The Science Writers’ Handbook: How to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age, DaCapo, 2013
Co-author of chapters on business management, as well as best social media practices, for this comprehensive guide to freelance science and environmental writing.
Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century, Abrams, 2nd ed. 2011
Author of several sections to this award-winning book based on the project WorldChanging.com, where I was a founding blogger and interim managing editor.
Environmental Monitoring With Arduino, Maker Media/O’Reilly, 2012
Co-author with Patrick Di Justo of this guide to building do-it-yourself devices for detecting particulates in water, radiation, and more.
Atmospheric Monitoring With Arduino, Maker Media/O’Reilly, 2012
Co-author with Patrick Di Justo of this guide to building simple devices that collect data and reveal information about the atmosphere.
Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day, Mountaineers, 2007
This book reprints my 2005 Grist article, "Naughty by Nature: Ever thought about the toxins in your sex toys?"
3D CAD with Autodesk 123D, Maker Media, 2016
I contributed to Jesse Harrington Au’s initial manuscript with a heavy-duty technical and copy edit, updating it to the then-latest version of Autodesk 123D, which is now called Fusion 360.