Sustainability: the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
How do we become more sustaining in our habits in relation to our natural world, or have we tipped too far? Luckily there are many resources at our fingertips to help us with this daily human struggle in the form of books, those reassuring things that have always helped us gain knowledge and insight.
F**k Plastic: 101 Ways to Free Yourself from Plastic and Save the World
$18.00
ISBN: 9781620409886
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Published: Bloomsbury USA - February 3rd, 2015
This is the place to begin for anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of the devastating effects climate change is having on our planet and what the future looks like for us if we continue down the destructive path we've been on for centuries. Kolbert's updated edition remains as relevant and important today -- perhaps even more so -- as when first published in 2006. ~ Reviewed by Josh Cohen-Peyton
$28.00
ISBN: 9781419723865
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - May 16th, 2017
Grocery shopping is something we all do, but seldom analyze. Ruhlman packs a shopping cart with information on farming, distribution, packaging, and pricing. His conclusions are generally hopeful: more humane treatment of animals, better farming methods, greater food knowledge, healthier eating habits, and, ideally, healthier people. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
$17.95
ISBN: 9781603586832
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Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company - September 23rd, 2016
Third base was a cold, comfortless cocoon for Collins, whose inherited wealth brought him material splendor but social and emotional sterility. Involvement with individuals, groups, and organizations with financial needs allowed Collins to shed his moneyed isolation, and learn personal wealth appreciates where money can't be found. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare
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ISBN: 9781250079541
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Thomas Dunne Books - April 19th, 2016
Peter rose from crew to Captain participating and leading many Greenpeace actions around the globe for 35 years . He describes exciting and meaningful encounters, effectively dramatizing environmental choices we have made. ~ Reviewed by Vicki Ward
$16.99
ISBN: 9781628726114
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Published: Arcade - May 3rd, 2016
Gordon Chaplin's loving depiction of a vanishing undersea wilderness of fishes and reefs in the Bahamas. Part memoir of growing up collecting and cataloguing specimens with his larger-than-life scientist father while free-diving in "gin clear" waters, part reflection on loss and longing for "home," this is a poignant and fascinating read. ~ Reviewed by Amy Palmer
