A Library for Building a Better Future (22 books)

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Books that suggest ways we can make a strong, progressive future, preferably non-fiction

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1	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 56,022 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality by Augusto López-Claros 3.98 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better for Everyone by Richard G. Wilkinson 4.13 avg rating — 7,296 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era: An Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith by J.E. Esslemont 4.28 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Foundations #4) by Friedrich Engels 4.26 avg rating — 9,625 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Breaking the Chain: Cutting Toxic Family Ties & Reclaiming Your Life by Stacie Webb 4.88 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	An Optimists Tour of the Future by Mark Stevenson 3.94 avg rating — 532 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson 3.81 avg rating — 8,449 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Promise of World Peace: To the Peoples of the World by Universal House of Justice 4.79 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres 4.04 avg rating — 6,888 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein 4.16 avg rating — 28,119 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh 4.77 avg rating — 303 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Secret of Divine Civilization by Abdu'l-Bahá 4.79 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures by Rutger Bregman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 44,524 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters by Shoghi Effendi 4.73 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Street Spirit: The Power of Protest and Mischief by Steve Crawshaw 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Some Answered Questions by Abdu'l-Bahá 4.71 avg rating — 421 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Eleven by Paul Hanley (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	In Search of A Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey by Payam Akhavan 4.45 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 5,210 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Beyond the Culture of Contest by Michael Robert Karlberg 4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Constructing Social Reality: An Inquiry into the Normative Foundations of Social Change by Michael Karlberg it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars