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List Price: £37.00
Our Price: £30.23
Author:
J. L. Chapman, M. J. Reiss
By Cambridge University Press
 A great introduction to ecology, 2002-12-13
This is an excellent introduction to the subject of ecology. Easy to read without being oversimplified, it provides a detailed overview of the principles of ecology. It's main strength is the constant use of examples and case studies to illustrate the points.
It looks at the functioning of individuals and species within environments, environmental factors, interactions within ecosystems, biomes, and behavioural and genetic factors, as well as distribution and conservation.
Ecological terms are explained as they are encountered, making it easier for those new to the subject. Scientific studies are described which inform the principles described, and conflicting theories explained.
Some understanding of biology is presupposed, and the mathematical content assumes some knowledge of equations, logarithms and scientific notation: although the case studies are so well explained in the text, that the principle of each one can be understood even if the mathematics remain a mystery!There is also an emphasis on the application of ecology to conservation, and two chapters at the end concentrate specifically on conservation.
As someone new to the subject but with an interest in conservation and how ecosystems work, I found this a fascinating, informative book.
List Price: £6.99
Our Price: £2.28
Author:
Tracey Smith
By Alastair Sawday Publishing
A Christmas Present to help Save the Planet, 2008-10-13
What a fantastic little book. Packed with loads of doable ideas that get you thinking about more ways you can save energy, water and money. This would make an ideal Christmas present for those that are trying to do their bit and especially for those you know that aren't!
It is a very readable book that you keep coming back to and find yourself talking to people about. It has many brilliant ideas that you can fit into your everyday life no matter how busy you are. Many of the ideas don't cost you a penny and indeed save you money.
Highly recommended.
List Price: £25.99
Our Price: £21.00
Author:
John Houghton
By Cambridge University Press
Lucid summary of best available science, 2007-11-28
Lucidly written by an outstanding scientist, discusses the many factors and mechanisms involved, and places anthropogenic change in its context along with natural factors. The scientific consensus on this issue has shifted steadily in one direction, from airy speculation about whether man-made change is real, to pressing concerns about how much, how soon, to what effect, and what to do about it; this book shows why.
List Price: £25.00
Our Price: £14.44
Author:
Jon Broome
By Green Books
Inspirational, 2007-07-11
My partner and I were inspired to build our own house by the previous version of this book and now we are in this one so I think it's reasonable to call it inspiring.
This is a book with substance and great coffee table pictures as well. A good mix of technical advice and the stories of self builders written by a self builder and very experienced green Architect.
List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £5.68
Author:
George Monbiot
By Atlantic Books
One argument for reading this book, 2008-04-29
Thank heavens for George Monbiot. So much journalism is little more than cheap entertainment - celebrity twaddle, spoon-fed PR puffs and endlessly regurgitated versions of last weeks human interest or political scandal story.
Monbiot must irritate so many of his colleagues for showing what can be done, by finding out some interesting facts and putting them together for himself, in a logical and meaningful way.
If you want some insight into how the world really works, read this book, and his weekly columns.
List Price: £8.99
Our Price: £3.72
Author:
David Strahan
By John Murray
Excellent overview of Peak Oil from the UK perspective, 2008-07-28
One of the best summaries of the peak oil situation which I have read, and easily the best with a United Kingdom slant on things. The author is a BBC documentary producer who knows how to write clearly yet at no point does it feel dumbed down.
The only letdown is the final two chapters on what we can do. Like most peak oil books, 90% of the book is telling us we're doomed, while the final 10% says "actually if we act now then there's room for hope," if we heat our water with solar power and start to use public transport, and so on. But this last section clashes with what has come before. If you rip those chapters out, then the book's message is that life in the UK is about to slide into a long, horrible, drawn-out crash.
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