Books

The cover of Rupert Read's book Transformative Adaption. The background is orange and the text 'Transformative' is written in white text along the top. The text 'Adaption uses a black font and it written vertically. The 'A' in both words intersects, and the character is half white, half black. The subtitle of the book is 'Another world is still just possible'.

Transformative Adaptation

We are out of the safe zone. Impacts beyond 1.5 degrees, the agreed maximum limit for global overheating, are coming. Adaptation, preparedness and resilience-building are no longer optional.

The cover of The Climate Majority Project. It has a light background and features the Climate Majority logo, which is a circle with a red and blue gradient. The subtitle is Setting the Stage for a Mainstream, Urgent Climate Movement.

The Climate Majority Project

A ‘silent majority’ of citizens is now concerned about climate change. As ever more people ask ‘What can I do?’, the climate movement must answer them without insisting on conformity.

The cover of Do you want to Know the Truth? It shows an illustration of a tree that has been cut down. It has fallen through the cover of book and ripped a large part of the book cover. A man with a big axe is looking a the damaged book cover. The subtitle is The Surprising Rewards of Climate Honesty.

Do you want to know the truth?

Climate-honesty has surprising rewards: we get to live authentically and be with each other rather than stuck in individualised silos of anxiety.

The cover of Why Climate Breakdown Matters. It has two black outlines of dinosaur heads with word such as 'Oil' and 'Pollution' written on them.

Why Climate Breakdown Matters

As people come together to mourn the loss of the planet, we have the opportunity to create a grounded, hopeful response.

The cover of Collaborations. It has a white background with a curly drawing of a tree and lots of leaves in the middle. The subtitle is Joint Writings on Ecology, Economy and Society.

Collaborations

A free ebook with articles on ecology, the economy and society written by Rupert Read.

The cover of Deep Adaptation. It shows a photo of a railway bridge at sunset. There is a gap in the middle of the bridge, which is where the sun is going down. The subtitle is Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos.

Deep Adaptation

Deep Adaptation show how professionals in different sectors are beginning to navigate the realities of climate chaos.

The cover of A Timeline of the Plague Year. The background shows part of union jack with deep red virus symbols on top. The subtitle is A Comprehensive Record of the UK Government's Response to the Coronavirus Crisis.

A Timeline Of The Plague Year

A free, self-published book about the UK Government's response to the coronavirus crisis, co-authored with Ian Sinclair.

The cover of Parents for a Future. It has a background made up of pink and orange gradients and bold, black text. The subtitle is How Loving out Children can Prevent Climate Collapse.

Parents for a Future

By caring for our children we are committed to caring for the whole of human future and the natural world.

The cover of Wittgenstein's Liberatory Philosophy. It has a soft blue background with white, natural and transparent lines. The subtitle is Thinking through his Philosophical Investigations.

Wittgenstein’s Liberatory Philosophy

A critical reading of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations challenges the assumption that we are independent of and separate from others.

The cover of This Civilisation is Finished. The background is a drawing of a barren landscape with lots of litter and a giant Coca Cola can, with trees growing on the side and top of the can. The can lies along a road on which an adult and child are walking towards the can. The subtitle is Conversations on the end of Empire -and what lies beyond.

This Civilisation is Finished

Industrial civilisation has no future. Unless humanity does something unprecedented, the ending of this civilisation will take the form of collapse.