Customer Review: Lester R. Brown presents an excellent, comprehensive analysis and discussion of the major ecological and social challenges threatening humanity with the possibility of extinction. These include problems with oil and food supplies; climate change and rising sea levels; water shortages; depletion of... more info
Customer Review: I like Mr. Lester R. Brown! I liked this well written book which was very interesting. He's a good writer. You don't have to struggle to get to the end of this book. I read books like these because I am concerning about what type of world my children will live in in 2035-2050, long, long, after I am... more info
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Customer Review: Excellent work as all of this author's are. This book should be required reading for all government ministers of all stated globally.
Nick Robson, South Asian Strategic Stability Institute.
Customer Review: This highly valuable but inexpensive book is available on line. Its readable content and organization, attention to detail and conclusions are important to all. In fact, I recommend this up-to-date, well-referenced book to all professionals involved in all fields of natural resources management as... more info
Customer Review: This book is great, and filled with photographs you probably won't find anywhere else. The photographs are diverse and often truly astonishing. You will often find yourself staring at a photograph for a long time in amazement.
Customer Review: Looking at today's newspaper headlines we can now see how the rising demand for food in the emerging nations of China and India has rocked the world food markets. This is a situation that will only increase in intensity until an equitable solution is found. Please read this special report by the... more info
Customer Review: This book is a great book that brings to light some of the problems the world currently faces. During the last half century the world population has more then doubled, climbing from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 5.9 billion in 1998. Malthus foresaw food shortages and famine because of the massive increase... more info
Customer Review: The book covers the effect of Minamata disease upon those who suffered organic mercury poisoning as a result of eating fish form Minamata Bay in great detail. Similarly it goes into detail about how the Chisso Coperation (which was responsible for the polluting of the bay) consistently tired to... more info
Customer Review: Walt Patterson does an excellent job in his book Transforming Electricity. He provides the reader with a basic understanding of the evolution of the electric power industry in the context of history. He then identifies, clearly and understandably, the forces that are changing today's grid based... more info