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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others



I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
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    La's Orchestra Saves the World

    Alexander McCall Smith

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Earth Share of Oregon invites you to read from our Green Books list. These books focus on Keeping People Healthy, Preserving Habitat, and Reducing Global Warming. Educate yourself, buy a book for a friend or start a green reading group where you work!

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Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World

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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
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"An eco-sustainable manifesto. The next Industrial Revolution will be Green!"... (read more)
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
by Yvon Chouinard
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Whether you care about adventure sports, the fate of the natural world, or pure brand maintenance and business success, Patagonia, Inc. is one of the earth's most interesting and inspiring companies. For almost forty years, its reputation for unsurpassed... (read more)
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Ishmael Ishmael
by Daniel Quinn
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For those of us who have been in the rat race of modern culture long enough that we have stopped thinking, and for those of us who have never deeply examined our place in the world, this book is an awakening. It just may change the way you think about... (read more)
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology  (P.S.) Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology (P.S.)
by Eric Brende
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What happens when a graduate of MIT, the bastion of technological advancement, and his bride move to a community so primitive in its technology that even Amish groups consider it antiquated? Eric Brende conceives a real-life experiment: to see if, in... (read more)
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In Service of the Wild: Restoring and Reinhabiting Damaged Land (Concord Library) In Service of the Wild: Restoring and Reinhabiting Damaged Land (Concord Library)
by Stephanie Mills
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"An instruction manual, a field guide to a sustainable lifestyle, and a glimmer of hope in a damaged world." Katie Hennessey,Utne Reader... (read more)
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The Ethical Gourmet The Ethical Gourmet
by Jay Weinstein
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Like many, I want to eat well and yet have as little harmful impact on my environment as possible. Thanks to Weinstein I feel so much better informed about the choices I can make, and have had my eyes opened to factors I hadn't stopped to consider (the... (read more)
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Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
by Alex Steffen
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Written by a collaboration of leading thinkers, this demonstrates that the means for building a better future lie all around us. Filled with information, resources, reviews and ideas, it gives readers access to the tools they need to make a difference.... (read more)
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Beyond Growth : the Economics of Sustainable Development (96 Edition) Beyond Growth : the Economics of Sustainable Development (96 Edition)
by Herman E. Daly
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Named one of a hundred "visionaries who could change your life" by the Utne Reader, Herman Daly has probably been the most prominent advocate of the need for a change in economic thinking in response to environmental crisis. An iconoclast economis t who... (read more)
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When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century
by Fred Pearce
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In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of... (read more)
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