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Penguin Classics publishes such groundbreaking environmental works as Rachel Carson's Under the Sea-Wind, John Muir's The Mountains of California, and
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature and Selected Essays — these are just a few of the titles Penguin Classics hopes will foster an awareness of and respect for nature. Shop their entire selection of environmental classics here.
by Michael Pollan  
Powells.com Staff Pick I talked about this book every morning at the water cooler and every evening at dinner. Pollan takes a possibly dry subject — agriculture — and makes it epic. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Eckhart Tolle
Publisher Comments It's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Paul Hawken
Powells.com Staff Pick Feeling crushed beneath the weight of ominous news, borderline-apocalyptic statistics, and global warming alerts that offer no recourse but panic? Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest is the book you've been waiting for. Here is a call to arms with concrete... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your Price $11.20 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Bill McKibben
Powells.com Staff Pick "Timely and useful. This valuable benchmark is a substantial contribution to the rethinking of unlimited economic expansion." Recommended by Ted, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $10.95 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Dr Seuss Publisher Comments Illus. in full color. "The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."--School Library Journal.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Doug Fine
Publisher Comments Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru Fine is Bryson Funny. ----Santa Cruz Sentinel Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style humor -- and also looking to... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your Price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
Climate Change and Global Warming by Al Gore
Publisher Comments An Inconvenient Truth — Gore's groundbreaking, battle cry of a follow-up to the bestselling Earth in the Balance — is being published to tie in with a documentary film of the same name. Both the book and film were inspired by a series of... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Richard Preston Publisher Comments Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained — the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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by Ellis Jones Publisher Comments This is the only comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers available. It contains over fifteen years of comprehensive research distilled into a pocket-sized, shopping-friendly format, ranking every product on the shelf... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Guy Purcella Publisher Comments Containing the most current and complete information available for would-be biodiesel makers, Do-It-Yourself Guide to Biodiesel offers a step-by-step path from the initial desire to do something good for the environment to the final stage of filling the... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Scott Davis Publisher Comments Hydroelectricity is the world's largest-and cleanest-source of renewable -energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed "the simplest, most reliable and... (read more) Your Price $22.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Elizabeth Hess
Powells.com Staff Pick This compassionate biography explores a fascinating character and an important story, beautifully illustrating the life of the mischievous chimpanzee who was the subject of a language experiment in the '70s. Both hopeful and sad, this moving account... (read more) Your Price $18.50 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Diane Raines Ward Publisher Comments Every day, we hear alarming news about droughts, pollution, population growth, and climate change-which threaten to make water, even more than oil, the cause of war within our lifetime. Diane Raines Ward reaches beyond the headlines to illuminate our... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Richard Register Publisher Comments Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention. Ecocitiesis about re-building cities and towns based on... (read more) Your Price $23.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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