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Environment Book Summaries

Teaming with Nutrients
by Jeff Lowenfels • 2013
The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
4.30
399
Gardening
Agriculture
Science
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients
The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013 250 pages
4.30
399 ratings
Gardening
Agriculture
Science
The Green New Deal
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019
Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth
3.68
500+
Politics
Economics
Environment
The Green New Deal Summary
The Green New Deal
Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth
by Jeremy Rifkin 2019 304 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Environment
The Proof is in the Plants
by Simon Hill • 2021
4.56
1k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Proof is in the Plants Summary
The Proof is in the Plants
by Simon Hill 2021 416 pages
4.56
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
How Everything Can Collapse
by Pablo Servigne • 2015
A Manual for our Times
4.16
1k+
Science
Ecology
Politics
How Everything Can Collapse Summary
How Everything Can Collapse
A Manual for our Times
by Pablo Servigne 2015 250 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Science
Ecology
Politics
Going Nuclear
by Tim Gregory • 2025
How the Atom Will Save the World
4.47
309
Science
Technology
Environment
Going Nuclear Summary
Going Nuclear
How the Atom Will Save the World
by Tim Gregory 2025 384 pages
4.47
309 ratings
Science
Technology
Environment
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, 10th Anniversary Edition
4.28
3k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, 10th Anniversary Edition
by John Robbins 2001 453 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
4.06
2k+
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice
Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
by Mary Robinson 2018 176 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Environment
Climate Change
Science
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson • 2002
4.14
3k+
Science
Biology
Environment
The Future of Life Summary
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson 2002 256 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Environment
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg • 2019
3.85
27k+
Politics
Environment
Science
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Summary
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg 2019 112 pages
3.85
27k+ ratings
Politics
Environment
Science
Food Fix
by Mark Hyman • 2020
How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet--One Bite at a Time
4.07
2k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
Food Fix Summary
Food Fix
How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet--One Bite at a Time
by Mark Hyman 2020 400 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Small Wonder
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2002
4.03
11k+
Essays
Nature
Memoir
Small Wonder Summary
Small Wonder
by Barbara Kingsolver 2002 300 pages
4.03
11k+ ratings
Essays
Nature
Memoir
Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv • 2005
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
3.92
15k+
Parenting
Nature
Education
Last Child in the Woods Summary
Last Child in the Woods
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv 2005 310 pages
3.92
15k+ ratings
Parenting
Nature
Education
Under a White Sky
by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021
The Nature of the Future
4.10
13k+
Science
Environment
Nature
Under a White Sky Summary
Under a White Sky
The Nature of the Future
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 234 pages
4.10
13k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Nature
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken • 2017
The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
4.40
4k+
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown
The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
by Paul Hawken 2017 240 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Soil Will Save Us
by Kristin Ohlson • 2014
How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
4.14
1k+
Science
Environment
Food
The Soil Will Save Us Summary
The Soil Will Save Us
How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
by Kristin Ohlson 2014 242 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Food
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills (
3.77
5k+
Nature
Science
Travel
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills (
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Travel
Generation Dread
by Britt Wray • 2022
Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
3.90
500+
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Generation Dread Summary
Generation Dread
Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
by Britt Wray 2022 295 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Environment
Climate Change
Science
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks • 2020
4.42
8k+
Nature
Memoir
Environment
Pastoral Song Summary
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks 2020 304 pages
4.42
8k+ ratings
Nature
Memoir
Environment
Clean Meat
by Paul Shapiro • 2018
How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World
4.04
500+
Science
Food
Environment
Clean Meat Summary
Clean Meat
How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World
by Paul Shapiro 2018 272 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Environment
The Battle for Paradise
by Naomi Klein • 2018
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
4.23
2k+
Politics
History
Economics
The Battle for Paradise Summary
The Battle for Paradise
Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
by Naomi Klein 2018 88 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
4.00
2k+
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Environment
Climate Change
Falter Summary
Falter
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
by Bill McKibben 2019 291 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Blessed Unrest
by Paul Hawken • 2007
How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World
3.94
1k+
Environment
Sustainability
Activism
Blessed Unrest Summary
Blessed Unrest
How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World
by Paul Hawken 2007 352 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Environment
Sustainability
Activism
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
3.69
17k+
Science
Environment
Climate Change
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019 288 pages
3.69
17k+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Great Transition
by Lester R. Brown • 2014
Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy
3.66
201
Science
Environment
Climate Change
The Great Transition Summary
The Great Transition
Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy
by Lester R. Brown 2014 194 pages
3.66
201 ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Fostering Sustainable Behavior
by Doug McKenzie-Mohr • 1999
An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing
3.86
188
Sustainability
Environment
Psychology
Fostering Sustainable Behavior Summary
Fostering Sustainable Behavior
An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing
by Doug McKenzie-Mohr 1999 192 pages
3.86
188 ratings
Sustainability
Environment
Psychology
Planta Sapiens
by Paco Calvo • 2022
The New Science of Plant Intelligence
3.41
500+
Science
Nature
Biology
Planta Sapiens Summary
Planta Sapiens
The New Science of Plant Intelligence
by Paco Calvo 2022 304 pages
3.41
500+ ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
The End of Animal Farming
by Jacy Reese Anthis • 2018
How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
4.07
500+
Animals
Vegan
Science
The End of Animal Farming Summary
The End of Animal Farming
How Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Activists Are Building an Animal-Free Food System
by Jacy Reese Anthis 2018 232 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Animals
Vegan
Science
Marine Biology
by Philip V. Mladenov • 2013
A Very Short Introduction
4.21
462
Science
Biology
Nature
Marine Biology Summary
Marine Biology
A Very Short Introduction
by Philip V. Mladenov 2013 224 pages
4.21
462 ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
by Mark Bittman • 2021
A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book
3.90
3k+
Food
History
Science
Animal, Vegetable, Junk Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book
by Mark Bittman 2021 384 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Food
History
Science
A Planet to Win
by Kate Aronoff • 2019
Why We Need a Green New Deal
4.07
500+
Politics
Environment
Climate Change
A Planet to Win Summary
A Planet to Win
Why We Need a Green New Deal
by Kate Aronoff 2019 208 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Politics
Environment
Climate Change
Necessary Revolution
by Peter M. Senge • 2008
3.83
500+
Sustainability
Business
Environment
Necessary Revolution Summary
Necessary Revolution
by Peter M. Senge 2008 432 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Sustainability
Business
Environment
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
4.29
2k+
Nature
Science
Environment
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs 2000 304 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Dirty Electricity
by Samuel Milham • 2010
Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization
4.01
210
Health
Science
Technology
Dirty Electricity Summary
Dirty Electricity
Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization
by Samuel Milham 2010 128 pages
4.01
210 ratings
Health
Science
Technology
Fibershed
by Rebecca Burgess • 2019
Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
4.07
421
Fashion
Environment
History
Fibershed Summary
Fibershed
Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
by Rebecca Burgess 2019 288 pages
4.07
421 ratings
Fashion
Environment
History
Environmental Economics
by Stephen Smith • 2011
A Very Short Introduction
3.61
239
Economics
Environment
Science
Environmental Economics Summary
Environmental Economics
A Very Short Introduction
by Stephen Smith 2011 136 pages
3.61
239 ratings
Economics
Environment
Science
Should We Eat Meat?
by Vaclav Smil • 2013
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
3.52
500+
Science
Food
Health
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat?
Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory
by Vaclav Smil 2013 282 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Science
Food
Health
Gathering Moss
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2003
A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
4.38
21k+
Nature
Science
Environment
Gathering Moss Summary
Gathering Moss
A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 168 pages
4.38
21k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Environment
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire
3.84
86
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Social Justice
Science
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse
Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire
by Adam Greenfield 2024 272 pages
3.84
86 ratings
Politics
Social Justice
Science
Cheaper, Faster, Better
by Tom Steyer • 2024
How We’ll Win the Climate War
3.87
461
Environment
Science
Politics
Cheaper, Faster, Better Summary
Cheaper, Faster, Better
How We’ll Win the Climate War
by Tom Steyer 2024 280 pages
3.87
461 ratings
Environment
Science
Politics
2052
by Jørgen Randers • 2012
A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
3.95
355
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Economics
Politics
2052 Summary
2052
A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
by Jørgen Randers 2012 416 pages
3.95
355 ratings
Environment
Economics
Politics
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson • 2021
3.90
13k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Plan B 3.0
by Lester R. Brown • 2008
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
3.93
500+
Environment
Science
Economics
Plan B 3.0 Summary
Plan B 3.0
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
by Lester R. Brown 2008 527 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Environment
Science
Economics
Zero Waste Home
by Bea Johnson • 2013
The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
3.75
7k+
Sustainability
Environment
Self Help
Zero Waste Home Summary
Zero Waste Home
The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
by Bea Johnson 2013 304 pages
3.75
7k+ ratings
Sustainability
Environment
Self Help
Taming the Sun
by Varun Sivaram • 2018
Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet
4.07
500+
Science
Environment
Economics
Taming the Sun Summary
Taming the Sun
Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet
by Varun Sivaram 2018 371 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Science
Environment
Economics
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
3.71
126
Science
Politics
Environment
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov 1991 465 pages
3.71
126 ratings
Science
Politics
Environment
Our Choice
by Al Gore • 2008
A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
3.99
500+
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Our Choice Summary
Our Choice
A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
by Al Gore 2008 416 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
ExxonMobil and American Power
4.00
4k+
Business
History
Politics
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire
ExxonMobil and American Power
by Steve Coll 2012 685 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Business
History
Politics
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
The Case for an Environmental Conservatism
3.87
446
Philosophy
Politics
Environment
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
The Case for an Environmental Conservatism
by Roger Scruton 2011 464 pages
3.87
446 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Environment
California Burning
by Katherine Blunt • 2022
The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
4.26
1k+
History
Business
Politics
California Burning Summary
California Burning
The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid
by Katherine Blunt 2022 350 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
History
Business
Politics
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee • 1977
4.21
7k+
Travel
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History
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee 1977 438 pages
4.21
7k+ ratings
Travel
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