Environment & Nature audiobooks

Sustaining Earth Through Natural Capitalism

By: Paul Hawken

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

With every living system on Earth in danger, is it possible to create profitable businesses that do not destroy the natural world around us?  Paul Hawken says not only are business and government reasonable agents for such change, but the only vehicles that can make this happen. Read more

Tuning Into the Land

By: Diana James, Lee Brade & Leah Brady

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Indigenous people have a powerful remembering for us, because they pull us right back to the land, out of our disembodied heads.  They make us sit on the ground, get our feet dirty again, dance in time to the rhythm of the Earth.  We need to take this back to our own world.  Our task is not to grab knowledge like some kind of trophy, but to... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 13: A Deep Ecology Future

By: George Sessions

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Deep Ecologist George Sessions describes the need for our culture to awaken out of the superficial assumption that nature is for our pleasure and consumption, to honor the inherent value and rights of other species, and to take responsibility not to abuse our power for selfish ends. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 6: Muir, The Wild Ideal And Eco-Feminism

By: Bill Devall, Frederick Turner, Casey Walker, Da...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The love of the environment expressed by John Muir has enriched us all. Listen as Sierra Club activist David Orr, Fredrick Turner, and others talk about the importance of Muir's idea that respect for living systems comes before human interests. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 5: Human Reproduction: The Ecological Piledriver

By: Paul Ehrlich, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the major strains on our environment is population growth, and the need for more and more people to be provided for. Listen as Paul Ehrlich, author of the 1968 classic, The Population Bomb, talks about what has gotten better, what is worse, and what to do now. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 4: The Great Turning:  Reconnecting With The Natural World

By: Joanna Macy, Ted Roszak, Edward Wilson & Helena...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How can we stop the pattern of destroying our environment? This program with Edward O. Wilson, Joanna Macy, and others describes how to restore our wonder and connection with the natural world in order to live gracefully on this planet. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 12: Putting Earth First 101: On Saving The Planet

By: Dave Foreman, Bill Devall, Cecilia Lanman, Dick...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen as environmental activists Dave Forman, Julia “Butterfly” Hill, and others share their experiences of being on the front lines of the battle to preserve old-growth redwoods and other endangered species, along with solid reasons for their passionate involvement in this struggle. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 10: Metaphysics of the Treeline

By: Arne Naess

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Arne Naess, known as "the father of Deep Ecology," lived above the tree line near the Arctic Circle in Norway. Well into his eighties, he still carried his own firewood and water to a simple stone cabin that he built himself. Here he describes the joy and richness of his satisfying, simple lifestyle. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 11: The Human In Nature:  Return To The Sacred Earth

By: John Seed, Dolores Lachapelle, Alan Drengson, C...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Perhaps the most powerful and significant aspect of Deep Ecology is the way it cultivates humility and reverence for the great mystery of life. Listen as Winona Laduke, Ed Mcgaa/Eagle Man and others explore the right relationship between humans and the rest of nature. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 7: From Global Dependence to Local Interdependence

By: Jerry Mander & Helena Norberg-Hodge

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

To what extent is the global economy destroying the environment that supports us all? Listen as activist Jerry Mander and Swedish philosopher Helena Norberg-Hodge provide detail on the realities of global commerce, and how to counter its hold on our society. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 3: Deep Questioning: The Eight Principles of Deep Ecology

By: Arne Naess, George Sessions, Doug Tompkins, Fri...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How can we begin to look at the deeper social, economic and spiritual questions behind the environmental crisis? In this program, Fritjof Capra, Arne Naess, and other environmentalists expand on the radical nature of Deep Ecology. Read more

Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms

By: Stephen Gould

Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called “The View of Life” for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as “Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details,” “Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns),” “Darwin's American... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 9: The Bioregional Perspective: Discovering Your Natural Community

By: Kirkpatrick Sale, Stephanie Mills, Dick Roy, Je...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How much do we know about the natural bioregion in which we live, and why does it matter? Listen to Jeanne and Dick Roy, Jerry Mander and others as they talk about the challenge of waking up to the realities of the place where we live, to more fully appreciate the world that keeps us alive. Read more

Reinhabit Your World

By: Peter Berg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

How much do you know about your neighborhood? Noted ecologist Peter Berg will ignite your curiosity about what bioregionalism is, and encourage you to inhabit the region in which you live. It is his experience that this endeavor ignites joy and wonder, and establishes a connection to nature for which everyone is starved. Read more

Thinking Like a River

By: David Brower

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Still an activist at the age of eighty-six, Brower’s dedication stemmed from his ever-constant wonder and love of the natural world and his belief that all its elements have the same rights people do. Read more

Towards A New Eco-Ethic

By: Doug Tompkins

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1990, Tompkins sold his half of his business and began purchasing wildlands in Chile.  He and his spouse Kris McDivitt Tompkins have worked tirelessly to acquire more lands and build a world-class nature reserve entirely through private means. Read more

Reclaiming the Balance, Saving the Future

By: Wiwona LaDuke

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

LaDuke describes the indigenous view of natural beings and political issues relating to our relationship with land, animals and each other. She says, ““In indigenous cultures a lot of the nouns are animate, and as such they have standing, they have spirit. They have whole stories. It puts you in a different relationship when you recognize them... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 8: Honoring The Wild

By: Gary Snyder

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Gary Snyder is a renowned poet, activist, and ecologist. Here he offers specific advice on practical ways to improve your personal relationship to wild nature, understand the global situation more fully, and work to improve the ecological health of your own local community. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 2: The Natural Wonder: An Ecocentric World View

By: Edward Abbey, Paul Shepard, Bill Mollison, Case...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is a powerful sampling of information and issues from Edward Abbey, Paul Shepard, and several other environmentalists and scientists, all talking about why and how we can shift our priorities to care for all life on the planet. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 1: Ecological State of The World

By: David Suzuki, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

With scientific detail and political awareness, CBC Science Broadcaster, David Suzuki points to major problems in the ecological state of the world today - but also to ways you can begin to effectively address them, and why it is so important to do this. He reminds us what matters most in life, and how to live accordingly. Read more

Living Systems

By: Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

At the heart of understanding living systems is the knowledge that everything is interconnected and interrelated. Out of this awareness comes the greatest challenge of our times - creating sustainable communities. Capra describes what he means when he suggests that we must shift from linear thinking to systems thinking. Read more

Next of Kin - Abridged

By: Roger Fouts

Narrated by: Roger Fouts

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the... Read more

The Journey Of A Lifetime

By: Colin Fletcher

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Colin Fletcher decided at the age of 67 to make a foot and raft expedition, some 1700 miles, down the full length of the fabled Colorado River--alone.  Pursuing an idea that came to him in the shower, Fletcher commenced the six-month river trip from the Wyoming Rockies to Mexico's Gulf of California, having never even been in a raft... Read more

Bringing Spirit Into the World

By: Alice Walker

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Something was lost, says Alice Walker, when we took to heart traditional religious stories in which God is separate from nature. And something precious is regained when we honor our intrinsic sense of awe and worship toward nature, and our deep desire for connection with both nature and our human community. Walker calls for more humane... Read more