the suspense of a courtroom thriller. One of the Vietnam War’s farthest reaching legacies was the Agent Orange case. In this unprecedented personal injury class action, veterans charge that a...

Helen Orme / Habitat Destruction (Large Paperback)

This title in a series for reluctant readers looks at what habitats are in danger and why, the harmful effects of mining, pollution and farming, the destruction of the rainforests that are so vital to the Earth's climate, the effects of climate change...

Llewellyn's 2009 Green Living Guide (Large Paperback)

Renew, re-use, recycle" has become a call to action for millions who care about our planet. What can each of us do to ensure a bright future for our children, grandchildren, and forthcoming generations? The Green Living Guide ―a new annual from...

Judith Hoad / Need or Greed : Our Practical Choices for the Earth (Large Paperback)

A book giving practical advice on altering lifestyles in order to preserve the safety and security of the environment. Concerns such as deforestation and industrial pollution are discussed, with examples of successful campaigns already undertaken as well...

Hilary Tovey / Environmentalism in Ireland: Movement and Activists (Large Paperback)

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Cal Flyn / Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man's lands and fortress islands - and what happens when nature is allowed to reclaim its place.In Chernobyl, following the nuclear disaster, only a handful of people returned to...

Mary Robinson, Caitriona Palmer / Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future (Hardback)

 This is a book about farmers and activists in Africa, Asia and the americas, people whose livelihood is ruined by climate change and climate injustice. Ywt it is akso a celebration of their fight back. I was moved by Mary Robinson's account of...

Richard Orr & Joyce Pope - Mammals of Britain & Europe - Hardcover ILLUSTRATED -1983

A large format profusely illustrated hardcover, in dustjacket, published by Pelham Books, 1983. Previous owners gift inscription on blank front endpaper, otherwise unmarked, light creasing to page edges and slight bumps to corners. Price clipped on...

Paul O'Reilly / The Watt Footprint : The Smart Citizen's Guide to Save Energy in the Built Environment (Large Paperback)

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Tom Dixon - Rethink - HB - Recycling / Upcycling - 2000 ( Limited Edition Habitat Exclusive)

With MDF covers as a book jacket, the book is divided into seperate chapters examining using and reusing common objects for uses other than those to which tehy were originally intended - both a permanent and temporary solutions in design and interior...

James Lovelock / The Revenge of Gaia

  James Lovelock's bestselling The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we can Still Save Humanity is a dire warning against the unchecked growth of civilization.'Despite all our efforts to retreat sustainably, we may be unable...

Michael Bloomberg / Climate of Hope : How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet (Hardback)

   NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change...