women and life on earth bookshelf


The works chosen for our website are accurate, well-written, moving and able to move others to action. The books listed, most with brief reviews, offer excellent choices for informal study groups, classroom or personal reading. Some of the authors here have their own sites; check the links provided. Check with your local bookstore to order.

Environmental health
In the spirit of Ellen Swallow Richards and Rachel Carson, women scientists investigate and reveal environmental threats.

Food sovereignty
Food sovereignty means having control over the production, amount and quality of safe, nutritious food. Can genetic engineering provide this? Or can we do better, growing locally for our communities?

Ecological feminism
Women's voices: analysis, answers, activism

Peace and war

Globalization
How the world economy works - and doesn't

Struggling against the odds
Communities facing environmental or military threats need information, then organization - and action.

Seeking solutions

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