Fred Pearce: 11 books
The New Wild
Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist
A provocative exploration of the “new ecology” and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong**
For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they...
The Land Grabbers
The New Fight over Who Owns the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
How Wall Street, Chinese billionaires, oil sheiks, and agribusiness are buying up huge tracts of land in a hungry, crowded world.
An unprecedented land grab is taking place around the world. Fearing future food shortages or eager to profit from them, the world’s wealthiest and most acquisitive...
Deep Jungle
Journey To The Heart Of The Rainforest
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2010
DEEP JUNGLE is an exploration of the most alien and feared habitat on Earth. Starting with man's earliest recorded adventures, Fred Pearce journeys high into the canopy - home to two-thirds of all the creatures on our planet, many of whom never come down to earth. During his travels he encounters...
Keepers of the Spring
Reclaiming Our Water In An Age Of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Water has long been the object of political ambition and conflict. Rechistory is full of leaders who tried to harness water to realize national dreams. Yet the people who mneed water--farmers, rural villages, impoverished communities--are too often left, paradoxically, with desiccated fields, unfulfilled...
When the Rivers Run Dry, Fully Revised and Updated Edition
Water-The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
A new edition of the veteran science writer's groundbreaking work on the world's water crisis, featuring all-new reporting from the most recent global flashpoints
Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water for both agriculture and individual consumption, but looming...
With Speed and Violence
Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
Nature is fragile, environmentalists often tell us. But the lesson of this book is that it is not so. The truth is far more worrying. Nature is strong and packs a serious counterpunch . . . Global warming will very probably unleash unstoppable planetary forces. And they will not be gradual. The history...
Fallout
Disasters, Lies, and the Legacy of the Nuclear Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
An investigation into our complicated 8-decade-long relationship with nuclear technology, from the bomb to nuclear accidents to nuclear waste.
From Hiroshima to Chernobyl, Fukushima to the growing legacy of lethal radioactive waste, humanity’s struggle to conquer atomic energy is rife with...
When the Rivers Run Dry
Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2006
In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all.
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner
Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
A 2008 Indie Next Pick
In Confessions of an Eco-Sinner, Fred Pearce surveys his home and then sets out to track down the people behind the production and distribution of everything in his daily life, from his socks to his computer to the food in his fridge. It’s a fascinating portrait,...
The Coming Population Crash
and Our Planet's Surprising Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
A leading environmental writer looks at the unexpected effects—and possible benefits—of a shrinking, graying population
Over the last century, the world’s population quadrupled and fears of overpopulation flared, with baby booms blamed for genocide and terrorism, and overpopulation singled...
by Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Fred Pearce
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough, this is the striking photographic companion to the groundbreaking NETFLIX original documentary series, presenting never-before-seen visuals of nature's most intriguing animals in action and the environmental change that has to be seen to be believed.
With...