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Creating a World that Works for AllCreating a World that Works for All

by Sharif Abdullah
BK Publishers, 1999. 
A powerful book packed with vision and ideas for creating a better world.

 

AffluenzaAffluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

by John De Graaf, David Wann and Thomas H. Naylor
Berrett-Koehler, 2001.
A terrific book that looks at modern-day consumerism.

 



CollapseCollapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

by Jared Diamond
Viking, 2005. 
Thorough and fascinating, this book is a combination of history, sociology, anthropology, science, and a compelling call to action.

Voluntary SimplicityVoluntary Simplicity

by Duane Elgin, William Morrow, 1993.  
The book that launched the voluntary simplicity movement.

 

 

 

The Culture of Make BelieveThe Culture of Make Believe

by Derrick Jensen
Context Books, 2002.
One of the most exhaustive and powerful books ….

 

 

Marketing MadnessMarketing Madness

by Michael Jacobson and Laurie Ann Mazur
Westview Press, 1995.
Photos, examples, stories – a fantastic introduction to the effects of marketing on citizens.

 

 

No LogoNo Logo

by Naomi Klein
Picador, 1999.
Branding takes on new meaning with this important and fascinating book.

 

 

When Corporations Rule the WorldWhen Corporations Rule the World

by David Korten
Kumarian Press, 1995.
An instructive lens with which to look at corporations, written by a former World Bank employee.

 

 

Consuming KidsConsuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood

by Susan Linn
The New Press, 2004.
A very important book on the effect of consumerism on children.
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Toxic Sludge is Good for YouToxic Sludge is Good for You

by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
Common Courage Press, 1995.
Witty and shocking, a must read primer on public relations.
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The Plug In DrugThe Plug-In Drug

by Marie Winn
Penguin Books, 1985.
What you didn’t want to know about the effects of television – more than twenty years old, but still relevant.





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