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The Best Environmental Doomsday Tomes of 2010

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THE WEATHER OF THE FUTURE

by Heidi Cullen

A lively and troubling but not entirely doomsday scenario of our warmer future, which will hopefully persuade readers to pay... Full review >

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CLIMATE WARS

by Gwynne Dyer

A reasonable but not rosy view of a subject that too often produces hysteria. Full review >

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NONFICTION

DIET FOR A HOT PLANET

by Anna Lappé

An essential toolkit for readers looking for a pragmatic climate-response action plan of their own. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE CLIMATE WAR

by Eric Pooley

A well-written Primary Colors for the environmentalist set. Full review >

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