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  • EXODUS. by Bertagna, Julie.
    Bertagna, Julie.
    EXODUS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (ARC, trade paperback format. )

    New York: Walker, (2008). First edition - The author's very highly praised first novel for young adults. "Less than a hundred years from now, the world as we know it no longer exists. Cities have disappeared beneath the sea, technology no longer functions, and human civilization has reverted to a much more primitive state. On an isolated northern island, the people of Wing are trying to hold onto their way of life-even as the sea continues to claim precious acres and threatens to claim their very lives." 337 pp plus a reading group guide and an excerpt from 'Zenith.'

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 90476
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  • A WINTER GRAVE. by May, Peter.
    May, Peter.
    A WINTER GRAVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Riverrun / Quercus Publishing, (2023) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller set in the near future - in 2051 - in the Scottish highlands. Warnings of climate change have been ignored and a quarter of the world's population has been displaced. A young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station finds the body of a missing man, a journalist on a walking tour, entombed in ice. Glasgow detective Cameron Brodie volunteers to be flown north to investigate the death. 357 pp. ISBN: 978-1529428483.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 90044
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  • WEATHER: A Novel by Offill, Jenny.
    Offill, Jenny.
    WEATHER: A Novel

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised third novel, the life of Lizzie Benson told in brief paragraphs in the first person. Lizzie " slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this gives her a vantage point from which to practice her other calling: her old mentor, Sylvia Liller, wants to hire Lizzie to answer the mail she receives: from left-wingers worried about climate change and right-wingers worried about the decline of western civilization.." Notes. Small format. 208 pp. ISBN: 978-0385351102.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (lower corners slightly bumped)

    Book ID: 89799
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  • A CHILDREN'S BIBLE. by Millet, Lydia.
    Millet, Lydia.
    A CHILDREN'S BIBLE.

    Edition: 5th printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which begins as a sardonic teen comedy: A group of families have rented an old mansion together for the summer. The adults are all embarrassing, drunken bores, and their children, who have free run of the house, want nothing to do with them - but then it transforms to a modern-day tale of climate change which creates a shattering vision of our apocalyptic future. "Millet writes brilliantly about everything politics, physics, mermaids and shes one of the leading writers of environmental fiction. [She] addresses the existential crisis of climate change with a technical understanding of the science and a humane understanding of the heart.…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which begins as a sardonic teen comedy: A group of families have rented an old mansion together for the summer. The adults are all embarrassing, drunken bores, and their children, who have free run of the house, want nothing to do with them - but then it transforms to a modern-day tale of climate change which creates a shattering vision of our apocalyptic future. "Millet writes brilliantly about everything politics, physics, mermaids and shes one of the leading writers of environmental fiction. [She] addresses the existential crisis of climate change with a technical understanding of the science and a humane understanding of the heart. Shes also ferociously witty. That rare combination has made her stories about species extinction and global warming profound and weirdly amusing." (Ron Charles, Washington Post) Finalist for the National Book Award , named one of the ten best books of the year by the NY Times.. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-1324005032.

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    Condition: Near fine in tan boards in a very good dustjacket (peeled spot on front cover of dj)

    Book ID: 88478
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  • A CHILDREN'S BIBLE. by Millet, Lydia.
    Millet, Lydia.
    A CHILDREN'S BIBLE.

    Edition: First edition stated.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which begins as a sardonic teen comedy: A group of families have rented an old mansion together for the summer. The adults are all embarrassing, drunken bores, and their children, who have free run of the house, want nothing to do with them - but then it transforms to a modern-day tale of climate change which creates a shattering vision of our apocalyptic future. "Millet writes brilliantly about everything politics, physics, mermaids and shes one of the leading writers of environmental fiction. [She] addresses the existential crisis of climate change with a technical understanding of the science and a humane understanding of the heart.…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which begins as a sardonic teen comedy: A group of families have rented an old mansion together for the summer. The adults are all embarrassing, drunken bores, and their children, who have free run of the house, want nothing to do with them - but then it transforms to a modern-day tale of climate change which creates a shattering vision of our apocalyptic future. "Millet writes brilliantly about everything politics, physics, mermaids and shes one of the leading writers of environmental fiction. [She] addresses the existential crisis of climate change with a technical understanding of the science and a humane understanding of the heart. Shes also ferociously witty. That rare combination has made her stories about species extinction and global warming profound and weirdly amusing." (Ron Charles, Washington Post) Finalist for the National Book Award, named one of the ten best books of the year by the NY Times. 234 pp. A variant edition with first edition stated, but no number line, bound in gray cloth and measuring 8 3/4 inches tall, 5 3/4 inches wide. ISBN: 978-1324005032.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88477
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  • HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America by Friedman, Thomas L.
    Friedman, Thomas L.
    HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy . . Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy - which he calls "Geo-Greenism"-is not only what we need to save the planet from overheating; it is what we need to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure." SIGNED on the half title page. Charts, index. 438 pp. ISBN: 978-0374166854.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (crease to lower corner of a few leaves)

    Book ID: 87467
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  • PROTEST KITCHEN: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time. by Messina, Virginia and Carol J. Adams.
    Messina, Virginia and Carol J. Adams.
    PROTEST KITCHEN: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time.

    Edition: First printing.

    Newburyport, MA: Conari Press / Red Wheel, (2018). Hardcover first edition - Includes over 50 Vegan Recipes and Practical Daily Actions as well as discussion of the effects of the food industry on climate change, abuses of animals and workers involved in all stages of growing and selling food, and more. Index. 208 pp. ISBN: 978-1573247436.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated boards, no dust jacket as issued.

    Book ID: 87374
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  • THE RUINS OF EARTH: An Anthology of Stories of the Immediate Future. by Disch, Thomas M. editor.
    Disch, Thomas M. editor.
    THE RUINS OF EARTH: An Anthology of Stories of the Immediate Future.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Putnam, (1971) dj. Hardcover - Includes 16 short stories of ecological catastrophe by well-known authors such as Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Rush, James Houston, Philip K. Dick, Daphne du Maurier, Fritz Leiber, Gene Wolfe, Harry Harrison and more. 279 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket with some edgewear, short tears, etc.

    Book ID: 84657
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  • THE TERRANAUTS. by Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
    Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
    THE TERRANAUTS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ecco Press (Harper Collins) (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A provocative new novel by this award-winning writer "It is 1994, and in the desert near Tillman, Arizona, forty miles from Tucson, a grand experiment involving the future of humanity is underway. As climate change threatens the earth, eight scientists, four men and four women dubbed the "Terranauts," have been selected to live under glass in E2, a prototype of a possible off-earth colony. " SIGNED on the title page. 508 pp. ISBN: 978-0062349408.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82014
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  • THE TERRANAUTS. by Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
    Boyle, T. Coraghessan.
    THE TERRANAUTS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Ecco Press (Harper Collins) (2016). First edition - A provocative new novel by this award-winning writer "It is 1994, and in the desert near Tillman, Arizona, forty miles from Tucson, a grand experiment involving the future of humanity is underway. As climate change threatens the earth, eight scientists, four men and four women dubbed the "Terranauts," have been selected to live under glass in E2, a prototype of a possible off-earth colony. " 508 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 69049
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  • FLIGHT BEHAVIOR. by Kingsolver, Barbara.
    Kingsolver, Barbara.
    FLIGHT BEHAVIOR.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (2012). Hardcover first edition - A novel which deals with the effects of climate change, set in present day Appalachia; a story of a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factionsreligious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicianstrapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world." Author's note, 436 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 68943
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  • FLIGHT BEHAVIOR. by Kingsolver, Barbara.
    Kingsolver, Barbara.
    FLIGHT BEHAVIOR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which deals with the effects of climate change, set in present day Appalachia; a story of a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factionsreligious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicianstrapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world." Author's note, 436 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68891
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  • FLIGHT BEHAVIOR. by Kingsolver, Barbara.
    Kingsolver, Barbara.
    FLIGHT BEHAVIOR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which deals with the effects of climate change, set in present day Appalachia; a story of a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee who experiences something she cannot explain, and how her discovery energizes various competing factionsreligious leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, politicianstrapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world." Author's note, 436 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68880
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  • FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN. by Robinson, Kim Stanley.
    Robinson, Kim Stanley.
    FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Cutting edge science meets political intrigue and global warming in this novel set in the near future by this Nebula and Hugo award winning writer. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication in Davis. 358 pp. ISBN: 0-553-803115.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68642
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  • THE MAN WHO MADE IT RAIN: A True Story Based on the Experiences of J. Dietrich Stroeh. by McCarthy, Michael; (J. Dietrich Stroeh, signed)
    McCarthy, Michael; (J. Dietrich Stroeh, signed)
    THE MAN WHO MADE IT RAIN: A True Story Based on the Experiences of J. Dietrich Stroeh.

    Edition: First printing.

    Novato, California: Public Ink, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A combination of fact and speculation, this includes an account of the unrelenting drought in 1976-77 in Marin County (when it did not rain for 25 months) and the efforts of J. Dietrich Stroeh, the General Manager of the Marin Municipal Water Board and his efforts to provide relief from the drought. In addition, it jumps ahead to a future in which global climate change is a reality. SIGNED by J. Dietrich Stroeh, the subject of the book, on the title page over his name and also briefly INSCRIBED by him. Introduction by former state senator John Burton, afterword by Stroeh. xii, 419 pp. ISBN: 0-977237109.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 67128
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  • HEAVY WEATHER. by Sterling, Bruce
    Sterling, Bruce
    HEAVY WEATHER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in the near future, with 'a strange group of brilliant outlaws - part research team, part hacker cult. ... they chase the monster storms that twist erratically across the Southwestern badlands laid to waste by the greenhouse effect.' INSCRIBED on the title page to Larry Owens, the noted Oklahoma book collector with the words "He had to ask" and also stamped with a picture of a computer operator and the hand-printed question "will that be encrypted or non-encrypted" Dated in Austin, Texas in 1995. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-553-093932.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60626
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  • CHILDREN OF THE ICE: Climate and Human Origins. by Gribbin, John and Mary.
    Gribbin, John and Mary.
    CHILDREN OF THE ICE: Climate and Human Origins.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Oxford, England / Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell,Inc., (1990) dj. Hardcover - The origins and evolution of humankind against the background of climactic change during the ice ages of the past five millions years - and speculation about possible catastrophic future changes. Appendix, bibliography, & index. vii, 199 pp. ISBN: 0-631-168176.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 58366
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  • BREAK THROUGH: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility. by Nordhaus, Ted and Michael Shellenberger.
    Nordhaus, Ted and Michael Shellenberger.
    BREAK THROUGH: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A follow-up to the authors original, controversial essay, The Death of Environmentalism, published in 2004; an interesting and eloquent manifesto for political change which argues that human creativity needs to be unleashed to cope with the challenges of global warming, not constrained. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-618658254.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 40073
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  • Gilliam, Harold.
    BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE BAY:The Struggle To Save San Fancisco Bay.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1969.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A discussion of the dangers threatening San Francisco Bay and also of its importance to the area, not just in terms of wildlife and water, but in terms of climate, the impact earthquakes can have on filled land, etc. An important work, still timely. Illustrated with man black and white photographs of the bay and the surrounding areas.151pp. with list of photographers

    Condition: SIGNED on the front endpaper with the words 'good reading.' Just about fine in a very good dustjacket (some edgewear to dj, a couple of small holes.)

    Book ID: 27356
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