Challenges for Humanity

Books that help us understand and even tackle the biggest problems we collectively create, and why and how we create them.

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1	Technological Slavery: Enhanced Edition (1) by Theodore J. Kaczynski 4.18 avg rating — 1,193 ratings score: 2,497, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How by Theodore J. Kaczynski 3.93 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 2,467, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore J. Kaczynski 3.88 avg rating — 9,651 ratings score: 2,264, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter 4.16 avg rating — 1,345 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.77 avg rating — 25,968 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Too Smart for our Own Good: The Ecological Predicament of Humankind by Craig Dilworth 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Story of Humanity: Ecology & Consequence by Ishi Nobu (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet: Assessing and Adapting to Planetary Limits by Thomas W. Murphy Jr. 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows 4.22 avg rating — 1,626 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How by Theodore J. Kaczynski 3.93 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond 3.93 avg rating — 72,214 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change by William R. Catton Jr. 4.44 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 28,139 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Hot Earth Dreams: What if severe climate change happens, and humans survive? by Frank Landis 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.27 avg rating — 48,966 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein 4.16 avg rating — 26,293 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Deep Adaptation by Jem Bendell 4.09 avg rating — 141 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon 4.19 avg rating — 3,305 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Beyond Climate Grief: A journey of love, snow, fire and an enchanted beer can by Jonica Newby (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 87 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Kalmus (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 448 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How Everything Can Collapse: A Manual for Our Times by Pablo Servigne 4.17 avg rating — 1,036 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead by John Michael Greer 4.18 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse by Roger Hallam 3.77 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Another End of the World is Possible: Living the Collapse (and Not Merely Surviving It) by Pablo Servigne 3.72 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations by Clive Ponting 3.93 avg rating — 773 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference by Rebecca Huntley 3.88 avg rating — 333 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars