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BOOM
by Tony Horwitz • 2014
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
3.89
713
BOOM Summary
BOOM 88%
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
by Tony Horwitz 2014
3.89
713 ratings
Schockwellen
by Claudia Kemfert • 2023
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
4.07
75
Schockwellen Summary
Schockwellen 88%
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
by Claudia Kemfert 2023
4.07
75 ratings
The End of Oil
by Paul Roberts • 2004
Peak oil, climate collapse, energy poverty: three crises converging, and no unified plan exists.
3.74
1k+
The End of Oil Summary
The End of Oil 88%
Peak oil, climate collapse, energy poverty: three crises converging, and no unified plan exists.
by Paul Roberts 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
Here Comes the Sun
by Bill McKibben • 2025
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
4.50
939
Here Comes the Sun Summary
Here Comes the Sun 88%
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
by Bill McKibben 2025
4.50
939 ratings
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air
by David J.C. MacKay • 2008
Most energy plans don't add up. A physicist's arithmetic reveals what would.
4.41
2k+
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air Summary
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air 88%
Most energy plans don't add up. A physicist's arithmetic reveals what would.
by David J.C. MacKay 2008
4.41
2k+ ratings
Revolutionary Power
by Shalanda Baker • 2021
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
4.17
190
Revolutionary Power Summary
Revolutionary Power 88%
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
by Shalanda Baker 2021
4.17
190 ratings
Blowout
by Rachel Maddow • 2019
Fracking, oligarchs, and a 50-kiloton bomb in Colorado: how the oil industry broke global democracy.
4.34
16k+
Blowout Summary
Blowout 87%
Fracking, oligarchs, and a 50-kiloton bomb in Colorado: how the oil industry broke global democracy.
by Rachel Maddow 2019
4.34
16k+ ratings
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
4.00
4k+
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire 87%
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
by Steve Coll 2012
4.00
4k+ ratings
The Grid
by Gretchen Bakke • 2016
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
3.86
5k+
The Grid Summary
The Grid 87%
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
by Gretchen Bakke 2016
3.86
5k+ ratings
Going Nuclear
by Tim Gregory • 2025
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
4.47
309
Going Nuclear Summary
Going Nuclear 87%
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
by Tim Gregory 2025
4.47
309 ratings
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
by Alex Epstein • 2014
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
4.07
2k+
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Summary
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels 87%
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
by Alex Epstein 2014
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Future of Fusion Energy
by Jason Parisi • 2018
Building a star on Earth: the 35-nation, 500-megawatt experiment to unlock fusion energy.
4.49
127
The Future of Fusion Energy Summary
The Future of Fusion Energy 87%
Building a star on Earth: the 35-nation, 500-megawatt experiment to unlock fusion energy.
by Jason Parisi 2018
4.49
127 ratings
California Burning
by Katherine Blunt • 2022
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
4.26
2k+
California Burning Summary
California Burning 87%
The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.
by Katherine Blunt 2022
4.26
2k+ ratings
Taming the Sun
by Varun Sivaram • 2018
More solar means each panel is worth less. Three innovations can flip that equation.
4.07
501
Taming the Sun Summary
Taming the Sun 87%
More solar means each panel is worth less. Three innovations can flip that equation.
by Varun Sivaram 2018
4.07
501 ratings
Dirty Electricity
by Samuel Milham • 2010
Cancer and diabetes followed the power lines, not the processed food.
4.01
210
Dirty Electricity Summary
Dirty Electricity 87%
Cancer and diabetes followed the power lines, not the processed food.
by Samuel Milham 2010
4.01
210 ratings
The Great Transition
by Lester R. Brown • 2014
Wind and solar are now cheapest. The shift isn't a political choice; it's a price signal.
3.66
201
The Great Transition Summary
The Great Transition 86%
Wind and solar are now cheapest. The shift isn't a political choice; it's a price signal.
by Lester R. Brown 2014
3.66
201 ratings
The Rare Metals War
by Guillame Pitron • 2018
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
4.04
1k+
The Rare Metals War Summary
The Rare Metals War 86%
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
by Guillame Pitron 2018
4.04
1k+ ratings
Work Won't Love You Back
by Sarah Jaffe • 2021
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
3.94
5k+
Work Won't Love You Back Summary
Work Won't Love You Back 86%
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
by Sarah Jaffe 2021
3.94
5k+ ratings
Renewable Energy
by Bruce Usher • 2019
The energy transition was stalled by storage. The solution is already in millions of garages.
4.33
302
Renewable Energy Summary
Renewable Energy 86%
The energy transition was stalled by storage. The solution is already in millions of garages.
by Bruce Usher 2019
4.33
302 ratings
Lights Out
by Ted Koppel • 2015
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
3.71
6k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 86%
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
by Ted Koppel 2015
3.71
6k+ ratings
Know My Name
by Chanel Miller • 2019
A dentist touched her jaw and it broke. The paint that made her glow was radioactive.
4.68
263k+
Know My Name Summary
Know My Name 86%
A dentist touched her jaw and it broke. The paint that made her glow was radioactive.
by Chanel Miller 2019
4.68
263k+ ratings
The Prize
by Daniel Yergin • 1991
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
4.44
13k+
The Prize Summary
The Prize 86%
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
by Daniel Yergin 1991
4.44
13k+ ratings
Energy and Civilization
by Vaclav Smil • 2017
A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.
4.09
4k+
Energy and Civilization Summary
Energy and Civilization 86%
A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.
by Vaclav Smil 2017
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit
by Nelson Lichtenstein • 1995
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
4.04
96
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit Summary
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit 86%
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
by Nelson Lichtenstein 1995
4.04
96 ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 86%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
Confronting Collapse
by Michael C. Ruppert • 2009
Cheap oil made modern life possible. It is peaking, and nothing can fully replace it.
3.83
313
Confronting Collapse Summary
Confronting Collapse 86%
Cheap oil made modern life possible. It is peaking, and nothing can fully replace it.
by Michael C. Ruppert 2009
3.83
313 ratings
A World Without Men
by Aaron Clarey • 2023
Civilization runs on male labor. Remove it, and the grid fails, food stops, GDP drops by a fifth.
4.08
121
A World Without Men Summary
A World Without Men 86%
Civilization runs on male labor. Remove it, and the grid fails, food stops, GDP drops by a fifth.
by Aaron Clarey 2023
4.08
121 ratings
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
by Sustainable Stevie • 2012
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
3.75
4
Solar Power for Sustainable Living Summary
Solar Power for Sustainable Living 86%
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
by Sustainable Stevie 2012
3.75
4 ratings
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
4.06
3k+
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice 86%
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
by Mary Robinson 2018
4.06
3k+ ratings
Work
by James Suzman • 2020
Work predates paychecks by billions of years. A history of how energy became employment.
3.83
3k+
Work Summary
Work 86%
Work predates paychecks by billions of years. A history of how energy became employment.
by James Suzman 2020
3.83
3k+ ratings
Solar Power
by Mark Prentice • 2016
Install your own solar panels, slash your bill, and sell the surplus to the utility.
2.50
2
Solar Power Summary
Solar Power 86%
Install your own solar panels, slash your bill, and sell the surplus to the utility.
by Mark Prentice 2016
2.50
2 ratings
The War Below
by Ernest Scheyder • 2024
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
3.82
2k+
The War Below Summary
The War Below 86%
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
by Ernest Scheyder 2024
3.82
2k+ ratings
State of the Union
by Nelson Lichtenstein • 2002
Why American law expanded individual rights while dismantling the collective power of labor.
3.75
170
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union 86%
Why American law expanded individual rights while dismantling the collective power of labor.
by Nelson Lichtenstein 2002
3.75
170 ratings
Private Government
by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
3.94
856
Private Government Summary
Private Government 86%
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017
3.94
856 ratings
Material World
by Ed Conway • 2023
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
4.5
9k+
Material World Summary
Material World 85%
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
by Ed Conway 2023
4.5
9k+ ratings
The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jones • 2008
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
3.70
868
The Green Collar Economy Summary
The Green Collar Economy 85%
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
by Van Jones 2008
3.70
868 ratings
The Hamlet Fire
by Bryant Simon • 2020
A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.
4.12
245
The Hamlet Fire Summary
The Hamlet Fire 85%
A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.
by Bryant Simon 2020
4.12
245 ratings
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
4.00
2k+
Falter Summary
Falter 85%
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
by Bill McKibben 2019
4.00
2k+ ratings
Not Working
by D.W. Gibson • 2012
What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.
3.68
60
Not Working Summary
Not Working 85%
What a paycheck conceals: Americans on the identity, health, and dignity that left with the job.
by D.W. Gibson 2012
3.68
60 ratings
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 85%
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021
4.05
8k+ ratings
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton • 2008
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
3.62
6k+
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 85%
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
by Alain de Botton 2008
3.62
6k+ ratings
Tesla
by Margaret Cheney • 1981
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
3.71
7k+
Tesla Summary
Tesla 85%
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
by Margaret Cheney 1981
3.71
7k+ ratings
The Invisible Rainbow
by Arthur Firstenberg • 2017
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
4.48
774
The Invisible Rainbow Summary
The Invisible Rainbow 85%
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
by Arthur Firstenberg 2017
4.48
774 ratings
American Made
by Farah Stockman • 2021
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
4.31
1k+
American Made Summary
American Made 85%
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
by Farah Stockman 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Breath of the Gods
by Simon Winchester • 2025
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
3.79
616
The Breath of the Gods Summary
The Breath of the Gods 85%
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
by Simon Winchester 2025
3.79
616 ratings
Apocalypse Never
by Michael Shellenberger • 2020
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
4.16
6k+
Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never 85%
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
by Michael Shellenberger 2020
4.16
6k+ ratings
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in
by John Kay • 2009
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
3.95
615
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in Summary
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in 85%
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
by John Kay 2009
3.95
615 ratings
Strangers in Their Own Land
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2016
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
4.12
18k+
Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land 85%
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016
4.12
18k+ ratings
The Fall of the House of Labor
by David Montgomery • 1987
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
3.93
147
The Fall of the House of Labor Summary
The Fall of the House of Labor 85%
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
by David Montgomery 1987
3.93
147 ratings
Wizard
by Marc J. Seifer • 1996
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
3.73
7k+
Wizard Summary
Wizard 85%
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
by Marc J. Seifer 1996
3.73
7k+ ratings
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