Whether you love or hate Al Gore’s book and corresponding documentary, it’s become the cornerstone of much of the contemporary environmental debate, and if you’re involved in that debate, you owe it to yourself to be aware of the contents of Mr. Gore’s passion project. Whether you’re learning in order to evangelize or to attempt to find middle ground, An Inconvenient Truth launched much of the discussion that’s going on today and should be required viewing (or reading) for anybody participating in that discussion.

This classic National Geographic dvd set has four of the best wildlife documentaries every produced by the leader in eco-documentaries. Eternal Enemies, In Search of the Jaguar, Last Stand of the Great Bear and Whales in Crisis. It’s an ideal collectors set for animal lovers, a perfect way to educate youth about wildlife and their challenges in the new man-made world and, as always, simply those who appreciate documentary filmmaking at its best.

Not just for people who want to go vegetarian, but also for those of us who simply want to eat more vegetables or reduce the number of days each week that we’re eating meat. Quick-Fix Vegetarian hushes those people up who would say that creating vegetarian meals takes too long and is too much work. Every recipe in this book can be done in less than 30 minutes, which is less time than many “pre-made” meals even take!

The word most frequently used to describe Bjorn Lomborg’s writing on the environment and global warming is “objective,” followed closely by “balanced.” Cool It is a brief text that gives a holistic overview of what Lomborg considers to be real problems. Lomborg himself has zero patience for media fear mongering, and one of his first tasks is to dispatch the myth of the endangered polar bear (polar bear populations are, in fact, increasing).