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Our place on Earth
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other AnimalsStraw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray
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A challenge to faith in humanism or progress
Man on EarthMan on Earth by John Reader
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Goes far in explaining the myriad of human diversity
Tao Te Ching: Definitive EditionTao Te Ching: Definitive Edition by Lao Tzu
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An ancient text of extraordinary insight
The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial SocietiesThe Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
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Perhaps more than climate change, this will be the defining issue of the 21st Century
A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by Aldo Leopold
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A beautiful book of observations on the natural world and our relationship with it. I prefer it to Walden
Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate PowerSoil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power by Alastair McIntosh
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A very inspiring read on what can be done
The Kon-Tiki ExpeditionThe Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
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A gripping true adventure, of crossing the pacific on a raft
The Songlines (Picador Books)The Songlines (Picador Books) by Bruce Chatwin
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Chatwin is a first-class narrator.
The Worst Journey in the WorldThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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A staggering work from one of Scott and Wilson's companions.
Into the WildInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
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The indifference of nature, and the death of a free spirit