My Backyard Jungle – A Conversation with James Barilla
For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina backyard into a haven…
Environment
‘The New Sorcerer’s Apprentices?’ Article by ‘Earthmasters’ Author Clive Hamilton
Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering by Clive Hamilton goes to the heart of the unfolding…
‘Peak Urbanization?’ Author Article by Lyric Hughes Hale
As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city’s energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its…
‘Bonsai: A Patient Art’. A collection of living Bonsai masterpieces from the renowned collection of the Chicago Botanic Garden
Bonsai: A Patient Art, published by Yale University Press, presents a collection of living Bonsai masterpieces from the…
Art for Spring: ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ at the National Gallery London
The exhibition ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ opens this week at the National Gallery, London. To mark the…
Bernd Brunner’s ‘Bears’ emerges from the wild
Bernd Brunner introduces an exclusive video trailer for his book Bears: A Brief History.
Author Article: ‘Is Humanity Suicidal?’ by Lyric Hughes Hale
Yale author Lyric Hughes Hale reads The Carbon Crunch by Dieter Helm and asks some troubling questions regarding humanity’s…
‘Climate change is just getting worse and worse…’
Author Dieter Helm talks about some of the key issues explored in his new book for Yale, The Carbon Crunch. Why…
Candid China: Gerard Lemos on interviewing Chinese citizens
The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future is a unique and important new book…
Cosmic Understanding: Extract from ‘The New Universe and the Human Future’
In The New Universe and the Human Future (out now in paperback) a cultural philosopher (Nancy Abrams) and an astrophysicist (Joel…
Yale University Press launches its Autumn / Winter 2012 seasonal catalogue
Yale’s Autumn / Winter seasonal catalogue is available now to order and download. Today we take a quick look at…
Prize news: ‘An Empire of Ice’ by Edward Larson is shortlisted for the 2012 Hessell-Tiltman award
Edward Larson’s acclaimed book on exploration and antarctic science An Empire of Ice has been shortlisted for the coveted Hessell-Tiltman…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Olympic green-wash
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
Author Interview: Austin Troy discusses ‘The Very Hungry City’
Earlier this month we took a look at January’s Book of the Month, The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy, which…
Book of the Month: The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy
January’s Book of the Month is The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities by Austin…