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PRAISE FOR HOW THE WORLD BREAKS (CO-AUTHORED WITH PAUL COX, 2016)

“Highly recommended.”

—Library Journal

“A frightening, from-the-trenches overview of ‘natural’ and man-made disasters—and responses to them—across the globe.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“This is an important book. The Coxes with eyes wide deep see beneath the shimmering surface of progress and development. They name our demons, revealing how the assumptions we make for the sake of our behavior are burdening to death the most vulnerable people of the world and accelerating our demise.”

—Godfrey Reggio, director of The Qatsi Trilogy

“In this period of ecological, social, and economic collapse, How the World Breaks is a must-read for all.”

—Dr. Vandana Shiva, founder of Navdanya

“This book, crafted with stunning, moving, and crisp story-telling, settles the score about the stark human fingerprint on our own civilization’s agonies and misfortunes. It is clearly a battle we cannot afford to lose, and How the World Breaks is the reality jolt we need. I will hold Stan and Paul Cox responsible for that day when we walk towards a new dawn declaring triumph over the madness.”

—Yeb Saño, former climate diplomat and leader of the People’s Pilgrimage

“I found How the World Breaks intriguing and unexpected in how it uses major disasters to illuminate inequalities of both wealth and power—and cases where a society acted wisely.”

—Adam Hochschild, author of Spain in Our Hearts and other books

“Think climate change is a far off, distant threat? Then think again. In their must-read new book How the World Breaks, father and son team Stan and Paul Cox travel the world exploring how the devastating impacts of disasters are made notably worse by human-caused climate change.”

—Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor, Penn State University, and author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars

“A devastating account of how regular working people show great bravery and generosity in the face of disaster, but also how the sheer number of disasters can overwhelm a society’s ability to recover.”

—Erik Loomis, author of Out of Sight

“With powerful prose and meticulous scrutiny, How the World Breaks strips naked the dynamics of risk creation and the consequent disasters. Alternating chapters of keen analysis and veracious case studies elucidate the false notion that disasters bring about beneficial change, demonstrate who profits as opposed to who pays the price, and illuminate how failed disaster policies have led to horrific duress. A must-read for everyone in all the fields relating to disaster studies, and indeed all who are asking what is breaking apart the world today.”

—Dr. Susanna Hoffman, editor of The Angry Earth and Catastrophe and Culture

“A breathtaking new view of crisis and recovery on the unstable landscapes of the Earth’s hazard zones.”

—Resilience.org

PRAISE FOR ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT (2013)

“An iconoclast of the best kind, Stan Cox has an all-too-rare commitment to following arguments wherever they lead, however politically dangerous that turns out to be. In this richly informative and deeply courageous book, he tackles one of the greatest taboos of our high-consumer culture: the need to consume less and to fairly share what’s left.”

—Naomi Klein

“Today, rationing is about as acceptable a topic of conversation as hemorrhoids. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. In fact, we do it every day, and our reluctance to admit it serves us poorly. From death panels to water wars, Any Way You Slice It explains with wit and sophistication how rationing happens. More important, Stan Cox gives us the tools to talk about rationing sensibly. And if we heed him, those conversations will not only be better informed, but might even lead to a better democracy.”

—Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing

“A cool and cogent analysis of a taboo subject . . . a brilliant opening of a global dialogue on who gets what, when, why, and how.”

—David W. Orr, Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College

“The warning signs are flashing ominously everywhere you turn: warming climate, swelling populations, dwindling water supplies, rising food costs, a host of new deadly diseases, and a widening chasm between the super-rich and the destitute. The ecological crisis afflicting the planet has mutated into a savage political and economic crisis that threatens to erode the very foundations of human culture. Time is running out for incremental, piecemeal solutions to these looming global threats. In Any Way You Slice It, Stan Cox offers a way out through a kind of ethical and rational triage. He maps out a plan to ration the Earth’s shrinking resources in a way that is socially just and ecologically sane. This brave book is not for the timid or those frozen by political taboos, but it is a must-read for those who want to forge real change before the ecological doomsday clock strikes midnight.”

—Jeffrey St. Clair, author of Born Under a Bad Sky

PRAISE FOR LOSING OUR COOL (2010)

“Well-written, thoroughly researched, with a truly global focus, the book offers much for consumers, environmentalists, and policy makers to consider before powering up to cool down.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Important. . . . What I like about Cox’s book is that he isn’t an eco-nag or moralist.”

—Tom Condon, Hartford Courant

“Stan Cox offers both some sobering facts and some interesting strategies for thinking through a big part of our energy dilemma.”

—Bill McKibben

“This is an important book. The history of air-conditioning is really the history of the world’s energy and climate crises, and by narrowing the focus Stan Cox makes the big picture comprehensible. He also suggests remedies—which are different from the ones favored by politicians, environmentalists, and appliance manufacturers, not least because they might actually work.”

—David Owen, author of Green Metropolis

“As Stan Cox details in his excellent new book, Losing Our Cool, air conditioning has been a major force in shaping western society.”

—Bradford Plumer, The National

“This book is the go-to source for a better understanding of the complexity of pumping cold air into a warming climate.”

—Maude Barlow