Books by Bill McKibben

One of the earliest warnings about climate change and one of environmentalism's lodestars'Nature, we believe, takes forever. It moves with infinite slowness,' begins the first book to bring climate change to public attention.Interweaving lyrical observations from his life in the Adirondack Mountains with insights from the emerging science, Bill McKibben sets out the central developments not only of the environmental crisis now facing us but also the terms of our response, from policy to the fundamental, philosophical shift in our relationship with the natural world which, he argues, could save us. A moving elegy to nature in its pristine, pre-human wildness, The End of Nature is both a milestone in environmental thought, indispensable to understanding how we arrived here.

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.An Idea Can Go Extinct is Bill McKibben's impassioned, groundbreaking account of how, by changing the earth's entire atmosphere, the weather and the most basic forces around us, 'we are ending nature.'Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

Hvad gør vi, konfronteret med menneskehedens største krise? For 30 år siden skrev aktivist og forfatter Bill McKibben The End of Nature, den første bog som advarede om den globale opvarmning. Et kapløb med tiden er et nyt forsøg på at styrke indsatsen for at redde planeten og os, der bebor den. Gennem årtusinder har mennesket tæmmet naturen, udviklet teknologi og skabt den verden, vi lever i. Men vi nærmer os et vendepunkt, der sætter spørgsmålstegn ved selve menneskehedens bæredygtighed. Naturen har desværre vist sig meget mere foranderlig, end vi først troede, og de menneskelige samfund har vist sig langt mindre i stand til at omstille sig, end man kunne håbe. Spørgsmålet er nu: kan vi forandre os, før naturen har afgjort det hele for os? Bill McKibben er amerikansk forfatter og journalist, og en af klimakampens fremmeste miljøforkæmpere gennem fire årtier. Hans bog The End of Nature fra 1989 har i dag opnået klassikerstatus indenfor klimalitteraturen og er oversat til mere end 24 sprog. Han er medstifter af den globale græsrodsbevægelse 350.org, som har organiseret mere end 20.000 klimademonstrationer verden over. Han har skrevet for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books og Rolling Stone. I 2014 blev han tildelt The Right Livelihood Award – også kaldet “den alternative Nobel-pris”. ”En stærk bog, fordi den forklarer, hvad der er på spil, og hvor meget der skal til.” – Rune Lykkeberg, Information “Dette er Bill McKibben når han er bedst. Hver eneste linje er klog og advarende. Gå ikke glip af den” - Naomi Klein “Ingen har lagt en større indsats i at højne bevidstheden om vores tids største udfordring end Bill McKibben. En essentiel bog – ærlig, vidtrækkende og, imod alle odds, håbefuld.” – Elizabeth Kolbert, forfatter

The most urgent call-to-arms yet for us to solve climate change, from one of the world's most influential and respected environmental advocates

A new edition of a classic book about what it takes to be a world-class athlete and where the true meaning of endurance can be found.At 37, the celebrated writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben took a break from the life of the mind to put himself to the ultimate test: devoting a year to train as a competitive cross-country skier. Consulting with personal trainers, coaches, and doctors at the US Olympic Center, he followed the rigorous training regimen of a world-class athlete.Along the way, he learned to cope with his physical limitations and, when his father was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor, discovered something about the real meaning of endurance.Told with his trademark intelligence, humor, and honesty, Long Distance is an insightful examination of the culture and mind-set of endurance athletes, and a moving and inspiring meditation on finding balance in our often harried lives.

Powerful, impassioned essays on living and being in the world, from the bestselling author of The End of Nature and Deep EconomyFor a generation, Bill McKibben has been among America's most impassioned and beloved writers on our relationship to our world and our environment. His groundbreaking book on climate change, The End of Nature, is considered "as important as Rachel Carson's classic Silent Spring"* and Deep Economy, his "deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding"** exploration of globalization, helped awaken and fuel a movement to restore local economies.Now, for the first time, the best of McKibben's essays-fiery, magical, and infused with his uniquely soulful investigations of modern life-are collected in a single volume, The Bill McKibben Reader. Whether meditating on today's golden age in radio, the natural place of biting black flies in our lives, or the patriotism of a grandmother fighting to get corporate money out of politics, McKibben inspires us to become better caretakers of the Earth-and of one another.*The Plain Dealer (Cleveland )**Michael Pollan

Hurricane Katrina. A rapidly disappearing Arctic. The warmest winter on the American East Coast in recorded history. This title provides the facts of what must change to save the climate and show how to build the fight in your community, church, or college.

In The Comforting Whirlwind, Bill McKibben turns to the biblical book of Job to demonstrate our need to embrace a bold new paradigm for living if we hope to reverse the current trend of ecological destruction.