Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass is a unique and endearing “braid” of stories about our reciprocal relationship with the planet.
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Category: Deep Dives
The Golden Thread by Kassia St. Clair
The Golden Thread offers a fascinating journey through the evolution of textiles and their profound influence on human civilization.
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Empresses of Seventh Avenue by Nancy MacDonell
Empresses of Seventh Avenue explores a pivotal moment in fashion history when American designers emerged as global powerhouses.
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Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
Worn shares how five materials (linen, cotton, silk, synthetics, and wool) and the clothes we wear shape and reflect human history.
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Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas
Fashionopolis is an eye-opening tour of fast fashion: its history, its human price, and the dirty truth of its effects on our environment.
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Consumed by Aja Barber
Consumed is an insightful, personal, and uncomfortable lesson about fast fashion, which promotes consumerism, racism, and wealth inequity.
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Our Fragile Moment by Michael Mann
An enlightening read that explains how Earth’s natural, millenia-long cycles and planetary conditions became optimal to support life.
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The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Sixth Extinction, is a powerful read that helps us understand our impact on the planet.
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The Story of More by Hope Jahren
Deeply compelling, The Story of More is a must-read for anyone that wants a quick way to become informed on our impact on the planet.
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Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash by Edward Humes
Garbology details how the American lifestyle creates mountains of trash, explains what happens to it, and explores solutions to reduce waste.
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The Human Planet by George Steinmetz
Steinmetz’s aerial photos capture our natural places, harvesting of the biosphere, our dwellings, and other human changes to our planet.
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
Take a hydrating tour of humanity and discover the innovative ways humans quenched their thirst in A History of the World in 6 Glasses.
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