My Books
Powell’s excellent book traces a century of state-supported denial of science—a tale of jaw-dropping and dangerous folly up to and including today’s still widespread climate denial. ‘Science and lies are profoundly incompatible,’ writes Powell. A cautionary tale, highly recommended. —James Gustave Speth, former Dean, Yale School of the Environment
Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, satellites have become the silent sentinels of our planet and the cosmos. In Sentinels in the Sky, geologist James Lawrence Powell tells the remarkable story of how satellites have revolutionized science—from tracking hurricanes and wildfires to discovering distant galaxies and mapping the afterglow of the Big Bang. With clarity and a storyteller's touch, Powell brings to life the science, people, and technology behind one of the most transformative innovations of the modern age. Click image to order.
This gripping and remarkable synthesis documents the increase in fraudulent science, predatory journals, instant communication of misinformation, compromised peer review, and deliberate deception. Powell presents a powerful case that all scientists and societies based on truth need to wake up and face these escalating issues that threaten the credibility of science Itself. Every scientist and editor should read it. James Kennett, Member NAS
"The most comprehensive, illuminating and searing account yet of the murky world of climate change denial and the charlatans who populate it."--Irish Times. "A winner, written in an easy, logical style. Thorough and fascinating discussions of major deniers." -- Orrin Pilkey, Duke University
"Dead Pool is the best book I know about the current state of the Colorado River and the policy issues facing it."--Donald Worster, author of Rivers of Empire and A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell.
"James Powell’s exciting account of the Canyon’s development is worthy of the excitement that the canyon itself inspires."--Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel
"An elegant masterpiece of science writing."--Peter Ward, University of Washington
"Clearly the most enlightened and helpful book on leadership in the nonprofict sector."--James Fisher, author of The Power of the Presidency and former president of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Strontium isotope geology as of 1972. Now only of historical interest.
