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Mark Hertsgaard has written five books that have been translated into a total of fifteen languages. His forthcoming book is Living Through the Storm: Our Future Under Global Warming.

Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth

With his daughter and the next generation in mind, Hertsgaard delivers a resounding, motivating message of hope that will spur activism among parents, college students, and all readers. He gives specifics about what we can expect in the next fifty years ... . >>>>

The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World

In a world growing more American by the day, "The Eagle's Shadow" is a major statement about and to the place everyone discusses but few understand. >>>>

Earth Odyssey: Around the world in search of our environmental future

Drawing on interviews with Václav Havel, Al Gore, Jacques Cousteau, and numerous other prominent figures, Hertsgaard offers fresh insight into such complex issues as humanity's growing addiction to the automobile, the insidious spread of nuclear technology, and the inevitable tension between unfettered capitalism and the health of the biosphere. >>>>

A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles

With rare insight, Mark Hertsgaard unlocks the mystery of the century's most dynamic musical collaboration. >>>>

On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency

I'd love to see a follow-up from Hertsgaard written today, analyzing the trends he first noted here. It would probably be a depressing and predictable read, but it would have to be an important one. ON BENDED KNEE may be discussing events of twenty years ago, but the points he raises still have resonance today. (Amazon.com review, 2005) >>>>