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With
environmental concerns at the forefront
of public discussion, this selection of
books gives us steps we can take to
improve the health of our planet and
ourselves. |
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver
with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver
$26.95 Hardcover
HarperCollins Publishers
Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver
returns with her first nonfiction
narrative that will open your eyes in a
hundred new ways to an old truth: You
are what you eat. With characteristic
poetry and pluck, Kingsolver and her
family sweep you along on their journey
away from the industrial-food pipeline
to a rural life in which they vow to buy
only food raised in their own
neighborhood, grow it themselves, or
learn to live without it. |
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The Green Book
by Elizabeth Rogers & Thomas
Kostigen
$12.95 Paperback
Three Rivers Press
Such celebrities as Ellen DeGeneres,
Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, Jennifer
Aniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha
Stewart, Tyra Banks, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin
Timberlake tell you how they make a
difference to the environment. With wit
and authority, the authors provide
hundreds of solutions for all areas of
your life, pinpointing the smallest
changes that have the biggest impact on
the health of our precious planet. |
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The Lazy Environmentalist
Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green
Living
by Josh Dorfman
$14.95 Paperback
Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
In The Lazy Environmentalist,
Josh Dorfman, host of the Sirius
Satellite Radio program of the same
name, provides comprehensive guidance to
fashion-forward consumers who are as
concerned about the long-term health of
our planet as they are about the design
of their bathroom fixtures. Covering
topics that range from clothing to
recreation to financial investment,
Dorfman lets us know which trends to
watch and which eco-conscious products
to buy. |
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On the Clean Road Again
Biodiesel and the Future of the Family
Farm
by Willie Nelson
$9.95 Paperback
Fulcrum Publishing
A champion of family farms, music legend
Willie Nelson is recognized as one of
the nation's most knowledgeable
advocates of the use of biodiesel, a
clean-burning, renewable fuel made from
vegetable oils or animal fats. In this
funny and inspirational book, Nelson
confronts our dependency on foreign oil
and explains the benefits of biodiesel
as an alternative fuel that not only
drastically reduces carbon dioxide
emissions, but also may help save our
family farms. |
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