Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
This novel explores land management through the solutions that Indigenous knowledge and science has long offered us, and that the mainstream environmental discourse has failed to cover. It allows the voices of Indigenous communities to be heard and sheds light on eco-colonialism. - Nyah Estevez, Community Organizer
Deceit and Denial: The Deadline Politics of Industrial Pollution
This book has changed my view on deceitful marketing and encouraged me to take the reins to educate myself on the health risks of chemicals we use everyday and don't know about. - Jess Conard, Appalachia Director
The Conscious Closet
If you watched The True Cost documentary about the fashion industry but felt helpless afterwards, this book gives you concrete actions you can take to affect change. The detailed advice in this book completely changed the way I shop and build my wardrobe in a more sustainable way. - Lane Epps, Development Manager
Braiding Sweetgrass
This book beautifully widens and deepens our perspective to show us that we are part of something bigger than ourselves and that everything is connected and mutually dependent. Through Robin’s lens, you’ll see that nature - plants, insects, animals, water, landscapes - has deep meaning, offers us all gifts, and can teach important lessons. - Eve Fox, Digital Director
Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution
A book of case studies focused on wow-factor organizing and civil disobedience. Entertaining and will get your thinking cap charged for creative action. - Alexis Goldsmith, Organizing Director
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
One of my all-time favorites, this is a delicious book about the transformative power of eating locally-produced food and also one of the many inspirations for finally starting a backyard garden with my kids. - Jennifer Congdon, Deputy Director
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a hero of mine. She emphasizes joy in climate work and the need for storytelling and connection. “We need to have a whole cultural shift, where it becomes our culture to take care of the Earth, and in order to make this shift, we need storytelling about how the Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of her.” - Christina Dubin, Senior Organizer
A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention
I am so sad about the number of friends and family who have been stricken by cancer. We can’t change our genes but we can change the way our bodies are exposed to carcinogens in the air, water, food and consumer products. In my mind, it starts with systemic change. This book is a deep inquiry into cancer prevention. - Judith Enck, President