College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Sustainability Book Guide
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
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
Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World by Esha Chhabra
Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America by Beth Hoffman
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone by Heidi A. Roop
Goodbye Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
Wear No Evil: How to Change the World With Your Wardrobe by Greta Eagan
Live Green: 52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life by Jen Chillingsworth
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Can I Recycle This? A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics by Jennie Romer
The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth L. Cline
The Waste-Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, and Save the Planet by Ron Gonen
The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis by Cristina Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming by Liz Carlisle
Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barber
How to Save the World for Free by Natalie Fee
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power Privilege, and Environmental Protection by Dorceta E. Taylor
Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility by Dorceta E. Taylor
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren
How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos by David Pogue
Rebuilding Earth: Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans by Tereasa Coady
The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience by Rob Verchick