Recommended Books

I have highlighted in Blue the books that I think are most relevant and accessible for the typical reader.

Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy : Building an Economy for the Earth. New York: Norton Paperbacks, 2001.
Brown, Lester R. Plan B 3. 0 : Mobilizing to Save Civilization. Boston: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 2008.
Crocker, David A., and Toby Linden, eds. The Ethics of Consumption : The Good Life, Justice and Global Stewardship. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, Incorporated, 1997.
Daly, Herman E. Beyond Growth : The Economics of Sustainable Development. New York: Beacon P, 1997.
Daly, Herman E., John B. Cobb, and Clifford W. Cobb. For the Common Good : Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future. New York: Beacon P, 1991.
Durning, Alan B. How Much Is Enough? : The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth. Boston: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1992
Friedman, Thomas. Hot, Flat, and Crowded. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

Gore, Al. Earth in the Balance : Ecology and the Human Spirit. New York: Addison-Wesley Longman, Limited, 2002.
Korten, David C. Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2009.
Korten, David C. The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2007
Krugman, Paul. The Conscience of a Liberal. New York: W. W. Norton, 2007. Print.
Meadows, Donella H., Dennis L. Meadows, and Jorgen Randers. Beyond the Limits : Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future. New York: Chelsea Green, 1993.
Rees, William, and Mathis Wackernagel. Our Ecological Footprint : Reducing Human Impact on the Earth. New York: New Society, Limited, 1996.
Ryan, John C., and Alan Thein Durning. Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things (New Report, No 4). Anchorage: Northwest Environment, 1997.
Schor, Juliet. The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need. New York: HarperCollins, 1999.
Skinner, Brian D. "The Gumption Memo." Autumn 1996. .
Speth, James Gustave. The Bridge at the Edge of the World Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability. New York: Yale UP, 2008. Print