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The Twilight of American CultureThe Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman
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Myth of the Machine : Technics and Human DevelopmentMyth of the Machine : Technics and Human Development by Lewis Mumford
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Society Against the State: Essays in Political AnthropologySociety Against the State: Essays in Political Anthropology by Pierre Clastres
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The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the BrinkThe Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink by Mark Dery
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War and the Rise of the StateWar and the Rise of the State by Bruce D. Porter
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Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary ChangeOvershoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change by William R. Catton
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After Collapse: The Regeneration of Complex SocietiesAfter Collapse: The Regeneration of Complex Societies by Glenn M. Schwartz
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The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) by Joseph Tainter
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Society of the SpectacleSociety of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
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Planet of SlumsPlanet of Slums by Mike Davis
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Edge City: Life on the New FrontierEdge City: Life on the New Frontier by Joel Garreau
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The Culture Industry (Routledge Classics)The Culture Industry (Routledge Classics) by Theodor Adorno
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"Society Must Be Defended": Lectures at the College de France, 1975-1976"Society Must Be Defended": Lectures at the College de France, 1975-1976 by Michel Foucault
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A Short History of ProgressA Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
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The World Without UsThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
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In Search of the PrimitiveIn Search of the Primitive by Stanley Diamond
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The Lost Civilizations of the Stone AgeThe Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age by Richard Rudgley
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An informative read that shatters popular beliefs regarding "pre-civilized" society. Human language and writing systems date back all the way to Neanderthals, so what we use to describe civilization should be reevaluated.
Nature and MadnessNature and Madness by Paul Shepard
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The Other Side of Darkness (Recorded Live at the Four Winds Survival Project)The Other Side of Darkness (Recorded Live at the Four Winds Survival Project) by Derrick Jensen
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Against Civilization: Readings and ReflectionsAgainst Civilization: Readings and Reflections
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The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred GameThe Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game by Paul Shepard
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"Shepard challenges us to 'reshape our image of man' and asks provocatively, 'Can we face the possibility that hunters were more fully human than their descendants?' By tracing the origins of the ecological crisis and the continuing loss of our essential humanness to an increasingly altered human consciousness..."
True Hallucinations and the Archaic RevivalTrue Hallucinations and the Archaic Revival by Terence McKenna
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Anarchism: Arguments For and AgainstAnarchism: Arguments For and Against by Albert Meltzer
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A short concise primer to the ideas of Anarchism which serves to explain away many myths.
The twisted dream: capitalist development in the United States since 1776The twisted dream: capitalist development in the United States since 1776 by Douglas Fitzgerald Dowd
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The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First CenturyThe Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler
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Power Down (Arabic Edition)Power Down (Arabic Edition) by Richard Heinberg
"If the US continues with current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political élites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation, and have in mind a punishing game of "Last One Standing.""
The Fatal Harvest ReaderThe Fatal Harvest Reader
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"Industrial agriculture is devastating our land, water, and air, and is now threatening the sustainability of the biosphere..."
Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of CivilizationEndgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization by Derrick Jensen
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite EarthRadical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth by Jim Merkel
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Hyperreality and Global Culture (Routledge Social Futures Series,)Hyperreality and Global Culture (Routledge Social Futures Series,) by Nicholas Perry
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Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)Waiting for the Barbarians (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by J. M. Coetzee
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Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon WorldPowerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World by Richard Heinberg
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Surveillance Society: Monitoring Everyday Life (Issues in Society)Surveillance Society: Monitoring Everyday Life (Issues in Society) by David Lyon
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Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of EmpireDark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire by Morris Berman
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NeanderThin: A Caveman's Guide to NutritionNeanderThin: A Caveman's Guide to Nutrition by Ray Audette
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A paleolithic nutrition oriented book that critiques modern dietary habits and the influence technology has had on human eating. Being overweight is seen as an immune response to an unnatural diet. More of a light and practical read.