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The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat

16 reviews
Michael Pollan

Dial, 2009

Industrial food in the grocery stores.
Industrial food is not just at the local fast food restaurant. it is also at our grocery stores. Food is made to taste better and have a longer shelf life, but is the chemicals and preservatives we use really worth the health risk? Do we know where our meat comes from, the diet of the cows before they go to the slaughter and become our hamburger and steak? This book is an eye opening ...

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

74 reviews
Timothy Egan

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009

Probably one of the most thrilling histories of the past decade
Egan does what few historical writers manage to pull off in the way that he gives the narrative such an intense arc. Fascinating details made all the more so in that I was listening to the audio book as I drove through Wallace, ID on I-90.

The Year of the Flood: A Novel

104 reviews
Margaret Atwood

Nan A. Talese, 2009

Almost there
Margaret Atwood is my favorite author, hands down. I couldn't wait to get my nose into this book. Atwood has never been disappointing. Until now. I was drawn in immediately and having read Oryx and Crake, recognized the intertwining of the plots. The characters were richly developed and it was easy, though frightening, to envision their world. But I thought that the book was about 100 pages ...

Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day (I Can Read Book 1)

2 reviews
Jane O'connor

HarperCollins, 2010

Good, Simple Message
This book, is an easy reader, for kids just learning to read on thier own. It's short and simple, as is the message - every day is Earth day. A kid can read it, understand it, and take away some tips to live by on an everyday basis - something SHE can do, on her own. It's not meant as a science or social lesson, and a 5-8 year old can understand the message. Yes, poor Nancy gets scolded for being ...

Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition

98 reviews

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

One of the Best!
A classic addition to the homesteader's library, and still one of the best resources--my parents had a copy of this book, and I'm thrilled to have my own!

Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save ...

37 reviews
James Hansen

Bloomsbury USA, 2009

Is it too late to fix this mess?
I hope not, but it's hard to find a basis for optimism after reading James Hansen's book and looking at the current American political situation. Hansen's prescriptions for averting a climate catastrophe are tough to meet, and at the moment there is a political backlash against bold government endeavors such as these. Right now, taking action on climate change is largely perceived as one ...

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

50 reviews
Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns

Knopf, 2009

National Parks by Ken Burns
This is one of the most beautiful books about our national parks. Not only are the pictures breathtaking, but the stories that go with them and talk about the history makes it personal and adds to every single picture. I bought this for a friend who is really into nature and he loved it. I would recommend this book to every nature lover.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

448 reviews
Jared Diamond

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

An impressive, wide-ranging look at human societies and their impacts on their environments
This is a thorough book with an impressive scope. It is clearly written and dispassionately and convincingly argued throughout. Essential reading for anyone interested in either society, anthropology, politics or the environment.

The Lorax (Classic Seuss)

150 reviews
Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971

A powerful story about competing interests, for children and adults...
In 1981's, a forestry-dependent community in north-coastal California (Laytonville) proposed removing The Lorax from the required reading list for second graders. One comment was, "To teach our children that harvesting redwood trees is bad is not the education we need." The numerous lawsuits and objections regarding sustainable forestry practices were a bleeding wound to these communities. ...

Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things

5 reviews
Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie

Counterpoint, 2010

Eye-Opening
I always considered myself to be rather savvy when it comes to where I come into contact with carcinogens on a daily basis. I have known about phthalates and BPA and fire-retardants now for many years, but I had no idea the extent to which the chemical companies have infused their questionable chemicals into every crevice of our daily lives. It is shocking and appalling and completely reckless. ...

Cracking the AP Environmental Science Exam, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)

1 review
Princeton Review

Princeton Review, 2009

AP Environmental Science Review
It is of great help!!!! In addition, it was delivered very quickly to my front door!!!

Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto

27 reviews
Stewart Brand

Viking Adult, 2009

Solid five stars
It is very rare that I give five stars for a book, but this one is so well written and well thought out that it absolutely deserves it. Read it. You will not be sorry.

Silent Spring

157 reviews
Rachel Carson

Mariner Books, 2002

Must Read
I have wanted to read this book forever. I'm glad I finally got a chance to. It is a true eye opener.

Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment
David Kirby

St. Martin's Press, 2010

Swine flu. Bird flu. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Massive fish kills from flesh-eating parasites. Recalls of meats, vegetables, and fruits because of deadly E-coli bacterial contamination. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, bestselling investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political ...

Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

11 reviews
Thomas L. Friedman

Picador, 2009

A utopian view of our future
Tom Friedman presents a refreshing, journalist's review of the new possibilities for the so-called green revolution. The author examines several good ideas for substainability and a few poor ones. Take Cap-and Trade. Jim Hansen, NASA climatologist, describes it as a "Temple of Doom" for life on our planet. Friedman brings up the European example as a failure of the program: "The case in ...

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

171 reviews
William McDonough, Michael Braungart

North Point Press, 2002

Theory vs. practice
This is a five star book. It's not a recyclable book, it's a reusable book. The cradle to cradle thought process is intended to replace the previously considered to be thoughtful cradle to grave process. The end of a product should be the beginning of another. Reuse. That's the theory. The practice is that this book can't be turned into any other book. No one is making further books with this ...

Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates And What You Can Do About It

37 reviews
Gabor Mate

Plume, 2000

A Must-Read!
This book ought to be required reading for every parent and teacher of ADD children, and for every adult that lives with it themselves. Dr. Mate presents ADD in very clear, simple terms, from it's causes and symptoms to very "doable" solutions that go far beyond medication and behavior modification. For the first time in my life, I understood things about myself that I could never have begun to ...

Building Construction Illustrated

81 reviews
Francis D. Ching

Wiley, 2008

Great book. I use it for my arch110 .
Great book. Lots of good building info and the images help you really visualise the building process.

An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World

3 reviews
Anders Halverson

Yale University Press, 2010

A fantastic and important read
This book blew me away. Incredible storytelling, amazing history. I'll never look at trout the same way again. If you like to fish or have any interest at all in environmental history and our relationship with the natural world, this book is a must read. I'd highly recommend it.

The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and ...
Annie Leonard

Free Press, 2010

We have a problem with Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world?s population, we?re consuming 30 percent of the world?s resources and creating 30 percent of the world?s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 million times by people around the world. In her sweeping, ...

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