Unitarian minister Forrest Church was diagnosed with terminal esophageal cancer last February. He has written and edited over 20 books since 1985. His latest, Love and Death, is a memoir that confronts the prospect of death and, in the process, offers readers a meditation on the end of life...
Founded in 1985, the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation seeks to improve and reward excellence in the field of travel journalism. In its 24th annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, the SATW Foundation honored Susan Fox Rogers' Antarctica: Life on the Ice with a silver medal in the Best Travel Book category.
A "well-edited collection of Antarctica tales," said judges, the best part of Antarctica is that the stories—that range from "harrowing" to "goofy"—are not "written by travelers looking for adventure but by the people who live in this most remote spot."
Commissioned as a companion to the National Museum of Natural History's new, permanent Ocean Hall, this book is much more than a souvenir. Beautifully and copiously illustrated and featuring extensive easy-to-understand, well-written text, it tells the full story of Earth's oceans, within which life developed and upon which all life still ultimately depends. Cramer (Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage) follows a time line from the beginnings of the earth to the present day and explains what we must do to preserve the ocean's resources. Twenty-eight ocean and themed maps (including coral reefs and hydrothermal vents) are included; the bibliography lists both journal articles and books and is extensive enough to keep an interested reader busy for years.
In "Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children," veteran journalists Philip and Alice Shabecoff focus on a particularly troubling biological fact: that the younger we are, the more vulnerable we can be to chemical impacts. "Developmental" exposures of fetuses and young children can influence their health for a lifetime. "As we looked around, we found that a surprisingly large number of children were suffering from chronic illnesses," they begin, and then proceed to marshal moving examples of tragic impacts and to summarize the vast scientific evidence that chemicals are contributing to many illnesses. Although thorough and detailed in their writing, the Shabecoffs don't mince words about how they feel about their story: Chemically affected kids "are victims of a crime."...
Most helpful to the average concerned reader might be the appendices here, which include practical tips on reducing children's exposures and extensive resources for learning more about this complex arena. Regarding broader preventive efforts, they also explore the emerging field of "green chemistry" and the concept of other preventive approaches. Their exploration of the missing but emerging voice of religion in environmental protection is also very welcome.
Held up against compelling works by the likes of Susan Eaton, David Blight's A Slave No More was selected by the judges as this year's winner of the Connecticut Book Award for Non-Fiction.
The Connecticut Book Awards are an annual event for the Connecticut Center for the Book, which is paneled by 35 judges distinguished in the fields of writing, librarianship, book arts, academics, journalism and publishing. All finalists are current or former state residents or authors whose work had a Connecticut setting.
Other award recipients include Philip Roth in Fiction for his book Exit Ghost.
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