From: Current Science 
To: nvjoshi@ces.iisc.ac.in
From: The Reviewer 
To: thereviewer@india.com
Subject: The 10 most influential environmental books of the century

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Reviewer (http://members.rediff.com/thereviewer/) is inviting
nominations for "The 10 most influential environmental books of the century"
poll.


To ensure that the poll is qualitative (and not quantitative) and that the
process is not hijacked by non-environmentalists trying to promote their own
agenda, the nominations will not be submission of mere names, but would be
50-100 word appraisals/critiques of the book(s) in question.


NOMINATIONS:
(i) A nominator will have to nominate 10 books in descending order.
(ii) Should someone not be able to nominate 10 books, it will not matter.
One can nominate AT THE MOST 10 books. Nominating less than 10 is okay.
(iii) Simply naming a book will not be deemed as a nomination in itself.
Each nomination would have to be a JUSTIFICATION/SHORT REVIEW of the book in
about 50-100 words. The maximum word limit, however, is 500 words.
(iv) Nominators would have to be involved with environment.


CRITERIA:
The nomination for each book would have to be based on the following
criteria:
(i) Influence it has had on environmentalists themselves
(ii) Influence it has had on the masses directly
(iii) Influence it has had on the media
(iv) Influence it has had on policymakers
(v) Influence it has had on environmental science and research
And the book, obviously, should have been written and published in the 20th
century.


HOW TO NOMINATE:
The nominations can be made online at
http://members.rediff.com/thereviewer/books-enviro.htm. Nominations can also
be submitted by email to thereviewer@graffiti.net in the following format:

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NAME OF NOMINATOR:
LINK/RELATION WITH ENVIRONMENT:
ORGANISATION:
EMAIL:

NOMINATION NO. 1
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 2
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 3
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 4
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 5
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 6
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 7
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 8
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 9
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:

NOMINATION NO. 10
TITLE, AUTHOR & PUBLISHER OF BOOK:
REASON WHY IT SHOULD FEATURE IN THE TOP 10:


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LAST DATE:
The last date for receipt of nominations is December 25, 1999.


ANNOUNCEMENT:
The results will be announced in the January 2, 2000 issue of "The Reviewer"
Select reviews of the nominated books will be published in the same issue.


PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD THIS MAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO
MIGHT BE KEEN ON NOMIMATING BOOKS TO THIS POLL.