Category Archives: Books
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
William Dalrymple’s book The Golden Road reveals an ancient India that shaped global trade, religion, and science for over a thousand years. From the spread of Buddhism to the invention of zero, it uncovers a forgotten “Indosphere” whose influence still underpins the modern world. Continue reading
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice is a radical rethinking of law, governance, and humanity’s place in the natural world. It challenges assumptions that have shaped centuries of environmental destruction and suggests a new way of governing ourselves, one that aligns with Earth’s own systems of self-governance. Continue reading
Clearing the Air
Hannah Ritchie’s new book, Clearing the Air, answers 50 common questions about climate change. These questions often arise from contradictory claims and outright misinformation that roil public debate and sow doubt and confusion about what we should do. Ritchie provides clear, well-researched information to dispel myths and misinformation. Continue reading
2025 Reading Wrap-Up
As we say goodbye to 2025, here’s a quick summary of the books I read last year. Continue reading
In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations
In 2023, a group of Pacific Northwest tribal leaders met on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington State for conversations about living in the spirit of right and respectful relations with creation, history and the law, identity, honor and nature. This book is the result. Continue reading
This Is an Uprising
This Is an Uprising examines the history, structure and organization of nonviolent protest. The authors make the case that both structure-based organizations and momentum-driven movements are essential to achieving lasting change. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025: New to My TBR
It’s time to wrap up Nonfiction November with one final post about all the books we’ve learned about this year that we hope to read next year. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 4: Diverse Perspectives
Week 4 of Nonfiction November is all about Diverse Perspectives, about seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. Or in my case, through the “eyes” of a river. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 3: Book Pairings
The topic for week 3 of Nonfiction November is Book Pairings: pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title that are linked together in some way.
This one’s a little tough for me because I don’t read much fiction. But let’s give it a go. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 2: Choosing Nonfiction
It’s Week 2 of Nonfiction November and the topic is Choosing Nonfiction. What topics do we read about, and what have we found reading outside our usual genres? Continue reading
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