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Freedom Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.80 — 177,299 ratings — published 2010
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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 7 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.31 — 37,533 ratings — published 1949
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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 6 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.50 — 186,746 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.06 — 56,880 ratings — published 1962
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.11 — 207,046 ratings — published 2018
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Savage Run (Joe Pickett, #2) Savage Run (Joe Pickett, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.16 — 38,951 ratings — published 2002
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.18 — 55,962 ratings — published 1968
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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 3 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,592 ratings — published 2002
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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 environmentalist)
avg rating 4.26 — 73,078 ratings — published 2024
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,432 ratings — published 2019
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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,519 ratings — published 2018
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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 3 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.06 — 92,365 ratings — published 2015
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.15 — 81,637 ratings — published 2014
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Endling Endling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.83 — 14,015 ratings — published 2025
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.80 — 328,066 ratings — published 2014
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Chomp Chomp (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.99 — 24,093 ratings — published 2012
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Birnam Wood Birnam Wood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.79 — 56,811 ratings — published 2023
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Hoot Hoot (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.84 — 111,863 ratings — published 2002
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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 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,453 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 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,521 ratings — published 2021
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We Are Water Protectors We Are Water Protectors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.48 — 9,188 ratings — published 2020
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,524 ratings — published 2018
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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 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,243 ratings — published 2019
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,765,019 ratings — published 2018
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,268 ratings — published 1975
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Plastic: A Toxic Love Story – An Engaging Analysis of Cultural Dependency and the Resulting Environmental Crisis Plastic: A Toxic Love Story – An Engaging Analysis of Cultural Dependency and the Resulting Environmental Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,627 ratings — published 2011
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All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,485 ratings — published 2015
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Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,034 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 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.34 — 11,893 ratings — published 2017
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Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,011 ratings — published 2016
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.07 — 30,723 ratings — published 1974
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The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,431 ratings — published 2014
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I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.62 — 234 ratings — published 2009
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Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,128 ratings — published 2011
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.07 — 456,012 ratings — published 1998
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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 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,195 ratings — published 1986
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On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.91 — 955 ratings — published 2012
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Flight Behavior Flight Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.83 — 104,207 ratings — published 2012
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Prodigal Summer Prodigal Summer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.06 — 133,582 ratings — published 2000
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Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.89 — 586 ratings — published 2009
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.77 — 207,781 ratings — published 1854
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,031 ratings — published 2006
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.05 — 114,210 ratings — published 2007
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The Sea Around Us The Sea Around Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,237 ratings — published 1951
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Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,147 ratings — published 2016
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Yellow Pine Yellow Pine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.64 — 58 ratings — published
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Unwilded: Finding Our Way Back to Nature Unwilded: Finding Our Way Back to Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.50 — 16 ratings — published
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We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.42 — 425 ratings — published 2022
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The Mighty Red The Mighty Red (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 3.80 — 35,675 ratings — published 2024
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Noisy Valley: The Art of Protest Noisy Valley: The Art of Protest (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmentalist)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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“Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the welder, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Perhaps the problem is not that we didn't work well enough together, but that we worked to well. In fact, maybe if we hadn't worked so well together, we wouldn't be destroying the earth so rapidly.”
Steve Van Matre, The Earth Speaks: An Acclimatization Journal

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