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An insightful exploration into the intricate relationship between nature and human activities, emphasizing the impact of our ecological footprint.

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"This is your brain on climate change.... As Aldern demonstrates throughout this distressing yet urgently necessary book, climate change is affecting the very duration of our lives. This is a unique-and uniquely disturbing-addition to the literature. A lyrical and scientifically rigorous account of the emotional and physical toll climate change is taking on the human brain." -Kirkus, *starred review*

"Aldern is the rare writer who dares to ask how climate change has already changed us." "The Weight of Nature is science-based journalism at its zenith. Neuroscientist and environmental journalist Clayton Page Aldern has authored a powerful and portentous book about the impact climate change is having on our brains and behavior. This book is a must-read for those concerned about the implications of climate change on our personal and public health. . . . And it is filled with hope. While climate change has an adverse impact on us, we are beings with the capacity for empathy, feeling, embodiment, and awe. By seeing the magic that is around us, we can be motivated to respond to the climate crisis." -New York Journal of Books

"Research on the deleterious psychological effects of severe heat offers a unique perspective on how humans will be changed by a warming world. Readers will be troubled." -Publishers Weekly

"​Aldern's book - which, in spite of its author's technical background, is immensely readable and literary - pushes far past the familiar, touching on topics as wide-ranging as brain-eating amoebas, language death, and free will. The common theme throughout, though, is that climate is our unseen 'puppeteer.'"​ -Heatmap News

"Clayton Page Aldern's writing is so engaging, his research so novel, and his inquiry into our brains and bodies so timely and revealing that this is a rare climate change book you'll actually savor."- Alan Weisman, author of The World Without Us and Countdown

"It's hard, at this late date, to write something profound and new about the overarching crisis of our times. But Clayton Aldern has succeeded-this book is a triumph, rigorous in its reporting but also in its thinking and feeling. I learned an awful lot."- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

"This important watershed book has powerful immediacy as it explains in a clear, warm voice precisely how climate change is making tiny incremental changes in our brains and bodies. Many believe that human brains and bodies can resist or adapt to a warming world. But we learn here that there are limits. Penetrating, intensely personal, and impossible to put down, this is a book you need to read."- Annie Proulx, author of Fen, Bog and Swamp

"What a book! Profound, revelatory, exquisitely written - the Weight of Nature is an unnerving insight into the effects climate change is having on us, as human beings, right now. This is vital, urgent reading, a lifeline to lead us out of the labyrinth." -Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

"The Weight of Nature is a funny, moving and extraordinarily necessary tour through an area of science that might be more important than any other. It is beautifully researched, fascinating and deeply awe-inspiring: showing how much more connected we are to our physical environment than I could possibly have imagined. I defy anyone not to come away moved, entertained, and changed." "The Weight of Nature, [Aldern's] elegant, convincingly argued book about how climate change is altering our minds, bodies and brains, didn't make me want to curl up silently; it made me want to shout, to rouse people from their slumber. . . . The book is lifted by the lightness of Aldern's prose, his honesty and the maturity of his reflection. He refuses to romanticise the past or to disregard people's fears. There are solutions to cut emissions and better ways to live, but climate change is here and we will have to manage its impacts. Aldern's is a calm voice in a world of chaos." -Philippa Nuttall, The New Statesman

"Arresting revelations ... this is not another book about climate anxiety." -Financial Times

"For anyone worried about the consequences of climate chaos, there's a consolation of sorts embedded in the physicality of cognition. We may not be able to think our way out of cascading environmental crises, but we may be able to feel our way forward to a more sustainable way of living. After Aldern's long litany of terrors, this insight allows him to end on a high note." -Sierra Magazine

"Aldern is an excellent storyteller, drawing on interviews and personal experience, with an elegant prose style that only occasionally takes a folksy ("critters", "our noggins") turn. He does a fine job navigating the dense technical research where acronyms proliferate like algal blooms, and his background in neuroscience puts him on a strong footing to explore the mechanistic impacts of climate change on brain function and chemistry." - George Marshall, The Times Literary Supplement

"In The Weight of Nature, Clayton Page Aldern comes closer than anyone in a long time to articulating why so many of us feel queasy about climate change: it is altering not just the landscape but also us. . . . Beautifully written, this heatwave reading will give you the chills."
-Anjana Ahuja, Financial Times

"One of the reasons I like it is because it's so unexpected. . . . Beautifully written look at the emotional and physical effects of climate change on the planet, our health, and the way we see the fragility of the world around us." -Deborah Blum, author and director of the Knight Science Journalism program, MIT

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A profound analysis of the psychological barriers that prevent people from acknowledging and acting on climate change.

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Most of us recognize that climate change is real yet we do nothing to stop it. What is the psychological mechanism that allows us to know something is true but act as if it is not? George Marshall's search for the answers brings him face to face with Nobel Prize-winning psychologists and Texas Tea Party activists; the world's leading climate scientists and those who denounce them; liberal environmentalists and conservative evangelicals. What he discovers is that our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take on lives of their own, gaining authority as they are shared, dividing people in their wake.

With engaging stories and drawing on years of his own research, Marshall argues that the answers do not lie in the things that make us different, but rather in what we share: how our human brains are wired--our evolutionary origins, our perceptions of threats, our cognitive blind spots, our love of storytelling, our fear of death, and our deepest instincts to defend our family and tribe. Once we understand what excites, threatens, and motivates us, we can rethink climate change, for it is not an impossible problem. Rather, we can halt it if we make it our common purpose and common ground. In the end,

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Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

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A dire yet essential look at the extreme scenarios of climate change and their consequences on our planet.

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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

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A call to action detailing two scenarios for our planet's future and the decisive choices we must make.

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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change

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A practical guide for parents to communicate the complexities of climate change to their children.

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Climate change is happening and nearly every child in the world will be affected.

Talking about climate change with our own children can feel hard for many parents. It's natural to want to protect kids from harm and worry. But if your child is a certain age, chances are they are already hearing about climate change, whether at school, online or from their friends.

Unsurprisingly, children can feel many emotions about climate change, such as being anxious, frightened, sad and angry, which are very natural reactions to something as uncertain and devastating as climate change.

While you can't solve climate change for your child, you can help them discover the facts, know that they are not alone and find ways to take action.

Here are some tips on how to have an honest and hopeful conversation about climate change without ignoring the reality and scale of the issue.

1. Do your homework

No one has all the answers about climate change and it's okay if you don't either. There are many reliable resources available online including talks, videos and articles that can help you brush up on the science. NASA has some great child-friendly resources on the topic. Speak with other parents to find out how they approach the topic with their children.

Remember: It's okay if you can't answer all the questions your child might have - take it as an opportunity to discover the answers together.

To start the conversation about climate change with your child, find out what they already know and how they feel about the topic. You might be surprised by how much your child already knows and can express. Use it as a chance to listen to their fears and hopes for the planet. Give them your full attention and don't dismiss or try to minimize any worries they have. Let them know that they can always come to you to talk about anything.

3. Use simple science

You know your child best, so make sure the information is appropriate for them. A good starting point can be to find ways to relate climate change to their daily lives and explore the basic facts together. For example: "Humans are burning fossil fuels like coal and oil to run cars, fly planes and light homes. These all release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that wrap around the planet like a bubble, making the climate hotter. A hotter planet means changes in weather, such as more floods and more storms. As the planet gets warmer, the polar ice caps melt and sea levels rise. It's a serious problem, but many scientists and lots of young people are working hard to find solutions and make positive changes. And there are many things we can do as well."

Pictures, maps and videos can help to visualize the issue and make it more tangible. A great resource to explore is Climate Visuals, which has compiled a library of images on the topic, from climate impacts to climate solutions.

4. Go outside!

Try to expose your child to nature as much as possible. Encouraging them to play outside helps nurture their enjoyment of and respect for nature.

When you're outside together pause and point out interesting sights, whether it's a tree, a cloud, a cobweb or a bird. The simple act of slowing down and taking the time to appreciate nature can help children to develop a curiosity and wonder for the natural world. Plant seeds together to see how something grows from nothing.

5. Focus on solutions

For every problem you discuss, try to show a solution. Explore with your child examples of people who are working on ways to address climate change. Discuss positive and inspiring stories you see on the news or in your own community.

Talk about what steps you are taking as a family, such as reducing waste in your home, saving water, recycling, or switching off unused lights and appliances. This helps to reinforce the idea that everyone can do something to help address climate change.

Discuss ideas for other measures you can take as a family or in the community. Could you choose to walk or bike rather than take a car? Could you plant a tree?

6. Empower action

Young people around the world are taking climate action into their own hands and to the doorstep of governments. Others are building new ways to use energy more efficiently, sharing solutions on social media and walking in weekly climate marches. Let your child know that many young people are standing up for our planet and they can too. If they show interest, introduce them to stories of climate change activists.

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Talking to your child about climate change

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Ways to engage children on the issue with hope and positivity

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A climate scientist's perspective on the power of collective action and hope in addressing climate change.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"An optimistic view on why collective action is still possible-and how it can be realized." -The New York Times

"As far as heroic characters go, I'm not sure you could do better than Katharine Hayhoe." -Scientific American

"It's not an exaggeration to say that Saving Us is one of the more important books about climate change to have been written." -The Guardian

United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future.

Called "one of the nation's most effective communicators on climate change" by The New York Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it-and she wants to teach you how.

In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field-recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy.

Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.

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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

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An anthology of essays and poetry exploring diverse solutions and stories in the fight against climate change.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson

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About the book

There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this planet, they are too often missing from the proverbial "table." More than a problem of bias, it's a dynamic that sets us up for failure. To change everything, we need everyone.

Intermixing essays with poetry and art, this book is both a balm and a guide for knowing and holding what has been done to the world, while bolstering our resolve never to give up on each other or our collective future. We must summon truth, courage, and solutions, to turn away from the brink and toward life-giving possibility. Curated by two climate leaders, this book is a collection and celebration of visionaries who are leading us on a path toward all we can save.

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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis | A national bestseller - The All We Can Save Project

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About the book There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this planet, they are too often missing from the proverbial "table."

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A hopeful narrative emphasizing that there is still time to mitigate climate change and make a difference.

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"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something is worth doing no matter how it turns out." - Václav Havel

"We don't have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start."
- Octavia Butler

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We know individual actions matter, but in order to have effective change it will take mass action from people everywhere. We know the difference between the best and worst case scenarios matters. We know that the future is being decided in the present. We know that a lot of people are overwhelmed by doom and gloom. It is not too late. At the same time, we are not here to avoid the worst news. We are here to fortify people to face it and to try to change it.

Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent, anxious, or unsure about climate change and seeking answers. As the contributors to this volume make clear, the future will be decided by whether we act in the present-and we must act to counter institutional inertia, fossil fuel interests, and political obduracy.

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Contributors include Julian Aguon, Jade Begay, adrienne maree brown, Edward Carr, Renato Redantor Constantino, Joelle Gergis, Jacquelyn Gill, Mary Annaise Heglar, Mary Anne Hitt, Roshi Joan Halifax, Nikayla Jefferson, Antonia Juhasz, Kathy Jetnil Kijiner, Fenton Lutunatabua & Joseph Sikulu, Yotam Marom, Denali Nalamalapu, Leah Stokes, Farhana Sultana, and Gloria Walton

If you're trying to figure out where to start, here are 3 simple paths to get you going:

Take time to imagine what the world could like. Imagine what your city/town could look like if there was healthy air and strong communities. Imagine what justice could look like. Imagine if strong changes happened now. What could it look like?

While adapting our individual patterns does matter, to really build change at the scale we need requires us to act together. Find a climate organization in your town/state/nation and get involved. Cross that awkward line of being the new person in a group and just join in. If there isn't one in your area already, then find the courage to start something.

We're serious when we say it's not too late. If you have questions, we have some answers.

We'll be adding more resources on the website in the future. For now here's some good places to start if you want to learn more.

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A sobering exploration of the lethal impacts of extreme heat on human life and ecosystems.

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New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents a "masterful, bracing" (David Wallace-Wells) examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.​

"When heat comes, it's invisible. It doesn't bend tree branches or blow hair across your face to let you know it's arrived.... The sun feels like the barrel of a gun pointed at you." is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90° F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory event- one that culls out the most vulnerable people. But that is changing. As heatwaves become more intense and more common, they will become more democratic.

The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast. Heat is the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis. And as the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in our governments, our politics, our economy, and our values. The basic science is not complicated: Stop burning fossil fuels tomorrow, and the global temperature will stop rising tomorrow. Stop burning fossil fuels in 50 years, and the temperature will keep rising for 50 years, making parts of our planet virtually uninhabitable. It's up to us. The hotter it gets, the deeper and wider our fault lines will open.

As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of environmental journalism for decades, Goodell's new book may be his most provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change the world as we know it. Masterfully reported, mixing the latest scientific insight with on-the-ground storytelling, Jeff Goodell tackles the big questions and uncovers how extreme heat is a force beyond anything we have reckoned with before.
The Heat Will Kill You First

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The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

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A sociological study of how communities in the American South perceive environmental issues and climate change.

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When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned
to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold. As Jedediah Purdy put it in the New Republic, "Hochschild is fascinated by how people make sense of their lives. . . . [Her] attentive, detailed portraits . . . reveal a gulf between Hochchild's 'strangers in their own land' and a new elite." Already a favorite common read book in communities and on campuses across the country and called "humble and important" by David Brooks and "masterly" by Atul Gawande, Hochschild's book has been lauded by Noam Chomsky, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and countless others.

The paperback edition features a new afterword by the author reflecting on the election of Donald Trump and the other events that have unfolded both in Louisiana and around the country since the hardcover edition was published, and also includes a readers' group guide at the back of the book.

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When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, a bewildered nation turned to Strangers in Their Own Land to understand what Trump voters were thinking when they cast their ballots. Arlie Hochschild, one of the most influential sociologists of her generation, had spent the preceding five years immersed in the community around Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Tea Party stronghold.

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A speculative narrative detailing the collapse of Western civilization due to unchecked climate change.

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The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognizable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went ignored for decades, leading to soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, widespread drought and―finally―the disaster now known as the Great Collapse of 2093, when the disintegration of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet led to mass migration and a complete reshuffling of the global order. Writing from the Second People's Republic of China on the 300th anniversary of the Great Collapse, a senior scholar presents a gripping and deeply disturbing account of how the children of the Enlightenment―the political and economic elites of the so-called advanced industrial societies―failed to act, and so brought about the collapse of Western civilization.

In this haunting, provocative work of science-based fiction, Naomi Oreskes and Eric M. Conway imagine a world devastated by climate change. Dramatizing the science in ways traditional nonfiction cannot, the book reasserts the importance of scientists and the work they do and reveals the self-serving interests of the so called "carbon combustion complex" that have turned the practice of science into political fodder. Based on sound scholarship and yet unafraid to speak boldly, this book provides a welcome moment of clarity amid the cacophony of climate change literature.

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The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future

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Climate Change for Astronomers (causes, consequences, and communication)

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Climate Change for Astronomers (causes, consequences, and communication)

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Description

Astronomers are in a unique position to help people understand the danger of climate change and what we can do about it. This book is intended to help astronomers to be better educators and communicators about the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as better advocates for solutions. It discusses the science of climate change as relevant to astronomy, including topics such as the Earth's past to its potential future. It also explores how we can communicate about a divisive and emotionally charged topic in ways that can overcome common misconceptions and disinformation so as to inspire and motivate. The book also discusses how climate change is impacting astronomy as a profession, as well as ways that astronomy can reduce its carbon emissions.
Key Features

Covers science topics astronomers need to know to better understand climate change

Includes methods for teaching climate change in college-level astronomy courses

Provides strategies for effectively communicating climate change in informal education settings

Includes a discussion of how astronomers can be advocates for solutions without compromising their roles as scientists

About Editors

Travis A. Rector is an astrophysicist at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In recent years, his focus has been on advocating for solutions to climate change. Living in Alaska, he has witnessed dramatic changes in his home state. He is also one of the founders of Astronomers for Planet Earth, an international grass-roots movement of astronomy students, educators, amateurs and scientists, working to address the climate crisis from an astronomical perspective. He is currently serving as the chair of a task force for the American Astronomical Society, whose goal is to identify ways astronomy as a profession can reduce its carbon footprint on a scale commensurate with the terms of the Paris Agreement.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction

1 Why Astronomers?

Part II Past and future

2 Geologic Climate History of the Earth

3 Predictions of Our Future Global Climate: Models, Scenarios, and Projections

Part III Consequences and Solutions

4 Consequences of Climate Change

5 Agriculture and Climate Change

6 How To Think about Solutions

7 Energy Solutions to Climate Change

Part IV Formal and Informal Education

8 Climate Change in Astro 101

9 Teaching with Inspiration, Not (Only) Fear

10 Global Warming: A Case Study in Science

11 Addressing Climate Change with Informal Science Education

Part V Communication

12 Communication and Climate Change

13 Media and Misinformation

Part VI Engagement and Advocacy

14 Community Engagement

15 The Power of Activism

16 Climate Justice

Part VII Climate Change and Astronomy

17 Impact of Climate Change on Astronomical Observations

18 The Carbon Footprint of Astronomy Research

19 The Future of Meetings

Part VIII Resources

Appendix A: Resources

Bibliographic

Hardback ISBN: 9780750337250

Ebook ISBN: 9780750337274

DOI: 10.1088/2514-3433/acfcb6

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing

Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy

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A wonderful look into indigenous ways of knowing and the value of knowing a landscape for generations.

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A New York Times Bestseller
A Washington Post Bestseller
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub
A Book Riot "Favorite Summer Read of 2020"

Updated with a new introduction from Robin Wall Kimmerer, the hardcover special edition of Braiding Sweetgrass, reissued in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Milkweed Editions, celebrates the book as an object of meaning that will last the ages. Beautifully bound in stamped cloth with a bookmark ribbon and a deckled edge, this edition features five brilliantly colored illustrations by artist Nate Christopherson. In increasingly dark times, we honor the experience that more than 350,000 readers in North America have cherished about the book-gentle, simple, tactile, beautiful, even sacred-and offer an edition that will inspire readers to gift it again and again, spreading the word about scientific knowledge, indigenous wisdom, and the teachings of plants.

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert).

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings-asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass-offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.

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A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub A Book Riot "Favorite Summer Read of 2020" Updated with a new introduction from Robin Wall Kimmerer, the hardcover special edition of Braiding Sweetgrass, reissued in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Milkweed Editions, celebrates the book as an object of meaning that will last the ages.

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While I was reading this fantastic book my town was under daily extreme heat warnings. It's beautifully written and does end on a somewhat hopeful note. I consider this one of the best examples of effective (long-form) climate change communications. ^Margot.

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This is an informative telling of how climate change impacts where and how we live, including a clear telling of the inequity and injustice that is likely to follow. It's not a total bummer though! ^Margot.

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The insurance industry has come up a number of times in our talks. I came to this book as a former business and land-use reporter, but I stayed because of the historical context and insight on how decisions are made. ^Margot.

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I love this book -- especially for young people or folks newish to climate action. Every chapter includes stories of community members pursuing environmental justice and equity, suggested actions you can take and a glossary to terms. It's a really engaging read (I use excerpts in my writing coaching and training on voice!). ^Margot.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/before-the-streetlights-come-on-black-america-s-urgent-call-for-climate-solutions-heather-mcteer-toney/

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Such an interesting read. Each chapter explores a particular concept and then the authors "discuss" it in alternating passages. I learned a lot about indigenous perspectives and how to be a better community member from this book. ^Margot.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/restoring-the-kinship-worldview-indigenous-voices-introduce-28-precepts-for-rebalancing-life-on-planet-earth-darcia-narvaez/

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Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) & Darcia Narvaez 

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American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide

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American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide

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I love this book and have gifted it many times. Full of beautiful illustrations and musings, it's a lovely respite and restorative. ^Margot.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-wildflowers-a-literary-field-guide-susan-barba

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I'll read anything Lanham writes! This is the latest book of poetry from the McArthur Fellow ornithologist and ecologist and it's a beautiful walk through the world. ^Margot.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/joy-is-the-justice-we-give-ourselves

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Poetry helps us connect with nature in a different way.

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An abundant collection of nature poetry curated by the Poet Laureate, this book features perspectives from a diverse set of writers crafting verse in many forms. It's just lovely. ^Margot.

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Resources Main Article - Climate Generation

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I loved this book for my little girl and she enjoyed it mostly learning about "blue-green" Earth! It speaks to how crayons help to save the Earth from Climate Change with their uniqueness which translates to every child being different but still making a big impact together like the crayons!

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The NC Museum of Life & Science gave these away at its Youth Climate Summit earlier this year. ^Margot

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672523/the-story-of-more-adapted-for-young-adults-by-hope-jahren/

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Our six-year-old triplets love this book. We haven't been afraid of introducing GCC to them form an early age. Of course our kids might have a bit deeper understanding of earth systems than most their age. Click the image for some photos I took of the content and art. This is part of a longer series of books about our solar system, the one for the Sun is pretty funny.

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Stacy McNaulty, illustrated by David Litchfield

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The NC Museum of Life & Science gave this book out at its Youth Climate Summit in early 2024.^Margot

https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-change-everything-the-young-human-s-guide-to-protecting-the-planet-and-each-other-naomi-klein

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As recommended by the Yale School of the Environment

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https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-cartoon-introduction-to-statistics-grady-klein

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The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

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The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

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Just started listening to this book. So far, I really like how the author draws in the geological and indigenous history. He has an interesting way of flowing (pun intended) through different aspects of the river and its past and present. The prose is sometimes poetic in nature. Really puts this iconic river and our relationship to it in perspective.

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Our Moon, with Earth since the very beginning, is unlike any other in our solar system and, among many (many) other things, moderates weather and seasons making life possible.

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"I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than I have in a lifetime of study. Replete with fascinating insights into the Moon's origins and history, but more than that, what it has meant to us, the people of Earth, Our Moon is a must-read for anyone who has looked up at the Moon in wonder." -Chris Hadfield, astronaut, bestselling author of The Apollo Murders and The Defector

"An excellent exploration of how the moon has shaped life on Earth . . . [Rebecca] Boyle's dexterous blend of science and cultural history is elevated by her spry prose. This illuminates." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Epic in scope-and almost poetic in its narrative beauty- Our Moon will change how you think about our planet, the Moon, and ourselves." -Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner Fish

"Glinting with intriguing facts and fascinating connections, Our Moon reveals the astoundingly intimate relations between the closest heavenly body, the Earth, and all life as we know it. Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment-a luminous read." -Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of Kindred

"In telling the tale of Earth's oldest companion, Boyle offers an absorbing account of the human experience. Deftly written with a poet's precision and scientific sensibility, Our Moon establishes Boyle as one of the preeminent nature writers of our time." -David W. Brown, author of The Mission

"With a remarkable command of planetary science and human history, Boyle provides a sweeping, lyrical account of our cosmic neighbor." -Peter Brannen, author of The Ends of the World

"This vivid and moving exploration of the Moon's impact shows how influential the pockmarked orb has always been. Past and present collide, and science and storytelling become one, as Boyle draws Earth's nearest neighbor closer to its inhabitants." -Sarah Scoles, author of Making Contact

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Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle: 9780593129722 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Mike Donahue Illustrated by Diane O'Keefe

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