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The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb criticizes overpopulation and advocates instant action to limit population growth. The author justifies his arguments with huge starvation threats and other trouble spots.
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Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival?
Our Stolen Future examines the ways that certain synthetic chemicals interfere with hormones in humans and wildlife, especially in the development of the fetus in the womb.
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Walden; or Life in the Woods
First published in 1854, Walden details Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two years in a cabin amidst woodland near Walden Pond.
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Small Is Beautiful. A Study of Economics As If People Mattered
Small Is Beautiful was first published in 1973 and still offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.
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The Monkey Wrench Gang
The Monkey Wrench Gang fueled a new generation of angry young environmentalists (such as Earth First!) who practice monkey-wrenching, or sabotage for the sake of protecting the wilderness.
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Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet
In Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson—a sustainability adviser to the UK government—makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson introduces the history and ecology of the Appalachian Trail.
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Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Moral Ground presents a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to our planet.
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Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever
Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight as a water activist to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.”