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Documentaries that Inspire Ecological Consciousness
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (2015)
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Ecological Learning Through Direct Experience (2015)
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Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community (2013)
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Invisible Hand: Who Will Speak For Nature? (2020)
The Nature of Cities (2010)
The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation? (2020)
Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives On Restoring Our World (2021)
The Wisdom To Survive (2014)
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)
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The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (1997)
Medicating Normal: How Big Pharma Makes Healthy People Sick (2021)
Advertising & The End of The World (1997)
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Constructing Public Opinion: How Politicians & the Media Misrepresent the Public (2001)
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To The Ends of the Earth (2016)
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