Books We Recommend
The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski
"In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illstrates the mechanisms behind this definiting feature of our planet [the fundamental importance of our oceans], voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to the tropical coral reefs, and Artic ice floes. . . . Through stories of history, culture, and animals, she explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates all interact . . . supporting life at the smallest scale . . . and the largest--giant sea turtles, whales, humankind."
What if We Get it Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, et. al
"Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. . . . Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art . . . Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take - from every one of us, with whatever we have to offer - to create. . . . Johnson invites readers to ask and answer . . . What if we get it right?"