ALLABY, (John) Michael

ALLABY, (John) Michael. British, b. 1933. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology, Meteorology/Atmospheric sciences. Career: Freelance writer, 1973-. Drama Student, then Actor, 1954-64; Editorial Dept. of the Soil Association, 1964-72; Associate Ed., 1970-72, and Managing Ed., 1972-73, Ecologist mag. Publications: The Eco-Activists, 1971; Who Will Eat?, 1972; (with F. Allen) Robots behind the Plow, 1974; Ecology, 1975; (with others) The Survival Handbook, 1975; Inventing Tomorrow, 1975; (with C. Tudge) Home Farm, 1977; World Food Resources, Actual and Potential, 1977; Wildlife of North America, 1979; Animals That Hunt, 1979; Making and Managing a Smallholding, 1979; (with D. Baldock and C. Blythe) Food Policy and Self Sufficiency, 1979; (with P. Bunyard) The Politics of Self Sufficiency, 1980; A Year in the Life of a Field, 1980; (with P. Crawford) The Curious Cat, 1982; Animal Artisans, 1982; (with J. Lovelock) The Great Extinction, 1983; (with J. Lovelock) The Greening of Mars, 1984; The Food Chain, 1984; 2040, 1985; (with J. Burton) Nine Lives, 1985; The Woodland Trust Book of British Woodlands, 1986; Ecology Facts, 1986, 2nd ed. as Green Facts, 1989; (with J. Burton) Dog's Life, 1986; The Ordnance Survey Outdoor Handbook, 1987; (with J. Burton) A Pony's Tale, 1987; Conservation at Home, 1988; Guide to Gaia, 1989; Thinking Green, 1989; (with A. Allaby) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences, 1990; Living in the Greenhouse, 1990; Into Harmony with the Planet, 1990; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology, 1991; Elements: Air, 1992, Water, 1992, Earth, 1993, Fire, 1993; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany, 1992; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology, 1994; How the Weather Works, 1995; Facing the Future, 1995; (with N. Curtis) Planet Earth, 1995; How It Works: The Environment, 1996; (with M. Kent) Collins Pocket Reference Biology, 1996; Basics of Environmental Science, 1996; Dangerous Weather, 6 vols., 1997-98; Ecosystem: Temperate Forests, 1999, Deserts, 2001; Biomes of the World, 9 vols., 2000; DK Guide to Weather, 2000; Plants and Plant Life, 5 vols., 2000; Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, 2 vols., 2001; How It Works: The World's Weather, 2002; Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook, 2002. EDITOR: A Dictionary of the Environment, 1977; The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, 1986. Address: Braehead Cottage, Tighnabruaich, Argyll PA21 2ED, Scotland. Online address: mike_allaby@compuserve.com