Animate Earth

How Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the "more-than-human" world.

Dazzle Gradually

The sometimes-dry topics of evolution and ecology come alive in this new collection of essays.

Luminous Fish

A unique look at the inner lives of scientists.

The Happiness Trip

First in a trilogy on Happiness, Love, and Power by Spain's leading science personality.

Mind, Life, and Universe

Passionate quests for truth from some of the greatest scientists at work today.

Notes from the Holocene

In a quirky yet highly thought-provoking style, Dorion Sagan uses his knowledge of philosophy, science, and sleight-of-hand magic to probe some of the deepest questions we face on Earth.

Thinking in Systems

Donella Meadowsê newly released manuscript, Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Instituteês Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life.

Death & Sex

Two books under one cover deliver a brief, incisive, and entertaining romp through the science of sex and death.

The Mystery of Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis has intrigued human observers for thousands of years. While everyone knows this trick of nature transforms caterpillars into butterflies, fewer are aware that this process of transformation also occurs in many other insect species, as well as in amphibians andãin its greatest diversityãin marine creatures. Still, despite its widespread occurrence, metamorphosis has largely remained a mysteryãnot just to the people who watch gorgeous orange Monarchs emerge from green caterpillars once ensconced in cocoons, but also to the scientists who have tried to unravel just how the transformation works. In The Mystery of Metamorphosis, Frank Ryan delves into the mystery headfirst, showcasing surprising new ideas that are shaking established science.

The Lost Tapes of Ian McHarg

A gift to future generations, this CD, made from rare tapes lost until now, presents McHarg waxing profound on a thermodynamic definition of creativity as matter and energy raised to higher levels of order; evolution both physical and biological (plants, animals, and microorganisms) in the context of nature; and the criteria and attributes of the creative process.