Ishmael by Daniel QuinnGaviotas by Alan Weisman
Books to Change the World
137 books — 126 voters
Ecotopia by Ernest CallenbachPacific Edge by Kim Stanley Robinson
Ecopunk Fiction
69 books — 99 voters

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeA Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Intriguing Aliens
275 books — 163 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnthem by Ayn Rand
Books With A Message
172 books — 208 voters

The Gripping Hand by Larry NivenOuties by Jennifer R. PournelleThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Best Aliens
430 books — 336 voters
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
Future Primitive Further Reading
103 books — 8 voters

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Cay by Theodore TaylorLord of the Flies by William GoldingAlive by Piers Paul ReadInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Wilderness Survival Books
199 books — 234 voters
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Vampire dystopian novels list
100 books — 113 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Hot Zone by Richard   PrestonHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,629 voters
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenWorld Made by Hand by James Howard KunstlerCollapse by Jared DiamondForty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson
This Is the End...
1,016 books — 1,607 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Young Adult Books
13,232 books — 80,500 voters
Timeline by Michael Crichton
Real World Science Fiction
46 books — 40 voters

Hominids by Robert J. SawyerThe Gripping Hand by Larry NivenThe Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,745 books — 25,697 voters

Collapse by Jared DiamondEndgame, Vol. 1 by Derrick Jensen
Green Politics
104 books — 86 voters
Folks, This Ain't Normal by Joel SalatinGaviotas by Alan WeismanFree Culture by Lawrence  LessigCradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Inspirations for Change
67 books — 57 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesLord of the Flies by William Golding
"Deep" Books
128 books — 26 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanEverything I Want To Do Is Illegal by Joel SalatinThe Way We Eat by Peter Singer
Essential Knowledge About Your Food
69 books — 47 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
622 books — 182 voters
Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerCollapse by Jared DiamondThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Best Nature Books
1,159 books — 920 voters

Endgame, Vol. 1 by Derrick JensenIshmael by Daniel Quinn
Critiques of civilization
186 books — 94 voters
The Carbon-Free Home by Stephen HrenGaviotas by Alan WeismanThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Empty Ocean by Richard   EllisPlastic Ocean by Charles Moore
Eco books for a better world
143 books — 43 voters

The Outcast by Simon HawkeThe Broken Blade by Simon HawkeThe Seeker by Simon HawkeThe Nomad by Simon Hawke
Dark Sun World Books
16 books — 21 voters
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Gripping Hand by Larry NivenKing David's Spaceship by Jerry Pournelle
Best "Empire of Man" Books
4 books — 8 voters

I, Robot by Isaac AsimovPrelude to Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe End of Eternity by Isaac AsimovNemesis by Isaac Asimov
Best Asimov Books
88 books — 124 voters


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