Best Sustainability Nonfiction
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by:
Michael Pollan
4.19 avg rating — 208,899 ratings 3. 
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by:
Naomi Klein
4.16 avg rating — 27,260 ratings 
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Papyrus: The Plant that Changed the World: From Ancient Egypt to Today's Water Wars
by:
John Gaudet
3.62 avg rating — 120 ratings 8. 
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre!
by:
Carleen Madigan
4.14 avg rating — 5,633 ratings 9. 
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient Living in the Heart of the City
by:
Kelly Coyne
3.99 avg rating — 2,534 ratings 10. 
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
by:
Alisa Smith
3.74 avg rating — 3,881 ratings 11. 
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community
by:
Heather Flores
3.83 avg rating — 1,071 ratings 12. 
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide
by:
John Seymour
4.30 avg rating — 2,082 ratings 13. 
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
by:
Daniel Quinn
4.01 avg rating — 102,546 ratings 14. 
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
by:
Bill McKibben
4.06 avg rating — 3,994 ratings 
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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 19. 
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front
by:
Joel Salatin
4.19 avg rating — 2,009 ratings 
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
by:
Michael Pollan
4.06 avg rating — 58,652 ratings 24. 
Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation
by:
Sharon Astyk
4.03 avg rating — 419 ratings 25. 
The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability
by:
Paul Hawken
4.12 avg rating — 2,350 ratings 26. 
Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits, and Vegetables
by:
Acadia Tucker
4.39 avg rating — 131 ratings 27. 
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens 4.45 avg rating — 3,467 ratings
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Making Peace With the Earth: Beyond Land Wars And Food Wars
by:
Vandana Shiva
3.95 avg rating — 86 ratings 29. 
Growing Good Food: A Citizen's Guide to Backyard Farming
by:
Acadia Tucker
4.32 avg rating — 113 ratings 
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The Art of Fermentation: An in-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World 4.43 avg rating — 4,737 ratings
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Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese
by:
Brad Kessler
4.14 avg rating — 1,920 ratings 
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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 35. 
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by:
Richard Louv
3.93 avg rating — 14,733 ratings 
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Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-Ourselves Guide
by:
Scott Kellogg
3.93 avg rating — 531 ratings 39. 
Zen in the Garden: Finding Peace and Healing Through Nature
by:
Tracy J. Thomas
3.94 avg rating — 70 ratings 40. 
Rainwater Harvesting For Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks
by:
Brad Lancaster
4.58 avg rating — 203 ratings 41. 
Reclaiming the Commons: Community Farms and Forests in a New England Town
by:
Brian Donahue
3.98 avg rating — 56 ratings 42. 
The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
by:
Tim Flannery
4.09 avg rating — 922 ratings 
44. 
The Sustainability Generation: The Politics of Change and Why Personal Accountability is Essential NOW!
by:
Mark C. Coleman
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings 45. 
Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living
by:
Deborah Niemann
3.86 avg rating — 398 ratings 46. 
50 Things to Know About Going Green: Simple Changes to Start Today (50 Things to Know Farm Life)
by:
Lisa M. Rusczyk
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 46. 
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
by:
Paul Hawken
4.40 avg rating — 4,279 ratings 46. 
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To Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food
by:
Cindy Burke
3.74 avg rating — 129 ratings 52. 
Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture
by:
Shannon Hayes
3.81 avg rating — 2,122 ratings 53. 
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Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too
by:
Beth Terry
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,268 ratings 57. 
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
by:
Al Gore
3.78 avg rating — 6,948 ratings 57. 
Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set up and Maintain a Worm Composting System, Second Edition
by:
Mary Appelhof
4.19 avg rating — 1,652 ratings 59. 
Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times
by:
Steve Solomon
4.04 avg rating — 984 ratings 59. 
Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life
by:
Jenna Woginrich
3.67 avg rating — 2,898 ratings 59. 
63. 
Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle
by:
Gail Damerow
4.04 avg rating — 689 ratings 64. 
The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
by:
Charles Fishman
3.94 avg rating — 1,975 ratings 
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America 3.71 avg rating — 13,903 ratings
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Building a Better World in Your Backyard - Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys
by:
Paul Wheaton
3.98 avg rating — 340 ratings 67. 
Rough Waters: Our North Pacific Small Fishermen's Battle : A Fishing Family's Perspective 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other
by:
Naomi Klein
3.89 avg rating — 867 ratings 
73. 
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action
by:
Matthew Sleeth
3.87 avg rating — 695 ratings 
76. 
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series) 3.87 avg rating — 618 ratings
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Whose Water Is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings
80. 
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
by:
Paul Hawken
3.99 avg rating — 1,873 ratings 
82. 
Corporate Survival: The Critical Importance of Sustainability Risk Management
by:
Dan R. Anderson
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings 82. 
The Accidental Farmers: A story of homesteading, prepping and an urban couple with a dream of farming in harmony with nature
by:
Tim Young
3.65 avg rating — 417 ratings 
85. 
Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
by:
Maude Barlow
3.62 avg rating — 319 ratings 85. 
Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
by:
Doug Fine
3.48 avg rating — 1,834 ratings 
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Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home
by:
Renee Loux
3.82 avg rating — 241 ratings 
91. 
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape
by:
Brad Lancaster
4.48 avg rating — 500 ratings 91. 
Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth 4.11 avg rating — 412 ratings
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by:
Stephen R. Covey
4.16 avg rating — 801,891 ratings 94. 
The Backyard Beekeeper: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
by:
Kim Flottum
4.13 avg rating — 1,103 ratings 
96. 
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
by:
Paul Stamets
4.41 avg rating — 3,298 ratings 97. 
The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment
by:
Chris Martenson
4.17 avg rating — 637 ratings 97. 
Nature's Temples: The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests
by:
Joan Maloof
3.97 avg rating — 351 ratings 99. 
The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
by:
William H. Kemp
3.91 avg rating — 176 ratings 100. 
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health 4.28 avg rating — 946 ratings