books about: sustainable

books about: sustainable

books:

Sustainable

The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living

William H. Kemp

Aztext Press, 2006

Awesome book!
Helpful and informative. Easy to understand diagrams and explanations in plain English (i.e. you don't have to be ultra-tech-savvy to understand it).

Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life

Sophie Uliano

Collins Living, 2008

Great Gift!
This book is not only adorable, but it's full of great tips! This book makes for an excellent gift!

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

Jeffrey Sachs

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Must Read for Those Interested in Development
You, being a smart person who is up on contemporary debates in economics and development and/or are a reader of Vanity Fair, probably already know all about Sachs and this book. Sachs made his name giving "shock therapy" to various third world economies. He ...

Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century

David Blume

International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, 2007

Masterpiece
I am an environmental educator at the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm community in Summertown,Tennessee and author of Shutdown: Nuclear Power on Trial (1979); Climate in Crisis: The Greenhouse Effect and What We Can Do (1990), and most recently, The ...

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

Collins Business, 2004

A Classic
"Built to Last" is an enlightening and interesting classic on business strategic management. The authors, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras spent six years in research and compared the practices of 18 visionary companies in the USA to those of a matched set of good, though ...

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

Uplifting and fun
I love anything written by Barbara Kingsolver. She has a way with words that is amazing to me. This is the first nonfiction I've read from her, and I love it. It was a perfect choice for me since I have lately been interested in starting my own garden, and eating ...

The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

Alice Waters

Clarkson Potter, 2007

deceptively simple, the recipes are gems
I flipped through the pages of this cookbook 3 or 4 times at the bookstore before I was even interested in cooking from it. When you browse the book, it looks so boring--all these recipes that you've cooked already, though not Alice Waters' version. But once I tried a ...

Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))

Rik DeGunther

For Dummies, 2007

This book answered ALL my questions clearly!
My husband and I have become increasingly consciencious about saving our natural resources. It has been our goal to add solar panels to our house but most of the books out there were not written for the average person. This book answered all our questions in a ...

Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Earth Changing Trends and Solutions
This is yet another classic from Jeffrey Sachs. Here is the most comprehensive and compelling list of issues facing Mother Earth in the twenty first century and also some excellent prescriptions for sustainable and inclusive global economic growth. The list of "six ...

The Encyclopedia of Country Living

Carla Emery

Sasquatch Books, 2008

The best overall book for country living
There's a reason why so many farmers and homesteaders consider Carla Emory's book to be THE definitive source of information. Sure she wrote it many years ago, but it has evolved with each printing into a total package of information. It covers everything from raising ...

Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Edition

Lester R. Brown

W. W. Norton, 2008

Deeply Insightful but Very Readable
This is one of the finest books to summarize in layman's terms both the problems and solutions to our unsustainable, industrialized economy. What distinguishes Lester Brown form other authors on the topic of sustainability is the ease of readability of his books. ...

Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home

Renee Loux

Rodale Books, 2008

Green your whole life!!!
Greening your life seems to be a process. It's not something that you can do in one day. It's taken me a few years to slowly get rid of the things that weren't good for me, especially cleansers, beauty products, and food. Not only will using green products help you and ...

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)

David Johnston, Scott Gibson

Taunton, 2008

Cost Effective & Energy Efficient Construction
Too many contractors operate on a "if it ain't broken don't fix it" and "I have been successfully doing things (the old way) for 25 years." It is difficult to get the average contractor to think and act green. Johnston & Gibson lay out and walk through the key ideas . ...

Alabama Stitch Book: Projects and Stories Celebrating Hand-Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery for Contemporary ...

Natalie Chanin, Stacie Stukin

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008

wow.... I am drooling!
What a fabulous, fabulous book. Even though the reviews are all so good, I was not prepared to be blown away by this book. It is gorgeous. And even though I had looked at the cover, I still didn't expect something so cool. I hadn't ordered it originally because I ...

The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World

Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith, ...

Doubleday Business, 2008

Conversations and collaboration are the way forward
This long awaited book fulfills all of my expectations for a manual to help us create the conversations and collaboration necessary to reclaim our world's health. Over the years there have been quite a few high impact books helping us understand the extent of the ...