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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.10 — 210,373 ratings — published 2018
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.50 — 191,109 ratings — published 2013
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.06 — 93,630 ratings — published 2015
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.80 — 335,702 ratings — published 2014
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.26 — 76,793 ratings — published 2024
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.31 — 55,895 ratings — published 2020
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,715,860 ratings — published 1965
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 57,422 ratings — published 1962
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,340 ratings — published 2021
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.31 — 37,911 ratings — published 1949
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The Word for World Is Forest The Word for World Is Forest (ebook)
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avg rating 4.08 — 49,982 ratings — published 1972
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,644 ratings — published 1996
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Birnam Wood Birnam Wood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.79 — 57,665 ratings — published 2023
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,521 ratings — published 2019
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,423 ratings — published 2005
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,362 ratings — published 2014
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.77 — 208,984 ratings — published 1854
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When the Killing's Done When the Killing's Done (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.64 — 5,855 ratings — published 2011
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.85 — 91,026 ratings — published 1992
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The Mountain in the Sea The Mountain in the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.86 — 41,750 ratings — published 2022
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Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.26 — 500 ratings — published 2011
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Cloud Cuckoo Land Cloud Cuckoo Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.24 — 286,219 ratings — published 2021
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,200 ratings — published 2016
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,668 ratings — published 2013
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Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.17 — 339 ratings — published 2016
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 81,691 ratings — published 2009
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Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,108 ratings — published 2008
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.33 — 31,398 ratings — published 2015
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The Windup Girl The Windup Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.75 — 79,356 ratings — published 2009
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,982 ratings — published 2007
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The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.28 — 987 ratings — published 2013
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,849 ratings — published 2004
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Flight Behavior Flight Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.83 — 104,942 ratings — published 2012
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,103,485 ratings — published 1990
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Flush Flush (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.89 — 33,762 ratings — published 2005
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,553 ratings — published 2006
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,987 ratings — published 2001
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Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,587 ratings — published 2022
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.28 — 355,893 ratings — published 2015
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Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.35 — 5,247 ratings — published 2019
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The Light Eaters The Light Eaters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.25 — 12,253 ratings — published 2024
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Venomous Lumpsucker Venomous Lumpsucker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.80 — 7,496 ratings — published 2022
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The Tusks of Extinction The Tusks of Extinction (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.81 — 9,186 ratings — published 2024
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The Strange Bird: A Borne Story (Borne, #1.5) The Strange Bird: A Borne Story (Borne, #1.5)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,482 ratings — published 2017
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Bog Queen Bog Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.57 — 9,477 ratings — published 2025
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.22 — 7,893 ratings — published 2024
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Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature Marx's Ecology: Materialism and Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.20 — 459 ratings — published 2000
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Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,526 ratings — published 1972
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,086 ratings — published 2020
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Ecology without Nature: Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics Ecology without Nature: Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as ecological)
avg rating 3.75 — 374 ratings — published 2007
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Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
“With everything we do in business, it's important that we always consider the ecological implications. And if we're really doing things the Permaculture way, then it's not just about factoring in ecological cost, but better yet ensuring that business processes and outputs actually add value to ecological and natural systems.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

Voltaire
“L'acier, l'airain plus fortement s'allume
que les roseaux qu'un feu léger consume.”
― Voltaire, La Pucelle; Or, the Maid of Orléans: A Poem, in XXI Cantos. Volume 1 of 2.

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