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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemicby Thomas H. Naylor, David Wann, John De Graaf, Vicki Robin, David HorseyISBN 1576753573 (1-57675-357-3)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Affluenza: The All-consuming Epidemic'Book summary:Affluenza is an eye-opening, soul-prodding look at the wretched excess of today's American society. John De Graaf, David Wann and Thomas Naylor define it as something akin to "a painful, contagious, socially-transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more". Having begun life as two US TV programmes co-produced by De Graaf, this book takes a hard look at the symptoms of affluenza, the history of its development into an epidemic, and the options for treatment. In making its readers aware of this pervasive disease in an age when "the urge to splurge continues to surge", the first section is the book's most provocative. According to figures the authors quote and expound upon, Americans each spend more than $21,000 per year on consumer goods, average rates of saving have fallen from about 10 per cent of income in 1980 to zero in 2000, credit card indebtedness tripled in the 1990s and more people file for bankruptcy each year than graduate from college. "To live, we buy," explain the authors. They present many of the historical, political and socio-economic reasons that affluenza has taken such strong root in American society and, in the final section, offer practical ideas for change. These use the intriguing stories of those who have already opted for simpler living and are creatively combating the disease, through simple habit alterations to more in-depth environmental considerations and from living lightly to managing wealth responsibly.
Many books make you think the author has crammed everything they know into a one-hit wonder attempt at knowledge transfer. The feeling you get reading Affluenza is quite different; the authors appear well-read, well-rounded and intelligent, knowledgable beyond the content of their book but smart enough to realise that we need a short, sharp jolt to recognise our current ailment. It's obviously a cliché that money can't buy happiness, but this book will strike a resounding chord with anyone who realises that time is more valuable than toys. Affluenza is a clarion call for those interested in being part of the healing solution. --S Ketchum [via]
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The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecologyby James WinesISBN 3822808113 (3-8228-0811-3)
Hardcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology'Book summary:When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaud and Frank Lloyd Wright designed "greener" buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones. James Wines puts up the various - and often irreconcilable - concepts of environmentally-friendly architecture for discussion, making a case for an architecture that not only focuses on technological solutions, but also tries to reconcile man and nature in its formal idiom. Among the examples of contemporary ecological architecture presented are works by Emilio Ambasz, Gustav Peichl, Arthur Quarmby, Jean Nouvel, Sim Van der Ryn, Jourda and Perraudin, Log ID, James Cutler, Stanley Saitowitz, Francois Roche, and Nigel Coates. [via]
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Biomimicryby Janine M. BenyusISBN 0060533226 (0-06-053322-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Natureby Janine M. BenyusISBN 0688160999 (0-688-16099-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature'Book summary:Biomimicry is the quest for innovation inspired by nature. Biomimics are scientists and inventors who study nature's greatest achievements - spider silk and tallgrass, seashells and brain cells, photosynthesis and forests - and adapt them for human use. Their findings are revolutionizing how we invent, compute, heal ourselves, harness energy, repair the environment, conduct business, and feed the world. In Biomimicry, science writer Janine M. Benyus names and explains this phenomenon that has been unfolding in all the science disciplines. She takes us into the lab and out into the field with the maverick thinkers who are stirring vats of proteins to unleash their signaling power in computers...analyzing how spiders manufacture a waterproof fiber five times stronger than steel...watching electrons zip and pop in a leaf cell, converting simple sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second...discovering miracle drugs by noting what chimps eat when they're sick...studying the hardy prairie as a low-maintenance model for agriculture...and much more. [via]
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Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edgeby William D. PowersISBN 1582346445 (1-58234-644-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge'Book summary:An elegantly written memoir of a young man's life-changing sojourn in a world of immeasurable poverty and instability: Charles Taylor's Liberia.[via]
William Powers went to Liberia as a fresh-faced aid worker in 1999 and was given the mandate to "fight poverty and save the rainforest." It's not long before Powers is confronting the myriad obstacles to these goals. He discovers how Liberia has become a Fourth World country, or a "black hole in the international system"-poor, environmentally looted, scarred by violence, and barely governed. He comes face-to-face with unspeakable horrors and the insidious corruption behind every daily transaction. Yet, against the odds (and the attitude of most aid workers), he finds a place in the jungle that feels like home and a woman he might risk everything for, until violence descends once more, threatening his friends and his future.
With the pacing and prose of the best novels, Blue Clay People is an absorbing blend of humor, compassion, and rigorous moral questioning that will convince readers why the fate of endangered places such as Liberia must matter to all of us.More editions of Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa's Fragile Edge:
The Chrysalis Economy: How Citizen Ceo's and Corporation Can Fuse Values and Value Creationby John ElkingtonISBN 1841121428 (1-84112-142-8)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeedby Jared DiamondISBN 0143036556 (0-14-303655-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed'Book summary:Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is the glass-half-empty follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel. While Guns, Germs, and Steel explained the geographic and environmental reasons why some human populations have flourished, Collapse uses the same factors to examine why ancient societies, including the Anasazi of the American Southwest and the Viking colonies of Greenland, as well as modern ones such as Rwanda, have fallen apart. Not every collapse has an environmental origin, but an eco-meltdown is often the main catalyst, he argues, particularly when combined with society's response to (or disregard for) the coming disaster. Still, right from the outset of Collapse, the author makes clear that this is not a mere environmentalist's diatribe. He begins by setting the book's main question in the small communities of present-day Montana as they face a decline in living standards and a depletion of natural resources. Once-vital mines now leak toxins into the soil, while prion diseases infect some deer and elk and older hydroelectric dams have become decrepit. On all these issues, and particularly with the hot-button topic of logging and wildfires, Diamond writes with equanimity.
Because he's addressing such significant issues within a vast span of time, Diamond can occasionally speak too briefly and assume too much, and at times his shorthand remarks may cause careful readers to raise an eyebrow. But in general, Diamond provides fine and well-reasoned historical examples, making the case that many times, economic and environmental concerns are one and the same. With Collapse, Diamond hopes to jog our collective memory to keep us from falling for false analogies or forgetting prior experiences, and thereby save us from potential devastations to come. While it might seem a stretch to use medieval Greenland and the Maya to convince a skeptic about the seriousness of global warming, it's exactly this type of cross-referencing that makes Collapse so compelling. --Jennifer Buckendorff [via]
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Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foodsby Gary Paul NabhanISBN 0393323749 (0-393-32374-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientistsby Warren Leon, Michael Brower, Union of Concerned ScientistsISBN 060980281X (0-609-80281-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists'Book summary:Paper or plastic? Cloth or disposable? Regular or organic? Every day, environmentally conscious consumers are faced with the overwhelming catch-22 of a capitalist society--reconciling the harm we do by consuming, while still providing ourselves and our families with the goods and services we need. It's enough to make a city dweller crazy. Fret no more! The Union of Concerned Scientists has put together a well-researched and eminently practical guide to the decisions that matter. The authors hope that the book will help you set priorities, stop worrying about insignificant things, and understand the real environmental impacts of household decisions. For instance, you may be surprised to learn that buying and eating meat and poultry is much more harmful to the environment than the packaging the meat is wrapped in, even if it's Styrofoam. This guide takes on both sides of the consumer-impact argument, goring sacred cows of the environmentalist movement (like the strident emphasis on recycling) and the industrialist perspective (like the relentless message to buy more, more, more). If you're confused and overwhelmed by all the environmental decision-making in the modern world, you'll find new inspiration in this book. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Thingsby William McDonough, Michael BraungartISBN 0865475873 (0-86547-587-3)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things'Book summary:Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually "downcycling," creating hybrids of biological and technical "nutrients" which are then unrecoverable and unusable. The authors, an architect and a chemist, want to eliminate the concept of waste altogether, while preserving commerce and allowing for human nature. They offer several compelling examples of corporations that are not just doing less harm--they're actually doing some good for the environment and their neighborhoods, and making more money in the process. Cradle to Cradle is a refreshing change from the intractable environmental conflicts that dominate headlines. It's a handbook for 21st-century innovation and should be required reading for business hotshots and environmental activists. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Critical Pathby Richard Buckminster FullerISBN 0312174918 (0-312-17491-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Critical Path'Book summary:R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic Dome and the term "Spaceship Earth," his work and his writings have had a profound impact on modern life and thought.
Critical Path is Fuller's master work--the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern--as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current situation--at the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political, economic, environmental, and ethical crises.
The crowning achievement of an extraordinary career, Critical Path offers the reader the excitement of understanding the essential dilemmas of our time and how responsible citizens can rise to meet this ultimate challenge to our future.
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Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, And Peaceby Vandana ShivaISBN 089608745X (0-89608-745-X)
Softcover, South End Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, And Peace'Book summary:[via]Boldly confronting the neoconservative Project for the New American Century, world-renowned physicist and activist Vandana Shiva responds with Earth Democracy, or, as she prophetically names it, The Peoples Project for a New Planetary Millennium. A leading voice in the struggle for global justice and sustainability, here Shiva describes what earth democracy could look like, outlining the bedrock principles for building living economies, living cultures and living democracies.
Starting from the initial enclosure of the commonsthe privatization of six million acres of public land in eighteenth-century BritainShiva goes on to reveal how the commons continue to shrink as more and more natural resources are patented and fenced. Accompanying this displacement from formerly accessible territory, she argues, is a growing attitude of disposability that erodes our natural resources, ecological sustainability and cultural diversity. Worse, human beings are by no means safe from this assignment of disposability. Through the forces of neoliberal globalization, economic and social exclusion work in deadly synergy to perpetrate violence on vulnerable groups, extinguishing the lives of millions.
Yet these brutal extinctions are not the only trend shaping human history. Forthright and energetic, Vandana Shiva updates readers on the movements, issues and struggles she helped bring to international attentionthe genetic engineering of food, the theft of culture and the privatization of natural resourcesand deftly analyzes the successes and new challenges the global resistance now faces. From struggles on the streets of Seattle and Cancun and in homes and farms across the world has grown a set of principles based on inclusion, nonviolence, reclaiming the commons and freely sharing the earths resources. These ideals, which Shiva calls earth democracy, will serve as unifying points in our current movements, an urgent call to peace and the basis for a just and sustainable future.
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The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit In The Rhythms Of Natureby StarhawkISBN 0060000937 (0-06-000093-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit In The Rhythms Of Nature'Book summary:From time immemorial, artists and poets, prophets, and shamans have drawn strength and inspiration from walking the earth. In The Earth Path, bestselling author Starhawk takes the reader on a journey into the heart of the natural world, showing how we can have a more intimate connection with the world that surrounds us.
Institutionalized religions have sacred texts -- messages written in holy books that are the inspiration for their beliefs and rituals. But the sacred texts for Wicca, like other ancient native or indigenous traditions, are written in nature -- in the magic circle of the elements: air, fire, water, and earth. With The Earth Path, Starhawk, an activist, ecofeminist, and leader in the womens spirituality movement, places you in the center of that magical circle. As you become attuned to the rhythms of the earth, your thinking will shift from focusing on isolated objects to marveling at the multitude of interconnecting patterns and relationships in nature. These patterns and connections can hold the key to your own spiritual renewal and restore your sense of responsibility for preserving this world that nurtures and sustains us.
Filled with awareness exercises, inspiring meditations, and magical rituals, The Earth Path not only teaches the reader to respect the ecology of our natural world, but shows how to spiritually connect with and channel the powers inherent in nature. [via]
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Eco-Economy : Building an Economy for the Earthby Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute StaffISBN 1853839043 (1-85383-904-3)
Softcover, Earthscan/James & James
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Ecoligcal Economics: A Workbook For Problem-Based Learningby Herman E. Daly, Jon D. Erickson, Joshua FarleyISBN 1559633131 (1-55963-313-1)
Softcover, Island Pr
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Ecological Economics: Principles and Applicatonsby Herman Daly, Joshua FarleyISBN 1559633123 (1-55963-312-3)
Hardcover, Island Pr
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Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable Worldby Michael K. Stone, Zenobia BarlowISBN 1578051533 (1-57805-153-3)
Softcover, Sierra Club Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World'Book summary:Our efforts to build a sustainable world cannot succeed unless future generations learn how to partner with natural systems to our mutual benefit. In other words, children must become ecologically literate. The concept of ecological literacy advanced by this books creators, the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California, goes beyond the discipline of environmental education. It aims, says David Orr in his foreword, toward a deeper transformation of the substance, process, and scope of education at all levels familial, geographic, ecological, and political.[via]
The reports and essays gathered here reveal the remarkable work being done by the Centers network of partners. In one middle school, for example, culinary icon Alice Waters founded a program that not only gives students healthy meals but teaches them to gardenand thus to study life cycles and energy flows. Other hands-on student projects described here range from stream restoration and watershed exploration to confronting environmental justice issues at the neighborhood level.
With contributions from distinguished writers and educators, such as Fritjof Capra, Wendell Berry, and Michael Ableman, Ecological Literacy reflects the best thinking about how the world actually works and how learning occurs. Parents and educators everywhere will find it an invaluable resource.More editions of Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World:
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The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainabilityby Paul HawkenISBN 0887307043 (0-88730-704-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability'Book summary:Paul Hawken, the entrepreneur behind the Smith & Hawken gardening supplies empire, is no ordinary capitalist. Drawing as much on Baba Ram Dass and Vaclav Havel as he does on Peter Drucker and WalMart for his case studies, Hawken is on a one-man crusade to reform our economic system by demanding that First World businesses reduce their consumption of energy and resources by 80 percent in the next 50 years. As if that weren't enough, Hawken argues that business goals should be redefined to embrace such fuzzy categories as whether the work is aesthetically pleasing and the employees are having fun; this applies to corporate giants and mom-and-pop operations alike. He proposes a culture of business in which the real world, the natural world, is allowed to flourish as well, and in which the planet's needs are addressed. Wall Street may not be ready for Hawken's provocative brand of environmental awareness, but this fine book is full of captivating ideas. [via]
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Feminist Perspectives on Sustainable Developmentby Wendy HarcourtISBN 1856492435 (1-85649-243-5)
Hardcover, Zed Books, Limited
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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the Worldby Alan WeismanISBN 1890132284 (1-890132-28-4)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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Good News for a Change: How Everyday People Are Helping the Planetby David T. Suzuki, Holly DresselISBN 155054926X (1-55054-926-X)
Softcover, Greystone Books
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Green Architectureby WinesISBN 3822863033 (3-8228-6303-3)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Green Architecture'Book summary:[via]When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaud???????????????? and Frank Lloyd Wright designed "greener" buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones. James Wines puts up the various - and often irreconcilable - concepts of environmentally-friendly architecture for discussion, making a case for an architecture that not only focuses on technological solutions, but also tries to reconcile man and nature in its formal idiom. Among the examples of contemporary ecological architecture presented are works by Emilio Ambasz, Gustav Peichl, Arthur Quarmby, Jean Nouvel, Sim Van der Ryn, Jourda and Perraudin, Log ID, James Cutler, Stanley Saitowitz, Fran????????????????ois Roche, Nigel Coates and Michael Sorkin.More editions of Green Architecture:
The Green House: New Directions In Sustainable Architectureby Christopher Hawthorne, Alanna StangISBN 1568984812 (1-56898-481-2)
Hardcover, Princeton Architectural Pr
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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: Steve Solomon's Complete Guide to Natural Gardeningby Steve SolomonISBN 091236520X (0-912365-20-X)
Softcover, Sasquatch Books
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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Natural Gardeningby Steve SolomonISBN 1570612404 (1-57061-240-4)
Softcover, Sasquatch Books
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Guns, Germs, and Steel Reader's Companionby Jared DiamondISBN 1586638637 (1-58663-863-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guns, Germs, and Steel Reader's Companion'Book summary:Scholar and professor Jared Diamond made a huge splash with this fascinating but controversial book, which argues that geography and environment have almost singlehandedly determined the course of human history. Dig deeper into his contentions with the information inside this invaluable reader's handbook:- Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around?
- Why is geography the most important factor in human history?
- How has the rest of the scientific community received Diamond's theory?
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Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eatingby Gail Hudson, Gail E. Hudson, Gary McavoyISBN 0446698210 (0-446-69821-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating'Book summary:World-renowned scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall earned her fame by studying chimpanzee feeding habits. But in Harvest for Hope, she scrutinizes human eating behaviors, and the colossal food industries that force-feed some cultures' self-destructive habits for mass consumption. It's an unsustainable lifestyle that Goodall argues must change immediately, beginning--not ironically--at a grassroots level.
Looping personal anecdotes from 40 years of global travels with stories from noble farmer Davids and corporate Goliaths, Goodall methodically builds her case for shopping organic and living modestly. Mustering a tender gumption, she details the vicious cycle of pesticide-ridden and genetically engineered crops which feed the unknowing majority of consumers; and also feed the antibiotic-treated animals that provide these folks with inexpensive entrees. Leaving nasty slaughterhouse scenes to less tactful pens, Goodall focuses more on the product of "factory farming" techniques: mountains of waste, nutritionally depleted soil, polluted water, displaced organic farmers, and severely compromised food.
Hope springs from positive sources: Edible Schoolyard programs in the U.K. and U.S., parents breaking their schools' "unholy alliance" with fast food chains and soft drink companies, a steady rise in organic purchases. Goodall offers many suggestions for rallying others, exercising one's own consumer powers, and just plain eating less meat. Conservationists might say this information is nothing new, which might explain why Goodall provides only tertiary references to her many statistics and facts. But for those who prefer that their own eating habits be stirred--not shaken--into question, the kindly Chimpanzee Lady provides the gentle touch required. --Liane Thomas [via]
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Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eatingby Jane Goodall, Gail E. Hudson, Gary McavoyISBN 0446533629 (0-446-53362-9)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating'Book summary:World-renowned scientist and conservationist Jane Goodall earned her fame by studying chimpanzee feeding habits. But in Harvest for Hope, she scrutinizes human eating behaviors, and the colossal food industries that force-feed some cultures' self-destructive habits for mass consumption. It's an unsustainable lifestyle that Goodall argues must change immediately, beginning--not ironically--at a grassroots level.
Looping personal anecdotes from 40 years of global travels with stories from noble farmer Davids and corporate Goliaths, Goodall methodically builds her case for shopping organic and living modestly. Mustering a tender gumption, she details the vicious cycle of pesticide-ridden and genetically engineered crops which feed the unknowing majority of consumers; and also feed the antibiotic-treated animals that provide these folks with inexpensive entrees. Leaving nasty slaughterhouse scenes to less tactful pens, Goodall focuses more on the product of "factory farming" techniques: mountains of waste, nutritionally depleted soil, polluted water, displaced organic farmers, and severely compromised food.
Hope springs from positive sources: Edible Schoolyard programs in the U.K. and U.S., parents breaking their schools' "unholy alliance" with fast food chains and soft drink companies, a steady rise in organic purchases. Goodall offers many suggestions for rallying others, exercising one's own consumer powers, and just plain eating less meat. Conservationists might say this information is nothing new, which might explain why Goodall provides only tertiary references to her many statistics and facts. But for those who prefer that their own eating habits be stirred--not shaken--into question, the kindly Chimpanzee Lady provides the gentle touch required. --Liane Thomas [via]
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The Hidden Connections: A Science of Sustainable Livingby Fritjof CapraISBN 0385494726 (0-385-49472-6)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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The Hidden Connections : Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life into a Science of Sustainabilityby Fritjof CapraISBN 0385494718 (0-385-49471-8)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hidden Connections : Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life into a Science of Sustainability'Book summary:The author of the bestselling The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life explores the profound social implications of emerging scientific principles and provides an innovative framework for using them to understand and solve some of the most important issues of our time.
For most of history, scientific investigation was based on linear thinking. But the 1980's brought a revolutionary change. With the advent of improved computer power, scientists could apply complexity theory--nonlinear thinking--to scientific processes far more easily than ever before. Physicist Fritjof Capra was at the forefront of the revolution, and in The Web of Life he extended its scope by showing the impact of complexity theory on living organisms. In The Hidden Connections he breaks through another frontier, this time applying the principles of complexity theory to an analysis of the broad sphere of all human interactions.
Capra posits that in order to sustain life in the future, the principles underlying our social institutions must be consistent with the organization that nature has evolved to sustain the "web of life." In a lucid and convincing argument, Capra explains how the theoretical ideas of science can be applied to the practical concerns of our time. Covering every aspect of human nature and society, he discusses such vital matters as the management of human organizations, the challenges and dangers of economic globalization, and the nature and the problems of biotechnology. He concludes with an authoritative, often provocative plan for designing ecologically sustainable communities and technologies as alternatives to the current economic globalization.
A brilliant, incisive examination of the relationship between science and our social systems, The Hidden Connections will spark enormous debate in the scientific community and inspire us to think about the future of humanity in a new way. [via]More editions of The Hidden Connections : Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life into a Science of Sustainability:
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Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planetby Frances Moore Lappe, Anna LappeISBN 1585422371 (1-58542-237-1)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet'Book summary:Thirty years after Frances Lappe's Diet for a Small Planet changed eating habits around the world, she and her daughter Anna bring us a new round of iconoclastic recommendations that break overwhelming issues down to a simple matter of personal choice. Hope's Edge presents many of the same issues of the original title, but it also provides a wealth of new discoveries and possibilities in this era of genetically engineered foods, worldwide famine, and growing rates of obesity-related health issues.
Beyond discussing a wide range of reasons to become a vegetarian (and that means no fish or chicken either, folks), the authors introduce you to a number of individual reasons for hope--Bob, the Wisconsin cheese maker; Jean-Yves, the farmer from Brittany who created the Sustainable Agriculture Network; and Muhammad Yunas, who has changed the lives of countless living in poverty with his remarkable microcredit programs. Along with these stories and the theories they're based on, you'll also find luscious recipes calling for grains, fruits, vegetables, and a handful of dairy products that will delight your taste buds and your conscience.
The Lappes firmly believe that the choices of low-level consumers have the potential to make positive changes, both in the world economy and in our physical health. By eating a vegetarian diet, shopping with care, and cooking with love, we might all brighten our future tremendously. --Jill Lightner [via]
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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manureby J. C. JenkinsISBN 0964425831 (0-9644258-3-1)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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Hungry Planetby Peter Menzel, Faith D'AluisioISBN 1580086810 (1-58008-681-0)
Hardcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hungry Planet'Book summary:On the banks of Mali's Niger River, Soumana Natomo and his family gather for a communal dinner of millet porridge with tamarind juice. In the USA, the Ronayne-Caven family enjoys corndogs-on-a-stick with a tossed green salad. This age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as rising world affluence and trade, along with the spread of global food conglomerates, transform diets worldwide. In HUNGRY PLANET, the creative team behind the best-selling Material World, Women in the Material World, and MAN EATING BUGS presents a photographic study of families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week. Each family's profile includes a detailed description.
Awards
2006 James Beard Cookbook of the Year The Splendid Table Book of the Year
2005 Harry Chapin Media Award
finalist for the 2006 IACP Cookbook Award Reviews
"Arresting, beautiful, enlightening and infinitely human, this is a collection of full-page photos of families around the world surrounded by what they eat in a single week -- from Bhutan to San Antonio. Read the illuminating statistics and the essays. This is a book for the family and for the classroom. You won't see the same old "aren't we better than them" attitude, nor will you be shamed. This book reminds us that what we eat is the simplest, yet most profound, thread that ties us together."Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host of American Public Media's Public Radio Program, The Splendid Table the politics of food at its most poignant and provocative. A coffee table book that will certainly make coffee interesting. Washington Post While the photos are extraordinary--fine enough for a stand-alone volume--it's the questions these photos ask that make this volume so gripping. This is a beautiful, quietly provocative volume. Publishers Weekly, *Starred Review* This book of portraits reveals a planet of joyful individuality, dispiriting sameness, and heart-breaking disparity. It's a perfect gift for the budding anti-globalists on your list Bon Appetit [A] unique photographic study of global nutrition USA Today Grabs your attention for the startlingly varied stories it tells about how people feed themselves around the world. Its contents are based on detailed research, beautifully photographed, presented with often disturbing clarity. Associated Press "The world's kitchens open to Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio, the intrepid couple who created the series of books called Material World.... As always with this couple's terse, lively travelogues, politics and the world economy are never far from view." New York Times Book Review illuminating, thought-provoking, and gloriously colorful Saveur Magazine Richly colored and quietly composed photographs....Hungry Planet is not a book about obesity or corporate villains; it's something much grander. Its premise is simple to the point of obvious and powerful to the point of art. Salon.com A fascinating nutritional and gustatory tour. San Jose Mercury News
A grand culinary voyage through our modern world...a lushly illustrated anthropological study. San Francisco Bay Guardian
The talked-about book of the season...the stories are fascinating. Detroit Free Press
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An Illustrated Short History of Progressby Ronald WrightISBN 0887842062 (0-88784-206-2)
Hardcover, House of Anansi Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Illustrated Short History of Progress'Book summary:Ronald Wright argues that humankind has been repeating the same mistakes over and over. What's more, each time history repeats itself, the price goes up. Starting from the recognized truth that the 20th centurys runaway growth in population, consumption, and technology placed a colossal load on all natural systems, Wright demonstrates that this seemingly modern predicament is as old as civilization itself a 10,000-year experiment humans have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of human triumph and disaster, he says, can the experiments inherent dangers be recognized and its outcome altered. In this handsome new edition, illuminating illustrations and sidebars complement Wrights arguments, offering further evidence to support his cautionary tale. His trenchant text evokes striking images across time and space, starting with Paul Gauguins painting DOù Venons Nous? Que Sommes Nous? Où Allons Nous? Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? three questions that perfectly summarize this thought-provoking book.[via]More editions of An Illustrated Short History of Progress:
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Introduction to Permacultureby Bill Mollison, Slay Reney-MiaISBN 0908228058 (0-908228-05-8)
Softcover, Rodale Inst Bookstore
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Ishmaelby Daniel QuinnISBN 0553375407 (0-553-37540-7)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ishmael'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ishmael follows what happens when a man answers an ad in a local newspaper placed by a telepathic gorilla. [via]
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Lateby Thom HartmannISBN 1400051576 (1-4000-5157-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late'Book summary:While everything appears to be collapsing around us -- ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, the end of cheap oil, water shortages, global famine, wars -- we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our childrens children. The inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprios web movie Global Warning, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight details what is happening to our planet, the reasons for our cultures blind behavior, and how we can fix the problem. Thom Hartmanns comprehensive book, originally published in 1998, has become one of the fundamental handbooks of the environmental activist movement. Now, with fresh, updated material and a focus on political activism and its effect on corporate behavior, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight helps us understand--and heal--our relationship to the world, to each other, and to our natural resources. [via]
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Waking up to Personal and Global Transformationby Thom HartmannISBN 0965572811 (0-9655728-1-1)
Softcover, Mythical Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Waking Up to Personal and Global Transformation'Book summary:Ecology and spirituality are deftly intertwined in this well-written discussion of how we can save and preserve life on earth. Vermont author Thom Hartman offers a highly persuasive argument for adopting the spiritual values of our ancient ancestors, which means living with a strong connection to the earth as well as the sun that nourishes us all. Nowadays, humans often perceive themselves as separate from nature and born to dominate it, says Hartman who lays out some frightening, albeit thorough, research on the destruction of the planet. But as the book progresses, he guides readers into a convincing and intelligent vision for reversing our destructive ways.
Mostly, we could all use an attitude adjustment. For example, he explains how native and tribal cultures often considered all forms of life to be as sacred as human life--an attitude that may be one of our best shots at planetary longevity. Hartman devotes his final section to "What the Average Person Can Do," including chapters titled, "Turn Off the TV," "The Modern-Day Tribe: Intentional Community," and "Reinventing Our Daily Lives and Rituals." --Gail Hudson [via]
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolutionby Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter LovinsISBN 0316353000 (0-316-35300-0)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution'Book summary:In Natural Capitalism, three top strategists show how leading-edge companies are practicing "a new type of industrialism" that is more efficient and profitable while saving the environment and creating jobs. Paul Hawken and Amory and Hunter Lovins write that in the next century, cars will get 200 miles per gallon without compromising safety and power, manufacturers will relentlessly recycle their products, and the world's standard of living will jump without further damaging natural resources. "Is this the vision of a utopia? In fact, the changes described here could come about in the decades to come as the result of economic and technological trends already in place," the authors write.
They call their approach natural capitalism because it's based on the principle that business can be good for the environment. For instance, Interface of Atlanta doubled revenues and employment and tripled profits by creating an environmentally friendly system of recycling floor coverings for businesses. The authors also describe how the next generation of cars is closer than we might think. Manufacturers are already perfecting vehicles that are ultralight, aerodynamic, and fueled by hybrid gas-electric systems. If natural capitalism continues to blossom, so much money and resources will be saved that societies will be able to focus on issues such as housing, contend Hawken, author of a book and PBS series called Growing a Business, and the Lovinses, who cofounded and directed the Rocky Mountain Institute, an environmental think tank. The book is a fascinating and provocative read for public-policy makers, as well as environmentalists and capitalists alike. --Dan Ring [via]
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Mealsby Michael PollanISBN 1594200823 (1-59420-082-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals'Book summary:One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, as the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine our survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore's Dilemma is changing the way Americans thing about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating. Coming from The Penguin Press in 2013, Michael Pollan's newest book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation--the story of our most trusted food expert's culinary education "Thoughtful, engrossing ... You're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where your food comes from." -The New York Times Book Review "An eater's manifesto ... [Pollan's] cause is just, his thinking is clear, and his writing is compelling. Be careful of your dinner!" -The Washington Post "Outstanding... a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits." --The New Yorker "If you ever thought 'what's for dinner' was a simple question, you'll change your mind after reading Pollan's searing indictment of today's food industry-and his glimpse of some inspiring alternatives.... I just loved this book so much I didn't want it to end." -The Seattle Times [via]
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Operating Manual for Spaceship Earthby R.Buckminster FullerISBN 089190235X (0-89190-235-X)
Hardcover, Amereon Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth'Book summary:[via]In this essay on man Mr. Fuller expresses what may well be his penultimate view of the human condition. Here, in a mood at once philosophical and involved, Mr. Fuller traces mans intellectual evolution and weighs his capability for survival on this magnificent craft, this Spaceship Earth, this superbly designed sphere of almost negligible dimension in the great vastness of space.
Mr. Fuller is optimistic that man will survive and, through research and development and increased industrialization, generate wealth so rapidly that he can do very great things. But, he notes, there must be an enormous educational task successfully accomplished right now to convert mans tendency toward oblivion into a realization of his potential, to a universe-exploring advantage from this Spaceship Earth.
It has been noted that Mr. Fuller spins ideas in clusters, and clusters of his ideas generate still other clusters. The concept spaceship earth is Mr. Fullers, and though used by Barbara Ward as the title of a work of her own the idea was acknowledged by her there as deriving from Mr. Fuller. The brilliant syntheses of some fundamental Fuller principles given here makes of this book a microcosm of the Fuller system.
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The Passive Solar Energy Bookby Edward MazriaISBN 0878572384 (0-87857-238-4)
Hardcover, Rodale Press
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The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Designby Edward MazriaISBN 0878572376 (0-87857-237-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Planning for Seven Generations: Guideposts for a Sustainable Futureby Mike NickersonISBN 0921842279 (0-921842-27-9)
Softcover, Voyageur Pub
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PowerDown: Options And Actions For A Post-Carbon Worldby Richard HeinbergISBN 0865715106 (0-86571-510-6)
Softcover, New Society Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'PowerDown: Options And Actions For A Post-Carbon World'Book summary:[via]If the US continues with its current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political elites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation and have in mind a punishing game of Last One Standing.
The alternative is Powerdown, a strategy that will require tremendous effort and economic sacrifice in order to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute resources more equitably, and reduce the human population humanely but systematically over time. While civil society organizations push for a mild version of this, the vast majority of the worlds people are in the dark, not understanding the challenges ahead, nor the options realistically available.
Powerdown speaks frankly to these dilemmas. Avoiding cynicism and despair, it begins with an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies during the next decades:
Last One Standing: the path of competition for remaining resources;
Powerdown: the path of cooperation, conservation and sharing;
Waiting for a Magic Elixir: wishful thinking, false hopes, and denial;
Building Lifeboats: the path of community solidarity and preservation.Finally, the book explores how three important groups within global societythe power elites, the opposition to the elites (the antiwar and antiglobalization movements, et al: the Other Superpower ), and ordinary peopleare likely to respond to these four options. Timely, accessible and eloquent, Powerdown is crucial reading for our times.
Richard Heinberg is an award-winning author of five previous books, including The Partys Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. A member of the Core Faculty of New College of California, he lives in Santa Rosa, California.
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Real Food: What to Eat and Whyby Nina PlanckISBN 1596911441 (1-59691-144-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Renzo Piano: Architecture Monograph/Monografico ArquitecturaISBN 3927258814 (3-927258-81-4)
Softcover, Gingko Pr Inc
Find This BookBook summary:The Italian master explains why he always insists on exhaustive research and discusses ecological issues such as roof energy accumulation capacity. His knowledge of the structural strengths of various natural fibres and thermal insulation goes hand in hand with his scheme of avoiding non-renewable energy sources.
Intelligent buildings, methods of recycling, understanding of topography all fit into the overall architectural design. The most advanced building systems are also inexpensive in forming ecological spaces. [via]
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A Sand County Almanac Illustratedby Aldo LeopoldISBN 0915024152 (0-915024-15-2)
Hardcover, Trails Media Group Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Sand County Almanac Illustrated'Book summary:Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the vantage of his summer shack along the banks of the Wisconsin River, Leopold mixes essay, polemic, and memoir in his book's pages. In one famous episode, he writes of killing a female wolf early in his career as a forest ranger, coming upon his victim just as she was dying, "in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes.... I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view." Leopold's road-to-Damascus change of view would find its fruit some years later in his so-called land ethic, in which he held that nothing that disturbs the balance of nature is right. Much of Almanac elaborates on this basic premise, as well as on Leopold's view that it is something of a human duty to preserve as much wild land as possible, as a kind of bank for the biological future of all species. Beautifully written, quiet, and elegant, Leopold's book deserves continued study and discussion today. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live Itby John Seymour, Deirdre HeadonISBN 0789493322 (0-7894-9332-2)
Softcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It'Book summary:The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. This new edition includes 150 new full color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour the father of the back to basics movement explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike. [via]
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A Short History Of Progressby Ronald WrightISBN 1841957119 (1-84195-711-9)
Hardcover, Canongate
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Short History Of Progress'Book summary:No hope, just an awareness of what's being done now and what's been done in the past, is what Ronald Wright will permit in A Short History of Progress, his grim, ammoniacal Massey Lectures, the 43rd in the series. In five lucid, meticulously documented essays, Wright traces the rise and plummet of four regional civilizations--those of Sumer, Rome, Easter Island, and the Maya--and judges that most, perhaps all, of humanity is making and will continue to make mistakes equally disastrous as theirs. He gives general reasons first for not reckoning we'll pull back from the brink. Important among them is an anthropological observation. As individuals, we live long lives. We evolve more slowly than we should, given our lack of vision and our aggressive, selfish nature. We seem to lack the collective wisdom and the insight into cause and effect to realize the limits to what Wright calls the "experiment" of civilization. What Wright calls natural "subsidies" underwrite civilizations' successes. The squandering of those gifts presages inevitable failure, but with careful, canny stewardship, a civilization can manage to muddle through eons. Wright cites Egypt's submission to the limits set by the Nile's annual floods and China's windblown "lump-sum deposit" of topsoil, used for hillside paddies instead of being put to the plough. Wright observes with unrelenting eloquence that our planetary civilization lives precariously, far beyond its means. "Hope drives us to invent new fixes for old messes," he acknowledges, neither claiming nor wanting to be a prophet. We certainly have the tools for change and remediation; we also know what our ancestors did wrong and what happened to them. We're faced, our author observes, with two choices: either do nothing--what he calls "one of the biggest mistakes"--or try to effect "the transition from short-term to long-term thinking." His evidence suggests we're taking the first alternative, which will include a swift, final ride into the dark future on the runaway train of progress. Wright's account tempts one to bet on the rats and roaches. --Ted Whittaker [via]
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Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as If People Matteredby E. F. SchumacherISBN 085634012X (0-85634-012-X)
Hardcover, Blond and Briggs
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Matteredby Ernst Friedrich SchumacherISBN 0060916303 (0-06-091630-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered'Book summary:Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom. Newsweek
One the 100 most influential books published since World War II
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Hailed as an eco-bible by Time magazine, E.F. Schumachers riveting, richly researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and vital with each year since its initial groundbreaking publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against bigger is better industrialism, Schumachers Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachss The End of Poverty, Paul Hawkens Natural Capitalism, Mohammad Yuniss Banker to the Poor, and Bill McKibbens Deep Economy. This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Matteredby E. F. SchumacherISBN 0881791695 (0-88179-169-5)
Softcover, Hartley & Marks Publishers, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered'Book summary:Small is Beautiful is the perfect antidote to the economics of globalization. As relevant today as when it was first published, this is a landmark set of essays on humanistic economics. This 25th anniversary edition brings Schumacher's ideas into focus for the end-of-the-century by adding commentaries by contemporary thinkers who have been influenced by Schumacher. They analyze the impact of his philosophy on current political and economic thought. Small is Beautiful is the classic of common-sense economics upon which many recent trends in our society are founded. This is economics from the heart rather than from just the bottom line. [via]
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The Solar Home Book: Heating, Cooling, and Designing with the Sunby Michael Riordan, Bruce AndersonISBN 0917352017 (0-917352-01-7)
Hardcover, Cheshire Books
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Solar Power: The Evolution of Sustainable Architectureby Sophia Behling, Stefan BehlingISBN 379132411X (3-7913-2411-X)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Solar Power: The Evolution of Sustainable Architecture'Book summary:Examining the way in which natural systems have arisen through the sun's influence, how humans have adapted to them and what today's urban planners can do to respond to the challenge of a sustainable world, this book outlines the need to reconsider how we organise our lives in terms of energy, technology and architecture. It goes on to illustrate the various natural cycles of which the sun is part. As the book explains, these include sustainable ecosystems, wind patterns, ocean currents, fossil fuels and the life cycles of animals. The various ways in which people have harnessed the sun's power in different parts of the world since neolithic times, the ancient civilization of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas is explained as well as to the present with those living in the tundras, the rainforests, savannas, deserts and in earth's comfort zones. It finally sets out exciting ways in which solar-oriented architecture can lead to energy-conscious buildings. [via]
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Square Foot Gardening: A New Way To Garden In Less Space With Less Workby Mel BartholomewISBN 1579548563 (1-57954-856-3)
Softcover, Rodale Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Square Foot Gardening: A New Way To Garden In Less Space With Less Work'Book summary:Twice as much in half the space![via]
* A complete garden book for both the beginner and the expert
* A new way to garden with 80 percent less space and work
* The companion book to the nationally acclaimed television series
* Over 900,000 copies in print
Square Foot Gardening presents a new way to garden in less space with less work.
* Grow a perfect garden in only 10 minutes a day.
* Harvest the biggest tomatoes.
* Enjoy spectacular flowers every day.
* Ideal for beginners from 4 to 94.
* Simple, easy, attractive and rewarding gardens.More editions of Square Foot Gardening: A New Way To Garden In Less Space With Less Work:
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The Story of Bby Daniel QuinnISBN 0553379011 (0-553-37901-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Story of B'Book summary:The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn's provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne--bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us--is sent to Europe on a mission to find a peripatetic preacher whose radical message is attracting a growing circle of followers. The target of Osborne's investigation is an American known only as B. He isn't teaching New Age platitudes or building a fanatical following; instead, he is quietly uncovering the hidden history of our planet, redefining the fall of man, and retracing a path of human spirituality that extends millions of years into the past. From the beginning, Fr. Osborne is stunned, outraged, and awed by the simplicity and profundity of B's teachings. Is B merely a heretic--or is he the Antichrist sent to seduce humanity not with wickedness, but with ideas more alluring than those of traditional religion? With surprising twists and fascinating characters, The Story of B answers this question as it sends readers on an intellectual journey that will forever change the way they view spirituality, human history, and, indeed, the state of our present world.
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Sustainable Architecture: Towards a Diverse Built Environmentby Ed MeletISBN 9056621181 (90-5662-118-1)
Softcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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Sustainable Architecture White Papersby Mindy Fox, Mary Rickel Pelletier, Leslie HoffmanISBN 0967509912 (0-9675099-1-2)
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Sustainable Landscape Construction : A Guide to Green Building Outdoorsby J. William Thompson, Kim SorvigISBN 1559636467 (1-55963-646-7)
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This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteaderby Joan Dye GussowISBN 1931498245 (1-931498-24-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader'Book summary:Joan Dye Gussow is an extraordinarily ordinary woman. She lives in a home not unlike the average home in a neighborhood that is, more or less, typically suburban. What sets her apart from the rest of us is that she thinks more deeply -- and in more eloquent detail -- about food. In sharing her ponderings, she sets a delightful example for those of us who seek the healthiest, most pleasurable lifestyle within an environment determined to propel us in the opposite direct. Joan is a suburbanite with a green thumb, but also a feisty, defiant spirit with a relentlessly positive outlook.
This Organic Life begins with Joan and her husband Alan's trials and tribulations growing vegetables for their own table while coping with careers and a sprawling Victorian house in Congers, New York. Motivated to go "off -the-grid" of the global food system in their later years, the Gussows find and fall in love with a dilapidated Odd Fellows Hall on the banks of the Hudson River. Joan's often hilarious accounts of the "renovation" of the "dream" (some would say "nightmare") house and the creation of their new gardens are spiced by extracts from her own journal, and over thirty wonderful recipes using fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
There is also an occasion pontification about a food distribution system run amok! At the heart of This Organic Life is the premise that locally grown food eaten in season makes sense economically, ecologically, and gastronomically. Transporting produce to New York from California -- not to mention Central and South America, Australia, or Europe -- consumes more energy in transit than it yields in calories. (It costs 435 fossil fuel calories to fly a 5-caloriestrawberry from California to New York.) Add in the deleterious effects of agribusiness, such as the endless cycle of pesticide, herbicide, and chemical fertilizers; the loss of topsoil from erosion of over-tilled croplands; depleted aquifers and soil salinization from over-irrigation; and the arguments in favor of "this organic life" become overwhelmingly convincing. [via]
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The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate And What It Means For Life On Earthby Tim FlanneryISBN 0802142923 (0-8021-4292-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate And What It Means For Life On Earth'Book summary:Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Niño ever recorded, the most devastating hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Along with a riveting history of climate change, Tim Flannery offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.[via]More editions of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate And What It Means For Life On Earth:
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Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Centuryby Alex SteffenISBN 0810930951 (0-8109-3095-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century'Book summary:Worldchanging is poised to be the Whole Earth Catalog for this millennium. Written by leading new thinkers who believe that the means for building a better future lie all around us, Worldchanging is packed with the information, resources, reviews, and ideas that give readers the tools they need to make a difference. Brought together by Alex Steffen, co-founder of the popular and award-winning web site Worldchanging.com, this team of top-notch writers includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, sustainable food expert Anna Lappé, and many others. Renowned designer Stefan Sagmeister brings his extraordinary talents to Worldchanging, resulting in a book that will challenge readers to personally redefine the conversation about the future.
Each chapter offers readers new answers to key questions, such as:
Why does buying locally produced food make sense?
What steps can I take to influence my workplace toward sustainability?
How do I volunteer, advocate, and give more effectively?
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L'Architecture Verteby James WinesISBN 3822863467 (3-8228-6346-7)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L'Architecture Verte'Book summary:[via]When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture? Perhaps even Antoni Gaud???????????????? and Frank Lloyd Wright designed "greener" buildings than most contemporary architects, whose low-energy houses scarcely differ outwardly from traditional ones. James Wines puts up the various - and often irreconcilable - concepts of environmentally-friendly architecture for discussion, making a case for an architecture that not only focuses on technological solutions, but also tries to reconcile man and nature in its formal idiom. Among the examples of contemporary ecological architecture presented are works by Emilio Ambasz, Gustav Peichl, Arthur Quarmby, Jean Nouvel, Sim Van der Ryn, Jourda and Perraudin, Log ID, James Cutler, Stanley Saitowitz, Fran????????????????ois Roche, Nigel Coates and Michael Sorkin.More editions of L'Architecture Verte:
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Armas, germenes y acero/ Guns, Germs and Steelby Jared DiamondISBN 848306667X (84-8306-667-X)
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