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A View From the Peak (e.g., peak oil, GMO, corporatism)
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Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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What could happen if they turned off the Internet
Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of DemocracyGangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy by Ted Nace
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Elucidates how corporations have gained personhood rights in the last 120 years through errant supreme court decisions and how this is disabling democracy
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & PowerThe Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power by Daniel Yergin
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Very thorough history of oil from the beginnings in Pennsylvania through the global system in the 1990s.
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic ImperativesThe Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Ever wonder why the U.S. has installed bases in Kazakhstan?
Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict With a New Introduction by the AuthorResource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict With a New Introduction by the Author by Michael T. Klare
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Explains how oil, water, and other natural resources have become the cause of global conflict.
The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial SocietiesThe Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
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Must read for anyone in an industrial society; elucidates why we should be concerned about the emminent global peaking of oil production
Geodestinies: The Inevitable Control of Earth Resources over Nations and IndividualsGeodestinies: The Inevitable Control of Earth Resources over Nations and Individuals by Walter Youngquist
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A prominent geologist's take oil decline and its implications
High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy CrisisHigh Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis by Julian Darley
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Must read for anyone with a gas stove, gas heating, and/or a water heater
The Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The PrescriptionThe Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The Prescription by Ross Gelbspan
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Expose of government and industry efforts to downplay climate change
From Hanging Chad to BaghdadFrom Hanging Chad to Baghdad by David Horsey
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Amazing political insight expressed through editorial cartoons
Seeds of Deception:  Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're EatingSeeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating by Jeffrey M. Smith
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Excellent Expose on the health issues surrounding GMOs, as well as the government complicity with bioimperialism
1984 (Signet Classics)1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell
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Where we are headed? Perhaps not exactly, but there sure are alot of cameras around
The Post Corporate World: Life After CapitalismThe Post Corporate World: Life After Capitalism by David C Korten
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Prescription for relocalizing our lives
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon WorldPowerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World by Richard Heinberg
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Where we are headed and changing the course