The library
A small and beautiful collection of ideas, solidified as books, about how life comes back: in soil, in forests, in cities, in people. Come and read. Or take one home for a while.
A library for life
Ideas that help life return
These books shaped how we think: systems and soil, forests and fungi, an economy that serves the living world, and the people who got there before us. We keep them because an idea on a shelf is a tool anyone can pick up.
Everyone is welcome. Read in the office on the Tolhuisweg, or borrow a book: leave your e-mail address, open the link we send you, and the book is registered to you. Bring it back when you are done, within six weeks, and tell us what it did for you.
Missing a crucial idea? Tell us, or bring the book.
8 books
- Vrucht en Pit
Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts: Based on Conversations with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Artists, Curators, Feminists and Mycologists
Abundance - How We Build a Better Future
From Marginal Gains to a Circular Revolution: A practical guide to creating a circular cycling economy
#NSFW Rankin
Before They Pass Away (English and French and German Edition)
Atlas van de Oceanen
- Journal of Cleaner Production
Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond: Rethinking Cities for the Future
The Commoner’s Catalog for Changemaking: Tools for the Transitions Ahead
Evergreen: Living with Plants
Oceans. [Nederlandse Versie].
De Bosatlas van de duurzaamheid (Dutch Edition)
Wildernis in eigen land
The Reindeer Chronicles: And Other Inspiring Stories of Working with Nature to Heal the Earth
Immutable Laws of the Akashic Field
What Is Ecological Civilization?: Crisis, Hope, and the Future of the Planet
The Survival Imperative: Upshifting to Conscious Evolution
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Power and love: Een strategie voor blijvende verandering
Regime Change: Towards a Postliberal Future
On Human Nature
Waterstof NL - Een pleidooi voor een decentrale toepassing
Next Nature: Why Technology Is Our Natural Future
Beyond Outrage: Expanded Edition: What has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy, and how to fix it (Vintage)
Carbon: The Book of Life
A Guide For The Perplexed
Thinking in Systems
Groene supermacht: Hoe Europa de wereld kan verduurzamen
Landinzicht - Grond voor een vruchtbaar gesprek
Donuteconomie: In zeven stappen naar een economie voor de 21e eeuw (Dutch Edition)
Dwarsdenkers Een inspirerende reis langs ondernemers en CEO's die met hun bedrijven de wereld van morgen creëren
R. Buckminster Fuller: Pattern-Thinking
Regenerative Landwirtschaft
The Essential Whole Earth Catalog
Utopia For Realists - and how we can get there
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Nine Chains to the Moon (Dover Literature: Nonfiction)
Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
Organic Farming
Angels Fear: Towards an Epistemology of the Sacred
The Culture Code - the secrets of highly successful groups
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Transition to Agro-Ecology - for a food secure world
Reflections on Language
Nu is het aan ons - oproep tot echte democratie
How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home
Het is aan ons: waarom we de kunstenaar in onszelf nodig hebben om de wereld te redden
Tomorrow's timber : towards the next building revolution
39 Ways to Save the Planet: Real World Solutions to Climate Change - and the People Who Are Making Them Happen
Prosperity without Growth: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow
Waarheid, waarden & welvaart - een nieuwe cultuur voor ons economische denken
Silent Spring
Our Choice: a plan to solve the climate crisis
The Nutmeg's Curse - Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Goethe on Science: An Anthology of Goethe's Scientific Writings
Encounters with Nature Spirits: Co-creating with the Elemental Kingdom (Findhorn Classics)
Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
SOUL OF THE SEA: In the Age of the Algorithm
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What’s Possible in the Age of Warming – Hopeful Solutions to Reverse the Climate Crisis
Wat iedereen zou moeten weten over klimaatverandering
The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future
Nature
Van Baksteen naar Blockchain - Hoe we samen de leefomgeving van 2040 creëren
Living with the Unknown
De Panama papers, waar gaan ze echt over?
Strategic leadership towards sustainability
The Invention of Creativity: Modern Society and the Culture of the New
Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures Farming the Ocean to Fight Climate Change
Niet Normaal! En hoe 't anders kan...
Ruimte voor de rivier - veilig en mooi landschap
groene architectuur - moderne en duurzame gebouwen
Green life matters - For a more sustainable post-Covid recovery
Designing Regenerative Cultures
Regeneration
Goede raad is duur
18 Perspectives on Designing Cities for All
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Regenerative Leadership: The DNA of life-affirming 21st century organizations
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life
The Natural Step Story: Seeding a Quiet Revolution
(a)biotic lifecycle controls of multiannual delayed gametophytes of Laminariales (brown seaweeds)
ATMosfeer - In het spoor van kunstenaarstrio Antal Bos, Thijs Trompert en Marisja Smit
Dutch Industry - Inspirational Business Stories from the Netherlands
Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism
views of nature, or, contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation
Ecologische Atlas Noordzee - ten behoeve van gebiedsbescherming
Drawdown - Het meest veelomvattende plan ooit om klimaatontwrichting te keren (samengesteld door Paul Hawken)
Incredible Edible - Seeds to Solutions.: The power of small actions.
The Green New Deal: Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth
Hoe gaan we dit uitleggen: Onze toekomst op een steeds warmere aarde (Dutch Edition)
Jongeren. Klimaat. Nu.
Rebuild: the Economy, Leadership, and You
De verborgen boom - Het boomsoorteigen ecosysteem van onze inheemse loof- en naaldbomen
The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise
Doing Good Better
Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure
Ways To Go Beyond & Why They Work
Gebroken kringlopen - Naar een volhoudbaar gebruik van bronnen
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest
The Hidden Life Of Trees
De kolonisatie van de toekomst
Thomas Piketty's kapitaal: samengevat in Nederlands perspectief (Dutch Edition)
The Climate General: Stepping up the fight
CRM in de praktijk - Het succesvol invoeren van een klantgerichte bedrijfsstrategie
Sugarcane ethanol: Contributions to climate change mitigation and the environment
regulatory functions of protein phosphorylation in plant photosynthetic membranes
Integrating a Strategic Sustainability Perspective into Eco-Labelling, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Streven - Een economie van de hoop
Drawdown - der Plan: Wie wir die Erderwärmung umkehren können
Code Rood - In oorlog met onze samenleving
Gast in eigen huis - Beschouwingen over milieumanagement
Leven in liefde - Terug naar de bron van innerlijke kracht
- Leven in liefde - Terug naar de bron van innerlijke kracht
The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology
We eten ons dood: Hoe we met onze landbouw de wereld kunnen redden
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
A Farewell to Ice
Pathways to Nonviolent Resistance: Bold-Faced Wisdom from the Early Writings
Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet
Duurzaamheid van binnenuit - Hoe een nieuw, bruisend bewustzijn de wereld verandert
The I Tjing gids - een praktisch handboek voor zelfhulp
Building the Future of Innovation on millions of years of Natural Intelligence
Thought as a System
Savage Gods
Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche
Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
Booming Bamboo - the (re)discovery of a sustainable material with endless possibilities
De houtbouw revolutie - op weg naar een circulaire toekomst
Synergetics 2. Further Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking
Gödel, Escher, Bach: een Eeuwige Gouden Band - een metaforische fuga op mensen en machines in de geest van Lewis Carroll
Landschap en energie: ontwerpen voor transitie (Dutch Edition)
Leading by Nature: The Process of Becoming A Regenerative Leader
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
The Overstory
Scientific Thought as a Planetary Phenomenon
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar
The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Arctisch dagboek
Perfect Health (Revised Edition): a step-by-step program to better mental and physical wellbeing from world-renowned author, doctor and self-help guru Deepak Chopra
Teeming: How Superorganisms Work Together to Build Infinite Wealth on a Finite Planet (and your company can too)
Natural Brilliance: A Buddhist System for Uncovering Your Strengths and Letting Them Shine
We lopen in twee werelden
The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman
Inleiding in het Nederlandse recht
Cosmos: Sketch Of A Physical Description Of The Universe, Volume 3
The World We Create
The Nordic Secret. A European story of beauty and freedom
Gower Handbook of Project Management
Wildplukken - De Buitenkeuken - Recepten het jaar rond
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
Hoe we een klimaatramp kunnen vermijden - de oplossingen die er al zijn en de doorbraken die we nodig hebben
Come On!: Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet
Sustainability Champion's Guidebook: How to Transform Your Company
Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment
Innovatiepolitiek : een reconstructie van het innovatiebeleid van het ministerie van Economische Zaken van 1976 tot en met 2010
How To Avoid A Climate Disaster
Residential solar photovoltaics deployment : barriers and drivers in space
Introduction to System Thinking and Causal Loop Diagrams
Factfulness : ten reasons we're wrong about the world - and why things are better than you think
Dynamisch organiseren: stop met (re)organiseren! Het gaat vanzelf!: stop met (re)organiseren! het gaan vanzelf! (Dutch Edition)
50 inzichten toekomst: onmisbare basiskennis
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Kapitaal in de 21ste eeuw (Dutch Edition)
Economische verkenningen metropoolregio Amsterdam
Re-Engineering Humanity
The Gene: An Intimate History
Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience
Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era
Herinneringen aan Ruud Lubbers - man van het handvest van de aarde
Smart Alliances: A Practical Guide to Repeatable Success
The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
Problem-Solving in Organizations: A Methodological Handbook for Business Students
Eigen geld maken: @nder geld
The Natural Step: Towards a Sustainable Society (Schumacher Briefings)
The Power Elite
Zes graden
Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Economic Growth
Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now
Het klimaat boek - een initiatief van Greta Thunberg
Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime
Ontwerpen voor leven - De donut als inspiratie voor ontwerpers in (een) crisis
Sunlight and Seaweed: An Argument for How to Feed, Power and Clean Up the World
Zo kan het ook: Optimistisch over een gezamenlijke, bio-geïnspireerde toekomst
The Collaboratory: A Co-creative Stakeholder Engagement Process for Solving Complex Problems
Humanity's Last Stand: The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence: A Spiritual-Scientific Response
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and the Art of Living
Rethinking Global Biodiversity Strategies
Het Veld - De zoektocht naar de geheime kracht van het universum
Feral
The Delft Innovation Method: A Design Thinker's Guide to Innovation (1) (Delft Series on Innovating)
Ishmael:A Novel
Selected Poetry (Oxford World's Classics)
Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction, 2nd Edition (Critical Introductions to Geography)
Business Ethics: New Challenges in a Globalised World
Cohering the Integral We Space: Engaging Collective Emergence, Wisdom and Healing in Groups
Hard rain - onze frontale botsing met de natuur
Het stervende bos - een appèl aan ons bewustzijn
Russell - History of Western Philosophy
Klimaat positief - zo haal jij CO2 uit de lucht
Fytotherapie - praktische kruiden- en plantengids
The Genesis of Now: Self Experiments with the Bible & the End of Religion (The Bible Beyond Belief)
Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism
ON IMPACT: A guide to the Impact Revolution
Permaculture in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Being and Time (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)
More perspectives on Designing Cities for All
The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti
Wat wij zagen
The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security
Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don't Agree with or Like or Trust
The Neo-Generalist: Where You Go is Who You are
Gaia - De natuur als organisme
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
A Fuller View: Buckminster Fuller's Vision of Hope and Abundance for All
The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future
THRIVE: Fundamentals for a new economy
Free, Fair, and Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Hopes and prospects
Het Amsterdamse Beestenboek
Permacultuur in je persoonlijke en sociale leven (met 42 oefeningen om thuis mee aan de slag te gaan)
Eten uit de buurt: haal alles uit je voedselcirkel
Presence : Human Purpose and the Field of the Future
Verwildering
The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy, and Society
Global Swarming
12 Solutions to end the Climate Crisis together in one Generation
Het Gelijk van het Genoeg - hoe de geldstroom van arm naar rijk een milieuvriendelijke economie onmogelijk maakt
De creatiespiraal: natuurlijke weg van wens naar werkelijkheid (Dutch Edition)
Waar kunnen we landen?: Politieke oriëntatie in het Nieuwe Klimaatregime (Dutch Edition)
Help! Ik ga coachen: coach jezelf als coach, basisbeginselen, tips en checklists
Olivijn - de Steen der Wijzen
9-11
Welcome to the green village
The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments: Using Locally Sourced Materials to Make Mineral and Biological Extracts and Ferments
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Tijdrit met de Aarde - Herinneringen en ervaringen 50 jaar Club van Rome (1968 - 2018)
Het kan, maar anders dan je denkt - De Meent Economie
Nederland - 100% duurzame energie in 2030
Big History and the Future of Humanity, 2nd Edition
The Shock Doctrine : The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism
Distributed Teams: The Art and Practice of Working Together While Physically Apart
The Children's Fire: Heart song of a people
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Goethes wereldbeschouwing
Vogels die men kennen moet - 120 Europese vogels in kleuren
- Vogels die men kennen moet - 120 Europese vogels in kleuren
Paddestoelen - 112 Paddestoelen in kleuren
Bonte wereld der insekten - 120 insekten in kleur
een kruid-ig en eigen-wijs boekje
Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations That Matter
Onze ijsberg smelt! - Succesvol veranderen in moeilijke omstandigheden
Eetbare natuur : de essentie van landbouw en voeding
Gandhi: An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments With Truth
De kunst van Kaizen: met kleine stappen naar grote doelen
The Archaeology of Knowledge
Value - Exploring new economies
Startup solutions for the energy transition
The Resurgence of the Real - Body, Nature, and Place in a Hypermodern World
About the beginning of the hermeneutics of the self
ARM system-on-chip architecture
Quantum Healing - Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine
Being in Love - How to love with awareness and relate without fear
How to Fall in Love with the Future - A Time Traveller's Guide to Changing the World