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SUST 101: Book List

(If you have other books to add to this list, please let me know!)

Ecology (Environment and Animals)

Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard (2021)

From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest--a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery.

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (2016)

In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, and support them as they grow, sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a result of such interactions, trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old. In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group.

American Wolf: A True Story Of Survival And Obsession In The West by Nate Blakeslee (2018)

War of the Whales by Joshua Horwitz (2014)

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962)

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (2008)–at the Miramar, Mesa, and City College libraries

Earth Jurisprudence & Wild Law

The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future by Thomas Berry (1999)

Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice by Cormac Cullinan (2017)

Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence by Peter Burdon (2011)

See similar titles on the "Earth Jurisprudence Seedling Reading List"

Climate

Drawdown—The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by Paul Hawken (2018)

Six Degrees: Our Future On A Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas (2008)

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein (2015)

Food

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (2017)

Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It by Karl Weber (2009)

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan

Sustainable Consumption

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (2002)

The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (2013)

Wear No Evil: How to Change the World with Your Wardrobe by Greta Egan (2014)

The Sustainable Fashion Handbook by Sandy Black (2013)

Simple Matters: Living with Less and Ending Up with More by Erin Boyle (2016)

Economics

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins (1999)

Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E. F. Schumacher (1973)

The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs (2005)

Banker To the Poor by Muhammad Yunus (2008)

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben (2008)

Miscellaneous

Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body, and Help Save the Sea Turtles! by Michael SanClements (2014)

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus (1997)

Igniting Inspiration: A Persuasion Manual for Visionaries by John Marshall Roberts (2008)

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck (2012)

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley (2010)

Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand (2009)

Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols (2014)

If you have other books to add to this list, please let me know!