There exists a wealth of literature on environmental activism, ecology and living a “green life.” Gathered here are notable titles from the last several years that cover everything from Jewish ecology to how to green your home and garden.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver. (HarperPerennial, 400 pp. $14.95, paper)

Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World, by Andrew Rimas and Evan D. G. Fraser. (William Morrow, 256 pp. $25.95)

Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home, by Renée Loux.(Rodale, 416 pp. $25, paper)

Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living, by Doug Fine. (Villard, 224 pp. $24)

The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, by Van Jones. (HarperOne, 256 pp. $25.99)

Green Goes With Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and Cleaner Planet, by Sloan Barnett. (Atria, 320 pp. $19.95)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 448 pp. $27.95)

Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse, edited by Paula Young Lee. (New Hampshire, 320 pp. $50)

The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures, by Daniel Hillel. (Columbia University Press, 354 pp. $24.50, paper)

Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef, by Betty Fussell. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 416 pp. $26)

Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology, by Ellen Bernstein. (Pilgrim, 145 pp. $16, paper)

The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City, by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen. (Process, 330 pp. $16.95, paper)

The Way Into Judaism and the Environment, by Jeremy Benstein. (Jewish Lights, 260 pp. $18.99, paper)

When the Rivers Run Dry: Water—The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century, by Fred Pearce. (Beacon Press, 324 pp. $16, paper)

A Wild Faith: Jewish Ways Into Wilderness, Wilderness Ways Into Judaism, by Mike Comins. (Jewish Lights, 221 pp. $16.99, paper)