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Michelle Nijhuis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Michelle Nijhuis is a science and environmental journalist. Author of BELOVED BEASTS, https://t.co/SakZfhddby. Project ed @TheAtlantic, consigliere @HighCountryNews, bylines @NatGeoMag &c Find me @nijhuism@journa.host

12 books
Book Cover for: Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World, Kristin Ohlson

Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

Kristin Ohlson
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

Enjoyed thinking about animal metaphors in politics with the help of great new books by @kristinohlson (SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW) and @LeeDugatkin (POWER IN THE WILD). 🙏 @jasondovemark @jonathanphahn https://t.co/XQUba73dF6 https://t.co/CYMGNIApXH

Hardcover, 2022

$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves, J. B. MacKinnon

The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves

J. B. MacKinnon
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

An enjoyably idiosyncratic tour led by a perceptive, empathetic guide... both more realistic and more persuasive than any technical argument, for it makes it possible to imagine not only one alternative to endless growth but many.

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Book Cover for: Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, Elizabeth Kolbert

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

Elizabeth Kolbert
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

Looking forward to talking with @ElizKolbert about the nature of the future @MontclairLib this Sunday @ 1 pm PT/4 pm ET. We'll be discussing her brilliant new book UNDER A WHITE SKY. Join us! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_69C0PGPbS9WjIyGTtmmFIg?t=1616158733043 https://t.co/ENjxMDK2oi

Paperback, 2022

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Making America's Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands, Adam M. Sowards

Making America's Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands

Adam M. Sowards
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

So looking forward to talking with @AdamMSowards about his excellent new book, MAKING AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS, *tomorrow* 4/19 @USNatArchives, 1 pm ET. Free. Register here to join us on Zoom: https://t.co/vHdZlhOPnx #envhist #conservation #twitterstorians https://t.co/nbX1DTZJ0Z

Paperback, 2024

$27.00Member price:$25.65 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Conversations with Birds, Priyanka Kumar

Conversations with Birds

Priyanka Kumar
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

After you've VOTED, soothe your soul with the beautiful essays in Priyanka Kumar's CONVERSATIONS WITH BIRDS, out today @Milkweed_Books: https://t.co/RmU4veroAd Happy pub day Priyanka! 🕊 🦅 🦜 🐦 https://t.co/yuHlkj7R0z

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, Sarah Smarsh

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

Sarah Smarsh
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

"All reasonable Americans must plant ourselves in a long row and lock arms against the terrible wind from the far right." @Sarah_Smarsh sings truth from the heartland @nytimes: https://t.co/bxi6PXJ4KM

Paperback, 2019

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower was written in 1993 and set in 2025, and sometimes I fear that we're right on schedule #ClimateCrisis https://www.readingoctavia.com/

Paperback, 2019

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Long Live the Post Horn!, Vigdis Hjorth

Long Live the Post Horn!

Vigdis Hjorth
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

“…every day every one of us must choose whether to build civilization…or let the world fall apart…” — Vigdis Hjorth, Long Live the Post Horn! How I love this strange & wise little novel. https://t.co/DPYGDHznOm

Paperback, 2020

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, Leidy Klotz

Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less

Leidy Klotz
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

Subtract is most convincing, and most useful, when it... sticks to the essence of its argument, which is that subtraction can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of individuals and groups of all kinds, from political activists and homeowners to universities and governments.

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work, Curt D. Meine

Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work

Curt D. Meine
Michelle NijhuisMichelle Nijhuis

I'm all for reassessing and expanding the ranks of our #conservation heroes, and I'm especially glad to see longtime Aldo Leopold scholar Curt Meine weigh in with this reflection: https://t.co/LftCUf2LW5. Great insights & resources for future discussion. @AldoLeopoldFdn

Paperback, 2010

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book