
Hoo hoo readers, I'm Ollie the Owl. They don't call me the wise old owl for nothing. I spend most of my days reading (ok, sometimes I snooze too), waiting for dusk so I can fly over the fields to search for a tasty meal. My great great grandparents once said it used to be easy to find food years ago when wildlife was plentiful, but nowadays it's really difficult... there are much more buildings, people, waste and dangerous vehicles to watch out for.
It all sounds doom and gloom, but despair not.. I've searched high and low to find some truly inspirational books that have the power to change our views and give us hope of a greener and more compassionate future. So without further ado, here is a reading list I'd like to share with you..hoo hoo!
Climate / Nature/ Permaculture/ Ecology
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RetroSuburbia: The downshifter's guide to a resilient future by David Holmgren
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The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates by Patrick Whitefield
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The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben
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The Secret Network of Nature: The Delicate Balance of All Living Things by Peter Wohlleben
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The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient Dense Food by Steve Soloman
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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and signs by Tristan Gooley
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The Ecology of Urban Habitats by Oliver Gilbert
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Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell
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Making Small Farms Work by Richard Perkins
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Miraculous Abundance: One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World by Perrine Hervē-Gruyer, Charles Hervē-Gruyer
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Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits by Jody Butterfield, Sam Bingham, Allan Savory
Economics/ Business
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Come on! Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet A New Report to the Club of Rome by the Co-Presidents Ernst von Weizsäcker and Anders Wijkman
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein
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The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows and Jørgen Randers
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Change Everything: Creating an Economy for the Common Good by Christian Felber
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by Ernst F. Schumacher
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Regenerative Enterprise: Optimizing for Multicapital Abundance (Version 1.0) by Ethan Roland
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SACRED ECONOMICS: MONEY, GIFT & SOCIETY IN THE AGE OF TRANSITION by Charles Eisenstein
Energy
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Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David J.C. Mackay
Society and Human Behaviours
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Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
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The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World by John Robbins
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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
Lifestyle & Home
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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism Fumio Sasaki
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Escape Everything!: Escape from work. Escape from consumerism. Escape from despair by Robert Wringham
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The Minimalist Vegan: A Simple Manifesto on Why to Live with Less Stuff and More Compassion by Michael Ofei, Masa Ofei
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
Holistic Health / Plant-Based Foods
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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II
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The China Study Solution: The Simple Way to Lose Weight and Reverse Illness, Using a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet by Thomas M. Campbell II
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The China Study Cookbook: The Official Companion to the China Study (Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes) by LeAnne Campbell
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Deliciously Ella: The Plant-Based Cookbook by Ella Mills (Woodward)
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Vegan in 7 by Rita Serano
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Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals by Gary L. Francione, Anna E. Charlton
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The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self by Charles Eisenstein
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The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines by Matthew Wood
Psychology
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
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The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Steve Peters
Spirituality
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Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss
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Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh by Thich Nhat Hanh, Melvin McLeod
Ollie recommends:
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For immediate inspiration to make positive changes be sure to check out: Escape Everything!, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible and the The China Study (could well save your life!)