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Environmental Studies



Environmental Studies

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Food and Famine
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
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True or false: One out of every four items for sale in the average American supermarket contains corn? (Think, think, think...) Believe it or not, it's true. If this unsettles you ... (read more)

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Sustainable Living
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Foxfire 6 (Foxfire)
Foxfire 6 (Foxfire)
by Eliot Wigginton
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Volume 6 of the "Foxfire series covers shoemaking, 100 toys and games, gourd banjos and song bows, wooden locks, a water-powered sawmill, and other fascinating topics.... (read more)

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Environment
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Our Choice
Our Choice
by Al Gore
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Our Choice is an inspiring call to action for those ready to fight for solutions that really work — including some bold initiatives that were deemed impossible only a short time ago but are now gaining support around the world. Since the... (read more)

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General
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus
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This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature's best ideas to solve our toughest 21st–century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is... (read more)

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Air and Water
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Cadillac Desert : the American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised and Updated (Rev 93 Edition)
Cadillac Desert : the American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised and Updated (Rev 93 Edition)
by Marc Reisner
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Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological... (read more)

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Communes
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Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, Revised and Expanded
Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, Revised and Expanded
by Elizabeth Henderson and Robyn Van En and Joan Dye Gussow
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In Sharing the Harvest, the authors lay out the basic tenets of CSA, provide useful information for both farmers and consumers on starting and running a successful community farm project, and describe hundreds of useful strategies that have worked (or... (read more)

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Energy
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$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better
$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better
by Christopher Steiner
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Imagine an everyday world in which the price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up. Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives. Of course, everybody already knows how about gasoline has affected our driving habits... (read more)

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Sustainability
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The Ecology of Commerce
The Ecology of Commerce
by Paul Hawken
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A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet.... (read more)

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Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming Is Changing the World
Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming Is Changing the World
by Gary Braasch
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Award-winning photojournalist Braasch presents this illustrated guide to the effects of climate change on the Earth and its inhabitants. The accompanying text offers an upbeat and intelligent account of how to lessen the effects of our near total... (read more)

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The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World
The Living Shore: Rediscovering a Lost World
by Rowan Jacobsen
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Modeled on John Steinbeck's The Sea of Cortez, a slim, beautiful volume containing a goodnews environmental story about how an oyster could help restore our oceans. In the 1990s, a marine scientist named Brian Kingzett was commissioned to survey Canada's... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
  1. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
    by Michael Pollan
  2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
    by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
  3. Foxfire 6 (Foxfire)
    by Eliot Wigginton
  4. How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Life
    by Chris Balish
  5. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
    by Janine M. Benyus
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