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Environment Book Summaries

The Future Is Faster Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2020
Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.
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5k+
The Future Is Faster Than You Think Summary
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
Breakthroughs are converging. The next decade will deliver a century's worth of change.
by Peter H. Diamandis 2020 384 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Happy City
by Charles Montgomery • 2012
Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.
4.36
9k+
Happy City Summary
Happy City
Sprawl isolates and exhausts. The evidence for repairing cities around human connection and joy.
by Charles Montgomery 2012 400 pages
4.36
9k+ ratings
Marketing 3.0
by Philip Kotler • 2010
Marketing sold products, then won customers. The next era competes for meaning.
3.99
1k+
Marketing 3.0 Summary
Marketing 3.0
Marketing sold products, then won customers. The next era competes for meaning.
by Philip Kotler 2010 208 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Collapse
by Jared Diamond • 2004
Civilizations don't just run out of resources. They fail to decide.
3.94
75k+
Collapse Summary
Collapse
Civilizations don't just run out of resources. They fail to decide.
by Jared Diamond 2004 608 pages
3.94
75k+ ratings
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022 336 pages
3.94
14k+ ratings
When McKinsey Comes to Town
by Walt Bogdanich • 2022
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
3.80
11k+
When McKinsey Comes to Town Summary
When McKinsey Comes to Town
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
by Walt Bogdanich 2022 353 pages
3.80
11k+ ratings
The Telomere Effect
by Elizabeth Blackburn • 2017
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
3.77
5k+
The Telomere Effect Summary
The Telomere Effect
Your cells contain an aging clock. Every meal, sleepless night, and friendship touches it.
by Elizabeth Blackburn 2017 348 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
Enlightenment Now
by Steven Pinker • 2018
The world is getting better, by the numbers. The credit belongs to ideals we are abandoning.
4.19
32k+
Enlightenment Now Summary
Enlightenment Now
The world is getting better, by the numbers. The credit belongs to ideals we are abandoning.
by Steven Pinker 2018 576 pages
4.19
32k+ ratings
Sustainable & Responsible Investing 360°
by R. Scott Arnell • 2022
ESG was a niche concern. Now top investors treat it as fiduciary duty. Their playbook, distilled.
4.27
500+
Sustainable & Responsible Investing 360° Summary
Sustainable & Responsible Investing 360°
ESG was a niche concern. Now top investors treat it as fiduciary duty. Their playbook, distilled.
by R. Scott Arnell 2022 393 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
The Fate of Rome
by Kyle Harper • 2017
The Roman Empire wasn't just conquered. It was overwhelmed by climate chaos and pandemic disease.
4.19
2k+
The Fate of Rome Summary
The Fate of Rome
The Roman Empire wasn't just conquered. It was overwhelmed by climate chaos and pandemic disease.
by Kyle Harper 2017 417 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig • 2021
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
4.25
6k+
Metabolical Summary
Metabolical
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021 416 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
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.
4.22
7k+
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
by Hannah Ritchie 2024 311 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser • 2001
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
3.75
200k+
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
by Eric Schlosser 2001 400 pages
3.75
200k+ ratings
Blue Mind
by Wallace J. Nichols • 2014
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
3.74
4k+
Blue Mind Summary
Blue Mind
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
by Wallace J. Nichols 2014 352 pages
3.74
4k+ ratings
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015 192 pages
3.96
436 ratings
The Grid
by Gretchen Bakke • 2016
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
3.86
4k+
The Grid Summary
The Grid
The clean-energy future depends on a century-old machine that was never designed to handle it.
by Gretchen Bakke 2016 384 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
The War Below
by Ernest Scheyder • 2024
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
3.82
1k+
The War Below Summary
The War Below
Green energy requires mining. A sacred mountain, a rare flower, and the tradeoffs we keep ignoring.
by Ernest Scheyder 2024 384 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
4.65
500+
The Clot Thickens Summary
The Clot Thickens
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2021 334 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2012
She climbed the mountain to wreck her life and found a sea of monarchs instead.
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100k+
Flight Behavior Summary
Flight Behavior
She climbed the mountain to wreck her life and found a sea of monarchs instead.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2012 436 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
The Secret Life of Groceries
by Benjamin Lorr • 2020
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
3.94
15k+
The Secret Life of Groceries Summary
The Secret Life of Groceries
Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.
by Benjamin Lorr 2020 336 pages
3.94
15k+ ratings
Overdressed
by Elizabeth L. Cline • 2012
A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.
3.82
6k+
Overdressed Summary
Overdressed
A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.
by Elizabeth L. Cline 2012 244 pages
3.82
6k+ ratings
1493
by Charles C. Mann • 2011
Potatoes east, mosquitoes west: the biological upheaval set off by 1492 that still runs the world.
4.12
21k+
1493 Summary
1493
Potatoes east, mosquitoes west: the biological upheaval set off by 1492 that still runs the world.
by Charles C. Mann 2011 836 pages
4.12
21k+ ratings
Dirt to Soil
by Gabe Brown • 2018
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
4.46
2k+
Dirt to Soil Summary
Dirt to Soil
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
by Gabe Brown 2018 240 pages
4.46
2k+ ratings
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
by Jack Douglas • 1972
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
3.27
205
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
by Jack Douglas 1972 256 pages
3.27
205 ratings
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
by Liesl Clark • 2020
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
3.44
1k+
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
by Liesl Clark 2020 288 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Seeing Like a State
by James C. Scott • 1998
Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.
4.21
6k+
Seeing Like a State Summary
Seeing Like a State
Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.
by James C. Scott 1998 464 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
3.86
1k+
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013 267 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Nuclear War
by Annie Jacobsen • 2024
North Korea fires a missile. Civilization ends in 72 minutes. Exactly how, protocol by protocol.
4.36
52k+
Nuclear War Summary
Nuclear War
North Korea fires a missile. Civilization ends in 72 minutes. Exactly how, protocol by protocol.
by Annie Jacobsen 2024 373 pages
4.36
52k+ ratings
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs • 1961
Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.
4.29
20k+
The Death and Life of Great American Cities Summary
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Slums with low crime and safe sidewalks: the invisible logic cities follow when planners look away.
by Jane Jacobs 1961 472 pages
4.29
20k+ ratings
The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman • 2007
What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.
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43k+
The World Without Us Summary
The World Without Us
What happens to every city, every nuclear plant, and every plastic bag the moment humans disappear.
by Alan Weisman 2007 324 pages
3.81
43k+ ratings
Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2000
In southern Appalachia, three stubborn loners discover the wild refuses to let anyone live apart.
4.05
100k+
Prodigal Summer Summary
Prodigal Summer
In southern Appalachia, three stubborn loners discover the wild refuses to let anyone live apart.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2000 444 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
An Immense World
by Ed Yong • 2022
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
4.46
36k+
An Immense World Summary
An Immense World
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022 464 pages
4.46
36k+ ratings
Who Owns England?
by Guy Shrubsole • 2019
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
4.21
1k+
Who Owns England? Summary
Who Owns England?
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
by Guy Shrubsole 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
Cradle to Cradle
by Michael Braungart • 2002
Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.
4.09
12k+
Cradle to Cradle Summary
Cradle to Cradle
Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.
by Michael Braungart 2002 208 pages
4.09
12k+ ratings
The Gut-Immune Connection
by Emeran Mayer • 2021
Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.
3.84
468
The Gut-Immune Connection Summary
The Gut-Immune Connection
Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.
by Emeran Mayer 2021 320 pages
3.84
468 ratings
The Empathic Civilization
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2009
Every energy revolution expanded human empathy. Now that same engine threatens to undo us all.
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500+
The Empathic Civilization Summary
The Empathic Civilization
Every energy revolution expanded human empathy. Now that same engine threatens to undo us all.
by Jeremy Rifkin 2009 688 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2013
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013 224 pages
4.13
21k+ ratings
Walden or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau • 1854
He built a cabin for $28 and lived there two years to measure what life requires.
3.77
200k+
Walden or, Life in the Woods Summary
Walden or, Life in the Woods
He built a cabin for $28 and lived there two years to measure what life requires.
by Henry David Thoreau 1854 352 pages
3.77
200k+ ratings
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018 288 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
by Christopher Shein • 2013
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
3.84
493
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture Summary
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
by Christopher Shein 2013 272 pages
3.84
493 ratings
The Light Eaters
by Zoë Schlanger • 2024
How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.
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10k+
The Light Eaters Summary
The Light Eaters
How plants communicate, remember, and make decisions without a brain, and why it matters.
by Zoë Schlanger 2024 304 pages
4.25
10k+ ratings
Invisible Doctrine
by George Monbiot • 2024
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
4.37
3k+
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
by George Monbiot 2024 224 pages
4.37
3k+ ratings
Slow Down
by Kōhei Saitō • 2020
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
3.92
2k+
Slow Down Summary
Slow Down
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
by Kōhei Saitō 2020 273 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Nomad Century
by Gaia Vince • 2022
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
3.84
1k+
Nomad Century Summary
Nomad Century
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
by Gaia Vince 2022 269 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
The Big Con
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2023
Consultancies charge steep fees while offloading risk; governments are their biggest marks.
3.61
2k+
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con
Consultancies charge steep fees while offloading risk; governments are their biggest marks.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2023 352 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Merchants of Doubt
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes • 2010
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
4.17
8k+
Merchants of Doubt Summary
Merchants of Doubt
Tobacco, acid rain, ozone, climate change: one network fought the science on all of them.
by Erik M Conway Naomi Oreskes 2010 355 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
Strangers in Their Own Land
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2016
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
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Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 242 pages
4.12
18k+ ratings
Pale Blue Dot
by Carl Sagan • 1994
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
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Pale Blue Dot Summary
Pale Blue Dot
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
by Carl Sagan 1994 384 pages
4.34
39k+ ratings
The Spirit Level
by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
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7k+
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009 402 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Fashionopolis
by Dana Thomas • 2019
Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.
3.88
3k+
Fashionopolis Summary
Fashionopolis
Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.
by Dana Thomas 2019 320 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
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