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Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser ... 4 reviews
Alex Wilson
New Society Publishers, 2006
Great overview of building a green home.
This book was a overview/introduction to building a green home. Should be a must read for builders and anyone planning on building a new home. Not all strategies will work for every situation, but there's lots here that would apply for any situation or budget.
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The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements
John Krigger, Chris Dorsi
Saturn Resource Management, 2008
In The Homeowner's Guide to Energy Efficiency , John Krigger and Chris Dorsi help homeowners set realistic personal goals for reducing their energy consumption. Their methods for making homes more energy efficient will also improve comfort, safety, durability, and resale value. They guide readers through the process of assessing current energy usage and predicting the benefits and estimating the costs of remodeling options. With projects ...
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Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life 52 reviews
Sophie Uliano
Collins Living, 2008
Inspiration.......
Inspiration on "going green", and I am not referring to Kermit the Frog. I just purchased this book and I can't put it down. I am jumping from one chapter to another learning all good ideas on becoming more aware of my own impact on the earth. I can't wait to sit down and consume this book chapter by chapter.
It has inspired me to plan my next Bunco game that I am scheduled to host on ...
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Strategies for the Green Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business
Joel Makower
McGraw-Hill, 2008
The “guru of green business practices” ( AP ) provides a blueprint for creating green strategies in the new business landscape Written by one of today's most sought-after green business strategist, Strategies for the Green Economy provides a comprehensive roadmap for navigating and thriving in the new green economy. Drawing upon 20 years of experience working with industry giants around the globe on going green, Joel Makower ...
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Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet12 reviews
Norma Lehmeier-Hartie
Lingham Press, 2007
Awesome Must Read
Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify & Energize Your Life, Your Home & Your Planet, by Norma Lehmeier Hartie, is an indispensable reference book for anyone who cares about their health and well being and for the future of the planet.
Hartie concisely covers a wide range of subjects and includes a comprehensive listing of advisory organizations, product and service resources. Part I of ...
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Infant Potty Training: A Gentle and Primeval Method Adapted to Modern Living29 reviews
Laurie Boucke
White-Boucke Publishing, 2008
fantastic book covering everything you need to know!
This book covers all the topics related to infant potty training, and gives information for every and anything you would come across, by far my favorite book on the method!
I first read this book when I was pregnant, and it was this book that made me decide to give it a try. I'd never seen or knew anyone who practiced this, but this book gave me the resources I needed to feel confident enough ...
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Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book (Garfield) 15 reviews
Jim Davis
Ballantine Books, 2000
PERFECT stocking stuffer.
Okay, there's not many days left until Xmas but let me assure you that this Garfield book makes an excellent last-minute gift. Everyone I know loves Garfield and would be thrilled at getting a book like this. It's rather thick and taller than usual. Plus it's in full color. As long as I can remember I've loved reading Garfield, even when I was a little kid reading the black and white pocket ...
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Journey for the Planet: A Kid's Five Week Adventure to Create an Earth-friendly Life
David Gershon
Empowerment Institute, 2007
Journey for the Planet: A Kid s 5-Week Adventure to Create an Earth-Friendly Life is a fun, engaging illustrated workbook for every child who wants to make a difference for the world. Drawing on his successful Green Living Handbook, which sold over 250,000 copies worldwide, environmental change pioneer David Gershon guides children through a series of action steps that can impact both climate change and the environment as a whole. The ...
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The Green Parent: A Kid-Friendly Guide to Environmentally-Friendly Living3 reviews
Jenn Savedge
Kedzie Press, 2008
A fountain of ideas that will turn into a strong referene guide for you
The Green Parent is a very valuable resource for any parent that even remotely cares about raising a family with an eye towards sustainability and environmental responsibility. Aside from the fundamental purpose of the book, the Green Parent is a great book for a few reasons. For starters, the book is well researched. There's no fluff. Secondly, it's a very practical book. And that's probably its ...
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Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse1 review
Rob Roy
New Society Publishers, 2008
Offers up step-by-step instructions
If you aim to build a guesthouse and seek specific instruction, not just general design ideas, then STONEVIEW: HOW TO BUILD AN ECO-FRIENDLY LITTLE GUESTHOUSE is for you. It offers up step-by-step instructions for building an octagonal cordwood masonry guesthouse with a living roof and floating slab foundation - for under, $6,000. Whether a guest cottage or a studio, the authors 30-some years of ...
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Eco: An Essential Sourcebook for Environmentally Friendly Design and Decoration1 review
Elizabeth Wilhide
Rizzoli International Publications, 2003
More Information, Please
This is a great book. I really enjoyed reading it, and I re-read it from time to time to get the creative juices flowing (I'm studying Interior Architecture, with the inevitable focus on sustainable design). I'd recommend it to anyone, with the caveat that it's a little thin on technical detail. Readers should consider this more an eye-opener than a reference book. You get a good feel for ...
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Green Your Home: A Keller Williams Guide
Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2008
Save money and build home equity with a sustainable, ecologically sound home The economic benefits of going green have become increasingly more convincing with every new innovation in energy creation and consumption. The second book in the series by bestselling author Gary Keller, CEO of Keller Williams Realty—North America’s fastest growing real estate company—Green Your Home arms homeowners and homebuyers alike with ...
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Knack Green Decorating & Remodeling: Design Ideas and Sources for a Beautiful Eco-Friendly Home (Knack: Make ...
Heather Paper
Knack, 2008
From do-it-now ideas to renovating whole rooms, the most beautiful green things for your home
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NATURAL HOUSE CATALOG: Where to Get Everything You Need to Create an Environmentally Friendly Home3 reviews
David Pearson
Fireside, 1996
Fascinating to this beginner
Alternative building is a recent interest of mine. I hope to have my next home built in a way that is more in harmony with nature and less in harmony with sending my money to utility companies! Looking through this book introduced me to ideas about building that are new to me. The book includes information on where to purchase the technologies discussed in the book. I recommend this book to ...
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The Return of the Lone Iguana : A FoxTrot Collection7 reviews
Bill Amend
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1996
"The Lone Iguana says don't touch that dial..."
Feeling a little down? Having a hard time laughing? Well, FoxTrot will cure you of that in no time! After all of these years, this comic strip is still able to make me laugh, make me smile and make me forget about my problems, even if it's just for a little bit. "The Return of the Lone Iguana" is a hilarious collection of FoxTrot strips that will have you laughing over and over again. With ...
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Black & Decker Complete Guide to A Green Home: The Good Citizen's Guide to Earth-friendly Remodeling & Home ...
Philip Schmidt
Creative Publishing international, 2008
Go Green & Gain Peace of Mind With this book, readers can sleep well knowing their remodeling and repair practices are protecting the environment and keeping their families healthy. This beautiful step-by-step guide features a host of practical projects and practices for green-thinking homeowners with a hands-on attitude. Offering a boost for the spirit, a refresher for the body and a balm for the planet, it is a comprehensive primer for ...
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Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care: Nontoxic and Environmentally Friendly Ways ...6 reviews
Mindy Pennybacker, Aisha Ikramuddin
Wiley, 1999
Great Book
I am not to good with words but this book is great for anyone that loves their child as well as the environment. It has websites all through the book if you want to buy some eco-friendly products. I really enjoyed this book and have learned alot from it.
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Living SMALL: The Life of Small Houses9 reviews
Dennis Fukai
Insitebuilders, 2005
Not just a book, an Experience!
The interesting thing about "reading" a book like Living SMALL is that the book presents the reader with a multimedia three-dimensional experience. As such, the book invites the reader to participate and really experience small spaces.
First to study the detailed illustrations and see the architectural relationships on a printed page and read the captions and footnotes as they are ...
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Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality
CRC, 2005
While ecology as a whole continues to receive considerable attention, postharvest food handling, until recently, had not been examined from a green perspective. This has changed as health-conscious consumers look to improve both their diets and their environment. Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Agricultural Produce Quality is the first book to take a focused look from an ecological point of view at the way produce is preserved, ...
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Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques That Significantly Reduce Childhood Asthma2 reviews
Gary Rosen
Hope Academic Press, 2007
Practical advice to fix hidden mold and thereby alleviate childhood asthma
"Environmentally Friendly Mold Remediation Techniques" gives you the knowledge to take care of most mold problems yourself saving money as well as assuring that the job is done right.
Information in this book is not available anywhere else that I can ascertain. This is a serious book for those with serious concerns about asthma in both children and adults. It is not light reading but is well ...
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