environmentalism Archives : EcoLit Books

New and forthcoming environmental books (August 2026)

August 17, 2026August 11, 2026 by John Yunker

It may be summer vacation for some but not here at EcoLit Books! Here are the latest selection of books to come across our desks… Undying Fire: A Fire History …

Book Review: Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

October 24, 2026December 2, 2021 by Melissa Dennihy

Cover of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis

Beloved Beasts is a richly informative history of the international conservation movement and the central figures who have played crucial roles in developing conservationism and moving conservation efforts forward. The …

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Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment: And our irrational, insatiable, unsustainable desire to control nature

September 29, 2019May 20, 2019 by John Yunker

Cover of Silent Spring and Other Writings on the Environment by Rachel Carson

I feel ashamed to admit this, but until recently I had not read, end to end, Silent Spring. I had read parts of the book over the years and have …

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Book Review: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

September 29, 2019November 28, 2016 by Midge Raymond

Cover of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf examines the life of the oft-forgotten founder of the modern environmentalist movement. Alexander von Humboldt was a German …

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