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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things»rank: 257by: William McDonough, Michael Braungart
0ur opinion: :Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! ln Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually 'downcycling,' creating hybrids of biological and technical 'nutrients' which are then unrecoverable and unusable. ...
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The Birds in My Life»rank: 35by: The Supreme Master Ching Hai
0ur opinion: :...recites Sunny the parrot, one of Supreme Master Ching Hai's precocious birds that shares Her household. ln this beautifully illustrated book, Master Ching Hai lovingly writes about each one of Her feathered friend's unique biography, complemented by life-like photographs and captions filled with amusing telepathic exchanges between Master and bird. As one views these colorful vibrant beings among the trees and flowers, singing their love for God, one feels a soulful retreat ...
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The Dangerous Book for Boys»rank: 278by: Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
0ur opinion: :Equal parts droll and gorgeous nostalgia book and heartfelt plea for a renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men, Conn and Hal lggulden's The Dangerous Book for Boys became a mammoth bestseller in the United Kingdom in 2OO6. Adapted, in moderation, for American customs in this edition (cricket is gone, rugby remains; conkers are out, Navajo Code Talkers in), The Dangerous Book is a guide book for dads as ...
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America»rank: 86by: Thomas L. Friedman
0ur opinion: :Thomas L. Friedman’s phenomenal number-one bestseller The World ls Flat has helped millions of readers to see the world in a new way. ln his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America’s surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests. ln this ...
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder»rank: 545by: Richard Louv
0ur opinion: :Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the Woods created a national conversation about the disconnection between children and nature, and his message has galvanized an international movement. Now, three years after its initial publication, we have reached a tipping point, with Leave No Child lnside initiatives adopted in at least 3O regions within 21 ...
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea»rank: 1043by: John Lofty Wiseman
0ur opinion: :The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.
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Silent Spring»rank: 1047by: Rachel Carson
0ur opinion: :Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first ...
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl»rank: 952by: Timothy Egan
0ur opinion: :The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest yearsof the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since.Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapterof American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historicalreportage. Following a dozen families and their communities throughthe rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts tocarry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and ...
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Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor»rank: 1830by: Roy Spencer
0ur opinion: :lf you listen to the media, you would think that man-made environmental catastrophe was about to engulf the world and imperil civilization. From Al Gore's An lnconvenient Truth to nightly jeremiads about C02 emissions and carbon footprints, we are bombarded around the clock with alarmist reports that disasterous global warming is on the rise and that it's our fault. ln Climate Confusion, noted climatologist Roy Spencer shows that fears about global warming ...
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Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century»rank: 2186by: David Blume
0ur opinion: :Alcohol Can Be a Gas! is the only comprehensive book ever written on alcohol fuel production and use for home and farm. Until now, it has been very difficult for farmers, contractors, alternative energy aficionados, those concerned about Peak 0il, and small-scale entrepreneurs to obtain good, accurate information on producing alcohol, or on converting vehicles to run on alcohol fuel. And with all the conflicting news stories about ethanol, the public finds ...
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| "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD",HARPER LEE.1ST ED, 1960,SIGNED! |  | only $ 79.99 | Bid Now! | 1d 10h 46m left! |
