Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure
Bryn Nelson
#SEJSpotlight: Check out SEJ member @SeattleBryn’s new book, "Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure.” https://t.co/rup6zv2YVb Tune in tomorrow as he takes over @SEJorg! More on Bryn: https://t.co/fVrgXWuaTU. https://t.co/L1xcxKzlbl
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice
Carey Gillam
#SEJSpotlight: Check out “THE MONSANTO PAPERS: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice” by SEJ member @CareyGillam. https://t.co/MHNODwDIjX https://t.co/ofRzoQKcnt
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Looking Up: The True Adventures of a Storm-Chasing Weather Nerd
Matthew Cappucci
Gen Z weather hotshot @MatthewCappucci recounts his rapid rise into major media meteorology in “Looking Up.” Along the way, he writes about weather in a way that journalists can make good use of. Check out @JenniferWeeks83’s #SEJournalBookShelf review. https://t.co/srvdG5LIz8
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
Dan Egan
A new book, “The Devil’s Element,” zeroes in on phosphorus, which fueled dangerous algal blooms even as it helped feed humanity. Plus, why soap bubbles turned out to be bad for the environment. A #SEJournalBookShelf review by @ecowriterohio: https://t.co/uefSIQoWEZ
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Elizabeth Kolbert
“This has been a book about people trying to solve the problems created by people trying to solve problems,” writer @ElizKolbert said. Read @garyglx5’s #SEJournalBookshelf review of “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future.” https://t.co/VBvQaQA1rX
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination
Julie Cruikshank
In the book Do Glaciers Listen? (2005) anthropologist Julie Cruikshank relates Indigenous Alaskan narratives in which glaciers are "equipped with senses of smell & hearing, alert to the behavior of humans & quick to respond to human indiscretion." -Holly Haworth #SEJSpotlight https://t.co/T25l5uvrSB
Hardcover, 2005
$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Water: A Biography
Giulio Boccaletti
When humans began to put down roots, we started to forge what scientist @G_Boccaletti calls a “social contract” with water. In his book, “Water: A Biography,” he explores that relationship through a historical lens. #SEJournalBookShelf review by @garyglx5: https://t.co/Dz4V2Gvq2C
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Phosphorus: The Carbon Copy: From Organophosphorus to Phospha-Organic Chemistry
Keith B. Dillon
#SEJSpotlight: Check out The Carbon Copy, a weekly climate news podcast from @CanaryMediaInc, produced by SEJ member @HerrCaitlin — https://t.co/amjIrbmOER. Learn more about Alexandria and her work: https://t.co/UHL0spiJ7Y.
Hardcover, 2001
$612.95$587.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science
Carey Gillam
#SEJSpotlight: @CareyGillam introduces her award-winning book, “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science,” on the Growing Greener podcast with @TOMCGARDENS. https://t.co/YqAYGnJcFk
Paperback, 2019
$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
Leila Philip
Don't miss this #FundForEnvironmentalJournalism-supported book by @theleilaphilip — Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America — out now with @TwelveBooks. Help seed more environment stories with a donation to the FEJ today: https://t.co/UrWXGzHoeK. https://t.co/267el2BZCI
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book