50 Books like Green Crime

Our Angry Earth

by Isaac Asimov • 1991

Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.

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126

🌍 Environmental Crises 🌡️ Climate Science 🏭 Pollution 🌳 Habitat Loss ☀️ Renewable Energy

Our Angry Earth 94%

Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.

by Isaac Asimov 1991

3.71

126 ratings

🌍 Environmental Crises 🌡️ Climate Science 🏭 Pollution 🌳 Habitat Loss ☀️ Renewable Energy

The Climate Book

by Greta Thunberg • 2022

Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.

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3k+

⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition ✊ Climate Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 🚫 Climate Denialism

The Climate Book 94%

Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.

by Greta Thunberg 2022

4.41

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Climate Justice ⚡ Energy Transition ✊ Climate Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 🚫 Climate Denialism

Generation Dread

by Britt Wray • 2022

Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.

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772

🧠 Climate Psychology 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🌿 Ecological Grief 🛡️ Climate Denialism ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Generation Dread 94%

Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.

by Britt Wray 2022

3.90

772 ratings

🧠 Climate Psychology 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🌿 Ecological Grief 🛡️ Climate Denialism ⚖️ Environmental Justice

This Changes Everything

by Naomi Klein • 2014

Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.

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28k+

🏛️ Climate Politics 🌹 Eco-Socialism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry 🟢 Greenwashing

This Changes Everything 94%

Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.

by Naomi Klein 2014

4.16

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Climate Politics 🌹 Eco-Socialism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry 🟢 Greenwashing

The Future We Choose

by Christiana Figueres • 2020

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

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7k+

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Future We Choose 94%

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

by Christiana Figueres 2020

4.05

7k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Story of Stuff

by Annie Leonard • 2010

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

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4k+

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

The Story of Stuff 93%

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

by Annie Leonard 2010

4.08

4k+ ratings

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference

by Rebecca Huntley • 2020

Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.

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368

📢 Climate Communication 🧠 Environmental Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🔄 Behavior Change

How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference Summary

How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference 93%

Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.

by Rebecca Huntley 2020

3.89

368 ratings

📢 Climate Communication 🧠 Environmental Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 😰 Eco-Anxiety 🔄 Behavior Change

Climate Change

by Joseph Romm • 2015

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

4.22

694

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Climate Change 93%

Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.

by Joseph Romm 2015

4.22

694 ratings

🧪 Climate Science 📋 Climate Policy ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Climate Economics 🏭 Carbon Reduction

Our Choice

by Al Gore • 2008

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

3.99

864

🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Our Choice 93%

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

by Al Gore 2008

3.99

864 ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Oil and Honey

by Bill McKibben • 2013

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

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1k+

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Oil and Honey 93%

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

by Bill McKibben 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Slow Burn

by R. Jisung Park • 2024

The hidden climate bill: falling test scores, slowing workers, rising tempers. Trillions already.

3.70

🏭 Climate Economics ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🧠 Human Capital 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🛡️ Climate Adaptation

Slow Burn 93%

The hidden climate bill: falling test scores, slowing workers, rising tempers. Trillions already.

by R. Jisung Park 2024

3.70

70 ratings

🏭 Climate Economics ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🧠 Human Capital 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🛡️ Climate Adaptation

Active Hope

by Joanna Macy • 2012

Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.

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2k+

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 🌿 Ecospirituality 💪 Activist Resilience 🧘 Engaged Buddhism

Active Hope 93%

Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.

by Joanna Macy 2012

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 🌿 Ecospirituality 💪 Activist Resilience 🧘 Engaged Buddhism

Now or Never

by Tim Flannery • 2009

Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.

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193

🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌎 Gaia Theory 🏭 Anthropocene 🌱 Carbon Sequestration 🌊 Ocean Acidification

Now or Never 93%

Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.

by Tim Flannery 2009

3.49

193 ratings

🌍 Planetary Boundaries 🌎 Gaia Theory 🏭 Anthropocene 🌱 Carbon Sequestration 🌊 Ocean Acidification

Nomad Century

by Gaia Vince • 2022

The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.

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1k+

🌍 Climate Migration 🏠 Managed Retreat 🚧 Border Politics 💹 Migration Economics 🏛️ Global Governance

Nomad Century 93%

The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.

by Gaia Vince 2022

3.84

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Migration 🏠 Managed Retreat 🚧 Border Politics 💹 Migration Economics 🏛️ Global Governance

Under a White Sky

by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

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🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

Under a White Sky 93%

Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.

by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021

4.10

13k+ ratings

🏭 Anthropocene Studies 📰 Science Journalism 🌿 Ecological Intervention 🌋 Geoengineering 🐟 Invasive Species

Fostering Sustainable Behavior

by Doug McKenzie-Mohr • 1999

Posters and pamphlets don't change behavior. Six tools that do, and how to combine them.

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188

🧠 Social Psychology 📢 Social Marketing 📋 Behavior Change Programs 🎨 Behavioral Design 🤝 Community Engagement

Fostering Sustainable Behavior 93%

Posters and pamphlets don't change behavior. Six tools that do, and how to combine them.

by Doug McKenzie-Mohr 1999

3.86

188 ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 📢 Social Marketing 📋 Behavior Change Programs 🎨 Behavioral Design 🤝 Community Engagement

Falter

by Bill McKibben • 2019

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

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2k+

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception ☀️ Renewable Energy ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

Falter 93%

Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.

by Bill McKibben 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🤖 Tech Ethics ⚠️ Existential Risk 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Deception ☀️ Renewable Energy ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

Blessed Unrest

by Paul Hawken • 2007

A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.

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2k+

🌍 Environmental Activism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Grassroots Movements 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 🔄 Systems Thinking

Blessed Unrest 93%

A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.

by Paul Hawken 2007

3.94

2k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Activism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Grassroots Movements 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 🔄 Systems Thinking

Traces

by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019

Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.

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3k+

🔬 Forensic Science 🌿 Forensic Ecology 🔍 Trace Evidence 🗺️ Environmental Profiling 🌻 Palynology

Traces 92%

Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.

by Patricia Wiltshire 2019

3.60

3k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🌿 Forensic Ecology 🔍 Trace Evidence 🗺️ Environmental Profiling 🌻 Palynology

The Green New Deal

by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

3.68

812

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Green New Deal 92%

The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.

by Jeremy Rifkin 2019

3.68

812 ratings

💚 Green New Deal ⚡ Energy Transition 💰 Green Economics 🛢️ Fossil Fuel Divestment 🏙️ Smart Cities

The Uninhabitable Earth

by David Wallace-Wells • 2019

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

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30k+

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

The Uninhabitable Earth 92%

Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.

by David Wallace-Wells 2019

3.99

30k+ ratings

🧪 Climate Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios 🏃 Climate Migration 🌪️ Extreme Weather 🌽 Food And Water Security

The End of Nature

by Bill McKibben • 1989

Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.

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3k+

🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy 🌿 Deep Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🏭 Greenhouse Effect 🐾 Biodiversity Loss

The End of Nature 92%

Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.

by Bill McKibben 1989

3.94

3k+ ratings

🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy 🌿 Deep Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🏭 Greenhouse Effect 🐾 Biodiversity Loss

No. More. Plastic.

by Martin Dorey • 2018

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

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2k+

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

No. More. Plastic. 92%

Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.

by Martin Dorey 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧴 Plastic Pollution ♻️ Zero Waste Living ✊ Everyday Activism 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🥤 Plastic Free Lifestyle

The Legacy

by David Suzuki • 2010

GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.

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492

🌍 Environmental Philosophy 🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌳 Ecosystem Services 💚 Biophilia

The Legacy 92%

GDP counts car crashes as growth. An elder's vision for measuring what actually sustains us.

by David Suzuki 2010

4.21

492 ratings

🌍 Environmental Philosophy 🌱 Traditional Ecological Knowledge 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌳 Ecosystem Services 💚 Biophilia

Coming Back to Life

by Joanna Macy • 1998

Apathy is more dangerous than apocalypse. The pain we avoid contains the power to act.

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552

🧭 Deep Ecology 🧠 Ecopsychology ☸️ Buddhist Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 💔 Collective Trauma

Coming Back to Life 92%

Apathy is more dangerous than apocalypse. The pain we avoid contains the power to act.

by Joanna Macy 1998

4.28

552 ratings

🧭 Deep Ecology 🧠 Ecopsychology ☸️ Buddhist Ecology 🌍 Climate Grief 💔 Collective Trauma

The Psychopath Whisperer

by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014

Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.

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4k+

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 🧠 Neurocriminology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💔 Empathy Deficits 🧬 Affective Neuroscience

The Psychopath Whisperer 92%

Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.

by Kent A. Kiehl 2014

4.07

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 🧠 Neurocriminology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💔 Empathy Deficits 🧬 Affective Neuroscience

Drawdown

by Paul Hawken • 2017

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

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4k+

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Drawdown 92%

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

by Paul Hawken 2017

4.40

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

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2k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

Inside the Criminal Mind 92%

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

Apocalypse Never

by Michael Shellenberger • 2020

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

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6k+

🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

Apocalypse Never 92%

The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.

by Michael Shellenberger 2020

4.16

6k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Policy 🌡️ Climate Debate ⚡ Energy Policy ☢️ Nuclear Advocacy 🔕 Anti-Alarmism

Not the End of the World

by Hannah Ritchie • 2024

The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.

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7k+

🌍 Environmental Optimism 💡 Climate Solutions 🎯 Effective Environmentalism 🌾 Agricultural Innovation ⚡ Renewable Energy

Not the End of the World 92%

The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.

by Hannah Ritchie 2024

4.22

7k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Optimism 💡 Climate Solutions 🎯 Effective Environmentalism 🌾 Agricultural Innovation ⚡ Renewable Energy

How to Change Everything

by Naomi Klein • 2021

Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.

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922

🌍 Climate Justice 🤝 Collective Action ✊ Intersectional Environmentalism 📢 Young Activists 🌱 Green New Deal

How to Change Everything 92%

Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.

by Naomi Klein 2021

3.89

922 ratings

🌍 Climate Justice 🤝 Collective Action ✊ Intersectional Environmentalism 📢 Young Activists 🌱 Green New Deal

Getting to Green

by Frederic C. Rich • 2016

No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.

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106

🌿 Environmental Policy 🇺🇸 American Conservation 🪓 Political Polarization 🌡️ Climate Change Politics 🛡️ Stewardship Ethics

Getting to Green 92%

No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.

by Frederic C. Rich 2016

4.02

106 ratings

🌿 Environmental Policy 🇺🇸 American Conservation 🪓 Political Polarization 🌡️ Climate Change Politics 🛡️ Stewardship Ethics

The Heat Will Kill You First

by Jeff Goodell • 2023

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

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8k+

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands ⚖️ Climate Inequality 🌍 Climate Migration

The Heat Will Kill You First 92%

Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.

by Jeff Goodell 2023

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏭 Climate Crisis 🌀 Extreme Weather 🏙️ Urban Heat Islands ⚖️ Climate Inequality 🌍 Climate Migration

A Casebook of Murder

by Colin Wilson • 1969

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

3.63

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

A Casebook of Murder 92%

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

by Colin Wilson 1969

3.63

41 ratings

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History 🚨 Sex Crimes 🔪 Serial Murder

The Green Collar Economy

by Van Jones • 2008

Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.

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868

🌿 Green Politics ✊ Environmental Justice 🔄 Sustainable Economy ⚡ Clean Energy Transition 🏛️ Public Investment

The Green Collar Economy 92%

Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.

by Van Jones 2008

3.70

868 ratings

🌿 Green Politics ✊ Environmental Justice 🔄 Sustainable Economy ⚡ Clean Energy Transition 🏛️ Public Investment

Planet on Fire

by Mathew Lawrence • 2021

Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.

3.68

173

🏛️ Environmental Politics 💰 Political Economy 🌿 Green New Deal 🔄 Just Transition ⚖️ Climate Justice

Planet on Fire 92%

Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.

by Mathew Lawrence 2021

3.68

173 ratings

🏛️ Environmental Politics 💰 Political Economy 🌿 Green New Deal 🔄 Just Transition ⚖️ Climate Justice

The Gates of Janus

by Ian Brady • 2001

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

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511

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

The Gates of Janus 92%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling ⚖️ Crime And Power 📺 Media Sensationalism

Megafire

by Michael Kodas • 2017

A century of putting out every fire made the forests a tinderbox. Now climate change is the match.

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254

🔥 Wildfire 🏕️ Forest Ecology 🌪️ Climate Disasters 📋 Environmental Policy 🌲 Land Management

Megafire 92%

A century of putting out every fire made the forests a tinderbox. Now climate change is the match.

by Michael Kodas 2017

4.01

254 ratings

🔥 Wildfire 🏕️ Forest Ecology 🌪️ Climate Disasters 📋 Environmental Policy 🌲 Land Management

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

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2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 92%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Sacred Balance

by David Suzuki • 1997

You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.

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🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌿 Sacred Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🤝 Human-Nature Connection 🌍 Earth Systems

The Sacred Balance 92%

You are made from the planet's air, water, and soil. Forgetting this is the emergency.

by David Suzuki 1997

4.14

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Deep Ecology 🌿 Sacred Ecology ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🤝 Human-Nature Connection 🌍 Earth Systems

Net Zero

by Dieter Helm • 2020

Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.

3.84

270

🏷️ Carbon Pricing 📈 Market-Based Environmentalism 📦 Consumption Emissions 🌳 Natural Sequestration ⚡ Electricity Market Reform

Net Zero 92%

Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.

by Dieter Helm 2020

3.84

270 ratings

🏷️ Carbon Pricing 📈 Market-Based Environmentalism 📦 Consumption Emissions 🌳 Natural Sequestration ⚡ Electricity Market Reform

Last Chance in Texas

by John Hubner • 2005

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

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828

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice 📚 Correctional Education 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Last Chance in Texas 92%

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

by John Hubner 2005

4.29

828 ratings

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice 📚 Correctional Education 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

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3k+

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism 92%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

We Are the Weather

by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019

Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.

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17k+

🚜 Food Systems 📢 Climate Advocacy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🐄 Animal Agriculture

We Are the Weather 92%

Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.

by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019

3.69

17k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 📢 Climate Advocacy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🐄 Animal Agriculture

Climate Justice

by Mary Robinson • 2018

Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.

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3k+

⚖️ Climate Justice ✊ Human Rights 🌱 Grassroots Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 👩‍💼 Women's Leadership

Climate Justice 92%

Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.

by Mary Robinson 2018

4.06

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Climate Justice ✊ Human Rights 🌱 Grassroots Activism 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge 👩‍💼 Women's Leadership

Unforgiving Places

by Jens Ludwig • 2025

Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.

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237

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏙️ Urban Violence 🔫 Gun Policy 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation

Unforgiving Places 92%

Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.

by Jens Ludwig 2025

4.21

237 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏙️ Urban Violence 🔫 Gun Policy 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation

The Climate of History in a Planetary Age

by Dipesh Chakrabarty • 2021

All our political concepts assume a stable planet. The Anthropocene reveals it never was.

3.68

142

🏞️ Anthropocene Theory ⏳ Deep Time ⚖️ Climate Justice 📜 Historiography 🌍 Postcolonial Theory

The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary

The Climate of History in a Planetary Age 92%

All our political concepts assume a stable planet. The Anthropocene reveals it never was.

by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021

3.68

142 ratings

🏞️ Anthropocene Theory ⏳ Deep Time ⚖️ Climate Justice 📜 Historiography 🌍 Postcolonial Theory

The Dark Side of the Mind

by Kerry Daynes • 2019

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

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8k+

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

The Dark Side of the Mind 92%

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

by Kerry Daynes 2019

4.02

8k+ ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 😈 Criminal Motivation 🚶 Stalking

Ecological Intelligence

by Ian McCallum • 2005

The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.

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109

🌿 Deep Ecology 🧠 Ecopsychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🤔 Environmental Philosophy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics

Ecological Intelligence 92%

The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.

by Ian McCallum 2005

4.08

109 ratings

🌿 Deep Ecology 🧠 Ecopsychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🤔 Environmental Philosophy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics

The Great Displacement

by Jake Bittle • 2023

Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.

4.28

4k+

🌍 Climate Migration ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🇺🇸 American Migration 💧 Water Crisis 🚒 Disaster Recovery

The Great Displacement 92%

Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.

by Jake Bittle 2023

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🌍 Climate Migration ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🇺🇸 American Migration 💧 Water Crisis 🚒 Disaster Recovery

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