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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,531 ratings — published 2014
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,849 ratings — published 2015
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,644 ratings — published 2019
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.34 — 196,709 ratings — published 2021
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Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End of a Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,981 ratings — published 2015
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Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.42 — 683 ratings — published 2016
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Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures) Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures)
by (shelved 15 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,135 ratings — published 2016
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,216 ratings — published 2016
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The Shock of the Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us The Shock of the Anthropocene: The Earth, History and Us (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.18 — 536 ratings — published 2013
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A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.00 — 637 ratings — published 2018
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.15 — 28,309 ratings — published 2014
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Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,451 ratings — published 2013
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,573 ratings — published 2019
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Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,840 ratings — published 2017
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,952 ratings — published 2006
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.06 — 57,543 ratings — published 1962
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,652 ratings — published 2021
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.50 — 192,034 ratings — published 2013
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Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.33 — 859 ratings — published 2015
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,337,452 ratings — published 2011
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After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.83 — 341 ratings — published 2015
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Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.62 — 205 ratings — published 2015
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The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,116 ratings — published 2021
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.85 — 46,038 ratings — published 2020
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The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.25 — 745 ratings — published 2018
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Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.05 — 930 ratings — published 2014
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.80 — 337,245 ratings — published 2014
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Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,248 ratings — published 2020
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Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.68 — 784 ratings — published 2016
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How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,095 ratings — published 2013
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Last Chance to See Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,762 ratings — published 1990
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Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.95 — 4,200 ratings — published 2010
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.10 — 210,967 ratings — published 2018
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Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction Anthropocene: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.94 — 330 ratings — published 2018
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.18 — 301,738 ratings — published 1993
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Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.90 — 340 ratings — published 2015
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Nuclear War: A Scenario Nuclear War: A Scenario (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.35 — 58,748 ratings — published 2024
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The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,611 ratings — published 2023
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,654 ratings — published 2021
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Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.03 — 156 ratings — published 2017
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Weather Weather (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.53 — 40,946 ratings — published 2020
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Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,576 ratings — published 2010
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This Is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook This Is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,161 ratings — published 2019
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.06 — 93,890 ratings — published 2015
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Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.00 — 296,229 ratings — published 2003
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Losing Earth: A Recent History Losing Earth: A Recent History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,322 ratings — published 2018
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Flight Behavior Flight Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.83 — 105,101 ratings — published 2012
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The End of Nature The End of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,173 ratings — published 1989
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Anthropocene or Capitalocene?: Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism (KAIROS) Anthropocene or Capitalocene?: Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism (KAIROS)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.76 — 209 ratings — published 2016
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as anthropocene)
avg rating 3.81 — 44,010 ratings — published 2007
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Elizabeth Kolbert
“If control is the problem, then, by the logic of the Anthropocene, still more control must be the solution.”
― Elizabeth Kolbert, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

“Far from being just part of the problem, the people of the South are leading the global fight against ecological destruction. They are our allies, not our enemies, and if we are serious about working with them, then no part of our work should involve efforts to turn immigrants from their countries away at our borders.

Support for immigration controls strengthens the most regressive forces in our societies and weakens our ability to deal with the real causes of environmental problems. It gives conservative governments and politicians an easy way out, allowing them to pose as friends of the environment by restricting immigration, while continuing with business as usual. It hands a weapon to reactionaries, allowing them to portray environmentalists as hostile to the legitimate aspirations of the poorest and most oppressed people in the world.”
― Ian Angus, Too Many People?: Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis

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