This book, though now a decade old, still provides the interested reader with an understandable overview of a range of environmental change that we face.

The book is a publication of the National Academy of Sciences, and was written with a non-technical, but educated audience in mind. The topics are still pertinent, the concepts and problems are well defined, and possible solutions presented still bear consideration.

If you are interested in the environment, and changes that we are faced with, you ought to read this book. Topics include global warming, feeding the human population, forests and deforestation, acidification of water resources, and more.

The afterword by Gro Harlem Grundtland is a fitting end to this book.

An excellent book that still bears consideration.

This one has a but just a few intriguing photographs of our friend: the bison.

However, portions of the text follow a decidedly definite Euro-centric point of view with regard both the bison and the indigenous ("Native American") population of this land prior to European "settlement."

Lacking is virtually any reference to the deep and significant reverence with which the bison was held by the indigenous population.

Having written the above, just wish to let the authoress know that we indians are surer glad all you white folks came and showed us what to do with the bison bison.

It seems a shame a tree or two had to give it's very all for this particular tome.

My advice: skip it. Lots of better "bison books" out there !