(Part 2) Best environmentalist biographies according to redditors
We found 71 Reddit comments discussing the best environmentalist biographies. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
This is the cover photo from a book called 'A Wolf Called Romeo'.
>The unlikely true story of a six-year friendship between a wild, oddly gentle black wolf and the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska
http://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Called-Romeo-Nick-Jans/dp/0547858191
It might be helpful if you give us a list of any books you've read that you did enjoy or genres you think you might like.
I have never met a person who didn't love Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy but it may not be your thing if you don't like wacked-out sci-fi so some general idea of your interests could help a ton with suggestions.
A Short History of Nearly Everything is a solid non-fiction
Robot Dreams is a great set of sci-fi short stories
Ender's Game gets a ton of hate but is a pretty great sci-fi
On A Pale Horse is an older series that I'd consider fantasy but with sci-fi elements
Where the Red Fern Grows is well loved fiction
A Zoo in My Luggage is non-fic but about animal collecting trips for a zoo and is hilarious.
If anyone's interested in learning more about this guys exploits, he's got an autobiography for sale on Amazon which is supposed to be pretty good. Full disclosure - I haven't read it yet, but it's on my to-do list.
This is a really great book about Moore Park.
While not entirely about the entire history of the conservation movement in the USA, I highly recommend Aldo Leopold's biography by Curt Meine. If you listen to Rinella's podcasts you know that he plugs for his listeners to read A Sand County Almanac. Leopold's biography does a very good job of detailing the history of the conservation movement as Leopold's life and work intertwines with it so much.
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https://www.amazon.com/Aldo-Leopold-His-Life-Work/dp/0299249042
Seconded.
https://www.amazon.com/Rural-Life-Verlyn-Klinkenborg/dp/0316735515
I believe the partial text at the left side is "borg", part of the author name.
As mentioned, you should definitely get the latest AT guidebook. You may also enjoy reading Becoming Odyssa, Grandma Gatewood's Walk, and AWOL on the Appalachian Trail. I would also highly recommend Walking With Wired's 2014 AT blog.
One of the inspirations for Indiana was Roy Chapman Andrews
https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Hunter-Chapman-Andrews-Expeditions/dp/0670890936
I just finished reading The Moon by Whale Light by Diane Ackerman which I actually received here on RAoA months ago. This book is lovely, as are all of Ackerman's books. She was originally a poet but then begane travel and nature writing, which makes for poetic descriptions of food, landscape, animals, etc. She will make you want to visit wherever she is with elaborate descriptions of what she sees. I would say that an alligator had tough, weird skin. Diane Ackerman would say it like “Alligators have beautiful undulating skin, which feels dense, spongy, solid, like the best eraser.” In Moon by Whale Light, she discusses four trips she has taken to study whales, bats, crocodiles and penguins and each section provides an hour of breathtaking scenery, beautiful imagery and light humor while you learn factual information about some rather interesting places/animals. HIGHLY recommended.
Dolphin Diaries: My 25 Years with Spotted Dolphins in the Bahamas by Dr. Denise L. Herzing is great, lots of interesting stuff about dolphin behavior, written about engagingly by the author.
I also really enjoyed Lads Before the Wind : Diary of a Dolphin Trainer by Karen Pryor, it's obviously more focused on captive dolphins and the process of training them, but the book makes it fascinating.
Love, love, love this movie and that man. He’s a wonderful writer as well. He has another one called My Life as a Turkey.
https://www.amazon.com/Touching-Wild-Living-Deadman-Gulch/dp/1510712321/ref=asc_df_1510712321/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312064598816&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=140058161183688321&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-523745335427&psc=1
I haven't read it, but I've had A Northern Farm highly recommended.
I have some more suggestions.
Wolves
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Wolves at Our Door: The Extraordinary Story of the Couple Who Lived With Wolves
Big Cats
Heart of a Lion: A Loose Cat's Walk Across America
Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature
Lion Hearted: The Life and Death of Cecil & The Future of Africa's Iconic Cats
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
Bears
In the Company of Bears: What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition
Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness
Animal Attacks
Occasionally sensational, but I firmly believe that respect for animals is necessary for survival, and one of the most important aspects of that respect is remembering that wild animals are indeed wild, and more than capable of putting us in our place.
Dangerous Beauty: Encounters With Grizzlies and Bison in Yellowstone
When Man Becomes Prey: Fatal Encounters with North America's Most Feared Predators
Anyone can make "false claims" about anything nowadays, not the least through publicly-edited wikipedia.
Water is certainly the next frontier in the sciences, one that is currently the most misunderstood, and with the largest benefits to reap from (in terms of agriculture, health, energy generation, propulsion and more!).
For a primer on Schaubergers work, I highly recommend you have a look at "Living Energies" written by Callum Coats on Schauberger's water principles, including the vortexing of water (aka structured water).
Another contemporary is Prof. Gerald Pollack, from Washington University studying water. He's written a book called Fourth Phase of Water which helps explain a relatively recently discovered phenomenon of structured water at a certain temperature (spoiler:+4ºC) which is distinct from the three other commonly known (solid/ice; liquid/water; gas/vapour). It's fascinating, and I think the urban farmers of today are the ones to benefit the most. Directly next are diseased patients (through vitalized water to recharge the low-vibration cells).
If anyone is interested to learn more about Darwin's influence on thought, I could not recommend Darwin, a Norton Critical Edition highly enough.
> I heard of some guy who wanted cattle to be replaced by Bison, because it's somehow more sustainable and I guess because he liked Bison. Thoughts?
That is logical, but not universal. The American Bison was native to the western Midwest, not really the Southwest as it's commonly defined. Since bison evolved with the landscape over millennia, they are more efficient and sustainable on the landscape (for example, they can basically lick the dirt and get their nutrients, whereas English or Spanish cattle need salt, mineral, and supplement blocks). The processing of the meat and hide isn't up to standards, yet, although the market is through the roof because it's still a speciality. However, bison are far from being as domesticated as cattle and raising them takes a whole lot more effort, money, and endurance. They can run ~35mph, can jump 6 feet vertically, can travel extended distances every day, be between 7 and 12 feet long (tip to tip) and between 5 and 7 feet tall, weigh upwards of 1 metric ton, and have the general demeanor of a rabid Klingon, with the mood swings of one, too.
So, my ranches will probably never convert, but there are a number of ranches in South Dakota and elsewhere that are. I recommend reading the memoirs by Dan O'Brien to learn more.
What a great list. I would also add On a Farther Shore about Rachel carson but she's more of a personal hero, so I'm obviously quite biased.
A Northwoodsman's Guide to Everyday Compassion
The prescription for peace, happiness, and sustainability on planet Earth is at your fingertips. If only we dare to muster up the courage to stretch open our hearts and minds, all good things are possible. This is a manual for living on planet Earth. The author views the world through eyes of grace, yet addresses the stickiest of issues. A Northwoodsman's Guide to Everyday Compassion leads us on an emotional roller coaster of exploration and introspection, leaving us with a sense of inspired motivation.
https://www.amazon.com/Northwoodsmans-Guide-Everyday-Compassion/dp/1595940634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465910350&sr=8-1&keywords=kenneth+damro
Humboldt was easily one of the most, if not the most, accomplished scientist of the early 19th century. His detailed travels to South America yielded a massive trove of knowledge about the natural world.
His most famous work, Cosmos: A Sketch of the Universe, was forgotten for many years, until recently experiencing a resurgence of interest due in large part to the best selling book The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf.
This set here is the first American edition, published by Harper & Brothers in 1850, complete in two volumes. Bound in light brown calf with black and red titles. Not easily found in this condition.
this is a good one http://www.amazon.com/Canoeing-Continent-Trail-Alexander-Mackenzie/dp/1896219004