GREEN RAGE 
 radical environmentalism 
and the unmaking of civilization  
  

"Environmentalism is going in the old direction suggested by Thoreau.  Christopher Manes’ book is a clearly drawn map of this new world" 

— Bill McKibben

"complex, contradictory, and full of radical cheek"

— San Jose Mercury News

"Here is the story behind the daredevil defenders of nature who employ attention-grabbing--and often illegal--tactics such as  driving spikes into trees in order to shatter loggers' saw" 

— Los Angeles Times 
 

"Riveting . . . provocative, challenging" 

— Library Journal


"Don’t read Green Rage expecting a dispassionate analysis of  deep ecology. Read it to learn more about the philosophical and historical foundations of the Green movement. Be careful,  however; Manes’ fervent argument convinces, even as it provokes" 

— Bloomsbury Review


"Mr. Manes fulfills his central mission: to outline the roots, rationale  and methods of radical environmentalism" 

— New York Times 


"Manes considers the origins and history of Earth First! and  other "radical" groups, builds an antimodernist foundation for militant action, analyzes the effectiveness of controversial  tactics like monkeywrenching, and rebuts criticism from right- wingers and socialists alikes"

— Dave Foreman


"Manes wields a fine philosophical knife" 

— Express Books


"For what's being grappled with here is really one of the oldest of  all questions: what is man's proper place in the universe?  From Kant to Marcuse, Manes includes the historical  trail. He also examines the positions of contemporary critics from  all sides of the political spectrum. Some of his opinions will fuel the  ongoing debate, but in a subject area that too often gets hopelessly abstruse, his writing remains cogent"

— Mother Earth Review
 

"Despite the fierce title, the book provides an excellent inside view of today’s environmental movement" 

— The Christian Science Monitor
 

"A spirited defense of radical environmentalism"

— Milwaukee Journal
 

"A convincing look at the Environmental Left"

— The Rockey Mountain News

"A persuasive and well documented argument for the radical green movement.  It blends intelligent analysis of the situation with a passionate call to action" 

— Bookapex



OTHER CREATIONS
rediscovering the spirituality of animals


"Manes asks his readers to see animals in a new, theological light"

— Associated Press
 

"In this fascinating study, unlike any yet published, Manes shows how animals embodied our first attempts to express the mysteries of faith, and how they continue to do so today"

— Wordtrade.com


"Manes writes with a friendly wit and a nimble mind"

— Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
 


"This book presents a thought-provoking survey of the interplay between humans and animals from the cave paintings of Ice Age Europe through the deluge of modern Hollywood movies about dogs, dolphins, and dinosaurs"

— Spirituality Practice



"From the caves of Lascaux to the camera lens of James Balog,  Manes examines the use of animals in both art and spirituality.  Rich with poetry and metaphor, the stories Manes relates touch  a sacredness often overlooked in an increasingly mechanical  environment. Through these stories, Manes involves us in the  question of how we can "again embody our spirituality in the  living, organic world of bird wings, coyote music, and the  inexplicable migrations of frogs under the garden gate."  Manes emphasizes that "we discover spiritual values through animals,"  rather than merely embody religious themes in animal imagery.  Animal lovers, theologians, and literary students will find material  ranging from alphabets to zoology in this broad-minded, well- researched, and thought-provoking book"

— Quest Journal 



ESSAYS

"We are taken to experiences we may only dream of, such as traversing the wilds of Iceland alone as in 'Viking Hiking,' an essay by Christopher Manes"

— The Colorado Daily