Best Sustainability Books (non-fiction)
1. 
Pest Control for Organic Gardening: Natural Methods for Pest and Disease Control for a Healthy Garden
by:
Amber Richards
3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings 2. 
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by:
Jared Diamond
3.93 avg rating — 73,878 ratings 3. 
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love
by:
Simran Sethi
3.75 avg rating — 755 ratings 4. 
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change
by:
Annie Leonard
4.08 avg rating — 4,343 ratings 
6. 
A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance
by:
Andy Couturier
4.31 avg rating — 131 ratings 
8. 
Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development
by:
Herman E. Daly
4.14 avg rating — 254 ratings 8. 
Whose Crisis, Whose Future?: Towards a Greener, Fairer, Richer World
by:
Susan George
3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings 8. 
Making Peace With the Earth: Beyond Land Wars And Food Wars
by:
Vandana Shiva
3.95 avg rating — 86 ratings 
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Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution
by:
Brian Czech
3.96 avg rating — 68 ratings 8. 
The Necessary Revolution: How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world.
by:
Peter M. Senge
3.84 avg rating — 518 ratings 
8. 
How to Really Save Money and Energy in Cooling Your Home
by:
George S. Barton
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 8. 
The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in an Imperiled World
by:
Kate Troll
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings 8. 
The Winning of the Carbon War: Power and Politics on the Front Line of Climate and Clean Energy
by:
Jeremy Leggett
3.96 avg rating — 57 ratings 
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Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change
by:
Vandana Shiva
3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings 
22. 
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by:
Naomi Klein
4.29 avg rating — 51,946 ratings 
22. 
Overfished Ocean Strategy: Powering Up Innovation for a Resource-Deprived World 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings
22. 
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by:
Miranda Paul
4.35 avg rating — 2,046 ratings 22. 
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes 4.49 avg rating — 967 ratings
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The Eco Principle: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis
by:
Arthur L. Dahl
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 28. 
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Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage
by:
Chris Laszlo
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44 ratings 
28. 
Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
by:
Jeffrey D. Sachs
3.90 avg rating — 418 ratings 32. 
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Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
by:
Franck Prévot
4.27 avg rating — 700 ratings 32. 
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
by:
Grace Lee Boggs
4.34 avg rating — 1,177 ratings 35. 
Reinventing Sustainability: How Archaeology can Save the Planet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
35. 
Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World
by:
Edward Humes
4.24 avg rating — 341 ratings 37. 
The Sustainability Transformation: How to Accelerate Positive Change in Challenging Times
by:
Alan Atkisson
4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings 37. 
People's Guide to Publishing: Building a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business from the Ground Up
by:
Joe Biel
4.47 avg rating — 117 ratings 39. 
Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship: Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing World 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings
39. 
In Search of Monster Fish: Angling for a More Sustainable Planet
by:
Mark Spitzer
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 41. 
The Battle To Do Good: Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey
by:
Bob Langert
4.02 avg rating — 56 ratings 42. 
Good Fish: 100 Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast
by:
Becky Selengut
4.16 avg rating — 43 ratings 
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Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
by:
Geoffrey B. West
4.11 avg rating — 5,360 ratings 46. 
Sustainability through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World
by:
Leidy Klotz
3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings 47. 
The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future
by:
Mason Inman
4.15 avg rating — 46 ratings 48. 
The Heart of Sustainability: Restoring Ecological Balance from the Inside Out 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
49. 
The Burning Answer: The Solar Revolution: A Quest for Sustainable Power
by:
Keith Barnham
3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings 50. 
Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat
by:
Barry Estabrook
4.14 avg rating — 519 ratings 51. 
No Solid Ground: Renewable Contentment and Sustainable Happiness in an Age of Uncertainty 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World
by:
Aron Cramer
3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings 54. 
Growing a Better America: Smart, Strong and Sustainable
by:
Chuck Leavell
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings 55. 
Terra Madre: Forging a New Global Network of Sustainable Food Communities
by:
Carlo Petrini
3.53 avg rating — 90 ratings 56. 
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants 4.45 avg rating — 3,472 ratings
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For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future
by:
Herman E. Daly
4.17 avg rating — 168 ratings 58. 
The Ecology of Commerce Revised Edition: A Declaration of Sustainability
by:
Paul Hawken
4.12 avg rating — 2,350 ratings 59. 
Beyond Coffee: A Sustainable Guide to Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms
by:
James Beshara
3.30 avg rating — 221 ratings 60. 
Green Meat?: Sustaining Eaters, Animals, and the Planet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings
61. 
Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living
by:
Kris Bordessa
4.10 avg rating — 478 ratings 62. 
Nourish Me Home: 125 Soul-Sustaining Recipes Inspired by the Elements
by:
Cortney Burns
3.57 avg rating — 94 ratings 63. 
A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping: How to Navigate the Grocery Store, Read Labels, and Help Save the Planet
by:
Kate Bratskeir
4.15 avg rating — 119 ratings 64. 
Did That Just Happen?!: Beyond "Diversity"—Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations 4.12 avg rating — 158 ratings
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Water Wisdom: Preparing the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the Middle East 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
66. 
The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First Century
by:
Alex Prud’homme
3.94 avg rating — 418 ratings 67. 
What Can I Do?: The Path from Climate Despair to Action
by:
Jane Fonda
4.07 avg rating — 1,054 ratings 68. 
Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century
by:
Bruce Usher
4.33 avg rating — 292 ratings 69. 
Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them
by:
Ted Danson
4.22 avg rating — 302 ratings 70. 
The Perfect Protein: The Fish Lover's Guide to Saving the Oceans and Feeding the World
by:
Andy Sharpless
3.98 avg rating — 129 ratings 71. 
The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet
by:
Paul Greenberg
4.07 avg rating — 228 ratings 72. 
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The Five-Ton Life: Carbon, America, and the Culture That May Save Us
by:
Susan Subak
3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings 74. 
Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them
by:
Paige Embry
4.17 avg rating — 755 ratings 75. 
The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
by:
Kristin Ohlson
4.14 avg rating — 1,412 ratings 