Sustainability Books

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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 336 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,514 ratings — published 2002
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 231 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,756 ratings — published 2014
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.06 — 55,138 ratings — published 1962
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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 158 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.51 — 174,512 ratings — published 2013
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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 148 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.12 — 51,133 ratings — published 2021
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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 144 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,362 ratings — published 2017
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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 141 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,720 ratings — published 2017
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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 140 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,583 ratings — published 2006
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.99 — 29,927 ratings — published 2019
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 120 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,267 ratings — published 2007
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.15 — 79,613 ratings — published 2014
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The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 107 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,226 ratings — published 2013
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The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,369 ratings — published 1993
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,049 ratings — published 1973
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,599 ratings — published 2008
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,780 ratings — published 2020
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.18 — 28,819 ratings — published 2006
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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.75 — 7,909 ratings — published 2013
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,787 ratings — published 2004
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,877 ratings — published 1999
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,578 ratings — published 1997
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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 73 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.50 — 9,204 ratings — published 2020
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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 71 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.41 — 6,493 ratings — published 2020
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,522 ratings — published 2008
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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 68 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,981 ratings — published 2024
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,766 ratings — published 2009
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How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,979 ratings — published 2010
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Sustainable Energy - without the hot air Sustainable Energy - without the hot air (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,826 ratings — published 2008
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Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,820 ratings — published 1972
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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 60 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.07 — 89,454 ratings — published 2015
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,437 ratings — published 2007
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The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,327 ratings — published 2020
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,007 ratings — published 2007
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,944 ratings — published 2008
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The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,536 ratings — published 2008
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Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,048 ratings — published 2009
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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 51 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.50 — 34,601 ratings — published 2020
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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 49 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.85 — 27,843 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 48 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.69 — 17,324 ratings — published 2019
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Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.82 — 6,825 ratings — published 2012
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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,736 ratings — published 2021
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.86 — 42,624 ratings — published 2020
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,934 ratings — published 2001
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Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.85 — 900 ratings — published
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,590 ratings — published 2009
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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 42 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,090 ratings — published 2010
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as sustainability)
avg rating 3.77 — 204,656 ratings — published 1854
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as sustainability)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,191 ratings — published 1975
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Wendell Berry
“Can we actually suppose that we are wasting, polluting, and making ugly this beautiful land for the sake of patriotism and the love of God? Perhaps some of us would like to think so, but in fact this destruction is taking place because we have allowed ourselves to believe, and to live, a mated pair of economic lies: that nothing has a value that is not assigned to it by the market; and that the economic life of our communities can safely be handed over to the great corporations. (from 'Compromise, Hell!' published in the November/December 2004 issue of ORION magazine)”
Wendell Berry

Paul   Newman
“We are such spendthrifts with our lives, the trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer, who puts back into the soil what he takes out.”
Paul Newman

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