Norah’s Books

The Father of Waters: A Mississippi Chronicle (Sierra Club Books)

In the summer of 1979, Norah Deakin Davis, writer, and Joseph Holmes, photographer, set out in canoes from the Mississippi’s headwaters in the spruce forests of Minnesota.

Fourteen weeks later, they slipped past New Orleans into the tropical bayous of the delta.

“A celebration of this great river…and a penetrating look at the uncertain ecological fate of the river today.”

The Father of Waters condensed in Reader’s Digest, January 1984

At Home in the Sun: An Open-House Tour of Solar Homes in the United States (Garden Way Publishing)

Reading this book by co-authors Norah Deakin Davis and Linda Lindsey is like chatting with the families who live in these 31 homes.

“We in Friends of the Earth applaud all who now give their time, creativity, and resources to further a solar future, and are grateful to the authors and publishers of At Home in the Sun.”

—David R. Brower, President, Friends of the Earth

Water: Taking a New Tack on Nonpoint Water Pollution

Work for hire for The National Geographic Society and The Conservation Fund

“Leaders of environmental groups, heads of major corporations, state governors, and federal officials came together to take on this challenge.”

—Hon. John Engler, Governor, State of Michigan

—Hon. Howard Dean, M.D., Governor, State of Vermont

Wings from Afar: An Ecoregional Approach to Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds in South America

Work for hire for The Nature Conservancy

“Ground-breaking study” by noted ornithologists, university researchers, and Conservancy experts to “take the necessary steps to conserve our common natural heritage”—the “wings from afar” that link nations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

—Gregory A. Miller, The Nature Conservancy

Bridge to a Sustainable Future

Work for hire for the National Science and Technology Council

“Now the time has come for creative action and bold steps. Let us pledge to use technologies wisely for they are the bridge to a sustainable future.”

—Bill Clinton

—Al Gore

Technology for a Sustainable Future: A Framework for Action

Work for hire for the National Science and Technology Council

“Attaining sustainable development is one of the greatest challenges facing our country and the global community.”

—Bill Clinton

—Al Gore

Education for Sustainability: An Agenda for Action

Work for hire for the President’s Council on Sustainable Development

“Can the United States and the American people pioneer sustainable patterns of consumption and lifestyle, [and] can you educate for that?”

—Noel J. Brown, United Nations Environment Programme