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The Living Company

by Arie de Geus • 1997

Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.

4.11

264

🏫 Learning Organization 🔮 Scenario Planning ⏳ Corporate Longevity 🌱 Living Systems 💡 Knowledge Economy

The Living Company

Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.

by Arie de Geus 1997 240 pages

4.11

264 ratings

🏫 Learning Organization 🔮 Scenario Planning ⏳ Corporate Longevity 🌱 Living Systems 💡 Knowledge Economy

What the Bears Know

by Steve Searles • 2023

Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.

4.18

401

🐾 Wildlife Management 🏡 Wildlife Coexistence 🧠 Animal Intelligence 💡 Nonlethal Management 🤝 Community Conservation

What the Bears Know

Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.

by Steve Searles 2023 272 pages

4.18

401 ratings

🐾 Wildlife Management 🏡 Wildlife Coexistence 🧠 Animal Intelligence 💡 Nonlethal Management 🤝 Community Conservation

The Zero Waste Solution

by Paul Connett • 2013

A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.

3.92

🗑️ Waste Reduction 🔄 Circular Economy 🌱 Composting ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏭 Industrial Ecology

The Zero Waste Solution

A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.

by Paul Connett 2013 531 pages

3.92

78 ratings

🗑️ Waste Reduction 🔄 Circular Economy 🌱 Composting ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏭 Industrial Ecology

The Post-Corporate World

by David C. Korten • 1999

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

3.77

132

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

The Post-Corporate World

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

by David C. Korten 1999 336 pages

3.77

132 ratings

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

What's Left

by Malcolm Harris • 2025

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

3.87

195

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism 🍃 Green Transition 🤝 Just Transition

What's Left

The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.

by Malcolm Harris 2025 320 pages

3.87

195 ratings

🏛 Political Economy 🌍 Climate Politics ✊ Ecosocialism 🍃 Green Transition 🤝 Just Transition

Our Green Heart

by Diana Beresford-Kroeger • 2024

Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.

4.09

500+

🌲 Forest Ecology 🌳 Tree Communication 🌿 Forest Medicine ☘️ Celtic Animism ⚛️ Quantum Biology

Our Green Heart

Chlorophyll and hemoglobin are subatomic twins. When forests die, so does the animal kingdom.

by Diana Beresford-Kroeger 2024 216 pages

4.09

500+ ratings

🌲 Forest Ecology 🌳 Tree Communication 🌿 Forest Medicine ☘️ Celtic Animism ⚛️ Quantum Biology

Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

by Steven M. Druker • 2012

The FDA buried its own scientists' warnings, covered up a lethal epidemic, and declared GMOs safe.

4.18

222

🧬 Gmo Controversy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔬 Scientific Fraud 🍽️ Food Regulation 📰 Media Censorship

Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

The FDA buried its own scientists' warnings, covered up a lethal epidemic, and declared GMOs safe.

by Steven M. Druker 2012 528 pages

4.18

222 ratings

🧬 Gmo Controversy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔬 Scientific Fraud 🍽️ Food Regulation 📰 Media Censorship

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

by Greg Marley • 2010

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

3.95

271

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

by Greg Marley 2010 288 pages

3.95

271 ratings

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

by John Thackara • 2015

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

3.78

246

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

by John Thackara 2015 192 pages

3.78

246 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

Generative Energy

by Raymond Peat • 1994

Seed oils age you faster than time does. Progesterone, thyroid, and red light reverse the damage.

4.38

255

🔬 Hormonal Health ⚡ Mitochondrial Health 🔋 Bioenergetic Medicine 💡 Light Therapy 🧬 Metabolic Medicine

Generative Energy

Seed oils age you faster than time does. Progesterone, thyroid, and red light reverse the damage.

by Raymond Peat 1994 151 pages

4.38

255 ratings

🔬 Hormonal Health ⚡ Mitochondrial Health 🔋 Bioenergetic Medicine 💡 Light Therapy 🧬 Metabolic Medicine

Cannibal Capitalism

by Nancy Fraser • 2022

The economy treats care work, nature, and democracy as free inputs. They are running out.

4.01

1k+

🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Democratic Socialism 👩‍👧 Social Reproduction 🩺 Care Crisis 🔗 Racial Capitalism

Cannibal Capitalism

The economy treats care work, nature, and democracy as free inputs. They are running out.

by Nancy Fraser 2022 209 pages

4.01

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Democratic Socialism 👩‍👧 Social Reproduction 🩺 Care Crisis 🔗 Racial Capitalism

Eaarth

by Bill McKibben • 2010

One degree of warming already erased the old climate. The question is what comes next.

3.95

4k+

🏚️ Climate Adaptation 🌍 Planetary Boundaries 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🏘️ Local Resilience 🛢️ Peak Oil

Eaarth

One degree of warming already erased the old climate. The question is what comes next.

by Bill McKibben 2010 253 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Climate Adaptation 🌍 Planetary Boundaries 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🏘️ Local Resilience 🛢️ Peak Oil

What Your Food Ate

by David R. Montgomery • 2022

A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.

4.29

500+

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Microbiome 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🌿 Food As Medicine

What Your Food Ate

A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.

by David R. Montgomery 2022 394 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Microbiome 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🌿 Food As Medicine

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