books about: environmental     books:     Environmental      Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things William McDonough, Michael Braungart North Point Press, 2002 solutions for a future this book introduces one to a new way of making things and eliminating the worry about pollution and garbage. It should be read by every manufacturer, politician, teacher, parent... in short by everyone who lives on this planet!!!!! it shows the right approach to ...             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Five ways Civilizations Die - We are working on it An excellent book that details the various ways those civilizations can collapse. He studies civilizations that have collapsed, and extrapolates.             The Really Inconvenient Truths: Seven Environmental Catastrophes Liberals Don't Want You to Know ... Iain Murray Regnery Publishing, 2008 How to keep sane when the left tries to rot your brain! A wonderfully readable handbook on how to protect yourself from the barbarian onslaught on science.             The Appeal John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 An Eye-opener This book applies to many political races where an unknown suddenly comes on the scene with too much money, too much push by the media and other big names and seems to pull the wool over gullible people. It is very scary. Avid Reader             Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) Deirdre Imus Simon & Schuster, 2008 Must-read for new mothers This is an easy-to-read reference for new mothers and mothers-to-be. (Even grandmothers) I have bought 5 already as an addition to baby gifts with good responses from the recipients. Mrs. Imus provides the most recent research studies to support her advice as well ...             The World Without Us Alan Weisman Thomas Dunne Books, 2007 Comfort for the Human Spirit Weisman did his research and his efforts definitely show in his creative take on the post-human world. Although not all parts are interesting simply because of the heap of scientific information, (such as the Petro Patch in Texas) Weisman does a great job in other ...             Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided ... Roy Spencer Encounter Books, 2008 Must read If you want to know what is behind the "global warming" scare read this book. Unbiased look into the world of climate, business and politics.             The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living William H. Kemp Aztext Press, 2006 Excellent book for layperson designing home I bought this book because I wanted a book with more detail than some of the other introductory books. I was not disappointed. Quite good depth for a layman's book, with the necessary equations, tables, charts, etc. Some portions of the book could have some more ...             The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political ... Lawrence Solomon Richard Vigilante Books, 2008 Science, Not Hysteria A fact based look at global warming, not a repeat of the political mantra of the day.             Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming Fred Krupp, Miriam Horn W. W. Norton, 2008 Insightful and Informative, Green Outlook Never So Bright Earth: The Sequel is an absolute must for anyone interested or concerned about the growing effects of global warming. This book brings to light the current technological advancements in alternative energy, and how very possible it is for us to cut off our dependence on ...             Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying David Bach, Hillary Rosner Broadway, 2008 Brilliant! This book is well written, well designed and very easy to read. It contains great tips for living green, and saving money in the process. It also lists ways of investing in green funds. I've been researching this topic for the last year and I find that the ...             The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen Three Rivers Press, 2007 Simple and to the point This was my very first "green" purchase. I love it, it has changed my life. I was not even aware of being environmently friendly and when I became aware I was a little overwhelmed at all the things I could do to make a change. This book was a perfect start, tons of ...             Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current Threat--and How to Counter It Wallace S. Broecker, Robert Kunzig Hill and Wang, 2008 IS PAST PROLOGUE? Broecker and Kunzig have written an excellent work on climate change -what came before and what is likely to come again. It is a read required by anyone who cares about our planet. He offers fixes that cannot be ignored. Author of Mr. NewHeart (New Heart): Heart ...             Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build ... Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston Yale University Press, 2006 Must read Excellent breakdown of the drivers for companies to go green. Also excellent analyses of strategies used by the corporate world to achieve their goals with green programs. Many examples of what worked and what didn't work. Great reading!             The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the ... Grove Press, 2006 A Tsunami Warning ! Kunstler's Book the Long Emergency is a 'Tsunami warning'. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF OIL...what do you think the last 7 years have been about? It is both well written and tightly argued. The logic of it is dreadfully inescapable. Even if we agree that 'peak' oil (which ...          products you might be interested in search for books catastrophes, competitive, environmental, inconvenient, independence, twenty-first randomly chosen book: Nihon no keiji saiban: Enzai, shikei, baishin (Chuko bunko)