BookShelf

The BookShelf features monthly reviews of the latest environmental and energy books of interest to journalists, as well as an occasional question-and-answer in which published authors offer insight into the motivations behind their work and provide advice to environmental reporters and writers.

For questions and comments, or to suggest future BookShelf reviews, or to offer to review a book, email the SEJournal BookShelf Editor Tom Henry at thenry@theblade.com.

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September 1, 2015

Between the Lines: Iconic Author, Former Farmer, Plants Seeds for a ‘More Attractive’ World

In this "Between the Lines" excerpt from the latest issue of SEJournal, book editor Tom Henry interviews Earth Policy Institute's Lester Brown, recipient of 25 honorary degrees and author of 54 books (although, amazingly, he never learned to type).

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"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka""

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"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World"

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"The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest"

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June 1, 2015

Between the Lines: Making ‘Rain’ for the Caring Middle

For this latest installment of “Between the Lines,” a question-and-answer feature with authors, SEJournal book editor Tom Henry interviewed longtime SEJ member Cynthia Barnett about her third book, “RAIN: A Natural and Cultural History,” which came out in April. It’s a unique, ambitious book that goes beyond climate science and water in general to show how rain itself has been perceived around the world by numerous cultures throughout history. Barnett sees rain as “a unifying force in a fractured world.” She also is the author of two other highly acclaimed books,“Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.” and “Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis.

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"Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World"

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"Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love"

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"Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planet"

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"The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power"

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March 1, 2015

Between the Lines: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease

For the latest Between the Lines – a question-and-answer feature in which published authors provide advice to SEJ members – SEJournal Book Editor Tom Henry interviewed Jörg Friedrichs, author of “The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity,” which received an honorable mention in the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award category of SEJ’s 2014 annual awards contest. The book offers a unique perspective by explaining how transitions between climatic eras of the past are unlikely to happen again because infinite growth is not possible. Friedrichs, a native of Germany, is an associate professor in politics at the University of Oxford in England.

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BookShelf

September 1, 2015

Between the Lines: Iconic Author, Former Farmer, Plants Seeds for a ‘More Attractive’ World

"A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka""

"The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World"

"The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest"

June 1, 2015

Between the Lines: Making ‘Rain’ for the Caring Middle

"Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World"

"Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love"

"Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planet"

"The Great Texas Wind Rush: How George Bush, Ann Richards, and a Bunch of Tinkerers Helped the Oil and Gas State Win the Race to Wind Power"

March 1, 2015

Between the Lines: When the Cure Is Worse Than the Disease

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