Media Coverage & Appearances
Interviews/ Reviews:
1/16/2010: Times of London Review
12/1/09: JP Morgan includes POWER TRIP on Barnes & Noble holiday book list
12/1/09:
C-SPAN BOOK TV Video (From New York Public Library Event)
11/17/09: AGWired.com & DomesticFuel.com Feature/ Review
10/29/09:
Treehugger Radio Interview
10/27/09:
Huffington Post
10/27/09:
CNBC Bullish on Books - Guest Author Blog
10/24/09: Sierra Club Radio Interview
10/22/09:
Review, Nashville Scene (COVER STORY)
10/16/09: Amanda Little as a guest on the Lionel Show (Air America)
10/15/09: Review, Chapter 16
10/15/09:
Daily Candy -- What to Do This Weekend (Read POWER TRIP)
10/13/09:
Amanda on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
10/13/09:
Interview with Time.com
10/12/09: Amanda Little as guest on the Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC)
10/1/09:
OUTSIDE Magazine Review of POWER TRIP
10/1/09: Seed Magazine Review
Reviews and Responses to POWER TRIP: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells—Our Ride to the Renewable by Amanda Little
“Power Trip offers a panoramic view of our energy crisis, exploring past, present, and future with hope, passion and humor. Whether you are liberal or conservative, expert or novice, young or old, you’ll find adventure and insight in this book.”
—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. President, Waterkeeper Alliance
“Amanda Little takes a crucial and complicated issue and weaves a fast, fun, gripping story. She represents the best of a new young perspective, a new voice of green.”
—Robert Redford
“A wonderfully illuminating voyage. Little charts a fresh path outside the usual doctrinaire accounts on energy. Her intelligence and enthusiasm will change the way you think about the future.”
—Steven Johnson, bestselling author of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air
“Lively, engaging and most thought-provoking, Power Trip takes us on a journey through the very wide world of energy, from its colorful past to its high-tech future. Little answers the questions that perplex many -- and, so importantly, identifies the key questions that only the future will answer.”
—Daniel Yergin, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
“Energy is the most important story in the world bar none, and no one has ever told it with more verve than Amanda Little. If you want to know how the world works, and why it may not work much longer, this is the book you need.”
—Bill McKibben, bestselling author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy
“It's hard to imagine a book about energy that would appeal as much to a business executive as it would to an eco-activist--or, for that matter, to a soccer mom, a farmer, a politician or a student. Here it is. This provocative story about America's love affair with energy is a must-read for everyone.”
—Jim Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy
“Combine the historical intrigue of Jared Diamond, the journalistic flare of Tom Wolfe, and the passionate advocacy of Rachel Carson -- and you get Power Trip. Amanda Little’s multifaceted approach makes this the one book about our energy past and future that everyone should read and all will enjoy."
—Andrew Shapiro, founder and president of Green Order
“Charming, fun, and deeply informed, Power Trip is a great way to get a handle on our energy and environmental future. Little talks to the key players across America, digs into the reasons we have so many problems, and finds hope for a better world ahead.”
—Congressman Jim Cooper, Nashville, TN
“In her ambitious and highly readable first book, environmental journalist Little explains how the United States became addicted to fossil fuel–based energy and how we can break this addiction. . . . Jargon-free and written with a fine eye for detail— [POWER TRIP is] one of the best books on America’s energy crisis to emerge in recent years.”
—Kirkus Reviews, *Starred Review
“Greens like author Little want America to wean itself from oil, but rather than shout righteously from the mountaintop, she traveled the fruited plain to meet people immersed in practicalities of transitioning from a carbon- to a renewable-energy economy... Writing jaunty descriptions of her interviewees, who include T. Boone Pickens, Chevron personnel at a deep-sea oil rig, NASCAR fans, a Kansas farmer, and a California plastic surgeon, Little will appeal to energy-minded readers who don't want another anti-oil screed or a pro-green policy manual but, rather, a locally oriented, human-interest introduction to businesspeople and government officials busy with doing rather than talking when it comes to the future of energy.”
—Booklist
“Amanda Little tries talking our energy-addicted nation down from a bad Power Trip (Harper).”
—Vanity Fair “Hot Type”
1/16/2010: Times of London Review
12/1/09: JP Morgan includes POWER TRIP on Barnes & Noble holiday book list
12/1/09:
C-SPAN BOOK TV Video (From New York Public Library Event)11/17/09: AGWired.com & DomesticFuel.com Feature/ Review
10/29/09:
Treehugger Radio Interview10/27/09:
Huffington Post 10/27/09:
CNBC Bullish on Books - Guest Author Blog10/24/09: Sierra Club Radio Interview
10/22/09:
Review, Nashville Scene (COVER STORY)10/16/09: Amanda Little as a guest on the Lionel Show (Air America)
10/15/09: Review, Chapter 16
10/15/09:
Daily Candy -- What to Do This Weekend (Read POWER TRIP)10/13/09:
Amanda on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" 10/13/09:
Interview with Time.com10/12/09: Amanda Little as guest on the Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC)
10/1/09:
OUTSIDE Magazine Review of POWER TRIP10/1/09: Seed Magazine Review
Reviews and Responses to POWER TRIP: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells—Our Ride to the Renewable by Amanda Little
“Power Trip offers a panoramic view of our energy crisis, exploring past, present, and future with hope, passion and humor. Whether you are liberal or conservative, expert or novice, young or old, you’ll find adventure and insight in this book.”
—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. President, Waterkeeper Alliance
“Amanda Little takes a crucial and complicated issue and weaves a fast, fun, gripping story. She represents the best of a new young perspective, a new voice of green.”
—Robert Redford
“A wonderfully illuminating voyage. Little charts a fresh path outside the usual doctrinaire accounts on energy. Her intelligence and enthusiasm will change the way you think about the future.”
—Steven Johnson, bestselling author of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air
“Lively, engaging and most thought-provoking, Power Trip takes us on a journey through the very wide world of energy, from its colorful past to its high-tech future. Little answers the questions that perplex many -- and, so importantly, identifies the key questions that only the future will answer.”
—Daniel Yergin, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
“Energy is the most important story in the world bar none, and no one has ever told it with more verve than Amanda Little. If you want to know how the world works, and why it may not work much longer, this is the book you need.”
—Bill McKibben, bestselling author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy
“It's hard to imagine a book about energy that would appeal as much to a business executive as it would to an eco-activist--or, for that matter, to a soccer mom, a farmer, a politician or a student. Here it is. This provocative story about America's love affair with energy is a must-read for everyone.”
—Jim Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy
“Combine the historical intrigue of Jared Diamond, the journalistic flare of Tom Wolfe, and the passionate advocacy of Rachel Carson -- and you get Power Trip. Amanda Little’s multifaceted approach makes this the one book about our energy past and future that everyone should read and all will enjoy."
—Andrew Shapiro, founder and president of Green Order
“Charming, fun, and deeply informed, Power Trip is a great way to get a handle on our energy and environmental future. Little talks to the key players across America, digs into the reasons we have so many problems, and finds hope for a better world ahead.”
—Congressman Jim Cooper, Nashville, TN
“In her ambitious and highly readable first book, environmental journalist Little explains how the United States became addicted to fossil fuel–based energy and how we can break this addiction. . . . Jargon-free and written with a fine eye for detail— [POWER TRIP is] one of the best books on America’s energy crisis to emerge in recent years.”
—Kirkus Reviews, *Starred Review
“Greens like author Little want America to wean itself from oil, but rather than shout righteously from the mountaintop, she traveled the fruited plain to meet people immersed in practicalities of transitioning from a carbon- to a renewable-energy economy... Writing jaunty descriptions of her interviewees, who include T. Boone Pickens, Chevron personnel at a deep-sea oil rig, NASCAR fans, a Kansas farmer, and a California plastic surgeon, Little will appeal to energy-minded readers who don't want another anti-oil screed or a pro-green policy manual but, rather, a locally oriented, human-interest introduction to businesspeople and government officials busy with doing rather than talking when it comes to the future of energy.”
—Booklist
“Amanda Little tries talking our energy-addicted nation down from a bad Power Trip (Harper).”
—Vanity Fair “Hot Type”