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Books examining the fundamental material underpinnings of human societies. Elements and systems so basic in our lives we often take them for granted. Infrastructure, waste, shipping, etc.

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1	Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us by Tom Vanderbilt 3.72 avg rating — 8,280 ratings score: 1,290, and 13 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	The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson 3.86 avg rating — 7,212 ratings score: 695, and 7 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 Works: Anatomy of a City by Kate Ascher 4.10 avg rating — 1,580 ratings score: 694, and 7 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
4	The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 2,669 ratings score: 676, and 7 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
5	Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape by Brian Hayes 4.46 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 586, and 6 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
6	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.75 avg rating — 81,563 ratings score: 498, and 5 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
7	Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee 3.97 avg rating — 2,459 ratings score: 394, and 4 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
8	Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It by Elizabeth Royte 3.56 avg rating — 906 ratings score: 339, and 4 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
9	Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century by Stephen B. Goddard 3.51 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 300, and 3 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
10	Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology by David B. Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 298, and 3 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
11	The History of Money by Jack Weatherford 3.91 avg rating — 1,795 ratings score: 297, and 3 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
12	Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape by Brian Hayes 4.46 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 296, and 3 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
13	Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 2,777 ratings score: 295, and 3 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
14	Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 4,558 ratings score: 294, and 3 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
15	The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway by Doug Most (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,741 ratings score: 293, and 3 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
16	Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte 3.76 avg rating — 1,804 ratings score: 291, and 3 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
17	Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline by Lisa Margonelli 3.75 avg rating — 442 ratings score: 290, and 3 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
18	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 4.06 avg rating — 249,643 ratings score: 288, and 3 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
19	Onramps and Overpasses: A Cultural History of Interstate Travel by Dianne Perrier 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 286, and 3 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
20	The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food by Janisse Ray (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 514 ratings score: 285, and 3 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
21	Paved A Way: Infrastructure, Policy and Racism in an American City by Collin Yarbrough really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 283, and 3 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
22	Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life by Thomas S. Lewis 3.77 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 281, and 3 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
23	The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 16,095 ratings score: 280, and 3 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
24	Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 1,883 ratings score: 278, and 3 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
25	Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,686 ratings score: 276, and 3 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
26	Body Run: You'll Think Twice About Dying by David J. Bunnell (Goodreads Author) 4.98 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 274, and 3 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
27	London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets by Peter Ackroyd 3.47 avg rating — 3,436 ratings score: 271, and 3 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
28	Urban Smellscapes by Victoria Henshaw 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 269, and 3 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
29	Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 1,803 ratings score: 267, and 3 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
30	Beneath the Metropolis: The Secret Lives of Cities by Alex Marshall (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 264, and 3 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
31	On the Grid: A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work by Scott Huler (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 263, and 3 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
32	Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by W. Hodding Carter IV 3.63 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 261, and 3 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
33	Underworld: Exploring the Secret World Beneath Your Feet by Jane Price 4.08 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 259, and 3 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
34	Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez 4.33 avg rating — 183,406 ratings score: 257, and 3 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
35	Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City by Robin Nagle 4.01 avg rating — 764 ratings score: 254, and 3 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
36	Secrets Underground: North America's Buried Past by Elizabeth MacLeod 3.95 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 252, and 3 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
37	The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living by Mark Boyle (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 2,680 ratings score: 250, and 3 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
38	The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth 3.68 avg rating — 5,574 ratings score: 247, and 3 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
39	Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan 4.10 avg rating — 4,305 ratings score: 244, and 3 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
40	Divorce Your Car! : Ending the Love Affair with the Automobile by Katharine T. Alvord 3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 242, and 3 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
41	Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3.74 avg rating — 10,651 ratings score: 239, and 3 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
42	Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva 4.09 avg rating — 1,193 ratings score: 237, and 3 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
43	Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives by Peter Orner (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Compiler) 4.29 avg rating — 371 ratings score: 234, and 3 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
44	Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende 3.62 avg rating — 2,579 ratings score: 232, and 3 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
45	Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction (SUNY series in Urban Public Policy) by Miriam Konrad 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 229, and 3 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
46	Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too by Beth Terry (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,280 ratings score: 227, and 3 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
47	Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis by Ken Midkiff 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 224, and 3 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
48	Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America by Tim Wise 4.08 avg rating — 315 ratings score: 222, and 3 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
49	The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure by Joseph C. Jenkins 4.41 avg rating — 1,061 ratings score: 220, and 3 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
50	Down, Out, and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row by Forrest Stuart 4.31 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 217, and 3 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
51	Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto 4.13 avg rating — 13,013 ratings score: 215, and 3 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
52	The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage by Jamie Benidickson 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 212, and 3 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
53	Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia: Understanding Stakeholders and Change in Environmental Conflict by Susan F. Hirsch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 210, and 3 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
54	Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 4,352 ratings score: 208, and 3 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
55	The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet by Anthony J. Martin (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 205, and 3 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
56	Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future by Oliver Franklin-Wallis 4.44 avg rating — 2,928 ratings score: 203, and 3 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
57	Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives by Jane Brox 3.32 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 200, and 3 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
58	Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner 4.28 avg rating — 12,298 ratings score: 198, and 3 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
59	Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work by Jeanne Marie Laskas 3.83 avg rating — 1,498 ratings score: 197, and 3 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
60	Tales From The Underground: A Natural History Of Subterranean Life by David W. Wolfe 4.08 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 194, and 3 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
61	Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4,867 ratings score: 193, and 3 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
62	The Joy of Tax by Richard Murphy 3.70 avg rating — 279 ratings score: 191, and 3 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
63	Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures by Roma Agrawal 4.13 avg rating — 1,416 ratings score: 188, and 3 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
64	Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River by David Owen (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,626 ratings score: 186, and 3 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
65	The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure by Henry Petroski 3.45 avg rating — 532 ratings score: 185, and 3 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
66	Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening – A Cultural Chronicle from Ancient Oratory to Our Amplified Age by David Hendy (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 365 ratings score: 184, and 3 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
67	The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure by Victor Turner 3.96 avg rating — 839 ratings score: 182, and 3 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
67	The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,983 ratings score: 182, and 3 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
69	Living in the Anthropocene: Earth in the Age of Humans by John W. Kress (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 180, and 3 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
70	Waste by Brian Thill 3.84 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 179, and 3 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
71	Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis by Cynthia Barnett (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 178, and 3 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
72	Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System by John E. Morris 4.21 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 176, and 3 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
73	Disposing of Modernity: The Archaeology of Garbage and Consumerism During Chicago's 1893 World's Fair by Rebecca Graff 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 175, and 3 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
74	The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin 3.98 avg rating — 363 ratings score: 174, and 3 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
75	Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers 3.88 avg rating — 486 ratings score: 172, and 3 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
76	Peachtree Creek: A Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta's Watershed by David R. Kaufman 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 171, and 3 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
77	Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage by William L. Rathje 3.97 avg rating — 490 ratings score: 169, and 3 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
78	The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles Fishman 3.94 avg rating — 2,041 ratings score: 168, and 3 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
79	Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World – A World History of Property Rights, Conflict, and the Future of Environmental Stewardship by Simon Winchester 3.78 avg rating — 3,343 ratings score: 166, and 3 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
80	Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind by Brian M. Fagan 3.38 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 165, and 3 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
81	Coal: A Human History by Barbara Freese 3.73 avg rating — 2,309 ratings score: 164, and 3 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
82	Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 4.27 avg rating — 1,326 ratings score: 162, and 3 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
82	The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First Century by Alex Prud’homme 3.95 avg rating — 423 ratings score: 162, and 3 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
84	Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century by Bruce Usher 4.31 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 160, and 3 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
85	Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization by Steven Solomon 3.87 avg rating — 665 ratings score: 159, and 3 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
86	How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance by Christopher Varelas 3.99 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 158, and 3 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
87	How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy by Mehrsa Baradaran 4.09 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 156, and 3 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
88	COMMON AS AIR by Lewis Hyde (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 154, and 3 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
89	And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air by Bill Streever (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 153, and 3 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
90	The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran 4.47 avg rating — 2,402 ratings score: 152, and 3 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
91	The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker 4.12 avg rating — 2,271 ratings score: 150, and 3 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
91	Treading on Thin Air: Atmospheric Physics, Forensic Meteorology, and Climate Change - How The Weather Shapes Our Everyday Lives by Elizabeth Austin Ph. D. 2.98 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 150, and 3 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
93	The Unbanking Of America: How the New Middle Class Survives by Lisa Servon 3.96 avg rating — 960 ratings score: 148, and 3 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
94	Building Soil: A Down-to-Earth Approach: Natural Solutions for Better Gardens & Yards by Elizabeth Murphy (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 147, and 3 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
95	Twice the Work of Free Labor: The Political Economy of Convict Labor in the New South (Haymarket Series) by Alex Lichtenstein 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 146, and 3 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
96	The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are by Paul Bogard (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 144, and 3 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
96	Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) by Louis D. Brandeis 3.64 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 144, and 3 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
98	The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke 3.85 avg rating — 4,895 ratings score: 142, and 3 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
99	Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan 3.95 avg rating — 658 ratings score: 141, and 3 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
100	In Bed with Wall Street: How Bankers, Regulators and Politicians Conspire to Cripple Our Global Economy by Larry Doyle (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 140, and 3 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