In "The Sixth Extinction," Elizabeth Kolbert takes us on a riveting journey through the tumultuous history of life on Earth, revealing how human activity is driving a catastrophic modern extinction event that may ultimately imperil our own survival.

Through compelling case studies in housing, energy, government, innovation, and technology deployment, Klein and Thompson argue that our most pressing challenges stem from chosen scarcities rather than natural limits. They outline a framework for building a future with more homes, cleaner energy, better governance, and breakthrough innovations that make life better for everyone.

In "This Changes Everything," Naomi Klein argues that the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems - and that in the process, we have the chance to create a safer and more just world.