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Book cover of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

Why am I passionate about this?

I'm an apocalyptic optimist—but I didn’t start that way. For over 25 years, I’ve studied climate action efforts and documented why governments and businesses are falling short. It’s become clear that the systemic changes we need will only come through civil society mobilizing for climate action. I’ve explored this in books, articles, and as a contributor to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment. I hope my writing inspires you to embrace your own apocalyptic optimism—not as despair, but as a hopeful, urgent call to action. It’s a powerful first step toward what I believe is still possible: Saving Ourselves.

Dana's book list on nurturing your apocalyptic optimism as our world warms and democracy struggles to survive

Dana R. Fisher Why Dana loves this book

I am a huge fan of this book because of how it doesn’t pull any punches and gets real about how bad the climate crisis really is.

Goodell provides a detailed description of the dangers that extreme heat poses to humans in a well written way. When you read this book, you understand how apocalyptic our future is likely to be. 

By Jeff Goodell ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked The Heat Will Kill You First as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
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Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times A Next Big Idea Book Club Selection The New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice

Jeff Goodell's "masterful, bracing" (David Wallace-Wells) investigation exposes "through stellar reporting, artful storytelling and fascinating scientific explanations" (Naomi Klein) an explosive new understanding of heat and the impact that rising temperatures will have on our lives and on our planet. "Entertaining and thoroughly researched," (Al Gore), it will completely change the way you see the world, and despite its urgent themes, is injected…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

Martin Bodek Author Of Zaidy's War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man's Impossible Story of Endurance

From Martin's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Goal-achiever Ultra marathoner Voracious reader Semi-pro scrabbler Dad jokester

Martin's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Martin Bodek Why Martin loves this book

This book is breath; 4 different kinds:
1. The breath of fresh air that this book is, upending conventional thinking.
2. The breath of the earth, as the author comports fiercely with the Gaia hypothesis.
3. The breath of relaxation, as the author validates my opinion of the workings of the earth, which I’ve felt for quite some time, and I’m thrilled to see in print.
4. The breath of anticipatory inhalation, when cracking open the book, and satisfied exhalation, when concluding.
What a pleasant experience. It’s good to breathe.

By Ferris Jabr ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Becoming Earth as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voice. Earth is not simply an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather a planet that came to life.

“Glorious . . . full of achingly beautiful passages, mind-bending conceptual twists, and wonderful characters. Jabr reveals how Earth has been profoundly, miraculously shaped by life.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of An Immense World

One of humanity’s oldest beliefs is that our world is alive. Though once ridiculed by some scientists, the idea of Earth as a vast interconnected living…


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Book cover of Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

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