There are a growing number of books out that explain why people are skeptical of climate change alarmism. Many of these are getting good ratings and reader reviews on Amazon. Below is a list of 16 that are relatively recent and have ratings of at least 4 out of 5 possible stars. All data is from Amazon, as of the time of this writing. Some of these books are well read friends, but some I had never heard of until I went looking.
Actually there is one exception to the ratings criterion for inclusion, which is Bernie Lewin’s new book on the origins of the infamous UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It has no ratings or reviews yet, but it got a lengthy positive review and discussion over at Judith Curry’s Climate Etc blog.
Also included are some older books by Dr. Roy Spencer, our most prolific writer. His list includes the top rated book, with 5 stars and 466 reviews. He is the father of the satellite temperature tracking system that the IPCC ignores. As I have pointed out, it shows no sign of CO2 warming since it began 40 years ago.
Many of these books come in very inexpensive Kindle versions and all are nontechnical. Most are suitable for classroom use. The thousands of reviews also make interesting reading.
Here is the honor role of climate skepticism, in no particular order:
1. Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything
Paperback — 2016
by Patrick J. Michaels (Author), Paul C. Knappenberger (Author)
4.4 stars, 87 reviews
2. The Neglected Sun: Why the Sun Precludes Climate Catastrophe
Paperback – June 15, 2015
by Fritz Vahrenholt (Author), Sebastian Luning (Author)
4.7 stars, 35 reviews
3. Climate Change: The Facts
Paperback – April 21, 2015
by J.Abbot (Author), J.S. Armstrong (Author), A.Bolt (Author), R.Carter (Author), & 20 more.
4.4 stars, 548 reviews
4. Global Warming-Alarmists, Skeptics and Deniers: A Geoscientist Looks at the Science of Climate Change
Paperback – January 20, 2012
by G. Dedrick Robinson (Author), Gene D. Robinson III (Author)
4.5 stars, 56 reviews
5. “A Disgrace to the Profession”
Paperback – September 1, 2015
by Mark Steyn (editor) (Author), Mark Steyn (Editor), Josh (Illustrator)
4.6 stars, 487 reviews
6. Climate Change: The Facts 2017
Kindle Edition
by Anthony Watts (Author), Matt Ridley (Author), Bjørn Lomborg (Author), Clive James (Author), & 6 more, Jennifer Marohasy (Editor)
4.3 stars, 28 reviews
7. The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science
Paperback – January 21, 2014
by Tim Ball (Author)
4.5 stars, 174 reviews
8. Dad, Why Are You A Global Warming Denier?: A Short Story That’s Right for the Times
Kindle Edition
by Bob Tisdale (Author)
4.5 stars, 6 reviews
9. Climate Change Reality Check: Basic Facts that Quickly Prove the Global Warming Crusade is Wrong and Dangerous
Kindle Edition
by Calvin Fray (Author)
4.0 stars, 65 reviews
10. Mirrors and Mazes: a guide through the climate debate
Kindle Edition
by Howard Brady (Author)
4.7 stars, 14 reviews
11. Human Caused Global Warming
Paperback – September 6, 2016
by Tim Ball PhD (Author)
4.5 stars, 44 reviews
12. An Inconvenient Deception: How Al Gore Distorts Climate Science and Energy Policy
Kindle Edition
by Roy Spencer (Author)
5 stars, 466 reviews
13. Inevitable Disaster: Why Hurricanes Can’t Be Blamed On Global Warming
Kindle Edition
by Roy Spencer (Author)
5 stars, 41 reviews
14. Searching for the Catastrophe Signal: The Origins of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Paperback – November 21, 2017
by Bernie Lewin (Author)
No reviews yet
15. The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World’s Top Climate Scientists
Paperback – September 4, 2012
by Roy W Spencer (Author)
4.2 stars, 130 reviews
16. Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor
Paperback – January 12, 2010
by Roy W. Spencer (Author)
4.2 stars, 160 reviews
Comments pointing to other skeptical books are encouraged. The bigger this list gets, the better.
“Taxing Air” by Bob Carter has lots of pertinent info and is a easy read.
Just announced is “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change (The Politically Incorrect Guides).”
Paperback – February 26, 2018
by CFACT’s own Marc Morano (Author).
https://www.amazon.com/Deplorables-Guide-Global-Warming-Guides/dp/1621576760
This one should be great fun!
Far more than 16. Far more inclusive. Far more expansive Most focus either on the science OR on the politics rather than try to prove the science is politically driven . And selected, for the most part, by people w demonated expertise in the topic.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121057831
https://www.versobooks.com/lists/3003-the-global-climate-crisis-and-capitalism-a-reading-list
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/watercycle.html
https://bookriot.com/2016/11/27/climate-change-reading-list/
https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/library/research-skills-1/reading-lists/part-1a-earth-sciences-reading-list
http://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal/climate-change-reporters-heres-essential-reading-list