Bookshelf

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.

This is Our Home by Trent A. Romer ’92.

November 13, 2025

Tags Alumni Book

(Birdwatch Publishing, 2023).

Global environmental issues can leave us feeling powerless — how can one person make a real difference? With the subtitle “a sustainability story to help you start your own eco-friendly journey,” this book is designed to inspire and empower readers to take action toward creating a better world.

The author, a sustainability expert who has spent 30 years in the plastic bag manufacturing industry, demystifies the concept of sustainability and how the choices we make can shape our planet’s future. As the publisher notes, “Follow his story as he takes you to locations of stark environmental degradation — four Superfund sites that represent the grim reality for 22% of Americans living within three miles of such areas — and contrasts them with places of unspoiled nature like Yosemite National Park, Rachel Carson’s ME Wildlife Preserve, Acadia National Park, and the Cape Cod National Seashore. The answers to our sustainability issues reside in these contrasting environments.”