English 1A
Suggested Reading & Films

Some folks are interested in discovering more about environmental topics, so below I've composed a list of books and films on environmental issues that I've been interested in

Vanity Fair:  Non fiction reading list for environmental topics

Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach (and there's a sequel, but I haven't read it)
Zoom (about the search for a technology to replace the conventional car) Vijay Vaitheeswaran (Author), Iain  
     Carson (Author)
Timber Wars by Judi Bari
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey (and there's a sequel that I haven't read)
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawkins (mentioned in the film The Corporation)
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Food, Inc. by Peter Pringle
Dinner at the New Gene Cafe by Bill Lambrecht
Silent Spring by Rachael Carson
From the Redwood Forest by Joan Dunning
Storm World by Chris Mooney
The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery
Small Wonders by Barbara Kingsolver
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen
Totem Salmon by Freeman House

Films:

Who Killed the Electric Car?
King Corn
The Big One (Michael Moore)
The 11th Hour
 

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