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Roots & Resilience: Books for a Changing World

The world is changing rapidly, from new technologies and scientific discoveries to shifting climates and evolving communities. These books explore how people can adapt, connect, and thrive through change. Discover inspiring reads on nature, sustainability, gardening, science, resilience, and hopeful visions for the future.

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  • The Future We Choose

    Surviving the Climate Crisis

    Figueres, Christiana,
    Climate & Environment
    Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. — 363.73874 FIGUE
  • Not the End of the World

    How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

    Ritchie, Hannah, 1993-
    Climate & Environment
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2024. — 363.7 RITCH
  • Four Thousand Weeks

    Time Management for Mortals

    Burkeman, Oliver,
    Society & Work
    Book, 2021[Toronto], Canada : Allen Lane, 2021. — 650.11 BURKE
  • The Good Ancestor

    a Radical Prescription for Long-term Thinking

    Krznaric, Roman,
    Society & Work
    Book, 2020New York : The Experiment, [2020] — 170.44 KRZNA
  • The Coming Wave

    Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

    Suleyman, Mustafa,
    Technology & Innovation
    Book, 2023New York : Crown, [2023] — 303.483 SULEY
  • Co-intelligence

    Living and Working With AI

    Mollick, Ethan, 1975-
    Technology & Innovation
    Book, 2024[New York, New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2024] — 006.3 MOLLI
  • Technology & Innovation
    Book, 2017New York : Tor, 2017. — DOCTO
  • Palaces for the People

    How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

    Klinenberg, Eric,
    Cities, Community & Belonging
    Book, 2018New York : Crown, [2018] — 307.760973 KLINE
  • The Light Eaters

    How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

    Schlanger, Zoë,
    Science: Understanding Our Changing World
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — 571.2 SCHLA
  • An Immense World

    How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

    Yong, Ed,
    Science: Understanding Our Changing World
    Book, 2022Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2022. — 573.87 YONG
  • The Song of the Cell

    An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

    Mukherjee, Siddhartha,
    Science: Understanding Our Changing World
    Book, 2022New York : Scribner, 2022. — 571.6 MUKHE
  • The Dawn of Everything

    a New History of Humanity

    Graeber, David,
    Science: Understanding Our Changing World
    Book, 2021[Toronto] : Signal, McClelland & Stewart, [2021] — 901 GRAEB
  • Gaia's Garden

    a Guide to Home-scale Permaculture

    Hemenway, Toby, 1952-
    Growing Food & Sustainable Gardening
    Book, 2009White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2009. — 635.048 H488