Rough Guide to Climate Change
The shortlist for this year's Royal Society science books awards was announced last month, featuring in Nature's Spring Books issue of 12 April 2007 (page 731). The winner will be announced this evening (15 May). Tipped to win is Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness. Whatever the result, one of the shortlisted books, The Rough Guide to Climate Change, has been doing very well in the UK charts, having sold more than 9,500 copies by the beginning of May since its first publication in September last year.
The Rough Guide to Climate Change is described by the publisher as "a complete, unbiased guide to one of the most pressing problems facing humanity. From the current situation and background science to the government sceptics and possible solutions, this book covers the whole subject." And, appropriately for a travel-guide series, the book "also includes lifestyle advice and tips for consumers who want to make a difference in tomorrow's climate, and comes complete with a glossary of websites for further information."
The author, Robert Henson, is a past contributor to Nature's news pages. Here is one of his stories: "The heat was on in 2005", from news@nature.com.
