🗑️ Dumpster Diving

Stories of salvaging what others discard — whether for survival, sustainability, or subversion — revealing what our waste says about our values.

The Zero Waste Solution

by Paul Connett • 2013

A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.

3.92

🗑️ Waste Reduction 🔄 Circular Economy 🌱 Composting ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏭 Industrial Ecology

The Zero Waste Solution 89%

A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.

by Paul Connett 2013

3.92

78 ratings

🗑️ Waste Reduction 🔄 Circular Economy 🌱 Composting ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏭 Industrial Ecology

Junkyard Planet

by Adam Minter • 2013

What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.

3.91

2k+

♻️ Waste Management 🚢 Global Waste Trade 🔄 Circular Economy 📊 Commodity Markets 🔗 Global Supply Chains

Junkyard Planet 88%

What happens to your recycling after the truck leaves, and how it reshapes global economies.

by Adam Minter 2013

3.91

2k+ ratings

♻️ Waste Management 🚢 Global Waste Trade 🔄 Circular Economy 📊 Commodity Markets 🔗 Global Supply Chains

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan

by Liesl Clark • 2020

A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.

3.44

2k+

🧩 Anti-Consumerism 🎁 Gift Economies 🤝 Sharing Economy 🪴 Minimalism ♻️ Waste Reduction

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary

The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan 87%

A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.

by Liesl Clark 2020

3.44

2k+ ratings

🧩 Anti-Consumerism 🎁 Gift Economies 🤝 Sharing Economy 🪴 Minimalism ♻️ Waste Reduction

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

by Katherine Boo • 2012

A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.

3.98

117k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🇮🇳 Indian Society 🪝 Systemic Corruption 📝 Narrative Journalism ♻️ Waste Economies

Behind the Beautiful Forevers 86%

A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.

by Katherine Boo 2012

3.98

117k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🇮🇳 Indian Society 🪝 Systemic Corruption 📝 Narrative Journalism ♻️ Waste Economies

Moby-Duck

by Donovan Hohn • 2011

One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.

3.31

3k+

🌊 Oceanography 🧴 Plastic Pollution 🏭 Global Supply Chain 📝 Narrative Journalism 🧭 Modern Odyssey

Moby-Duck 86%

One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.

by Donovan Hohn 2011

3.31

3k+ ratings

🌊 Oceanography 🧴 Plastic Pollution 🏭 Global Supply Chain 📝 Narrative Journalism 🧭 Modern Odyssey

The Green Budget Guide

by Nancy Birtwhistle • 2024

101 household swaps that shrink your bills and your waste, using what you already own.

4.23

274

🌿 Eco-Friendly Living 🧼 Homemade Cleaning 🥕 Food Waste Reduction 💰 Thrifty Living 🔨 Household DIY

The Green Budget Guide 86%

101 household swaps that shrink your bills and your waste, using what you already own.

by Nancy Birtwhistle 2024

4.23

274 ratings

🌿 Eco-Friendly Living 🧼 Homemade Cleaning 🥕 Food Waste Reduction 💰 Thrifty Living 🔨 Household DIY

Zero Waste Home

by Bea Johnson • 2013

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

3.75

8k+

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

Zero Waste Home 86%

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

by Bea Johnson 2013

3.75

8k+ ratings

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

No Impact Man

by Colin Beavan • 2009

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

3.78

5k+

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

No Impact Man 86%

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

by Colin Beavan 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

The Art of Frugal Hedonism

by Annie Raser-Rowland • 2017

Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.

3.62

7k+

🧮 Frugal Living 🌿 Simple Living 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 🧘 Mindful Consumption ♻️ Waste Reduction

The Art of Frugal Hedonism 86%

Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.

by Annie Raser-Rowland 2017

3.62

7k+ ratings

🧮 Frugal Living 🌿 Simple Living 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 🧘 Mindful Consumption ♻️ Waste Reduction

No. More. Plastic.

by Martin Dorey • 2018

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

3.99

2k+

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

No. More. Plastic. 86%

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

by Martin Dorey 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle

by Amy Korst • 2012

How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.

3.61

909

🏠 Low-Waste Living 🔄 Sustainable Swaps 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🧹 Green Cleaning

The Zero-Waste Lifestyle 85%

How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.

by Amy Korst 2012

3.61

909 ratings

🏠 Low-Waste Living 🔄 Sustainable Swaps 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🧹 Green Cleaning

The Story of Stuff

by Annie Leonard • 2010

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

4.08

4k+

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

The Story of Stuff 85%

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

by Annie Leonard 2010

4.08

4k+ ratings

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

Cheaponomics

by Michael S. Carolan • 2014

Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.

3.65

💸 Externalized Costs 🛒 Consumer Capitalism 🏢 Corporate Power 🌽 Food Politics 🤝 Sharing Economy

Cheaponomics 85%

Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.

by Michael S. Carolan 2014

3.65

20 ratings

💸 Externalized Costs 🛒 Consumer Capitalism 🏢 Corporate Power 🌽 Food Politics 🤝 Sharing Economy

Pipe Dreams

by Chelsea Wald • 2021

The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.

4.04

427

🚽 Sanitation 💩 Human Waste ♻️ Resource Recovery 🔄 Circular Economies ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Pipe Dreams 85%

The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.

by Chelsea Wald 2021

4.04

427 ratings

🚽 Sanitation 💩 Human Waste ♻️ Resource Recovery 🔄 Circular Economies ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide

by Francine Jay • 2010

Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.

3.78

13k+

🏡 Minimalist Living 🗂️ Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 💌 Sentimental Clutter

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary

The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide 85%

Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.

by Francine Jay 2010

3.78

13k+ ratings

🏡 Minimalist Living 🗂️ Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering Methods 🚫 Anti-Consumerism 💌 Sentimental Clutter

A Year of Living Simply

by Kate Humble • 2024

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

3.71

2k+

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

A Year of Living Simply 85%

Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.

by Kate Humble 2024

3.71

2k+ ratings

🌻 Simple Living 🌿 Nature Connection 🛠 Repair And Reuse 🤝 Community Building 🌱 Home Gardening

Stuff Happens!

by Emma Gleeson • 2021

Why you keep things you never use, and how to let go without the guilt.

🧹 Decluttering 📦 Home Organization 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🛒 Mindful Consumption 🌱 Sustainable Living

Stuff Happens! 85%

Why you keep things you never use, and how to let go without the guilt.

by Emma Gleeson 2021

🧹 Decluttering 📦 Home Organization 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🛒 Mindful Consumption 🌱 Sustainable Living

Taking on the Plastics Crisis

by Hannah Testa • 2020

Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.

3.90

629

🛢️ Plastic Pollution ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🛒 Consumer Activism

Taking on the Plastics Crisis 85%

Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.

by Hannah Testa 2020

3.90

629 ratings

🛢️ Plastic Pollution ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🛒 Consumer Activism

The Day the World Stops Shopping

by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021

Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.

4.13

5k+

🧃 Consumer Culture 📉 Environmental Economics 🛒 Overconsumption 📊 Degrowth 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity

The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary

The Day the World Stops Shopping 85%

Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.

by J.B. MacKinnon 2021

4.13

5k+ ratings

🧃 Consumer Culture 📉 Environmental Economics 🛒 Overconsumption 📊 Degrowth 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity

The Minimalist Home

by Joshua Becker • 2018

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

3.69

9k+

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The Minimalist Home 85%

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

by Joshua Becker 2018

3.69

9k+ ratings

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The Minimalist Vegan

by Michael Ofei • 2017

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

3.70

267

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

The Minimalist Vegan 85%

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

by Michael Ofei 2017

3.70

267 ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

Plastic Purge

by Michael SanClements • 2014

A scientist's practical guide to purging plastic from your body, your food, and the ocean.

3.86

436

🚮 Plastic Pollution 🩺 Environmental Health ♻️ Waste Reduction 🛒 Consumer Guide 📈 Incremental Change

Plastic Purge 85%

A scientist's practical guide to purging plastic from your body, your food, and the ocean.

by Michael SanClements 2014

3.86

436 ratings

🚮 Plastic Pollution 🩺 Environmental Health ♻️ Waste Reduction 🛒 Consumer Guide 📈 Incremental Change

New Minimalism

by Cary Telander Fortin • 2018

Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.

3.87

1k+

🧘 Mindful Decluttering 🌿 Intentional Living 🧠 Clutter Psychology 📦 Category Decluttering 👗 Wardrobe Editing

New Minimalism 85%

Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.

by Cary Telander Fortin 2018

3.87

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Decluttering 🌿 Intentional Living 🧠 Clutter Psychology 📦 Category Decluttering 👗 Wardrobe Editing

What's Mine Is Yours

by Rachel Botsman • 2010

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

3.96

1k+

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

What's Mine Is Yours 85%

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

by Rachel Botsman 2010

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

Gang Leader for a Day

by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008

A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.

4.07

26k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork 💰 Underground Economy 🏠 Housing Inequality 👁️ Participant Observation

Gang Leader for a Day 85%

A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.

by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008

4.07

26k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork 💰 Underground Economy 🏠 Housing Inequality 👁️ Participant Observation

Steal This Book

by Abbie Hoffman • 1971

The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.

3.60

4k+

🏴 Counterculture Manuals ✊ Direct Action 🎭 Culture Jamming 🗑️ Freegan Living ⚔️ Guerrilla Tactics

Steal This Book 85%

The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.

by Abbie Hoffman 1971

3.60

4k+ ratings

🏴 Counterculture Manuals ✊ Direct Action 🎭 Culture Jamming 🗑️ Freegan Living ⚔️ Guerrilla Tactics

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

by Jen Gale • 2020

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

4.08

645

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 85%

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

by Jen Gale 2020

4.08

645 ratings

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

by Matt Paxton • 2022

Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.

3.73

5k+

🏠 Home Decluttering 📦 Downsizing 💭 Emotional Clutter 🧠 Hoarding Psychology 📸 Memory Keeping

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff Summary

Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff 85%

Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.

by Matt Paxton 2022

3.73

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Decluttering 📦 Downsizing 💭 Emotional Clutter 🧠 Hoarding Psychology 📸 Memory Keeping

The Sunset Route

by Carrot Quinn • 2021

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

4.16

2k+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

The Sunset Route 85%

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

by Carrot Quinn 2021

4.16

2k+ ratings

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

Early Retirement Extreme

by Jacob Lund Fisker • 2010

Retire in five years: save 75% of your income and learn to do absolutely everything yourself.

3.96

4k+

🏦 Financial Independence 🧮 Extreme Frugality 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity 🎨 Lifestyle Design ⚙️ Systems Thinking

Early Retirement Extreme 85%

Retire in five years: save 75% of your income and learn to do absolutely everything yourself.

by Jacob Lund Fisker 2010

3.96

4k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Independence 🧮 Extreme Frugality 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity 🎨 Lifestyle Design ⚙️ Systems Thinking

The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman • 2007

What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.

3.81

44k+

🕰️ Deep Time 🌿 Rewilding 🧴 Plastic Pollution ☢️ Nuclear Legacy 🏚️ Infrastructure Decay

The World Without Us 85%

What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.

by Alan Weisman 2007

3.81

44k+ ratings

🕰️ Deep Time 🌿 Rewilding 🧴 Plastic Pollution ☢️ Nuclear Legacy 🏚️ Infrastructure Decay

Meet the Frugalwoods

by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

3.74

7k+

🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

Meet the Frugalwoods 85%

An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.

by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018

3.74

7k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Independence 💰 Frugal Living 🔥 Fire Movement 🌱 Homesteading 🔨 Diy Lifestyle

A Gift of Hope

by Danielle Steel • 2012

She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

3.98

3k+

🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

A Gift of Hope 85%

She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.

by Danielle Steel 2012

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏠 Homelessness 🚐 Street Outreach 🧸 Dignity Restoration 🎒 Direct Aid 🏚️ Housing Insecurity

San Fransicko

by Michael Shellenberger • 2021

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

4.01

4k+

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

San Fransicko 85%

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

by Michael Shellenberger 2021

4.01

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Spark Joy

by Marie Kondō • 2012

Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.

3.89

44k+

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Mindful Consumption 🕊️ Letting Go

Spark Joy 85%

Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.

by Marie Kondō 2012

3.89

44k+ ratings

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Mindful Consumption 🕊️ Letting Go

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

by Margareta Magnusson • 2017

The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.

3.42

34k+

🏠 Decluttering 🪦 Death And Dying 📋 End-Of-Life Planning 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Lifestyle 📦 Downsizing

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 84%

The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.

by Margareta Magnusson 2017

3.42

34k+ ratings

🏠 Decluttering 🪦 Death And Dying 📋 End-Of-Life Planning 🇸🇪 Scandinavian Lifestyle 📦 Downsizing

Culture Jam

by Kalle Lasn • 1999

The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.

3.63

2k+

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏢 Corporate Power 📺 Media Criticism 📢 Advertising Critique 🎭 Situationist Theory

Culture Jam 84%

The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.

by Kalle Lasn 1999

3.63

2k+ ratings

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏢 Corporate Power 📺 Media Criticism 📢 Advertising Critique 🎭 Situationist Theory

Plastic

by Susan Freinkel • 2011

Modern life is built on a material that never goes away, and it's accumulating inside us.

3.97

2k+

🌊 Plastic Pollution 🩺 Environmental Health 🧱 Material Culture 🧬 Endocrine Disruption 🌍 Environmental History

Plastic 84%

Modern life is built on a material that never goes away, and it's accumulating inside us.

by Susan Freinkel 2011

3.97

2k+ ratings

🌊 Plastic Pollution 🩺 Environmental Health 🧱 Material Culture 🧬 Endocrine Disruption 🌍 Environmental History

Voluntary Simplicity

by Duane Elgin • 1981

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

3.62

2k+

🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

Voluntary Simplicity 84%

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

by Duane Elgin 1981

3.62

2k+ ratings

🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

by Marie Kondō • 2010

Forget daily tidying. One marathon, one physical joy test, and the clutter never returns.

3.88

395k+

🧹 Decluttering Methods 🏠 Home Organization 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🎌 Japanese Minimalism 🔄 Life Transitions

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up 84%

Forget daily tidying. One marathon, one physical joy test, and the clutter never returns.

by Marie Kondō 2010

3.88

395k+ ratings

🧹 Decluttering Methods 🏠 Home Organization 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🎌 Japanese Minimalism 🔄 Life Transitions

The Lost and the Found

by Kevin Fagan • 2025

A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.

4.27

912

🏠 Chronic Homelessness 🏙️ Urban Poverty 💉 Addiction And Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Intervention 🏛️ Systemic Failure

The Lost and the Found 84%

A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.

by Kevin Fagan 2025

4.27

912 ratings

🏠 Chronic Homelessness 🏙️ Urban Poverty 💉 Addiction And Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Intervention 🏛️ Systemic Failure

Sidewalk

by Mitchell Duneier • 1999

Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.

4.15

2k+

🛝 Urban Ethnography 💰 Informal Economies 🚨 Broken Windows Debate 👮 Police Discretion 🚶‍♀️ Street Harassment

Sidewalk 84%

Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.

by Mitchell Duneier 1999

4.15

2k+ ratings

🛝 Urban Ethnography 💰 Informal Economies 🚨 Broken Windows Debate 👮 Police Discretion 🚶‍♀️ Street Harassment

Walden on Wheels

by Ken Ilgunas • 2013

He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.

4.01

8k+

💰 Student Debt 🚐 Van Life 🧹 Minimalism 🏔️ Adventure Memoirs 💵 Extreme Frugality

Walden on Wheels 84%

He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.

by Ken Ilgunas 2013

4.01

8k+ ratings

💰 Student Debt 🚐 Van Life 🧹 Minimalism 🏔️ Adventure Memoirs 💵 Extreme Frugality

Sara Snow's Fresh Living

by Sara Snow • 2009

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

3.78

130

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

Sara Snow's Fresh Living 84%

Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.

by Sara Snow 2009

3.78

130 ratings

🏡 Green Home 🧪 Non-Toxic Home 👶 Eco-Friendly Parenting 🌾 Modern Homesteading 🥗 Organic Eating

How to Think Seriously About the Planet

by Roger Scruton • 2011

Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.

3.87

446

🏛️ Conservatism 🌱 Stewardship 🏘️ Localism ⏳ Intergenerational 🎨 Aesthetics

How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary

How to Think Seriously About the Planet 84%

Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.

by Roger Scruton 2011

3.87

446 ratings

🏛️ Conservatism 🌱 Stewardship 🏘️ Localism ⏳ Intergenerational 🎨 Aesthetics

Decluttering at the Speed of Life

by Dana K. White • 2018

Skip the bins: a stepwise process that gets stuff out the door, beginning with the trash.

4.10

20k+

🏠 Home Decluttering 🧹 Practical Minimalism 🧠 Clutter Psychology 📋 Decluttering Systems 🧩 Progress Over Perfection

Decluttering at the Speed of Life Summary

Decluttering at the Speed of Life 84%

Skip the bins: a stepwise process that gets stuff out the door, beginning with the trash.

by Dana K. White 2018

4.10

20k+ ratings

🏠 Home Decluttering 🧹 Practical Minimalism 🧠 Clutter Psychology 📋 Decluttering Systems 🧩 Progress Over Perfection

Give a Sh*t

by Ashlee Piper • 2018

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

4.15

972

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Give a Sh*t 84%

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

by Ashlee Piper 2018

4.15

972 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Overdressed

by Elizabeth L. Cline • 2012

A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.

3.82

7k+

🏭 Fast Fashion 🌿 Ethical Fashion 🛒 Consumer Culture 🔗 Supply Chain 👷 Labor Exploitation

Overdressed 84%

A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.

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Unf*ck Your Habitat 84%

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