The Golden Door: International Migration, Mexico, and the United States. By Paul Ehrlich. The 2,000-mile United States-Mexican border is the only place in the world where a wealthy, heavily industrialized stable country is confronted directly by a struggling, preindustrial nation. United States prosperity relies on a stable population, and Mexico, with her burgeoning population, increasing poverty, and massive unemployment, is threatening the traditional U.S. lifestyle. Stereotyped thinking, based on racism or fear, will not solve these problems. The Golden Door explores this difficult situation. More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

Humanity on a Tightrope: Thoughts on Empathy, Family, and Big Changes for a Viable Future. By Paul Ehrlich. Focuses on what families and family values are, and how they often create an "us vs. them" mentality that is at the root of many of today's most crucial problems – from terrorism, racism, and war to the failure of humanity to come to grips with potentially lethal global environmental problems. Explains how civilization is unlikely to persist unless more people learn to spread the domain of empathy – to put themselves in the shoes of others to keep society balanced and on the path to sustainability. As Kindle | More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

One With Nineveh: Politics, Consumption, and the Human Future. By Paul Ehrlich. A look at current trends of overpopulation, overconsumption, and inequality. Fish stocks are seriously depleted, farmlands, freshwater, and forests are declining, and there is an immense divide between superconsumers and the impoverished. Each chapter analyzes one area in detail (using current research in ecology, demographics, migration, economics, biodiversity, ethics, climate, politics and globalization) and then suggests ways to alter course toward a sustainable world. Action is critical to prevent disaster. As Kindle | More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

Promise Ahead. By Duane Elgin. A breathtaking view of the future that is relevant to anyone seeking to navigate through our profoundly changing world. Based on thirty years of research by one of the foremost thinkers about the future, Promise Ahead is the sequel to Elgin’s bestselling 1981 classic Voluntary Simplicity, which changed the lives of thousands and was called the “bible” of the simplicity movement by the Wall Street Journal. Promise Ahead calls to all of us to do our part in transforming the world by taking control of how we consume, communicate, and relate to others. As Kindle | More… | Duane Elgin EcoSpeakers Info >>