Discover the meaning of being white in a society that claims race is meaningless, yet remains deeply divided. Through an anti-racist framework, this book examines the miseducation and ideologies that contribute to white racial illiteracy, making racism hard to see. Written by a white author for white readers, this accessible introduction identifies common patterns and challenges popular narratives that deny racism. An invaluable resource for diversity and anti-racism programs, sociology, psychology, and education students.

Developing White Racial Literacy (Counterpoints)

What Does It Mean to Be White?

Explore the truth about global warming: it's not about carbon, it's about capitalism. In her thought-provoking book, the author exposes the myths that obscure the climate debate and shows how we can transform our economic system to build a better world. Learn how we can break free from the addiction to profit and growth and successfully transition away from fossil fuels. This Changes Everything is a call to action for worldwide change that will redefine our era.

Capitalism vs. The Climate

This Changes Everything

Transform the way we make things by taking inspiration from nature itself. In this provocative and visionary book, the authors challenge the "cradle to grave" manufacturing model and propose a new approach that sees waste as food. Learn how products can be designed from the outset to provide nourishment for something new, and how eco-effectiveness can be put into practice by anyone involved in making anything.

Remaking the Way We Make Things

Cradle to Cradle

This book by Rhonda V. Magee offers a mindfulness-based approach to confront racial injustice and work towards healing. She shows that our instincts to close ranks and blame others prevent us from achieving racial justice. Embodied mindfulness practices increase emotional resilience, recognize unconscious bias, and help us become less reactive. The book encourages victims of injustice to exercise self-compassion and reflect on microaggressions to dissolve personal barriers to connection. The Inner Work of Racial Justice is a road map to a more peaceful world.

Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness

The Inner Work of Racial Justice

This groundbreaking book asks the question: despite overwhelming scientific evidence, why do we still ignore climate change? George Marshall takes us on a journey through the psychological mechanisms that cause us to know something is true but act as if it is not. With engaging stories and insights from Nobel Prize-winning psychologists, as well as conservative activists and leading climate scientists, Marshall argues that understanding what motivates us is key to rethinking climate change. Don't Even Think About It is not just about the environment, but also about what makes us human and how we can rise to face the greatest challenge of our time.

Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

Don't Even Think About It

Explore the consequences of climate disruption on nature and humanity in this eye-opening book. Follow acclaimed journalist Dahr Jamail on his journey to the geographic front lines of the crisis, from Alaska to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, as he witnesses the devastating loss of ice. Joined by climate scientists and locals, Jamail scales mountains, dives in the Pacific, and explores tundras to accept Earth's hospice situation and renew his passion for protecting the planet's wild places.

Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption

The End of Ice

This book dives into the controversial and talked-about story of a group of scientists and advisers who ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny scientific knowledge about climate change, smoking, acid rain, and the ozone hole. These "experts" denied well-established scientific studies, claiming that the science was "not settled." This book sheds light on the individuals who supplied doubt, and how they had deep connections in politics and industry.

How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change

Merchants of Doubt

This must-read #1 New York Times bestseller delves into the potential horrors of global warming beyond just rising sea levels. The Uninhabitable Earth offers a powerful travelogue of the near future and a thought-provoking meditation on how it will impact our lives. Get ready for a transformation in global politics, the role of technology in the modern world, the sustainability of capitalism, and the trajectory of human progress. With a new afterword, this is also an impassioned call to action for our generation to avoid a catastrophic fate.

Life After Warming

The Uninhabitable Earth

This compelling memoir by a new voice on racial justice explores growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America. The author shares her experiences navigating America's racial divide as a writer and expert, helping organizations practice genuine inclusion. Through her personal journey, she illuminates the complexity of America's social fabric and invites readers to confront apathy and recognize God's ongoing work in the world. A must-read for anyone interested in evolving their understanding of racial justice in America.

Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

I'm Still Here

This book by a renowned geobiologist and award-winning writer is an urgent missive on climate change and our never-ending quest for more. In concise and highly readable chapters, the author explains the science behind key inventions that have led to excesses endangering our planet. She also shows how our ambition can be our salvation. Readers will gain an understanding of the link between our consumption habits and Earth's endangered state, equipping them with science-based tools to fight back. This essential primer on climate change will leave an indelible impact on everyone who reads it.

How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

The Story of More

Explore the intersection of racism and trauma as examined through the lens of body-centered psychology in this groundbreaking work. Resmaa Menakem, a therapist with decades of experience, reveals how the trauma of white supremacy is embedded in all of our bodies, and proposes a step-by-step healing process. His call to action is a reminder that racism is not just a head issue, but a deeply physical one, and that we must work to grow beyond our racialized divide.

Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

My Grandmother's Hands

Explore the concept of antiracism and how to build an equitable society with Ibram X. Kendi's thought-provoking book. Through a mix of history, science, ethics, and personal narrative, Kendi reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America and asks readers to consider what an antiracist society would look like. How to Be an Antiracist is a must-read for anyone looking to move beyond awareness of racism and take actionable steps towards creating a just future.

How to Be an Antiracist

A riveting work of dramatic history that tells the human story of climate change, Losing Earth takes readers back to the late 1970s and follows a group of scientists, politicians, and strategists who risked their careers to convince the world to act before it was too late. The book reveals the birth of climate denialism, the genesis of the fossil fuel industry's coordinated effort to thwart climate policy through misinformation propaganda and political influence, and the long shadow of our past failures. A must-read for anyone concerned about our shared plight.

A Recent History

Losing Earth

This book delves into the counterproductive reactions white people have in the face of challenges to their assumptions about race. The author, anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo, looks at the emotions and behaviors that make up "white fragility," which include anger, fear, guilt, argumentation, and silence. These reactions sustain racial inequality and hinder constructive cross-racial dialogue. DiAngelo offers an in-depth exploration of how white fragility develops and what can be done to overcome it.

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

White Fragility

Discover how to prevent a climate disaster with insights from a decade of research on climate change by a prominent tech leader. In this book, the author explains why climate change is so important, and how technological innovation can help reduce the worst impacts of the crisis. With a focus on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, readers will learn how the world can work together to build new technologies, industries, and businesses to make a difference. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of our planet.

Curiosity: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability