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Winning Our Energy Independence: An Energy Insider Shows How by S. David Freeman Publisher Comments Winning Our Energy Independence shares energy solutions from S. David Freeman, a man who has spent his life at the forefront of energy policy.... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit by Al Gore Publisher Comments Re-released on the heels of Al Gores #1 New York Times bestseller, An Inconvenient Truth, comes the paperback edition of his classic bestseller, Earth in the Balance. First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda; now... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $2.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It 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 multimedia... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? by Alan Weisman Publisher Comments A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In his bestselling book The World Without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.60 Sale - Hardcover
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Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future by Tim Flannery Synopsis Utilizing the most up-to-the-minute data available, the internationally acclaimed author of "The Weather Makers" returns to the subject of climate change with a book that is at once a forceful call to action and a deeply (and often surprisingly... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth by Mark Hertsgaard Publisher Comments "Hot bravely takes aim at perhaps the greatest climate threat of all: apathy." — Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation "Hertsgaards answers . . . are lucid, realistic, and offer reason for hope." — Christian Science Monitor For... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Green Guide: The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely by National Geographic Publisher Comments Paper or plastic? Organic or conventional? In a world that is rapidly going "green," how does the average person make decisions that are smart for the familyand good for the planet? The Green Guide is here to help, with the concepts and choices for... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Place at the Table: The Crisis of 49 Million Hungry Americans and How to Solve It by Peter Pringle Publisher Comments Forty-nine million people including one in four children go hungry in the U.S. every day, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all. Inspired by the acclaimed documentary A Place at the Table, this... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Myspace/Ourplanet: Change Is Possible by Myspace Community Publisher Comments You can change the world. Here's how. Our climate is changing and human actions are the cause. Maybe you don't know why, or what to do about it. We do. In fact, we wrote a book about it (this book, the one in your hands). We'll harness your green... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $1.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Home by Yan Arthus Bertrand Publisher Comments From the author of the multimillion-copy international bestseller Earth From Above comes a moving and brilliantly photographed new book. Home, scheduled to release in conjunction with a film of the same name, is a stunning visual odyssey. A globe... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Whole Green Catalog: 1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth by Michael W. Robbins Publisher Comments As interest in living a sustainable life has exploded, so has the green marketplace. It has become difficult to distinguish companies that provide truly eco-friendly products and services from those that "greenwash." Now, from the company that founded... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Animals Are Our Brothers and Sisters: Why Animal Experiments Are Misleading and Wrong by Werner Hartinger Publisher Comments Respected surgeon and medical doctor Werner Hartinger investigates the claims and counterclaims concerning experimentation on animals. Through meticulous analysis he comes to the conclusion that animal experiments are not only unnecessary, but that the... (read more) List Price $29.25 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Food for Thought: Towards a Future for Farming by Patrick Herman Publisher Comments The French radical farmers union Confédération Paysanne, with its charismatic leader José Bové, has led the world in demonstrating the possibility of a socially progressive future for farming. Rejecting the... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Staff Pick Every summer Philip Connors runs away from home. He spends half the year in a remote fire lookout savoring the solitude and the joy of monotasking. His wonderful book, Fire Season, will make you want to quit your job, sell the house, and find your own... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future by Robert Bryce Publisher Comments The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot--and will not--quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do about It) by Jonathan Bloom Publisher Comments What Tom Vanderbilt did for traffic and Brian Wansink did for mindless eating, Jonathan Bloom does for food waste. The topic couldnt be timelier: As more people are going hungry while simultaneously more people are morbidly obese, American Wasteland... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement by Mark H Lytle Publisher Comments Rachel Carson's Silent Spring antagonized some of the most powerful interests in the nation--including the farm block and the agricultural chemical industry--and helped launch the modern environmental movement. In The Gentle Subversive, Mark Hamilton... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift by Andres R Edwards Publisher Comments Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Control of Nature by John Mcphee Publisher Comments The Control of Nature is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control nature.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing about Climate Change by Bill Mckibben Publisher Comments Our most widely respected environmental writer brings together the essential voices on global warming, from its 19th-century discovery to the present With the rise of extreme weather events worldwide--witness the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Sandy,... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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