'An important and uplifting read: Alanna energetically marches around the world to find out what every single one of us needs to know: what's really the state of health of our long-suffering little planet?  A stirring and ultimately optimistic odyssey.'

'Dancing at the Dead Sea is a powerful narrative on the critically important topic of the world's environmental hotspots. This is not a pessimistic tirade, but instead a factual commentary that will convince many, written by a gifted writer with an independent mind. I recommend this book without reservation.' Richard Leakey

'Captivating...easily approachable and digestible while being seriously thought-provoking.' Chris Stewart

'A vigorous and highly personal account...that is both illuminating and perturbing...an impressive investigative odyssey.' Penelope Lively

I was wonderfully transported to faraway lands, but also challenged to figure out how my own fits into the future of our world. (Monte Hummel, President, World Wildlife Fund Canada)

This is no polemic; rather, it takes an idiosyncratic path throught memoir, social history and science journalism ... Mitchell is a persuasive guide.

This is the book you need to kick-start a green and guilt-free lifestyle.

His account of the year is very entertaining.