"In order for us to maintain our way of living, we must, in a broad sense, tell lies to each other, and especially to ourselves. It is not necessary that the lies be particularly believable. The lies act as barriers to truth. These barriers to truth are necessary because without them many deplorable acts would become impossibilities. Truth must be at all costs avoided. When we do allow self-evident truths to percolate past our defenses and into our consciousness, they are treated like so many hand grenades rolling across the dance floor of an improbably macabre party. We try to stay out of harm's way, afraid they will go off, shatter our delusions, and leave us exposed as the hollow people we have become. And so we avoid these truths, and continue the dance of world destruction." - Derrick Jensen

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[Note: The books are listed alphabetical by author. Although all of these books are highly recommended by Sacred Lands, the books in bold should be read first.]

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Ecotopia - by Ernest Callenbach

Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America - by Ward Churchill, Mike Ryan (Contributor), Derrick Jensen (Introduction)

In Search of the Primitive - by Stanley Diamond

Limited Wants, Unlimited Means - by John M. Gowdy (Editor)

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight - by Thom Hartmann

The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability - by Paul Hawken

The Primal Mind - by Jamake Highwater

The Legacy of Luna - by Julia Butterfly Hill

A Language Older Than Words - by Derrick Jensen

Listening to the Land - by Derrick Jensen

The Culture of Make Believe - by Derrick Jensen

Endgame: Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization - by Derrick Jensen

Endgame: Volume 2: Resistance - by Derrick Jensen

Note: All books written by Derrick Jensen are excellent.

The Continuum Concept - by Jean Liedloff

Ishmael - by Daniel Quinn

The Story of B - by Daniel Quinn

My Ishmael - by Daniel Quinn

Note: All books written by Daniel Quinn are excellent.

My Name Is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization - by Chellis Glendinning

Coming Home to the Pleistocene - by Paul Shepard

Note: All books written by Paul Shepard are excellent.

The Dreaded Comparison - by Marjorie Spiegel

Truth or Dare - by Starhawk