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Welcome to a world of new ideas! A collection of books and articles to
help advance our journey towards sustainable living. Eartheasy presents
these books in affiliation with Amazon.
Click on any book link for detailed information about the book. If you
wish to purchase a book, Amazon's order fulfillment system delivers the
lowest price, secure payment and rapid shipping to your door.
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Homes
that Heal by Athena Thompson
Rising health problems – especially among children – are often
linked to our own homes. Written by a professional in preventative health
and healthy buildings, this book examines the dangers of our built environment,
offering ready solutions that nurture human health.
Paperback, 320 pages, $17.79 more
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The
Better World Handbook by E. Jones,
R. Haenfler, B. Johnson and B. Klocke
This informative and user-friendly guide
shows us how to incorporate everyday activism into even the most mundane
areas of our busy lives -- like grocery shopping, banking, eating, reading
the newspaper, and working.
Paperback, 304 pages,
$12.89 more info, or to purchase
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The
Sustainable Kitchen by Sue Stein
Expert chef-authors share their passion for sustainable and seasonal cuisine,
inspiring home cooks to encourage regional food supplies, a strong local
economy, earth stewardship, and the future of American farms.
Paperback, 228 pages, $16.07 more info, or to purchase
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Hollyhock
Cooks by Moreka Jolar and Linda Solomon
Hollyhock Cooks for the first time showcases the best 200 Hollyhock recipes
which include everything from soups and salads to entrees, dips, desserts
and drinks - along with personal favorites of the famous people who teach
there.
Paperback, 240 pages, $19.95 more info, or to purchase
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Green
Remodeling by David Johnston and Kim Master
This comprehensive guide to green remodeling techniques gives homeowners
the tools to select a contractor or architect, understand their home as
a system and the impacts of their decisions on the environment, and provides
detailed descriptions of green options. Paperback, 368 pages, $19.77 more info, or to purchase
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Navigating
the Tides of Change by David La Chapelle
This evocative work addresses the challenge of navigating the accelerating
pace of change effectively so that we can live more sustainably, through
the medium of stories told from modern science, esoteric and spiritual traditions,
and Earth wisdom.
Paperback, 240 pages, $11.53 more info, or to purchase
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The
Natural Step for Communities by Sarah James and Torbjörn
Lahti
Community success stories which demonstrate a method for converting towns
and cities to sustainability using The Natural Step, with consideration
of development, business, housing, transportation, agriculture, energy,
waste management, and more.
Paperback, 304 pages, $15.72 more info, or to purchase
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Creating
a Life Together by Diana Leafe Christian, Foreword by Patch
Adams
The only resource available that provides step-by-step practical information
on how to establish an ecovillage or intentional community. This exhaustive
guide includes excellent sample documents among its wealth of resources.
Paperback, 272 pages, $15.61 more info, or to purchase
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Visionaries
by Jay Walljasper and Jon Spayde, editors of Utne Reader
Catalytic visions of the future from some of the most original minds of
our times. A diverse group --scientists, mystics, activists and business
leaders, physicians and poets -- offers ideas that can change the way you
think about the future in exhilarating new ways.
Paperback, 304 pages, $12.21 more info, or to purchase
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Spinning
Tales Weaving Hope, edited by Ed Brody, Jay Goldspinner
et al.
These 29 wondrous children's stories from around the world -- from the mythic
to the silly -- are about loving each other, the Earth, and ourselves. Each
story is enriched by storytelling tips, suggested activities and exercises,
and resources.
Paperback, pages, $15.72 more info, or to purchase
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living titles from the Amazon
collection. Click on the title of any book to bring up a detailed page.
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Lifestyle/Values:
Radical Simplicity
Rural Renaissance
Organic Weddings
A Time for Choices
The Natural Child
Investing with Your Values
Food:
The Eco-Foods Guide
Farmageddon
Healthy
Home:
The Sick House Survival Guide
Prescriptions for a Healthy House
The Art of Natural Building
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Energy
Efficiency:
Photovoltaics:
Design and Installation Manual MicroHydro
- Clean Power from Water
Environment:
Tools for Environmental Management
In Earth's Company
Our Ecological Footprint
Community:
Earthfuture
Toward Sustainable Communities
Better not Bigger
The Key to Sustainable Cities
Superbia
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been reviewed by Eartheasy |
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Ignition:
What we can do to fight global warming, by
Jonathan Isham and Sissel Waage
How
to Live Well Without Owning a Car,
by Chris Balish
365
Ways to Save the Earth, by Philippe Bourseiller
Putting
Food By, by Janet Greene, Beatrice Vaughn and Ruth Hertzberg
Last
Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv
Good News for a Change,
by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel
The
Paradox of Choice, by Barry Schwartz
The Not So Big House,
by Sarah Susanka
Ecopsychology
edited by Theodore Roszak, Mary Gomez and Allen Kanner
Cradle
to Cradle,
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Balance
Point by Joseph Jenkins
The
Story of Yew, by Guido di Sospiro
The
Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West, by David Wann
Simplicity
and Success by Bruce Elkin
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Values
The
death of stillness
Read this -
not a waste of energy
Disposable income
needs rechanneling
Rethinking "success";
higher rewards, lower income
Investing
in a healthy economy
Can
we enrich our lives while consuming less?
Whatever
happened to green consumers?
Surviving
the American Dream
Environmental heresies
An
Inconvenient Tree
Why having more no longer makes
us happy
Can we create a world without
waste?
Lifestyle
Environmental
sustainability possible in a generation
Return of a conundrum
- rethinking market economy
Giving Green
Consumer
culture is no accident
Kidfluence: advertising
to children
Living well, living
deeply
Spending time with
nature, natural remedy for ADHD
What is healthy for the person
is healthy for the planet
Simpler lifestyles build fit
children
Choosing an Eco-Afterlife - opting
for a natural burial
Leave no child inside
Home-front ecology - a model
for today?
Christmas Bird Count
Rx for 'eco-anxiety'
Global
Warming
Global Warming:
It's not too late
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Global Warming: What we can do about
it
Global Warming: How it
has developed
Global warming is real
The
One-Ton Challenge: reducing our CO2 emissions
Fight
global warming for $1 a day
As climate changes, can we?
The
hidden opportunity in global warming
Carbon
Offsets
Pill stops cow burps, reduces methane
Climate change - why
we can't wait
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Food
and the environment
The
New American Food System
MacDonald's
stops using antibiotics in meat
Help slow climate
change - eat locally!
Eating with a
conscience
How a plate of fruit can change
the world
Concern over PBDEs in food supply
Energy-efficient
induction cooking
The food, the bad, and the ugly
The still high cost of organic
foods
Let fish go to your head
Slow Food
Healthy cookware - how to lessen
potential risk
Healthier chickens on the market
Fruits,
vegetables yielding fewer nutrients
Save family farms - the Good Food movement
Feeding our future
Living the 100-mile Diet
Teflon Toxicity
The New Rules of Food
Sourcing our snack food
Family values and food sustainability
Warming up to solar ovens
Is eating locally the best choice?
Five easy ways to go organic
Nalgene water bottle safety concerns
Edible Estates - make your yard a garden
BottleMania
General information / articles
Throwplace - responsible recycling
Cell phone recycling free
at Office Depot
eBay offers info on recycling
computers
Unprecedented
Census of the Seas begins
Using
composts to improve turf ecology
Monitoring
the air quality in your home
Healthy
lawns, healthy lungs
Helping
birds avoid window collisions
High time to
label fragrance allergens
Wood-heating Tips - to reduce pollution, risks
Re-use a shoe program expands
across US
Outdoor
pesticides - is it worth the risk?
Hemp
homes - eco-friendly construction
Following
the path of service - to nature
About that 'new car
smell'
Garden
projects for early spring
Pesticides
& Kids - why you should be concerned
PVC plastics in consumer products
Saving
water in the bathroom
How
environmental pollutants cause reproductive problems
Flexible batteries that never
need recharging
Make your home green, and save greenbacks
Spring tips for clear pond water
No-till gardening - less work,
better results
Pesticides choke pathways
for nitrogen
Corn-based fuels fare poorly in new analysis
Lights-out for incandescent bulbs
Hydrogen could be the fuel of the future
How safe are 'green' cleaners?
Drought survival for lawns
Fuel-efficient cars, the best and the worst
Lawn care chemicals - how toxic are they?
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