This list of books comes from A Message From Future Generations. These are the books that future generations would recommend we read (in order to understand the very long-term perspective) if they were able to speak to us.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE TEN MOST USEFUL BOOKSFOR UNDERSTANDING OUR PERSPECTIVE(A message to us from future generations)Emmanuel Agius and Salvino Busuttil (editors). What future for future generations? Papers from one of the stimulating conferences sponsored by the Future Generations Programme, Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta. Wendell Bell. Foundations of futures studies. A comprehensive guide to studying the future. Norman Care. On sharing fate. The need to take our needs into account, since you and we share the same fate. Caring for the earth: A strategy of sustainable living. A total plan of bold action to sustain the planet. Eric Chaisson. The life era: Cosmic selection and conscious evolution. In the history of the universe, we are now probably entering the era of widespread life and diverse civilizations. Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, and Jorgen Randers. Beyond the limits: Confronting global collapse; envisioning a sustainable future. Understanding the planet, and moving toward a better relationship with it. Ernest Partridge (editor). Responsibilities to future generations: Environmental ethics. Several philosophers discuss your relationship with us. Jonathan Schell. The fate of the earth. A profound and powerful look at the horrors that you may inflict on us. Thinking about future generations and Creating a new history for future generations. Two collections of wide-ranging essays by some of the best thinkers about future generations. (Kyoto: Institute for the Integrated Study of Future Generations, Future Generations Alliance Foundation.) Allen Tough. Crucial questions about the future. What is most important, how can y...
