David Owen

David Owen, author of Green Metropolis and The Conundrum.

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The Conundrum (ISBN 978-1594485619), published by Riverhead Books. You can order a copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and other booksellers.

“Very few pieces of writing are capable of changing the way you think about the world. The Conundrum is one of them. And unlike many other such books, but like everything else David Owen has written, it is clear, funny, graceful, and concise.”

— James Fallows, National Book Award–winning author of Postcards from Tomorrow’s Square

 

“Penetrating… The crusading author zooms out to see the entire picture, noting that ‘what appear at the time to be valuable environmental breakthroughs often turn out to be long-term disasters in the making’.” — Publishers Weekly

 

 

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Green Metropolis (ISBN 978-1594484841), published by Riverhead Books. You can order a copy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble,  IndieBound, and other booksellers.

 

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Books

  • : The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse

    The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse
    Riverhead 2012

  • : Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability

    Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability
    Riverhead 2010

  • : The Walls Around Us: The Thinking Person's Guide to How a House Works

    The Walls Around Us: The Thinking Person's Guide to How a House Works
    Vintage 1992

  • : My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf

    My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf
    Doubleday 1995

  • : Around the House: Reflections on Life Under a Roof

    Around the House: Reflections on Life Under a Roof
    Villard 1998

  • : The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament

    The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament
    Simon & Schuster 1999

  • : The Chosen One: Tiger Woods and the Dilemma of Greatness

    The Chosen One: Tiger Woods and the Dilemma of Greatness
    Simon & Schuster 2001

  • : Hit & Hope: How the Rest of Us Play Golf

    Hit & Hope: How the Rest of Us Play Golf
    Simon & Schuster 2003

  • : The First National Bank of Dad: A Foolproof Method for Teaching Your Kids the Value of Money

    The First National Bank of Dad: A Foolproof Method for Teaching Your Kids the Value of Money
    Simon & Schuster 2003

  • : Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg--Chester Carlson and the Birth of Xerox

    Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg--Chester Carlson and the Birth of Xerox
    Simon & Schuster, 2004

  • : Sheetrock & Shellac: A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement

    Sheetrock & Shellac: A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement
    Simon & Schuster 2006