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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 21 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.50 — 190,505 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 57,353 ratings — published 1962
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 37,860 ratings — published 1949
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,260 ratings — published 2014
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Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,713 ratings — published 1991
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,139 ratings — published 1983
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 56,326 ratings — published 1968
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,200 ratings — published 2014
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Ishmael (Ishmael, #1) Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 106,731 ratings — published 1992
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,789 ratings — published 2004
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,458 ratings — published 2006
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,285 ratings — published 1986
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Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 824 ratings — published 1995
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 30,987 ratings — published 1974
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As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,489 ratings — published 2019
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Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,422 ratings — published 2017
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Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 803 ratings — published 2011
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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 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 93,436 ratings — published 2015
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The Sea Around Us The Sea Around Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,275 ratings — published 1951
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 23,059 ratings — published 2003
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 4,484 ratings — published 2012
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The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River (Hill and Wang Critical Issues) The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River (Hill and Wang Critical Issues)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.79 — 807 ratings — published 1995
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,601 ratings — published 2001
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,954 ratings — published 2007
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The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.94 — 34 ratings — published
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Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 728 ratings — published 2019
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,591 ratings — published 2019
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Ecofeminism (Critique Influence Change) Ecofeminism (Critique Influence Change)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 595 ratings — published 1993
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Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,033 ratings — published 2016
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Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 926 ratings — published 2017
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 12,021 ratings — published 2017
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,187 ratings — published 2016
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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,408 ratings — published 2010
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The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,021 ratings — published 1977
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 31,322 ratings — published 2015
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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 (Studies in Environment and History) Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 (Studies in Environment and History)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,888 ratings — published 1986
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.77 — 208,786 ratings — published 1854
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Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 404 ratings — published 1986
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Flight Maps: Adventures With Nature In Modern America Flight Maps: Adventures With Nature In Modern America (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 274 ratings — published 1999
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No Impact Man No Impact Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,223 ratings — published 2009
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Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,286 ratings — published 2015
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 76,306 ratings — published 2024
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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.41 — 6,699 ratings — published 2020
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The End of Nature The End of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,166 ratings — published 1989
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In the Shadow of Man In the Shadow of Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,840 ratings — published 1971
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On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,575 ratings — published 2019
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 17,731 ratings — published 2019
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Losing Earth: A Recent History Losing Earth: A Recent History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,312 ratings — published 2018
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Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,090 ratings — published 2007
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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 3 times as environmental-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,107 ratings — published 2016
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“We trust ourselves, far more than our ancestors did… The root of our predicament lies in the simple fact that, though we remain a flawed and unstable species, plagued now as in the past by a thousand weaknesses, we have insisted on both unlimited freedom and unlimited power. It would now seem clear that, if we want to stop the devastation of the earth, the growing threats to our food, water, air, and fellow creatures, we must find some way to limit both.”
― Donald Worster, Under Western Skies: Nature and History in the American West