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Intersections eBook Series

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  • Inevitably Toxic

    Historical Perspectives on Contamination, Exposure, and Expertise

    Edited by Brinda Sarathy, Janet Brodie, Vivien Hamilton ...
    Series Book 4 - Intersections
    Not a day goes by that humans aren’t exposed to toxins in our environment—be it at home, in the car, or workplace. But what about those toxic places and items that aren’t marked? Why are we warned about some toxic spaces' substances and not others? The essays in Inevitably Toxic consider the exposure of bodies in the United States, Canada and Japan to radiation, industrial waste, and pesticides. ... Read more

    S$ 63.75 SGD

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  • Apocalypse Never

    Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

    by Michael Shellenberger ...
    Now a National Bestseller!Climate change is real but it’s not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem.Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’s last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today’s Green New Deal. And he led a successful effort by climate scientists and activists to keep ... Read more

    S$ 27.13 SGD

  • The Uninhabitable Earth

    A Story of the Future

    by David Wallace-Wells ...
    ****SUNDAY TIMES AND THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'An epoch-defining book' Matt Haig'If you read just one work of non-fiction this year, it should probably be this' David Sexton, Evening StandardSelected as a Book of the Year 2019 by the Sunday Times, Spectator and New StatesmanA Waterstones Paperback of the Year and shortlisted for the Foyles Book of the Year 2019Longlisted for the PEN / E.O. ... Read more

    S$ 15.14 SGD

  • False Alarm

    How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

    by Bjorn Lomborg ...
    An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Merchants of Doubt

    How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

    by Naomi Oreskes, Mr Erik M. Conway ...
    The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. These scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers ... Read more

    S$ 18.74 SGD

  • The Collapse of Western Civilization

    A View from the Future

    by Naomi Oreskes, Erik Conway ...
    The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognizable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went ignored for decades, leading to soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, widespread drought and—finally—the disaster now known as the Great Collapse of 2093, when the disintegration of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet led to mass migration and a complete reshuffling of the global order. Writing from ... Read more

    S$ 11.22 SGD

  • Climate Cover-Up

    The Crusade to Deny Global Warming

    by James Hoggan, Richard Littlemore ...
    This "must-read book describes in disturbing detail" how the energy industry has fueled a bogus controversy about manmade climate change ( Toronto Star).This book rips the lid off the campaign to discredit scientists, confuse journalists, and deny climate change. The tactics have been slick, but PR expert James Hoggan and investigative journalist Richard Littlemore have compiled a readable, ... Read more

    S$ 3.82 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Human Caused Global Warming

    by Tim Ball PhD ...
    This book examines the claims of human induced global warming made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) using proper journalistic and investigative techniques. It explains how it was a premeditated, orchestrated deception, using science to impose a political agenda. It fooled a majority including most scientists. They assumed that other scientists would not produce science for a ... Read more

    S$ 7.09 SGD

  • A Bright Future

    How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow

    by Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist ...
    The inspiration for Nuclear Now, the new Oliver Stone film, co-written by Joshua GoldsteinAs climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries have already replaced fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources, and done so rapidly, in one to two decades. By following their methods, we could ... Read more

    S$ 14.60 SGD

  • The Future

    by Al Gore ...
    In The Future, former US Vice President Al Gore, explores the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades. From demographics to democracy, Gore explores what he calls the 'Drivers of Global Change', framing the international conversation about the future in fresh and provocative ways.With this new work, Gore hopes to help start a ... Read more

    S$ 26.91 SGD

  • The Madhouse Effect

    How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy

    by Michael Mann, Tom Toles ...
    The award-winning climate scientist Michael E. Mann and the Pulitzer Prize–winning political cartoonist Tom Toles have been on the front lines of the fight against climate denialism for most of their careers. They have witnessed the manipulation of the media by business and political interests and the unconscionable play to partisanship on issues that affect the well-being of billions. The lessons ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • The Essential Engineer

    by Henry Petroski ...
    From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of efficient automobiles and the search for renewable energy sources. While the ... Read more

    S$ 7.29 SGD