Earth Day Essentials: Must-Read Books

Updated April 15, 2025
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The story of more : how we got to climate change and where to go from here
Jahren, Hope
Paper Book
This young adult adaptation of acclaimed geochemist and geobiologist Hope Jahren's highly respected nonfiction work is the perfect book for those interested in learning about climate change and how they can contribute to creating a more sustainable future. Hope Jahren, acclaimed...
The climate book
Thunberg, Greta
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER We still have time to change the world. From climate activist Greta Thunberg, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed...
This changes everything : capitalism vs. the climate
Klein, Naomi
Paper Book
The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.
Physics in the 20th century
Suplee, Curt.
Paper Book
Using clear text and a thematic approach, Curt Suplee provides understandable explanations of a number of crucial concepts in modern physics that include quantum mechanics, chaos theory, fission, fusion, lasers, transistors and black holes. He explains the experiments and achievements of such...
Encyclopedia of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones
Longshore, David.
Paper Book
An illustrated reference guide to hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones from meteorological, historical and cultural aspects.

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