After careful evaluation by The BookFest judging team and the executive BookFest Awards judging committee, The BookFest is honored to bestow Brian D. McLean with BookFest Awards in two nonfiction categories. In recognition of that achievement, ‘Our Global Crisis’ has been awarded first place in the Nonfiction – Conservation & Environment category, and second place […]

Reviewed by CANREADS Self-induced global catastrophe looms in Our Global Crisis by Brian D. McLean. In this timely and thought-provoking work, McLean delivers a powerful critique on humanity’s reckless path toward self-destruction. With a bold central message—“We’ll Never Run Out!”—he dismantles the dangerous myth of infinite resources, exposing the flaws that have shaped global civilization.

Feathered Quill is excited to announce that the book Our Global Crisis has won the Silver/2nd place award in the 2025 Feathered Quill Book Awards Program for the Informational category! The award program has steadily grown in the quality and number of nominations, and this year, included over 200 incredible entries! The full list of

PenCraft Book Awards has selected Our Global Crisis as a winner of the 2025 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award Winter Competition in the Non Fiction – General genre. This recognition celebrates outstanding achievement in crafting a work that not only resonates deeply with readers but also exemplifies exceptional literary quality. The PenCraft Seasonal Book Awards were

Reviewed by Kirkus Reviews Abroad overview of the challenges facing humanity and the changes needed to meet them. McLean opens his hefty nonfiction debut with a stark and deceptively simple question: Can humans, who are completely dominant on the planet, actually change not only the patterns of their society, but their very nature? It’s an

Reviewed by Carole W. for AuthorsReading Author Brian D. McLean has invested more than 20 years as an environmentalist studying human nature and the interconnected causes of civilizations’ collapse at the “height of their existence.”  His contemporary views expressed in “Our Global Crisis,” subtitled with the challenging statement, “We’ll Never Run Out,” present environmental issues

Reviewed by Kent Lane for IndieReader In OUR GLOBAL CRISIS, a carefully researched and hugely detailed volume, author Brian D. McLean looks at the history of humanity: the civilizations that blossomed and then collapsed. By focusing closely on the catastrophes of the past, McLean seeks to guide a path that could avert the imminent disasters

Reviewed by Literary Titan Brian McLean’s Our Global Crisis is a sobering exploration of humanity’s impact on the environment and the systems that underpin our global society. Drawing comparisons between historical collapses of civilizations, like Rapa Nui, and the current trajectory of our interconnected world, McLean crafts a compelling narrative about the consequences of unsustainable practices and

Reviewed by Mary O’Brien for Reader Views (11/2024) “Our Global Crisis: We’ll Never Run Out!” by Brian D. McLean is an insightful examination of the global sustainability debate. Instead of approaching the topic from the angle of scarcity and environmental doom, McLean challenges readers to consider a radical question. Are the world’s resources nearly limitless

Reviewed by Ephantus Muriuki for Feathered Quill Reviews Environmentalist and conservationist Brian D. McLean’s book Our Global Crisis, which presents the results of twenty-two years of meticulous study, offers an insightful examination of some of the most crucial issues confronting the world, and which he believes will affect the future as well as the very