In this week's Science Express*, an essay review by philosopher Philip Kitcher highlights eight books about climate change. Kitcher's review is a worthwhile read, as are the actual books themselves, all published in 2009 0r 2010:
- Climate Change Science and Policy, by Stephen H. Schneider, Armin Rosencranz, Michael D. Mastrandrea, and Kristin Kuntz-Duriseti.
- The climate solutions consensus, by David E. Blockstein and Leo A.W. Wiegman. Waldo Library, General Stacks Call Number: QC903 .B54 2010
- The Lomborg deception : setting the record straight about global warming, by Howard Friel; foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy. Waldo Library, General Stacks Call Number: Q175.37 .F75 2010
- Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming / Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway Erik Conway.
- Politics of climate change, by Anthony Giddens.
- Science as a Contact Sport: Inside the
- Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity, by James Hansen ; illustrations by Makiko Sato. Waldo Library, General Stacks Call Number: QC981.8.G56 H365 2009
- Why we disagree about climate change : understanding controversy, inaction and opportunity, by Mike Hulme. Waldo Library, General Stacks Call Number: QC981.8.C5 H825 2009
If you know of any other books that they library should add to its holdings -- on climate change or any topic in the natural sciences -- feel free to place a request or contact me directly.
* Note: Science Express is an online feature of Science Magazine in which the editors of Science select each week several papers for online publication *four to six weeks* before they appear in print. You can access the current week's Science Express articles at the Science Express web page.
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