Valuing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics
Edited by Herman E. Daly and Kenneth N. Townsend
A collection more than twenty classic and recent essays that broaden economic thinking by setting the economy in its proper ecological and ethical context. Among the issues addressed are population growth, resource use, pollution, theology (east and west), energy, and economic growth. Their common theme is the notion, popular with classical economists from Malthus to Mill, that an economic stationary state is more healthful to life on earth than unlimited growth. A number of essays in the first edition have become classics and have been retained for this edition, which adds six new essays.

Visionary Architecture: Unbuilt Works of the Imagination
by Ernest E. Burden
How the world's great artists envisioned the future. A panoramic exploration of works of the creative imagination throughout history, this book introduces you to a wide range of far-reaching, original designs that, unbuilt, survived purely as artistic vision. The significant international content, from Prehistory through Medieval, Renaissance,and Modern periods includes full-page illustrations of baroque stage sets, designs for the film Metropolis and urban cityscapes by M.C.Escher, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Ferriss, and much more. A timeline integrates architectural events alongside their historical and cultural counterparts.