Heather Boyer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Heather Boyer on XEditorial director and editor of books at Island Press. Focused on cities, people, transit, the planet. Tired of cars.

Roadways for People: Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering
Lynn PetersonAll print books at @IslandPress are 50% off until midnight. You can get a sneak peek at Roadways for People (pub date December) by Lynn Peterson at half price. https://t.co/GLUY8Eq6kF
Paperback, 2022
$32.00Member price:$32.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives
Chris BruntlettHave you been waiting to buy the new Trains, Buses, People by @christofspieler, Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife, or Autonorama by Peter Norton? The @IslandPress sale goes through tomorrow (12/3) at midnight! No lining up at the door. Just go to http://islandpress.org
Paperback, 2021
$30.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Revolutionary Power: An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition
Shalanda Baker"We're in a fork in the road. We can choose to harden the existing centralized infrastructure or we take the other path", Shalanda Baker and Revolutionary Power @IP_URP https://t.co/inl75cOrqn via @nbcnews
Paperback, 2021
$32.00Member price:$32.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Unconventional Vehicles: Forty-Five of the Strangest Cars, Trains, Planes, Submersibles, Dirigibles, and Rockets Ever
Michael Hearst@AndrewRumbach I second the Mercy Watson suggestion. While they are not chapter books, your daughter may like the Michael Hearst books, Unusual Creatures, Curious Constructions, and Unconventional Vehicles.
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Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving
Peter Norton@skip_sf Peter Norton makes this argument in Autonorama https://t.co/HVKMNCRFxg
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Curious Constructions: A Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures (Construction Books for Kids, Picture Books about Building, Creat
Michael Hearst@AndrewRumbach I second the Mercy Watson suggestion. While they are not chapter books, your daughter may like the Michael Hearst books, Unusual Creatures, Curious Constructions, and Unconventional Vehicles.
Out of stock

Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of Us Transit
Christof SpielerHave you been waiting to buy the new Trains, Buses, People by @christofspieler, Curbing Traffic by @modacitylife, or Autonorama by Peter Norton? The @IslandPress sale goes through tomorrow (12/3) at midnight! No lining up at the door. Just go to http://islandpress.org
Paperback, 2018
$45.00Member price:$45.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)