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This is Vegan Propaganda and Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You by Ed Winters
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in.Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated... -
![Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel, Kofi Klu]()
Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel, Kofi Klu
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause: capitalism. Our economic system is based on perpetual expansion, which is devastating the living world. There is only one solution that will lead to meaningful and immediate change: degrowth... -
![Mission Erde – Die Welt ist es wert, um sie zu kämpfen by Robert Marc Lehmann]()
Mission Erde – Die Welt ist es wert, um sie zu kämpfen by Robert Marc Lehmann
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRobert Marc Lehmann ist auf einer Mission: »Mission Erde« - gewidmet dem Erhalt unserer Erde mit ihrer einzigartigen Natur und Tierwelt. Der Meeresbiologe, Fotograf und Umweltschützer ist weltweit in Einsätzen zur Rettung von Wildtieren und im Kampf gegen Umweltkriminalität unterwegs... -
![Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon]()
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis easy-to-use field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens. PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST covers the coastal region from shoreline to alpine, including the western Cascades... -
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![Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro]()
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed booksFor the first time in his long career, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these evocatively written, personal pieces... -
![Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway]()
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'A compelling narrative of the human story' TIM MARSHALL, author of Prisoners of Geography'Lively, rich and exciting... full of surprises' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads_____________Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future.These are the six most crucial substances in human history... -
![Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves]()
Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA highly accessible natural health guide to all the major body systems and their common imbalances, with in-depth advice on how to best use herbal medicine to support and nourish each system, address chronic health issues, and help achieve optimal health... -
![The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer]()
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life... -
![Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway]()
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPermaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture." Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include:- use of compatible perennials;- non-invasive planting techniques;- emphasis on biodiversity;- specifically adaptable to local climate, landscape, and soil conditions;- highly productive output of edibles... -
![Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements by Phyllis A. Balch]()
Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements by Phyllis A. Balch
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA revised edition of the natural-health bestseller complements the original guide's coverage of the benefits of dietary supplements and herbs with the latest findings about fresh foods, in a resource that reveals how to naturally treat 250 common problems. Original... -
![Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay]()
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAddressing the sustainable energy crisis in an objective manner, this enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers and organizes a plan for change on both a personal level and an international scale—for Europe, the United States, and the world...Categorized as:
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![Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison]()
Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPermaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way... -
![Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown, Courtney White]()
Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown, Courtney White
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGabe Brown didn't set out to change the world when he first started working alongside his father-in-law on the family farm in North Dakota. But as a series of weather-related crop disasters put Brown and his wife, Shelly, in desperate financial straits, they started making bold changes to their farm...Categorized as:
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![Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis]()
Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSmart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life ― not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms... -
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![Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken]()
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of...Categorized as:
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![Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods by Sandor Ellix Katz, Sally Fallon Morell]()
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods by Sandor Ellix Katz, Sally Fallon Morell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Book That Started the Fermentation RevolutionSandor Ellix Katz, winner of a James Beard Award andNew York Timesbestselling author, whomMichael Pollan callsthe Johnny Appleseed of Fermentation returns to the iconic book that started it all, but with a fresh perspective, renewed enthusiasm, and expandedwisdomfrom his travels around the world... -
![The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Javier Blas, Jack Farchy]()
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Javier Blas, Jack Farchy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source. The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones.We rarely stop to consider where they come from. But we should...Categorized as:
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![Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb]()
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2023 • A Smithsonian Staff Favorite of 2023 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2023An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager... -
![The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer]()
The Democracy of Species by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn twenty short books, Penguin Classics brings you the ideas that have changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration...Categorized as:
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![It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World by Mikaela Loach]()
It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World by Mikaela Loach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism.We are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful, oppressive systems that heavily contribute to the climate crisis, and environmental consequences that have been toned down to the masses... -
![Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture by Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier]()
Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture by Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEdible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work... -
![The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka]()
The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCall it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world...Categorized as:
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![Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot]()
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"This remarkable book, staring curiously down at the soil beneath our feet, points us convincingly in one of the directions we must travel. I learned something on every page." --Bill McKibbenFor the first time since the Neolithic, we have the opportunity to transform not only our food system but our entire relationship to the living world...Categorized as:
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![Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis]()
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant - a must read' Tim SpectorYou may not be aware of this - not consciously, at least - but you do not control what you eat. Every mouthful you take is informed by the subtle tweaking and nudging of a vast, complex, global one so intimately woven into everyday life that you hardly even know it's there.The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance... -
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![The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener by Eliot Coleman]()
The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener by Eliot Coleman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Updated for its 30th anniversary edition; [This book] remains as relevant as ever.”― New York Times Book Review Since its original publication in 1989, The New Organic Grower has been one of the most important farming books available, with pioneer Eliot Coleman leading the charge in the organic movement in the United States... -
![Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy]()
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDouglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being. In Nature's Best Hope, he takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots, home-grown approach to conservation... -
![The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein]()
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are all connected, and our small, personal choices bear unsuspected... -
![Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life]()
Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture — drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today... -
![Rebirding: Rewilding Britain and its Birds by Benedict Macdonald]()
Rebirding: Rewilding Britain and its Birds by Benedict Macdonald
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebirding takes the long view of Britain’s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar – and forward in time to the intensification of our modern landscapes and the collapse of invertebrate populations... -
![Edible Forest Gardens, Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture by Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier]()
Edible Forest Gardens, Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture by Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Edible Forest Gardens" is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work...
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