A curated list of books Derek wants to read!
Derek's TBR Public
Created by Derek Caelin
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What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
“With a thoughtfully curated series of essays, poetry, and conversations, the brilliant scientist and climate expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has …
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Atmosphæra Incognita by Neal Stephenson
Atmosphæra Incognita is a beautifully detailed, high-tech rendering of a tale as old as the Biblical Tower of Babel. It …
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The Future is Degrowth by Aaron Vansintjan, Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter
Economic growth isn’t working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in …
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Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make …
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a 1961 book by writer and activist Jane Jacobs. The book …
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How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
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In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by …
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Against Nature by Lorraine Daston
Why have human beings, in many different cultures and epochs, looked to nature as a source of norms for human …
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How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century by Michael Burawoy, Erik Olin Wright
What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it?
Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, …
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What would it be like to experience the ancient landscapes of the past as we experience the reality of nature …
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Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson
The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a …
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Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel
The story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was …
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism by Benedict Anderson
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism is a book by Benedict Anderson about the development of …
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How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the …