Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)18 reviews Richard Heinberg New Society Publishers, 2007 Peak Everything, Waking Up to a Century of Decline + Don't judge by its title + Great read, but off topic, and unbalanced Excellent summation of the ecological problems facing us, not only as a people but a nation and world. Pulls it all together in one book. Excellent.             The End of Nature20 reviews Bill Mckibben Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Rave for 'The End of Nature' + Endgame? + Classic + Wonderful Book, A Little Outdated             Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future49 reviews Bill McKibben Times Books, 2007 A bit repetitive, but incredibly powerful. + Vital Reading for the Future + Hope for New Economic Perspectives + An interesting study on what is and what should be valuable             Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World47 reviews Richard Heinberg New Society Publishers, 2004 Excellent overview... + The Low-Energy Future + Power down... + Wanna learn how civilization came all the way to where we are now?             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed399 reviews Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Warms up after the first couple chapters + Good overview of the relationship between the environment & politics + Critical topic, excellent scholarship, yet very accessible Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana parts - too many concepts are ...             Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model8 reviews Ray Anderson Peregrinzilla Press, 1999 Better Ecology Focus Brings More Profits and a Better World + A visionary and transformational company + Mid-Course Correction: Towards a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interfase Model + Inspiring + Powerful Transformation by Changing Minds             The Soil and Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture (Culture of the Land)1 review Sir Albert Howard University Press of Kentucky, 2007 Great Early Book on Organic Agriculture The Soil and Health is a wonderful book that is equal parts agricultural science and environmental advocacy, with just a dash of kooky Nature worship thrown in. Howard was a conventionally trained agricultural scientist in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century who was employed by the British ...             Privileged Goods: Commoditization and Its Impact on Environment and Society (Ecological Economics Series ... Jack P. Manno CRC, 1999 What are the obstacles in the way of effectively solving the environmental crises of our time? What can we do to overcome them? These may be two of the most important questions heading into the 21st century. Organized human societies have the ability to completely change the world. While we have excelled at building, destroying and rebuilding, we have not succeeded at conserving, preserving, and ...             Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future49 reviews Bill McKibben Times Books, 2007 A bit repetitive, but incredibly powerful. + Vital Reading for the Future + Hope for New Economic Perspectives + An interesting study on what is and what should be valuable             The Soil and Health: A Study of Organic Agriculture (Culture of the Land)1 review Sir Albert Howard University Press of Kentucky, 2007 Great Early Book on Organic Agriculture The Soil and Health is a wonderful book that is equal parts agricultural science and environmental advocacy, with just a dash of kooky Nature worship thrown in. Howard was a conventionally trained agricultural scientist in the late 19th and early to mid 20th century who was employed by the British ...             The End of Nature20 reviews Bill Mckibben Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Rave for 'The End of Nature' + Endgame? + Classic + Wonderful Book, A Little Outdated             Privileged Goods: Commoditization and Its Impact on Environment and Society (Ecological Economics Series ... Jack P. Manno CRC, 1999 What are the obstacles in the way of effectively solving the environmental crises of our time? What can we do to overcome them? These may be two of the most important questions heading into the 21st century. Organized human societies have the ability to completely change the world. While we have excelled at building, destroying and rebuilding, we have not succeeded at conserving, preserving, and ...             Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model8 reviews Ray Anderson Peregrinzilla Press, 1999 Better Ecology Focus Brings More Profits and a Better World + A visionary and transformational company + Mid-Course Correction: Towards a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interfase Model + Inspiring + Powerful Transformation by Changing Minds             Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)18 reviews Richard Heinberg New Society Publishers, 2007 Peak Everything, Waking Up to a Century of Decline + Don't judge by its title + Great read, but off topic, and unbalanced Excellent summation of the ecological problems facing us, not only as a people but a nation and world. Pulls it all together in one book. Excellent.             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed399 reviews Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Warms up after the first couple chapters + Good overview of the relationship between the environment & politics + Critical topic, excellent scholarship, yet very accessible Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana parts - too many concepts are ...             Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World47 reviews Richard Heinberg New Society Publishers, 2004 Excellent overview... + The Low-Energy Future + Power down... + Wanna learn how civilization came all the way to where we are now?