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Organic Living: Simple Solutions for a Better Life
by Lynda Brown
Join the organic revolution with this fresh, modern, and inspiring sourcebook. This blueprint for organic living can help you make simple lifestyle changes that will have a big impact on our planet. Wide-ranging and practical, this is the book for everyone who aspires to a better lifestyle and a better world. From foods to fabrics, moisturizers to mattresses, and paints to pensions, this book explores the ever-growing variety of organic and eco-friendly products available, showing that choosing eco-friendly is the commonsense approach for a sustainable future.
Price: $29.95
Hardcover: 256 pages

The Organic Suburbanite: An Environmentally Friendly Way to Live the American Dream by Warren Schultz
With an aw-shucks retro style and enthusiasm, the author breaks down indoor and outdoor suburban living into manageable arenas for environmentally responsible practice. Ever wondered how to clean your stove, unclog drains, discourage pests, care for your car, disinfect counter tops or bleach clothes in ways that won't damage your health or your environment? Schultz addresses it all. His matter-of-fact approach eschews ideological discourse and gets down to brass tacks (or their recyclable, eco-friendly counterpart).
List Price:   $16.95
Paperback: 168 pages

Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides by John Wargo
A leading expert in pesticide policy traces the history of pesticide law and science and arrives at the alarming conclusion that we have failed to protect ourselves, and especially our children, from pesticide contamination of food, soil, water, and air. Our faith in government`s ability to ensure only safe levels of exposure to pesticides is unfounded, says John Wargo, and he suggests fundamental legal and scientific reforms to contain the special health risks faced by children.
List Price: $21.00
Paperback: 402 pages


Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability
by the National Research Council
Argues that societies should approach sustainable development not as a destination but as an ongoing, adaptive learning process. Identifies the greatest threats to sustainability in the areas of human settlements, agriculture, industry, and energy, and explores the most promising opportunities for mitigating these threats.

List Price: $49.95
Paperback: 384 pages


Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth
by Williams E. Rees, Phil Testemale, Mathis Wackernagel
Equipped with useful charts and thought-provoking illustrations, this book introduces a revolutionary new way to determine humanity's impact on the Earth and presents an exciting and powerful tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain households, communities, regions, and nations.

List Price: $14.95
Paperback: 176 pages


Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story
by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, John Peterson Myers
The Industrial Revolution ushered in a lot of really convenient products, but now we see that the end results of our mad-dash to make and remake the world using our new scientific know-how is taking a huge toll on human health: Sperm counts are plummeting, cancer-rates are sky high, the immune system is being undermined, and hormone-mimics are quite possibly eroding our intelligence and altering our behavior. For more detailed information, read this book. Take care of your body. Tread lightly on the planet. Good luck!

List Price: $13.95
Paperback: 336 pages

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