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An eye-opening journey tracing the hidden environmental and ethical costs of the everyday items we buy, use, and throw away. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The story of stuff.
- thought-provoking
- sobering
- eye-opening
- 01
Green Illusions
Ozzie Zehner
A provocative, paradigm-shifting critique that strips away the shiny veneer of green technology to reveal the deeper social changes required to save the planet.
- 02
The more of less
Joshua Becker
An encouraging, faith-inflected guide to shedding physical and mental clutter in pursuit of a more meaningful life.
- 03
The art of frugal hedonism
Annie Raser-Rowland
A playful, practical guide to squeezing maximum joy out of life while spending less.
- 04
Doughnut economics
Kate Raworth
A visionary and pragmatic guide to redesigning global economics for a sustainable, human-centered future.
- 05
Cradle to Cradle
William McDonough and Michael Braungart
A paradigm-shifting blueprint that replaces environmental guilt with a thrilling, actionable vision for regenerative design.
- 06
The life you can save
Peter Singer · 2009
A rigorously logical yet deeply humane challenge to rethink what it means to live an ethical life.
- 07
Limits to Growth
Donella H. Meadows
A sobering, data-driven look into the future that fundamentally shifts how you view human progress and planetary boundaries.
- 08
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
David J.C. MacKay
A refreshing splash of cold water and hard math that cuts through the noise of the climate debate.
- 09
The looting machine
Tom Burgis
A sobering, urgent investigation into the systemic exploitation that keeps a resource-rich continent economically precarious.
- 10
The bottom billion
Paul Collier · 2007
A sobering yet pragmatic deep dive into the structural traps that keep the world's poorest nations from thriving.
- 11
This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein
A fiercely urgent wake-up call that transforms climate dread into a demand for radical systemic change.
- 12
Happy money
Elizabeth Dunn
A breezy, science-backed guide that flips the script on personal finance, focusing on how to buy joy rather than just accumulate wealth.
