The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
By: Leah Thomas
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A primer on intersectional environmentalism aimed at educating the next generation of activists on …
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1. Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape
By: Lauret Savoy
4.09
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
Through personal journeys and historical inquiry, this PEN Literary Award finalist explores how Ame… read more
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- environment
- nature
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2. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
By: Naomi Klein
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capit… read more
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3. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more
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4. Silent Spring
By: Edward O. Wilson , Rachel Carson , Linda Lear
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in… read more
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5. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more
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6. Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
By: Cornel West , Angela Y. Davis , Frank Barat
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Ange… read more
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7. Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
By: Ashley Shew
4.30
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
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8. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
By: Marc Lamont Hill
4.21
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more
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- activism
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- nonfiction
- social justice
9. The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
By: Leah Thomas
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A primer on intersectional environmentalism aimed at educating the next generation of activists on … read more
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- nature
- feminism
- politics
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- social justice
- activism
- climate change
- environment
- science
10. Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change
By: Aja Barber
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Aja Barber wants change. In the 'learning' first half of the book, she will expose you to the … read more
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- social justice
- climate change
- environment
11. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- nonfiction
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
12. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
By: Tricia Hersey
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
13. As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
By: Dina Gilio-Whitaker
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The story of Native peoples' resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call … read more
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- nature
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
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- climate change
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14. Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
By: Camille T. Dungy
4.19
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
A seminal work that expands how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Boo… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
15. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
4.45
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are har… read more
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- nature
- feminism
- politics
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- science
16. Pollution Is Colonialism
By: Max Liboiron
4.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
In Pollution is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research… read more
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- nature
- politics
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- environment
- science
17. Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
By: Jessica Hernandez
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working–and off… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- environment
- nature
- science
18. Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
By: Kaitlin B. Curtice
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In an era in which "resistance" has become tokenized, popular Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice rec… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- nature
19. Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
By: Patty Krawec
4.58
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast,… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- nature
"Blood quantum is a race theory that still forms the basis for legal Indian status in the United States and Canada."-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
"Each of these terms is correct and wrong, and it is likely that whatever term you use will at some point be corrected by somebody else to a term they think is more appropriate. The best thing to do i…"-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
"Settlers and migrants and the forcibly displanted get worried when Native people start talking about Land Back. What about their house? Where will they go? Unable to imagine any scenario other than w…"-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
"It isn't wrong to think about your ancestors, to hear their stories and understand where they came from. And if your ancestors have been in the United States or Canada for a long period of time, it i…"-Patty Krawec, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
20. Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
By: Rae Wynn-Grant
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this vulnerable and urgent memoir, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship be… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- science
21. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
By: Rebecca Solnit
3.98
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
An energizing case for hope about the climate comes from Rebecca Solnit, called the voice of the re… read more
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- nature
- politics
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- social justice
- climate change
- environment
- science
"To hope is to accept despair as an emotion but not as an analysis. To recognize that what is unlikely is possible, just as what is likely is not inevitable. To understand that difficult is not the sa…"-Rebecca Solnit, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
"What gives me hope is that human history is full of examples of people across the ages who have risen to face the great challenges of their time and have succeeded. Victory is not the arrival in some…"-Rebecca Solnit, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
"These are among the many foundation stones of this new world we have built, and the work continues. I know all this seemed impossible a decade ago, when it felt as if everything was falling apart and…"-Rebecca Solnit, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
22. Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists
By: Leah Penniman
4.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people’s spiritual an… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- environment
- nature
- science
23. Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
By: Jessica J. Lee
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A prize-winning memoirist and nature writer turns to the lives of plants entangled in our human wor… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
24. Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
By: Ben Wilson
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of ris… read more
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- nonfiction
- environment
- science
"Deep underground, microbes turn half a century's worth of city waste into methane. The gases and leachate are extracted through an extensive network of subterranean pipes and then used to power 22,00…"-Ben Wilson, Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
25. Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
By: Alice Wong
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revol… read more
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- social justice
26. No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
By: Julian Aguon
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disast… read more
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- nature
- nonfiction
- social justice
- environment
27. Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
By: Britt Wray
3.96
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
An impassioned generational perspective on how to stay sane amid climate disruption. Climate and… read more
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- nature
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- social justice
- climate change
- environment
- science
28. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet
By: Sarah Jaquette Ray
4.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The “climate generation”—late mille… read more
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- politics
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- science
29. A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
By: Harriet A. Washington
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald… read more
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- politics
- sustainability
- nonfiction
- social justice
- climate change
- environment
- science
30. Climate Optimism: Climate Wins and Creating Systemic Change Around the World
By: Zahra Biabani
3.61
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A Guide on Climate Optimism and Environmental Sustainability Zahra Biabini, a climate activist … read more
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- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
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31. Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America
By: Katie Worth
4.27
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Investigative reporter Katie Worth reviewed scores of textbooks, built a 50-state database, and tra… read more
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- social justice
- climate change
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