Environment
Our planet's health shapes every aspect of human existence, from the food on our plates to the air we breathe and the countless species we share Earth with. These vital books explore the delicate balance of our natural world and offer practical wisdom for living more sustainably, whether through mindful eating, waste reduction, or understanding humanity's impact on our finite resources.
Environment Book Summaries
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
Food
Science
Health
The Story of Stuff
How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
Environment
Sustainability
Science
Silent Spring
Science
Environment
Nature
Abundance
Politics
Economics
Environment
Sacred Nature
Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
Nature
Religion
Spirituality
Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Science
Indigenous
Memoir
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
Nature
Science
Environment
Less Is More
How Degrowth Will Save the World
Economics
Politics
Environment
Not the End of the World
How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Hidden Life of Trees
What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Science
Nature
Environment
The Songs of Trees
Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
Nature
Science
Environment
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
Discover the Joy of Spending Less, Sharing More, and Living Generously
Self Help
Money
Finance
Doughnut Economics
Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Economics
Business
Politics
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
Food
Agriculture
Politics
Who Owns England?
How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
Politics
History
Environment
The Climate Book
The Facts and the Solutions
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Fashion
Sustainability
Environment
The Light Eaters
How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Science
Nature
Biology
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
Creating an Edible Ecosystem
Gardening
Food
How To
The Joyful Vegan
How to Stay Vegan in a World That Wants You to Eat Meat, Dairy, and Eggs
Vegan
Animals
Health
The Fate of Rome
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
History
Ancient History
Science
The Overstory
Nature
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Nomad Century
How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
Science
Environment
Climate Change
An Immense World
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Science
Nature
Animals
Food Matters
A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
Food
Cookbooks
Health
The Day the World Stops Shopping
How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
Environment
Economics
Science
Dirt to Soil
One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture
Agriculture
Gardening
Science
Why Vegan?
Philosophy
Vegan
Environment
Soil Not Oil
Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis
Environment
Politics
Climate Change
Green Swans
The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
Sustainability
Economics
Business
Cradle to Cradle
Remaking the Way We Make Things
Sustainability
Environment
Design
Designing Regenerative Cultures
Sustainability
Environment
Nature
Aftershocks of Disaster
Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
Politics
History
Social Justice
Food Politics
What Everyone Needs to Know
Food
Politics
Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma
A Natural History of Four Meals
Food
Science
Health
Fashionopolis
The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes
Fashion
Environment
Sustainability
Slow Down
The Degrowth Manifesto
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Net Positive
How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
Business
Sustainability
Environment
Small Is Beautiful
Economics as if People Mattered
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Upcycle
Beyond Sustainability — Designing for Abundance
Sustainability
Environment
Design
The Uninhabitable Earth
Life After Warming
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Design for a Better World
Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
Design
Sustainability
Environment
Apocalypse Never
Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
Science
Politics
Environment
Heroes of the Environment
True Stories of People Who Help Protect Our Planet
Science
Biography
Environment
Feminism or Death
Feminism
Politics
France
The Future We Choose
Surviving the Climate Crisis
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation
Nature
Science
Environment
False Alarm
How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Science
Politics
Climate Change
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Science
Politics
History
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Secrets Behind What You Eat
Food
Health
Science
