Some great books we recommend. Current, and eminently readable.
Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet’s Future
David Grinspoon
Humans have had a tremendous effect on today’s natural environment — but can our abilities also be applied to undoing some of the damage? What does the future of the Earth look like?
Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy
Daniel Goleman
There are ways we impact the environment every day (both positive and negative). Goleman makes a great case and gives us ways we can have a better impact.
How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind
Charles H. Langmuir & Wally Broecker
Understanding the science of how everything came to be the way it is.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Why do humans act the way they do? Where did we come from, and what does that say about how we act?
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities
Vaclav Smil
We idolize growth. But what does it mean? And is it limitless?
Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
Ed: Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael P. Nelson
A fabulous collection of essays from experts on the effects of climate change and human activity on our environment.
Douglas Tallamy
You can contribute to the quality of your environment by simple steps in your own yard. Learn how.
Peter Wohlleben
What do animals think and feel? Are they really different from us?
A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century
Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein
An interesting and valuable analysis of our situation, and what to do about it, from the perspective of evolutionary biology.
Christopher De Pree and Sarah Scoles
How can astronomy bring us to understand ourselves and our place? How can we connect with the Universe, even if our skies are littered with light pollution? What do cultures mean to us in the context of the sky?
Richard Louv
A really important book - how bringing nature back into our lives is beneficial to everyone and everything - from health to the economy.