David Pollard's How to Save the World Reading List - Most Influential

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<blockquote>"One of my readers asked me recently for a short list of the books from my Save the World Reading List that were most influential in forming my natural/environmental philosophy. Here’s what I answered:"</blockquote>

  1. 1.
    Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
    by Stephen Jay Gould

  2. 2.
    The Story of B
    by Daniel Quinn

  3. 3.
    A Language Older Than Words
    by Derrick Jensen

  4. 4.

  5. 7.
    ?
    Humans in the Wilderness

  6. 8.
    ?

  7. 9.
    A Short History of Progress
    by Ronald Wright

  8. 10.
    Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
    by John Gray

  9. 13.
    The Wealth of Man
    by Peter Jay

  10. 14.
    Extinction
    by Michael Boulter

  11. 15.
    The Axemaker's Gift
    by Robert Ornstein

  12. 16.
    The Unconscious Civilization
    by John Ralston Saul

  13. 17.
    Ockham's Razor
    by Wade Rowland

  14. 19.
    State of The World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy
    by The Worldwatch Institute

  15. 20.
    The Dream of the Earth
    by Thomas Berry

  16. 22.
    The New Rulers of the World
    by John Pilger

  17. 23.
    The Demon in the Freezer
    by Richard Preston

  18. 24.
    Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization
    by Richard Manning

  19. 25.
    ?
    The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons
    by Garrett Hardin

  20. 26.
    Elizabeth Costello
    by J. M. Coetzee

  21. 27.
    When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
    by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

  22. 28.

  23. 29.
    The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
    by David T. Suzuki

  24. 30.
    Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
    by James Lovelock

  25. 31.
    The Hidden Dimension
    by Edward T. Hall

  26. 32.
    Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
    by Daniel Quinn

  27. 33.
    Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure
    by Daniel Quinn

  28. 37.
    When Corporations Rule the World
    by David C Korten

  29. 38.
    Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
    by Jim Merkel

  30. 39.
    The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
    by Malcolm Gladwell

  31. 42.
    EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution
    by Elisabet Sahtouris

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