Into the Forest

A Novel Jean Hegland    1998    241p    5 x 8 Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home. Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles away from their nearest … Continue reading Into the Forest

Beyond Civilization

Humanity’s Next Great Adventure Daniel Quinn 2000 202p 5 x 8 A sort of theoretical follow-up to Ishmael, in which Quinn studies ancient civilizations – Maya, Olmec – and gather/hunter groups. Quinn’s setting forth ideas for what a future society could look like, encouraging diversity over the nightmare of hierarchy and homogeneity in civilization. $3-10 … Continue reading Beyond Civilization

Oryx and Crake

A Novel Margaret Atwood     2004     389p     5 x 8   $5-10 Other works involving margaret atwood, fiction, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, collapse

Good News

A Novel Edward Abbey     1980     242p     5 x 8 In a post-apocalyptic world, a motorcycle gang turned fascist army is preparing for a long march across what used to be america in order to re-establish the great american empire. Only a group of anarchists living in the ruins of … Continue reading Good News

A Green History of the World

The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations Clive Ponting     1991     400p     5 x 8 An interpretation of world history from a “green” perspective. In place of political, military and diplomatic events the author considers the fundamental environmental forces that have shaped human history and how and why humans … Continue reading A Green History of the World

Books

RECOMMENDED READING                       LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL Books are new and used, and all are on a sliding scale. Books are listed with the author, when it was first published and approximate page length and size. This list is about 1/5 of available titles. Please inquire about … Continue reading Books