Sustainability Book Guide

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November 16, 2023
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Looking for some books to read over winter break? Check out our list of book recommendations! This list is not exhaustive, so send us your recommendations to add to the list!

 

All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson 

all we can save

 

The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health—And How We Can Make It Better by Annie Leonard

the story of stuff

 

Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World by Esha Chhabra

working to restore

 

Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America by Beth Hoffman 

bet the farm

 

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

eating animals

 

The Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone by Heidi A. Roop

Climate action handbook

 

Goodbye Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki 

goodbye

 

Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson 

Climate justice

 

Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman 

farming while black

 

Wear No Evil: How to Change the World With Your Wardrobe by Greta Eagan

wear no evil

 

Live Green: 52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life by Jen Chillingsworth

live green

 

The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas 

intersectional environmentalist

 

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

braiding sweetgrass

 

Can I Recycle This? A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics by Jennie Romer 

can i recycle this?

 

The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth L. Cline

the conscious closet

 

The Waste-Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, and Save the Planet by Ron Gonen 

the waste-free world

 

The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis by Cristina Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac 

the future we choose

 

Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle 

healing grounds

 

Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barber 

Consumed

 

How to Save the World for Free by Natalie Fee

how to save the world for free

 

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 

the sixth mass extinction

 

As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker 

as long as grass grows

 

The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power Privilege, and Environmental Protection by Dorceta E. Taylor

american conversations

 

Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by Dorceta E. Taylor 

toxic communities

 

The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren 

the story of more

 

How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos by David Pogue 

how to prepare

 

Rebuilding Earth: Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans by Tereasa Coady

rebuilding earth

 

The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience by Rob Verchick

octopus