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A Sand Country Almanac
Aldo Leopold
The finest naturalist writing I have ever encountered in the English language. Although descriptive rather than formally philosophical, the Almanac represents the first Western call for the incorporation of our non-human environment into an overarching ethical framework that I know of.
Theory of Island Biogeography
Robert MacArthur & Edward Wilson
Remains to this day the classic work on the basic principles of ecology.
Gaia’s Revenge
James Lovelock
From the man who spawned the ‘Gaia hypothesis’ comes a vision of a 21st century Earth dominated, at low latitudes, by lifeless oceans and continents. Also noteworthy is Lovelock’s pro-nuclear energy stance.
The End of Nature
Bill McKibben
A classic and passionate call for environmentalism.
Deep Economy
Bill McKibben
McKibben’s stab at emphasizing the importance of society in the environmental struggle. Offers little new.
Cadillac Desert
Marc Reinert
Zen Buddhism
Christmas Humphreys
Probably the third-best work on the subject in the English language.
The Way of Zen
Alan WattsProbably the second-best work on the subject in the English language.