‘What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner’  by Dan Levitt

Harper, 2023 ISBN: 978-0063251182 Reviewed by Ian Mowll ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This [...]

‘What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body’s Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner’  by Dan LevittMarian McCain2023-10-31T18:46:47+00:00

‘Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence’ by James Bridle

Penguin 2023 ISBN 978-0141994260  Reviewed by Ian Mowll _____________________________________________________________________________________ In [...]

‘Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence’ by James BridleMarian McCain2023-10-11T14:49:12+00:00

‘The Flow – rivers, water and wildness’ by Amy-Jane Beer

Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2022 ISBN: 9781472977397 Reviewed by Janice Every _____________________________________________________________________________________ [...]

‘The Flow – rivers, water and wildness’ by Amy-Jane BeerMarian McCain2023-10-11T12:09:15+00:00

‘Journey to Hopeful Futures’ by Helena Kettleborough

Centre for Connected Practice Manchester, UK (2003) ISBN    9781916300811 Reviewed [...]

‘Journey to Hopeful Futures’ by Helena KettleboroughMarian McCain2023-07-14T12:52:53+00:00

‘Black Ops and Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain’s Wild Mammals’ by Fiona Mathews and Tim Kendall

 One World Publications (2023)  ISBN: 9780861545575  Reviewed by Caroline Warnes [...]

‘Black Ops and Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain’s Wild Mammals’ by Fiona Mathews and Tim KendallMarian McCain2023-03-27T18:46:56+00:00

‘Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe’ by Brian Swimme

   Counterpoint, 2022 ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1640093980 Reviewed by Ian Mowll. [...]

‘Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe’ by Brian SwimmeMarian McCain2023-01-30T10:03:36+00:00

‘The Story of Gaia’ by Jude Currivan

      Inner Traditions, 2022 ISBN: ‎ 978-1644115312   [...]

‘The Story of Gaia’ by Jude CurrivanMarian McCain2022-11-15T10:49:09+00:00

‘Houses That Can Save the World’ by Courtenay Smith and Sean Topham

Thames & Hudson, 2022 ISBN: ‎ 978-0500343715 Reviewed by Fiona Dowson [...]

‘Houses That Can Save the World’ by Courtenay Smith and Sean TophamMarian McCain2022-11-01T15:17:56+00:00

‘Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet’  by George Monbiot

    Penguin 2022 ISBN: ‎ 978-0141992990 Reviewed by Ian [...]

‘Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet’  by George MonbiotMarian McCain2022-10-09T15:42:04+00:00

‘Choosing Earth: Humanity’s Great Transition to a Mature Planetary Civilization’ by Duane Elgin.

  First Edition: March 2020, Second Edition: January 2022 ISBN: [...]

‘Choosing Earth: Humanity’s Great Transition to a Mature Planetary Civilization’ by Duane Elgin.Marian McCain2022-10-04T09:54:26+00:00

‘Otherlands: A World in the Making’ by Thomas Halliday

Allen Lane, 2022 ISBN: 978-0241405741 Reviewed by Ian Mowll. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ [...]

‘Otherlands: A World in the Making’ by Thomas HallidayMarian McCain2022-07-05T15:13:49+00:00

‘Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth’ by David Attenborough

 William Collins (14 April 2022) ISBN: 978-0008477868 Reviewed by Ian [...]

‘Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth’ by David AttenboroughMarian McCain2023-01-12T09:59:31+00:00

‘Gaia Alchemy: The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul’ by Stephan Harding

 Bear & Company, 2022 ISBN: ‎978-1591434252 Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘Gaia Alchemy: The Reuniting of Science, Psyche, and Soul’ by Stephan HardingMarian McCain2022-02-19T16:19:23+00:00

‘Ghost Trees: Nature and People in a London Parish’ by By Bob Gilbert

  Saraband (18 Oct. 2018) ISBN: 978-1912235278  Reviewed by Ian [...]

‘Ghost Trees: Nature and People in a London Parish’ by By Bob GilbertMarian McCain2022-02-07T11:39:35+00:00

‘The Climate Emergency and Green Spirituality Activism’ by Chris Philpott

 Independently published, 2021  ISBN: ‎ 979-8481224206 Reviewed by Chris Holmes ___________________________________________________________________________________________ [...]

‘The Climate Emergency and Green Spirituality Activism’ by Chris PhilpottMarian McCain2022-01-02T12:38:24+00:00

‘Earth Spirit – Healthy Planet: Global meltdown or global healing’ by Fred Hageneder

Moon Books, 2022 ISBN:978-1789048308 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk McCain [...]

‘Earth Spirit – Healthy Planet: Global meltdown or global healing’ by Fred HagenederMarian McCain2021-12-21T17:03:45+00:00

‘Nature Is Never Silent: how animals and plants communicate with each other’ by Madlen Ziege, translated by Alexandra Roesch 

Scribe UK, 2021-10-31 ISBN: ‎978-1913348243 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk [...]

‘Nature Is Never Silent: how animals and plants communicate with each other’ by Madlen Ziege, translated by Alexandra Roesch Marian McCain2021-12-21T16:49:36+00:00

‘To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest’ by Diana Beresford-Kroeger

Timber Press, 2021  ISBN: ‎978-1643261324  Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk [...]

‘To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest’ by Diana Beresford-KroegerMarian McCain2021-11-07T16:16:32+00:00

‘Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More’ by Vicki Hird  

  Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2021 ISBN: 978-1645020189 Reviewed by [...]

‘Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More’ by Vicki Hird  Marian McCain2021-09-06T16:54:22+00:00

‘Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward’ by John Englander

  The Science Bookshelf, 2021 ISBN: 9781733499910   Reviewed by Marian [...]

‘Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward’ by John EnglanderMarian McCain2021-09-06T16:47:37+00:00

‘The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God’, by Rupert Sheldrake

Inner Traditions, 1994 ISBN 9780892815104 Reviewed by Stephen Wollaston (aka [...]

‘The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God’, by Rupert SheldrakeMarian McCain2021-08-13T16:34:14+00:00

‘The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe’ by Jeremy Lent.

Profile Books, 2021-07-27 ISBN: 978-1788165648 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk [...]

‘The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe’ by Jeremy Lent.Marian McCain2021-07-27T12:57:14+00:00

‘The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning’ by Jeremy Lent

  Prometheus Books, 2017  ISBN: 978-1633882935  Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning’ by Jeremy LentMarian McCain2021-03-23T14:55:08+00:00

‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need’ by Bill Gates

  Allen Lane, 2021 ISBN: 978-0241448304 Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need’ by Bill GatesMarian McCain2021-04-06T10:41:07+00:00

‘Rewilding: The radical new science of ecological recovery’ by Paul Jepson & Cain Blythe

 Icon Books Ltd, 2020  ISBN: 978-1785786273  Reviewed by Marian Van [...]

‘Rewilding: The radical new science of ecological recovery’ by Paul Jepson & Cain BlytheMarian McCain2021-03-20T11:16:54+00:00

“Back to Nature: How to love life – and save it” by Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin

Two Roads (2020) ISBN 978-1529350395 Reviewed by Piers Warren _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This [...]

“Back to Nature: How to love life – and save it” by Chris Packham and Megan McCubbinMarian McCain2021-03-13T11:10:56+00:00

‘Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures’ by Merlin Sheldrake

    Bodley Head, 2020   ISBN: 978-1847925190   Reviewed [...]

‘Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures’ by Merlin SheldrakeMarian McCain2020-10-31T10:48:27+00:00

‘Evolution: The Whole Story’ by Steve Parker (Ed)

  Foreword by Alice Roberts   Thames & Hudson, 2015 [...]

‘Evolution: The Whole Story’ by Steve Parker (Ed)Marian McCain2020-09-22T10:26:39+00:00

‘The Reindeer Chronicles: And Other Inspiring Stories of Working with Nature to Heal the Earth’ by Judith Schwartz

Chelsea Green, 2020   ISBN: 978-1603588652   Reviewed by Marian [...]

‘The Reindeer Chronicles: And Other Inspiring Stories of Working with Nature to Heal the Earth’ by Judith SchwartzMarian McCain2020-09-21T09:35:17+00:00

‘Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love’ by Elizabeth A. Johnson

Bloomsbury, 2014 ISBN: 978-1472924018   Reviewed by Brendan James ______________________________________________________________________________________________  [...]

‘Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love’ by Elizabeth A. JohnsonMarian McCain2020-09-18T09:48:08+00:00

‘Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways’ by Derek Gow

Chelsea Green, 2020 ISBN: 978-1603589963 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk McCain [...]

‘Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways’ by Derek GowMarian McCain2020-09-17T15:29:10+00:00

‘Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature’ by Sajah Popham 

North Atlantic Books, 2019 ISBN: 978-1623173135   Reviewed by Emma Farrell [...]

‘Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature’ by Sajah Popham Marian McCain2020-03-11T16:29:36+00:00

‘The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain’s Lost Mammals’ by Ross Barnett

Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2019 ISBN: 978-1472957344   Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk [...]

‘The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain’s Lost Mammals’ by Ross BarnettMarian McCain2020-03-11T16:28:11+00:00

‘Underland: A Deep Time Journey’ by Robert Macfarlane

  Hamish Hamilton, 2019 ISBN: 978-0241143803 Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘Underland: A Deep Time Journey’ by Robert MacfarlaneMarian McCain2020-03-11T16:24:15+00:00

‘The Secret Network of Nature: the Delicate Balance of All Living Things’ by Peter Wohlleben

  The Bodley Head, 2018 (first published in Germany as  [...]

‘The Secret Network of Nature: the Delicate Balance of All Living Things’ by Peter WohllebenMarian McCain2019-11-11T13:45:44+00:00

‘A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries’  by Terry Patten

  North Atlantic Books, 2018  ISBN: 9781623170479 Reviewed by Marian [...]

‘A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries’  by Terry PattenMarian McCain2019-07-04T14:00:47+00:00

‘Wilding: The return of nature to a British farm’ by Isabella Tree

  Picador, 2018   ISBN: 978-1-5098-0509-9   Reviewed by Marian [...]

‘Wilding: The return of nature to a British farm’ by Isabella TreeMarian McCain2020-07-22T09:19:19+00:00

‘Origin Story’ by David Christian

 Allen Lane, 2018  ISBN: 978-0241254684    Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘Origin Story’ by David ChristianMarian McCain2019-07-04T13:57:30+00:00

‘Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life’ by Peter Godfrey-Smith

William Collins (2017) ISBN: 978-0008226299   Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life’ by Peter Godfrey-SmithMarian McCain2019-07-04T13:56:06+00:00

‘Healing Earth: An Ecologist’s Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship’ by John Todd

North Atlantic Books,  2019 ISBN: 978-1623172985   Reviewed by Trevor Sharman [...]

‘Healing Earth: An Ecologist’s Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship’ by John ToddMarian McCain2019-07-04T13:52:42+00:00

‘Thomas Berry – A Biography’ by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim and Andrew Angyal

  Columbia University Press   ISBN: 978-0231176989   Reviewed by [...]

‘Thomas Berry – A Biography’ by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim and Andrew AngyalMarian McCain2019-07-04T13:46:51+00:00

‘Climate: A New Story’ by Charles Eisenstein

North Atlantic Books, 2018 ISBN: 978–1623172480 Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘Climate: A New Story’ by Charles EisensteinMarian McCain2018-12-12T15:23:00+00:00

‘The Secret Life of Cows’ by Rosamund Young

  Faber & Faber, 2018 ISBN: 978-0571336777  Reviewed by Ian Mowll [...]

‘The Secret Life of Cows’ by Rosamund YoungMarian McCain2019-02-05T16:42:25+00:00

‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think And Feel’ by Carl Safina

  Henry Holt & Co (2015)   ISBN: 978-0-8050-9888-4   [...]

‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think And Feel’ by Carl SafinaMarian McCain2018-11-24T16:36:46+00:00

‘Science and Spiritual Practices’ by Rupert Sheldrake

  Coronet, 2017 ISBN: 9781473630109   Reviewed by Marian Van [...]

‘Science and Spiritual Practices’ by Rupert SheldrakeMarian McCain2018-06-18T09:35:23+00:00

‘Fertile Edges: Regenerating land, culture and hope’ by Maddy Harland

    Permanent Publications, 2017 ISBN: 978 1 85623 309 [...]

‘Fertile Edges: Regenerating land, culture and hope’ by Maddy HarlandMarian McCain2018-07-24T09:55:42+00:00

‘Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild’ by Martin Lee Mueller

  Chelsea Green, 2017 ISBN: 97811603587464   Reviewed by Marian [...]

‘Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild’ by Martin Lee MuellerMarian McCain2018-05-29T11:15:37+00:00

‘The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World’ by David R. Boyd

ECW Press, 2017  ISBN: 9781770412392 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk McCain [...]

‘The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World’ by David R. Boydgreenspirit2018-03-19T10:04:47+00:00

‘Raised By Animals: The Surprising New Science Of Animal Family Dynamics’ by Jennifer L. Verdolin (with a Foreword by Marc Bekoff)

The Experiment, April 2017 ISBN: 978-1615193448 Reviewed by Marian Van Eyk [...]

‘Raised By Animals: The Surprising New Science Of Animal Family Dynamics’ by Jennifer L. Verdolin (with a Foreword by Marc Bekoff)greenspirit2018-05-31T09:47:59+00:00

‘Carnivore Minds: Who these fearsome animals really are’ by G. A. Bradshaw

  Yale University Press, 2017 ISBN: 978-0300218152 Reviewed by Marian Van [...]

‘Carnivore Minds: Who these fearsome animals really are’ by G. A. Bradshawgreenspirit2018-05-31T09:49:47+00:00