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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 164 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.49 — 193,311 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.07 — 57,701 ratings — published 1962
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 147 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,570 ratings — published 2014
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,944 ratings — published 2014
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,679 ratings — published 2019
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.86 — 46,425 ratings — published 2020
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,906 ratings — published 2002
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.10 — 211,707 ratings — published 2018
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,453 ratings — published 2020
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,841 ratings — published 2020
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,208 ratings — published 2020
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The Only Possible Solution: How to Shape the Future for Our Next Generations The Only Possible Solution: How to Shape the Future for Our Next Generations (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 48 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,756 ratings — published 2026
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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 48 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.31 — 38,055 ratings — published 1949
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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 48 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,797 ratings — published 2006
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.21 — 81,797 ratings — published 2009
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,733 ratings — published 2024
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The Lorax The Lorax (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.35 — 377,955 ratings — published 1971
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.18 — 56,568 ratings — published 1968
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.81 — 44,034 ratings — published 2007
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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 40 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.06 — 94,215 ratings — published 2015
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,820 ratings — published 2025
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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 39 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.25 — 79,079 ratings — published 2024
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.92 — 9,700 ratings — published 2021
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.16 — 16,716 ratings — published 2017
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,732 ratings — published 1975
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.15 — 56,821 ratings — published 2024
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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 37 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,435 ratings — published 2017
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.17 — 25,530 ratings — published 2008
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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 35 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.41 — 6,721 ratings — published 2020
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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,323 ratings — published 2022
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.77 — 209,584 ratings — published 1854
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.11 — 51,954 ratings — published 2021
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On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
by (shelved 31 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,587 ratings — published 2019
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.94 — 76,091 ratings — published 2004
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.84 — 28,393 ratings — published 2019
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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 30 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,674 ratings — published 2021
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The Precipice The Precipice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,571 ratings — published 2020
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,487 ratings — published 2021
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.21 — 45,238 ratings — published 2014
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.48 — 11,453 ratings — published 2023
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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 26 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.37 — 23,397 ratings — published 2003
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.31 — 56,366 ratings — published 2020
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.05 — 114,646 ratings — published 2007
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,689 ratings — published 2013
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Ishmael (Ishmael, #1) Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.01 — 107,048 ratings — published 1992
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.35 — 208,220 ratings — published 2018
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,241 ratings — published 2016
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,725,994 ratings — published 1965
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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 22 times as environmentalism)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,461 ratings — published 2010
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