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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 322 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.06 — 54,169 ratings — published 1962
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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 240 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.51 — 166,039 ratings — published 2013
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.11 — 191,735 ratings — published 2018
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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 156 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.31 — 35,722 ratings — published 1949
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.15 — 78,424 ratings — published 2014
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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 128 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.07 — 87,320 ratings — published 2015
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,527 ratings — published 2014
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,165 ratings — published 2007
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.99 — 29,612 ratings — published 2019
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.18 — 53,852 ratings — published 1968
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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 98 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.33 — 49,260 ratings — published 2020
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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 95 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.19 — 209,643 ratings — published 2006
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.77 — 202,685 ratings — published 1854
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.05 — 112,804 ratings — published 2007
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.38 — 19,832 ratings — published 2003
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.07 — 441,151 ratings — published 1998
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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 71 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.32 — 42,963 ratings — published 2024
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
by (shelved 67 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.08 — 28,905 ratings — published 1975
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,463 ratings — published 2002
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.12 — 50,589 ratings — published 2021
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,293 ratings — published 2004
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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.42 — 6,409 ratings — published 2020
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Migrations Migrations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.12 — 96,655 ratings — published 2020
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,436 ratings — published 2009
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.10 — 12,972 ratings — published 2021
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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 56 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.32 — 29,145 ratings — published 2015
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The Lorax The Lorax (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.35 — 366,704 ratings — published 1971
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.28 — 11,791 ratings — published 1986
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Flight Behavior Flight Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.82 — 101,336 ratings — published 2012
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,061 ratings — published 2001
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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 52 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,364 ratings — published 2021
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.85 — 27,588 ratings — published 2019
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Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,327 ratings — published 2017
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.04 — 451,351 ratings — published 1997
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The End of Nature The End of Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,115 ratings — published 1989
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.79 — 6,971 ratings — published 2006
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.34 — 11,267 ratings — published 2017
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,089 ratings — published 2008
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.50 — 33,769 ratings — published 2020
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.69 — 17,157 ratings — published 2019
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.87 — 41,229 ratings — published 2020
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as environmental)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,896 ratings — published 2005
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Once There Were Wolves Once There Were Wolves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.09 — 115,478 ratings — published 2021
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.23 — 20,692 ratings — published 2019
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
by (shelved 40 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.07 — 132,077 ratings — published 2009
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,460 ratings — published 1974
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,711 ratings — published 2020
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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,929 ratings — published 2010
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,804 ratings — published 2006
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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as environmental)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,028 ratings — published 2022
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“Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Wangari Maathai
“The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem.”
Wangari Maathai

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