Book Reviews

Ronald Macintyre Excavates 'The Nature Of The State'

Reading has its own geography. I read this book The Nature of the State while I traveled back and forth from the West Highlands...

James Laps Up Simon Barnes's Book 'How to Be Wild'

"The more we leave the non-human world behind, the less human we become: and the more fearful we become. It is not the thrilling...

Architect Gil Peled Strives for a 'Carbon-Free House' in Stephen and Rebekah Hren's Book

Carbon emissions from the building environment are globally one of the major contributors to climate change. On average up to 50% of all carbon...

Rabbi Sinclair Reviews "Nature's Due" And Its Complicated Biology

I am really not the right person to be reviewing "Nature's Due" by Professor Brian Goodwin from Shumacher College in the UK. It is...

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, a Review

Why did I reread passages of this book over and over, why did scenes haunt me for weeks? The struggle for survival is boiled down, elemental: two humans, trying to find enough food for surviving another day, trying to avoid becoming food for the human beasts.

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

Special guest desert dwelling activist and academic Lucy Michaels, gets to the heart of the matter with a classic eco text: "The burnt cliffs...

Dianne Onstad's Whole Foods Companion, A Charming and Chock-Full Book

With winter upon us, now is the perfect time to get cozy with a pile of books. The latest in our eco-reads book review...

Stolen Harvest by Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva isn’t a writer to pull punches. By the twelfth page of 'Stolen Harvest' (2000), she announces a damning verdict on Western food production:

Alanna Mitchell's Dancing At The Dead Sea Is a Journey to the Heart of Environmental Crisis

"My story gathering has led me all over the world. Each journey took me to a perfect example of one facet of the problem...

Carlo Petrini's Slow Food, A Review

Slow Food has been garnering lots of attention lately, with an international convention in San Francisco in September and another in Italy just this...

Gil brushes up on his "Natural Finishes"

Today's book review, part of our 'eco books review festival', is by guest writer Gil Peled: Jerusalem-based Israeli eco-architect Gil (who trained in architecture...

Enduring Protracted Tales of Eco-sheds in "Almost Green"

Freelance writer James Glave has successfully turned the planning and construction of a shed on his property in British Columbia into a thriving trade. His...

Daniella Relishes 'The End Of Food' by Paul Roberts

For those readers about to participate in tonight's Yom Kippur fast, Green Prophet Daniella Cheslow offers up many reasons why we need to think...

Guy Dauncey's "Earth Future" And A 'So-So' Review of Eco Short Stories

Earth Future is a collection of very worthy short stories. It is immediately clear that Guy Dauncey is not writing from a literary and...

Two Books 'Spiritual Compass' and 'Free To Be Human' Direct Us To Act Local

Guest reviewer Jeremy Zauder relishes two views of ethical development in a special double review this week: part of our ongoing Green Prophet 'Eco-Reads'...

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What Qualities Help Nurses Thrive in Their Careers?

Decisiveness is also essential. As their first point of contact, nurses are generally best positioned to notice a sudden change in a patient’s condition. When they do, they need to quickly analyze the situation, determine whether escalation or immediate action is required, and execute that confidently.

Different Types of Hair Loss Treatments Explained

efore exploring treatments, it helps to understand why hair falls. Hair loss isn't one condition — it has different causes, and those causes affect which treatments actually work.

Dead Sea Scroll mystery may be solved by a calendar that lost touch with the seasons

The 364-day calendar did not disappear entirely. Instead, it may have survived as an ideal: a memory of perfect time at Creation and perhaps a calendar to be restored in the End of Days.

Mysterious metal space balls wash up on Australian shore

Mysterious metallic spheres dubbed "space balls" washed ashore on Forrest Beach in Queensland, Australia. The objects were identified by the Australian Space Agency as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle that re-entered Earth's atmosphere, and crews successfully removed the safe debris.

Kansas City’s Second Attempt at a Conversion Therapy Ban: What the Proposed Ordinance Does and Why It’s Being Rewritten

Kansas City is attempting to revive protections against conversion therapy with a new ordinance carefully designed to withstand recent First Amendment challenges. Rather than banning conversion therapy by name, the proposal targets harmful therapeutic practices linked to increased risks of depression and self-harm, creating what supporters hope could become a legal model for other U.S. cities.

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What Qualities Help Nurses Thrive in Their Careers?

Decisiveness is also essential. As their first point of contact, nurses are generally best positioned to notice a sudden change in a patient’s condition. When they do, they need to quickly analyze the situation, determine whether escalation or immediate action is required, and execute that confidently.

Different Types of Hair Loss Treatments Explained

efore exploring treatments, it helps to understand why hair falls. Hair loss isn't one condition — it has different causes, and those causes affect which treatments actually work.

Dead Sea Scroll mystery may be solved by a calendar that lost touch with the seasons

The 364-day calendar did not disappear entirely. Instead, it may have survived as an ideal: a memory of perfect time at Creation and perhaps a calendar to be restored in the End of Days.

Mysterious metal space balls wash up on Australian shore

Mysterious metallic spheres dubbed "space balls" washed ashore on Forrest Beach in Queensland, Australia. The objects were identified by the Australian Space Agency as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle that re-entered Earth's atmosphere, and crews successfully removed the safe debris.

Kansas City’s Second Attempt at a Conversion Therapy Ban: What the Proposed Ordinance Does and Why It’s Being Rewritten

Kansas City is attempting to revive protections against conversion therapy with a new ordinance carefully designed to withstand recent First Amendment challenges. Rather than banning conversion therapy by name, the proposal targets harmful therapeutic practices linked to increased risks of depression and self-harm, creating what supporters hope could become a legal model for other U.S. cities.

What to Look for in a Senior Living Community That Truly Delivers

Choosing a sustainable senior living community means looking beyond appearances to care quality, nutrition, safety, social connection, and long-term well-being.

NuCicer — Chickpeas Move to the Center of the Plate

NuCicer has developed Nuchi, a new class of chickpea with 50% more protein and 25% less fat than conventional varieties. Co-founder Kathryn Cook explains how wild chickpea genetics, AI-guided breeding, and centuries-old biodiversity could transform the future of sustainable protein.

How Torvinen Jaakko’s ugly wood can lay the foundations for green building

Canada's forests generate billions of dollars in economic value each year, yet vast amounts of irregular timber are downgraded to wood chips or biomass. A collaboration between researchers at Carleton University and Aalto University is challenging that model, demonstrating how "ugly wood" can be transformed into high-value architecture while reducing waste and storing more carbon in buildings.
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