Mike Shellenberger Book Recommendations (All-Time)
Book 1 - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Mike Shellenberger: “Victor Frankl says that it's not pain that's the problem but pain without meaning that = suffering, and that meaning (ie having a goal) can make pain endurable. I wonder if you've read his book, Man's Search for Meaning? It's one of my favorites (and a classic). "
Book 2 - More from Less by Andrew McAfee
Mike Shellenberger: “Tech has outpaced increases in population & consumption, so that today humankind faces the prospects of reducing the total amount of our usage of natural resources, including land, as @amcafee shows in his brilliant new book."
Book 3 - Critical Mass by Philip Ball
Mike Shellenberger: “Tell you what. Go read the best book on the subject, Critical Masses. Then come back and tell me if you think my characterization of the best-available history is wrong. Okay? Otherwise, by not discussing the evidence, you are trolling."
Book 4 - Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders by Teresa Gowan
Mike Shellenberger: “But reporters didn’t have to take Kushel’s word for it. They could have read one of the most important books ever written on homelessness in San Francisco, the 2010 Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders, by sociologist Teresa Gowan, for an alternative view. "
Book 5 - The Coming of Neo-Feudalism by Joel Kotkin
Mike Shellenberger: “The Coming of Neo-Feudalism by Joel Kotkin.”
Book 6 - Global Catastrophes and Trends by Vaclav Smil
Mike Shellenberger: “What about the risk of climate catastrophe from crossing tipping points? The best book on the subject ranked climate catastrophe risk lowest in terms of fatalities & probabilities compared to other risks eg wars, disease, volcanoes, tsunamis, asteroids."