Books by Steve Jones
“For me, Steve Jones’s book was a text of liberation in a strange sort of way: imaginative liberation, not political liberation.” Read more...
Kurt Barling, Broadcaster
Coral
by Steve Jones
The book is full of a great mass of not always relevant, but always fascinating, elements, an incredibly eclectic collection of things to do with coral and man’s relation with coral. Jones shows how coral, over the eons, has served an amazing service to the planet by absorbing vast amounts of carbon. But, as we burn off the carbon, it warms the oceans, and that threatens the coral. For a science book – for any book – it’s a fantastic read.
Interviews where books by Steve Jones were recommended
The best books on Environmental Change, recommended by David Shukman
BBC News Environment and Science correspondent discusses climate change. Recommends books on coral, fishing, the antarctic, and the science of climate change – as well as an Arctic thriller
The best books on Racism, recommended by Kurt Barling
The concept of ‘race’ is misleading and inaccurate, argues Kurt Barling, Professor of Journalism at the University of Middlesex and author of The R Word: Racism and Modern Society. He recommends the best books to think about racism.
