The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting is the first book of its kind. Journalist, science writer and mother Zion Lights has researched all those questions that beset new or expecting parents, not just about environmental issues but also...
Sustainable living
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Author:Suzuki, DavidSummary:Offers the author's thoughts about the destructive relationship that now exists between humans and nature, and a proposition to adopt a holistic worldview in order to save the planet.
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Author:MacKinnon, J. B.Summary:In a brilliant work of imaginative nonfiction, prize-winning author J.B. MacKinnon asks, what would happen - to our economy, our ecology, our products, ourselves - if we stopped consuming so much? Is that alternative world one we might...
- Author:Denton, Peter HarveySummary:
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The developed world is increasingly obsessed with two things: electronic gadgets and our changing...
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Author:Dell, Owen E.Summary:Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sustainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing...
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Author:Chambers, Nathalie, Roberts, Robin Alys, Wooding, SophieSummary:When Nathalie Chambers and her husband, David, first took over Madrona Farm, 27 acres on southern Vancouver Island with a deep history, they never thought their small-scale agricultural business would blossom into an international...
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Author:Juby, SusanSummary:Prudence Burns is an overly idealistic Brooklyn girl who has inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm. Her motley crew of farm hands consists of Earl, an elderly, reclusive bluegrass legend; Seth, an agoraphobic heavy-metal...
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Author:Mason, PaulSummary:Over the past two centuries, capitalism has undergone profound changes from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. Paul Mason's Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big that this time...
- Author:Ritchie, HannahSummary:
This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood) - and explains how we can solve them. It's become common to tell kids that they're going to die from...
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Author:Beavan, ColinSummary:What does it really take to live eco-effectively? For one year, Colin Beavan swore off plastic and toxins, turned off his electricity, went organic, became a bicycle nut, and tried to save the planet from environmental catastrophe while...
- Author:Barrette, Laurie, Mandréa, StéphanieSummary:
A stylish and inspiring guide to living a happier life in balance with the natural world. Minimal offers readers inspiration and tools to embrace simple living and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. From advice on home...
- Author:Alter, LloydSummary:
Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do and shows how to slash your own carbon footprint by 80% to 2.5 tonnes per year by choosing a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as...
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Author:Denton, PeterSummary:In his third thought-provoking RMB manifesto Peter Denton explains how we can change course toward a sustainable future in immediate and practical ways – and why it could make all the difference for ourselves and for future generations...
- Author:Guiochon, Cécile, Alonso, BernardSummary:
Human Permaculture is a forward-thinking guide that adapts permaculture principles for complete life redesign to align with the planet's available resources. Offering step-by-step instructions, it explores permaculture concepts,...
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Author:Berners-Lee, MikeSummary:A smart, practical, and accessible guide to measuring (and reducing) our carbon footprint, from internationally recognized expert, Mike Berners-Lee. Part green-lifestyle guide, part popular science, iHow Bad Are Bananas? is the first...
- Author:Whittaker, Alice IreneSummary:
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene Whittaker interviews dozens of people who are finding...
- Author:Sturm, JeanneSummary:
Young Readers Will Discover What They Can Do To Make Greener Choices As They Grow Up.
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Author:Greer, John MichaelSummary:Merlin, Gandalf, Voldemort - these well-known sorcerers from popular culture are famed for their amazing spells and spectacular magical powers. In ancient times however, a wizard was actually a freelance intellectual whose main stock in...
- Author:Piper, AshleeSummary:
Stop thinking you give a shit and start living like you give a shit about your health, your footprint, and your planet. Ashlee Piper presents the first eco-friendly handbook of its kind for these dire times when the Earth needs us most...
- Author:Williams, AngelSummary:
We live in a society where it’s not uncommon to buy something one week and throw it away the next. We constantly throw out serviceable and even valuable items without a second thought. But to Angel Williams that’s an opportunity. Angel...
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