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Last updated: September 22, 2024

    The best books on Asia’s Rivers, recommended by Victor Mallet

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Slowly Down the Ganges by Eric Newby

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    Slowly Down the Ganges
    by Eric Newby

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River by Alice Albinia

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    Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River
    by Alice Albinia

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - The River's Tale: A Year in the Mekong by Edward Gargan

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    The River's Tale: A Year in the Mekong
    by Edward Gargan

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China by Dominic Ziegler

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    Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China
    by Dominic Ziegler

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    The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia by Michael Buckley

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    Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia
    by Michael Buckley

  • Human history has been founded on the banks of great rivers – but in the East they are increasingly the focus of bitter international and environmental dispute, says Victor Mallet, the journalist and author of River of Life, River of Death. Here he selects five brilliant books that profile Asia's most celebrated waterways.

  • The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Slowly Down the Ganges by Eric Newby
  • The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River by Alice Albinia
  • The best books on Asia’s Rivers - The River's Tale: A Year in the Mekong by Edward Gargan
  • The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China by Dominic Ziegler
  • The best books on Asia’s Rivers - Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia by Michael Buckley

The best books on Asia’s Rivers, recommended by Victor Mallet

Human history has been founded on the banks of great rivers – but in the East they are increasingly the focus of bitter international and environmental dispute, says Victor Mallet, the journalist and author of River of Life, River of Death. Here he selects five brilliant books that profile Asia’s most celebrated waterways.

The best books on Asia’s Rivers, recommended by Victor Mallet

    The best books on Pollution, recommended by Rebecca Altman

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    The best books on Pollution - Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron

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    Pollution is Colonialism
    by Max Liboiron

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    The best books on Pollution - Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment by Sandra Steingraber

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    Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment
    by Sandra Steingraber

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    The best books on Pollution - Dumping in Dixie by Robert Bullard

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    Dumping in Dixie
    by Robert Bullard

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    The best books on Pollution - Voices From Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich

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    Voices From Chernobyl
    by Svetlana Alexievich

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    The best books on Pollution - Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic by Marla Cone

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    Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
    by Marla Cone

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    The best books on Pollution - Plastic Ocean by Charles Moore

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    Plastic Ocean
    by Charles Moore

  • 'One of the themes that I hope shines through is the significance of the act of witnessing. These books have all been influential, and as a result, all stand as testaments to the cascading influence one person can have.'

  • The best books on Pollution - Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron
  • The best books on Pollution - Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment by Sandra Steingraber
  • The best books on Pollution - Dumping in Dixie by Robert Bullard
  • The best books on Pollution - Voices From Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich
  • The best books on Pollution - Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic by Marla Cone
  • The best books on Pollution - Plastic Ocean by Charles Moore

The best books on Pollution, recommended by Rebecca Altman

‘One of the themes that I hope shines through is the significance of the act of witnessing. These books have all been influential, and as a result, all stand as testaments to the cascading influence one person can have.’

The best books on Pollution, recommended by Rebecca Altman

    The best books on Radiation, recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen

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    The best books on Radiation - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
    by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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    The best books on Radiation - Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

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    Thunderstruck
    by Erik Larson

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    The best books on Radiation - Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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    Moneyball
    by Michael Lewis

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    The best books on Radiation - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

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    The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
    by Sam Kean

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    The best books on Radiation - Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin

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    Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation
    by Dan Fagin

  • Public understanding of radiation needs to improve if people are to properly assess its benefits and risks argues author and academic, Timothy Jorgensen. From the discovery of radio to a cancer cluster in New Jersey, he chooses highly readable books illuminating different aspects of radiation.

  • The best books on Radiation - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • The best books on Radiation - Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
  • The best books on Radiation - Moneyball by Michael Lewis
  • The best books on Radiation - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
  • The best books on Radiation - Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin

The best books on Radiation, recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen

Public understanding of radiation needs to improve if people are to properly assess its benefits and risks argues author and academic, Timothy Jorgensen. From the discovery of radio to a cancer cluster in New Jersey, he chooses highly readable books illuminating different aspects of radiation.

The best books on Radiation, recommended by Timothy J. Jorgensen

    The best books on London Fog, recommended by Christine L. Corton

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    The best books on London Fog - Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

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    Our Mutual Friend
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on London Fog - New Grub Street by George Gissing

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    New Grub Street
    by George Gissing

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    The best books on London Fog - The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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    The Lodger
    by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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    The best books on London Fog - Party Going by Henry Green

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    Party Going
    by Henry Green

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    The best books on London Fog - The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

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    The Lonely Londoners
    by Sam Selvon

  • Christine L. Corton describes how Londoners loved and hated the fog that defined their city for over 200 years. Fog bought confusion, suicide and death; but also anonymity, mystery and beauty. Here, she picks the best five books on the pea-souper

  • The best books on London Fog - Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  • The best books on London Fog - New Grub Street by George Gissing
  • The best books on London Fog - The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • The best books on London Fog - Party Going by Henry Green
  • The best books on London Fog - The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

The best books on London Fog, recommended by Christine L. Corton

Christine L. Corton describes how Londoners loved and hated the fog that defined their city for over 200 years. Fog bought confusion, suicide and death; but also anonymity, mystery and beauty. Here, she picks the best five books on the pea-souper

The best books on London Fog, recommended by Christine L. Corton

    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The River Runs Black by Elizabeth Economy

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    The River Runs Black
    by Elizabeth Economy

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Mao's War Against Nature by Judith Shapiro

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    Mao's War Against Nature
    by Judith Shapiro

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The Retreat of the Elephants by Mark Elvin

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    The Retreat of the Elephants
    by Mark Elvin

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong

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    Wolf Totem
    by Jiang Rong

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia) by Ma Jun

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    China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia)
    by Ma Jun

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker

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    Hungry Ghosts
    by Jasper Becker

  • Editor of the website China Dialogue, Isabel Hilton says the evidence of environmental disaster in China is dramatic. She discusses six of the most influential books on environmentalism in China.

  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The River Runs Black by Elizabeth Economy
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Mao's War Against Nature by Judith Shapiro
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The Retreat of the Elephants by Mark Elvin
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia) by Ma Jun
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker

The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

Editor of the website China Dialogue, Isabel Hilton says the evidence of environmental disaster in China is dramatic. She discusses six of the most influential books on environmentalism in China.

The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

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